What does it mean to feel vulnerable? It’s a question this writer has often grappled with, especially when sharing personal snatches from her life on social media or in a blog post, often deliberately, in the hope that someone will take away something from unusual life experiences. Exposing one’s self, however, often comes at a cost.

Actor-writer Anupam Kher seems to have long shed the inhibitions and feelings of vulnerability that come with telling one’s story, and recounting a journey that though, marked by success, is also dotted with anxiety, and tragedy. In the last six years, in fact, Kher has published three books, The Best Thing About You is You! (2014), Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly: An Autobiography (2019), and Your Best Day Is Today! (2020), where the overarching theme is: learn from my own life story. In his recently released podcast, Anupam Cares, for iHeartRadio, he sticks to what he knows best. Incidentally, for the actor turned motivational speaker, there is never a dearth of stories to dip into, or revisit.