Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET

 
**Maria Shriver in conversation with Simon Sinek
discussing her book, “I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home”**

*This event is taped with an audience on April 10.*

PURCHASE VIRTUAL TICKETS (**US Orders Only**)
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET
$46 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes **shipping to US addresses only**). Includes access to watch the event on April 17 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days..

Join us for an evening of meditation, music, poetry, and intimate conversation as we explore life’s defining moments and uncover what it truly means to find our way back to ourselves. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.

**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.

**Simon Sinek** is a trained ethnographer who may best be known for his TED Talk on the concept of “Why,” which has been viewed 60 million times. His book, Start With Why, was a bestseller internationally. The founder of the leadership learning and development company, and a sought-after speaker and consultant on the topic, Sinek is also the host of the podcast, “A Bit of Optimism.” He publishes other inspiring thinkers and doers through his publishing partnership with Penguin Random House called Optimism Press.

The evening will feature meditation, music, and intimate discussions 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. 

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.