I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of the most

valuable gifts you can give yourself is time. Taking time to be more fully present. Your journey

to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.

She's a singer, a songwriter, a poet.

The world knows her as the Grammy Award-winning India, R.E.

Born in Denver, her mother was a Motown singer, her father, a former NBA player.

At 25, she released her multi-platinum debut album,

Acoustic Soul, earning seven Grammy nominations, putting her on the map as a new kind of singer-songwriter,

with soul-stirring lyrics centered on self-empowerment. India continued to make music with hit songs like, I am not my hair,

sparking cultural conversations. But despite all of the outward success, India says inside, she still felt

a yearning for something more. Feeling torn between the demands of the music business and her own personal desire to express what was in her soul,

she says she hit rock bottom, falling apart mentally and physically. In 2009, India Ari announced

she was retiring from the music business to clear her head and get centered. She went into seclusion

and focused on rediscovering her joy

by making music for herself, no longer being concerned about pleasing anybody else. She eventually

had a spiritual breakthrough and began the journey back to herself. So welcome to SuperSill Sunday.

Thank you.

I'm overjoyed to be here.

As we're walking in, you were saying

that this is your favorite show on own.

No, I said this is my favorite show on television.

On television, okay, I get that.

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