PURCHASE IN PERSON EVENT TICKETS
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 8pm
$75 Two General Admission tickets + one signed book
$50 General Admission ticket + signed book
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PURCHASE VIRTUAL EVENT 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..
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The evening will feature a special meditation led by
Devi Brown, 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.
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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.
