KIM KARDASHIAN: You're Not Selfish, You're Just Finally Choosing Yourself

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Jay Shetty interviews Kim Kardashian about boundaries, self-trust, parenting and her criminal justice advocacy. Kardashian describes building daily solitude into a crowded schedule, including early-morning workouts and short “no calls” drives as decompression. She says she moved away from people-pleasing and began prioritising her own happiness around age 40, arguing that “choosing yourself” reduced unnecessary stress and clarified which relationships were worth sustaining.

Kardashian repeatedly returns to the importance of long-standing relationships and loyalty, saying she looks for stability and continuity when hiring. On parenting, she describes the practical strain of raising four children, including nights that feel like “hour by hour” survival, and says “mom guilt” is common among her friends. She argues children mainly want time and presence, and that parents should accept there is no manual.

On criminal justice reform, Kardashian explains she first got involved after seeing a case on social media that she felt did not make sense, contacting attorneys for clarity and then learning, in her telling, how widespread unfair outcomes could be. She says that work changed her perspective on people behind bars, reducing her judgment and increasing her emphasis on second chances. She also says her children watched her progress through legal study, including receiving unsuccessful exam results before later passing.

In a values segment, Kardashian says repeated wildfire evacuations shifted her priorities away from designer possessions towards essentials and family safety. She ends by saying she remains open to love again but intends to take relationships slowly, particularly because she has children.

What are the key points?

• Kardashian says she started prioritising her own happiness in the last few years, after long periods of people-pleasing.
• She describes structuring alone time around early workouts and short, call-free drives to manage stress.
• She says loyalty and long-standing relationships are central values, including in how she evaluates potential hires.
• Kardashian says her justice reform interest began with a social-media case she found troubling and followed up with lawyers.
• She says working on prison cases increased her empathy and reduced her tendency to assume guilt.
• She says her children saw her receive unsuccessful bar exam results before later passing.
• She recounts wildfire evacuations that changed her attitudes towards designer possessions and what is worth saving.

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• Kim Kardashian

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Programme

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Published

5 October 2026

Duration

47m

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