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Turn Your Pain Into Power | Rupi Kaur

Lewis Howes
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“I had to learn that success doesn’t heal you—self-worth does.” – Rupi Kaur

When Rupi Kaur first became a literary phenomenon, it looked like the dream. Her poetry collections Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers topped bestseller lists for years. She was performing to sold-out arenas, praised by critics and fans alike. But behind the applause, Rupi was struggling with something quieter and harder to measure—the belief that she was worthy of being seen and heard. The pain of her early life, the silence forced on her, still echoed even in her loudest moments of success.

In this conversation with, Rupi opens up about how fame didn’t build her confidence—it nearly buried it. She reveals the emotional cost of staying grounded when the world wants to lift you up for the wrong reasons, and how learning to pause, connect, and truly value herself became the real victory. This isn’t a story about a poet’s success; it’s about the courage to reclaim your self-worth when every external sign says you’ve already “made it.”

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