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Multihyphenate entertainer Keke Palmer has mastered the art of performing — on stage and off. But she realized the skills that carried her family out of poverty might be the very thing keeping her trapped. In this powerful talk, she unpacks the hidden cost of hyper-functioning and what it really means to stop acting and…

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Multihyphenate entertainer Keke Palmer has mastered the art of performing — on stage and off. But she realized the skills that carried her family out of poverty might be the very thing keeping her trapped. In this powerful talk, she unpacks the hidden cost of hyper-functioning and what it really means to stop acting and start living.

25 Comments

  1. @ShawnRichardson-es1ce

    May 22, 2026 at 3:23 pm

    A true inspiration you are building a success for you and others who is listening ❤❤❤

  2. @swishh55

    May 22, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    “Once you’ve seen life on the other side of poverty, you can’t unsee the contrast.” TRUTH!!!

  3. @stephanieraffel8824

    May 22, 2026 at 3:46 pm

    So beautiful…on the inside and out!

  4. @ShellySmith808

    May 22, 2026 at 4:29 pm

    Love you gurl 🧡🤎💜

  5. @jjjohnson7372

    May 22, 2026 at 5:33 pm

    Lauren, you are amazing and inspiring!

  6. @terrynorman1222

    May 22, 2026 at 5:36 pm

    LOVE U MS LAUREN KEKE PALMER💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾❤❤❤❤

  7. @biancab2676

    May 22, 2026 at 5:37 pm

    You better go head Lauren!

  8. @Jmanmine1234

    May 22, 2026 at 5:38 pm

    Nothing But Love For This Lady💖

  9. @NeoMaskant

    May 22, 2026 at 5:41 pm

    ❤🎉

  10. @thabsmkhize2481

    May 22, 2026 at 5:43 pm

    She’s just desperately, unequivocally lovely ❤

  11. @sharkbites5472

    May 22, 2026 at 5:55 pm

    I love you KEKE! ❤️❤️❤️

  12. @lisapalmer4041

    May 22, 2026 at 6:13 pm

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰🎊⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️

  13. @nicoladawson2861

    May 22, 2026 at 6:15 pm

    “My son is showing me how to LIVE” ❤

  14. @Anna-Mae66

    May 22, 2026 at 6:20 pm

    Well spoken ❤

  15. @Do.Your.Best.345

    May 22, 2026 at 6:40 pm

    Lauren 💚💚

  16. @cari_des

    May 22, 2026 at 6:47 pm

    Her personality that she curated is literally her enterprise, her company! Ppl pay to see HER! How amazing! She is a strategist! May God continue to bless her 🙏🏾

  17. @danahickman5716

    May 22, 2026 at 6:48 pm

    From your Chicago neighbor, that was well said. I’m happy to meet you Miss Lauren Keyana Palmer. I love your KeKe persona in movies and especially on Password.

  18. @jaydonaldson7652

    May 22, 2026 at 8:08 pm

    It’s so crazy to me that Americans will clap this story thinking THEY need to get rich, not that a society where your family is constantly stressed and struggles for healthcare, rent, education, basically any good opportunities – the solution is not that one of your kids makes it on the stage, all the resources are there, they just arent distributed fairly in the slightest. If you watched this and all you now wanna change is how much harder you grind for $ then you are well and truly missing the point.

  19. @dogblues4829

    May 22, 2026 at 8:10 pm

    🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  20. @dogblues4829

    May 22, 2026 at 8:10 pm

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  21. @dogblues4829

    May 22, 2026 at 8:12 pm

    Stress and pressure

  22. @Onedayit

    May 22, 2026 at 8:36 pm

    You !!! Are Gods chosen light ….

  23. @MsMaryee

    May 22, 2026 at 8:39 pm

    Wonderful TED Talk, Lauren! I, in no way want to live how I did growing up. I totally understand.

  24. @Zeverinsen

    May 22, 2026 at 8:48 pm

    Coming from a country where true poverty feels a fever dream, it’s still unfathomable to me how common it is in the US.

  25. @FjsjdjDnsnene

    May 22, 2026 at 9:14 pm

    She’s such an awesome person 😊

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