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The “I Am Maria” Book Tour Comes to Sacramento on April 8, 2025
February 7, 2025
Please join us in celebrating Maria Shriver’s I AM MARIA: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home. A book like no other, I AM MARIA
blends Maria’s hard-earned wisdom with deeply personal poetry, reminding readers that strength, love, and hope await on the other side of our hardest days.
Join Maria for an intimate discussion about life’s defining moments—the heartbreaks that shape us, the healing that transforms us, and the journey back to ourselves.
Drawing from her own life experiences, I AM MARIA
tells the story of how Maria emerged from heartbreak and uncertainty—universal moments in every life lived fully—with renewed clarity and strength. The poems in this collection speak to timeless themes of love, loss, longing, and healing, offering readers a comforting reminder that hope can be found even after the most difficult moments.
Maria’s legacy is built on social impact, deep empathy, and a profound understanding of human connection. Through her leadership, activism, and media presence, she continues to inspire and uplift others. Now, with the release of I AM MARIA, she offers these deeply personal poems as a guide for those navigating their own life journeys. Through her intimate reflections, Maria invites readers to shed self-criticism, embrace every part of themselves, and discover the profound healing that comes with forgiveness and self-compassion. The book encourages readers to rediscover poetry as a tool for self-exploration, paving the way to uncover a deeper version of themselves.
About Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver is a mother and grandmother, a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer. She is the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, the former First Lady of California, an NBC News Special Anchor, founder of Shriver Media, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, co-founder of the brain health brand MOSH, and the publisher of The Open Field. When she’s not thinking or writing, she can be found hanging with her kids and grandkids.
Connect with Maria
- Maria’s popular digital newsmagazine: Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper
- Maria’s non-profit: The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at Cleveland Clinic
- Maria’s imprint at Penguin Random House: The Open Field
- Maria’s brain health and protein bar brand: MOSH
- More about Maria
At She Shares, we believe strongly in nurturing the next generation of women leaders. That is why She Shares is also a mentoring and networking opportunity for young women. She Shares highly values our mentorship program as a way to cultivate successful and meaningful professional experiences for the next generation. Our year-long mentorship program pairs young women with professional Sacramento women at the top of their careers. Or, if you are not located in Sacramento, we do have virtual pairings, so you can be located anywhere. Applications are now open through December 31, 2024. Learn more about our mentorship program and apply here .
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