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Super Soul · December 3, 2025 · 31:49

Super Soul Special: Salma Hayek Pinault: Making Peace with Yourself

Oprah Winfrey interviews actress and activist Salma Hayek Pinault at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Hayek Pinault discusses her New York Times essay revealing the emotional abuse she endured from Harvey Weinstein during the making of Frida and other harassment she has faced. She reflects on her spiritual philosophy of finding peace within oneself, her 20-year commitment to women's rights, and her personal battle with depression.

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Highlights

Making peace with yourself
Salma Hayek Pinault describes the central mystery of life as the relationship with oneself and explains that needing others for comfort guarantees anxiety, while inner peace transforms aloneness into beauty.
Speaking out about Harvey Weinstein
Hayek Pinault opens up about publishing the essay 'Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too,' which exposed the emotional abuse she suffered while making Frida.
Two decades of women's rights activism
Hayek Pinault has been fighting for women's rights for over twenty years, a commitment she says is inseparable from her personal journey.
Her struggle with depression
Hayek Pinault candidly discusses her experience with depression and how she navigates it alongside her public life and inner work.
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