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I Am Maria

My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home

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I Am Maria

By: Maria Shriver
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A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds listeners there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.

I Am Maria is a powerful collection of Maria Shriver’s own poems that grapple with identity, grief, love, loss, longing, heartbreak and healing.

Her deeply personal poems address life’s transitions, challenges, successes and failures. Vulnerable and deeply moving, Shriver’s words are a collection of her life experiences woven into poetry to inspire everyone on their own journey. It is also an invitation for listeners to write their own personal poetry, reclaiming the art as accessible to everyone and a tool to look within.

I Am Maria is a roadmap for anyone trying to shed the labels, layers, and armor that holds us back from creating a wildly authentic and meaningful life.

“I never imagined writing poetry would help me embark

On a journey deep into myself

I never imagined that everything I sought or thought I needed

Was within me all along”

—from I Am Maria

©2025 Maria Shriver (P)2025 Penguin Audio
Poetry Heartfelt

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“With an elegance befitting her stature, Maria ventures courageously beneath the surface of her storied life through poetry, beckoning us to meet the truest version of ourselves within this universal medium of self-discovery—the one that perseveres through life’s challenges so we can reemerge stronger and brighter than before.”—Rich Roll, bestselling author of Finding Ultra & host of The Rich Roll Podcast

"After a demanding, award-winning journalism career and tireless work as an activist on many fronts, Shriver has dedicated herself to writing and publishing books that illuminate paths to self-care. Here she shares the key to how she found a way forward after devastating losses: writing poetry. Not literary poetry, but wholly personal poetry expressing and exploring “raw, authentic” emotions... Shriver’s openhearted, easily read poems, with universal feelings at their core, chart her painful yet liberating self-analysis leading to self-love. The goal of her poetry is 'to embrace the whole of life...to grow and evolve.' She encourages everyone to do the same."Booklist

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Loved it!

I loved I Am Maria. I especially loved the audiobook in her voice. Beautiful journey of vulnerability and strength.

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Finding yourself

I am relating so much to Maria’s journey. Inspired to keep going in my search to love myself

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Beautifully read. Emotional, loving, healing.

Loved every word. Her poetry speaks to me. It is an honest, spiritually moving read.

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Maria - Thank you for this book!

This book changed so much of how I view the world! Maria thank you! First of all for your openness in your personal story. I teared up as I was hearing it realizing how much I didn’t understand. So first of all thank you for opening our eyes. I also never thought of poems as a life journey and just love what you created! Love this so much. Thank You Maria!

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Maria is my soul sister!

Thank you for sharing the authentic Maria. Your Maria! It is helping me discover the writer and inner voice that has come to know myself and have a better understanding of who my iconic parents were and still are to me. I will listen a minimum of twice. I don't want to miss anything. God bless you, Maria. Your sister in Jesus, Angela

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Inspirational!

Maria’s words are powerful and encouraging. In these uncertain times it is such a joy to hear Maria share her life and her voice.

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Profound. Real. Helpful

This is a book I will listen to time and time again. I identify with so much if thecraw emotions she experienced.
This is an excellent book.

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Definitely Disappointed

I was eagerly anticipating Maria Shriver's new book, but I have to admit, I found it somewhat disappointing. I knew it would include some of her poetry, but I also expected more personal stories about her life. While she does touch on aspects of her past—such as growing up, her family, and the end of her marriage—she barely scratches the surface.

I would have preferred if she had shared more about the life experiences that inspired each poem. While there are moments where she provides some context, they felt too brief. Perhaps my expectations were simply different, but I was hoping for a deeper, more personal narrative to accompany her poetry.









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