Rupi Kaur on 10 Years of Milk & Honey, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Empowering Others

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<p>In 2014, a few months after Ryan Holiday released his first book on Stoicism, <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-obstacle-is-the-way-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Obstacle Is the Way</em></a>, another young author, Rupi Kaur, self-published her first book, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/milk-and-honey-signed-by-rupi-kaur?_pos=2&amp;_sid=8aa5c7c22&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>milk and honey</em></a>. Her collection of poems quickly became a huge success, becoming one of the highest-selling poetry books of the 21st century. Now, 10 years later, Ryan and Rupi reflect on the ups and downs that followed the releases of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-obstacle-is-the-way-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Obstacle Is the Way</em></a> and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/milk-and-honey-signed-by-rupi-kaur?_pos=2&amp;_sid=8aa5c7c22&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>milk and honey</em></a>. Rupi shares with Ryan what it was like revisiting her work from 10 years ago, why she initially thought publishing <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/milk-and-honey-signed-by-rupi-kaur?_pos=2&amp;_sid=8aa5c7c22&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>milk and honey</em></a> was a huge mistake, and profound moments she has experienced with her audience around the world.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can get signed copies of Rupi’s 10th Anniversary Edition of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=rupi+kaur*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>milk and honey</em></a>, the original <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=rupi+kaur*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>milk and honey</em></a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=rupi+kaur*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>the sun and her flowers</em></a>, and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=rupi+kaur*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>homebody</em></a><em> </em>at <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=rupi+kaur*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch.</a></p><br><p>Follow Rupi on Instagram and <a href="https://x.com/rupikaur_?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rupikaur_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RupiKaur_</a> and check out her website <a href="http://rupikaur.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rupikaur.com</a></p><br><p>📕 Get a signed, numbered first-edition of the 10th Anniversary Edition of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/obstacle-anniversary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Obstacle Is the Way</em></a> by Ryan Holiday at <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/obstacle-anniversary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/obstacle</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? 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