Malti's Birth: A Traumatic Beginning

Priyanka shares their surrogate pregnancy, premature birth at 27 weeks, NICU months, and emotional toll.

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What happens when you spend your whole life chasing your dreams, only to realize peace was the real success all along?

Five years after their first conversation, Jay sits down in person with global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas for a deeply intimate and unfiltered dialogue about evolution, identity, motherhood, and the courage to begin again. What unfolds isn’t just a reflection on career milestones or public success, it’s a story about slowing down after decades at full speed, choosing peace over pressure, and realizing that the greatest luxury in life isn’t achievement, but time.

Priyanka opens up about the ambition that defined her early years, dominating Bollywood, pivoting to Hollywood at the height of her success, and always chasing the next opportunity. In this season of her life, something has shifted. Marriage, motherhood, and hard-won self-awareness have softened the edges of perfectionism and control. Priyanka speaks candidly about feeling “cornered” at pivotal moments, moving continents during one of the darkest periods of her life, and rebuilding from the ground up in a new industry. Through therapy, faith, and the steady presence of her husband Nick, she’s learned to ask a powerful question: Is this thought constructive? In a world that celebrates hustle, Priyanka is learning to celebrate stillness.

The most profound transformation, however, came with the birth of her daughter, Malti Marie, a journey marked by fear, fragility, and fierce devotion. Priyanka shares the emotional reality of welcoming a premature baby into the world, the long months in the NICU, and the moment her priorities shifted forever. It was a season that changed how she understood strength, not as control, but in letting go and protecting what matters. Through faith, family, and a steady commitment to her partner, Priyanka’s grown not just as an artist navigating industries, but as a woman more at ease with who she is and where she’s headed.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Pivot Careers Without Losing Yourself

How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

How to Handle Public Criticism Without Breaking

How to Communicate Feelings Before Jumping to Solutions

How to Trust the Timing of Your Life

How to Protect Your Peace in a Noisy World

How to Stay Grounded Through Trauma and Uncertainty

How to Choose Gratitude Over “What If” Thinking

Choosing family won’t cost you your dreams. Slowing down won’t erase your ambition. Keep going, keep growing, and most of all evolve on your own terms.

Stream Priyanka’s new movie The Bluff on Prime Video today. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Bluff/0OSBVC1DKTXBVUO97CLO8DC5E1

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

00:23 Finding a Sense of Peace

03:39 Having Time to Lose not Spend

07:07 Seeing Nick Bare It All

10:03 What's Your Parenting Style?

11:45 Getting More in Touch with Your Own Feelings

15:46 How to Be More Patient When Things Don't Work Out

18:16 Forgive Yourself for Your Past Self

20:43 Stop Being Mean to Yourself

26:30 The Quiet Confidence