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Making Space with Hoda Kotb

Maria Shriver on Poetry, Reinvention and What It Means to Live Fully (October 2024)

Making Space with Hoda Kotb

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4.910.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

After a lifetime of public service and advocacy, Maria Shriver turned the page in 2025 with the release of her poetry book, "I Am Maria," sharing more of her own story in the hope of helping others. In this conversation, recorded live at the October 2024 Making Space Wellness Weekend in Austin, Texas, Shriver joins Hoda to discuss writing "I Am Maria" and what she’s learned about living a meaningful life. Plus, she shares the importance of getting quiet, why a bumpy path may mean you’re headed in the right direction, and the messages that continue to guide her forward.

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One thing I've learned on this beautiful journey of life is the importance of the people you surround yourself with.

0:12.4

Now, we've all got a desire to feel seen and supported and most of all connected.

0:17.7

And I feel so incredibly grateful for the circle of women that I surround myself with.

0:23.6

You know, the ones who cheer me on, they nourish my soul, and they feel like a warm hand on my heart.

0:29.6

And Maria Shriver, she's one of my people. Maria's the type of friend who cherishes, cares for,

0:36.3

and checks in on the people in her life. And she's

0:38.4

a type of friend you can be unapologetically yourself with, the friend who will always stand

0:43.8

by you and with you. Maria's made at her life's mission to be an architect of change

0:50.4

and shine her light on others. She's figured out how to live a meaningful life

0:54.9

as the most authentic version of herself.

0:58.0

And now she's sharing some of the lessons

0:59.9

she's learned along the way in her latest book.

1:02.3

It's called I Am Maria.

1:04.7

It's a beautiful collection of poems and reflections

1:07.2

all about heartbreak, healing,

1:09.4

and finding your way home to inspire us all as we

1:13.3

navigate our own journeys.

1:15.3

Maria joined me at our very first Making Space Wellness weekend this past fall, together with an

1:21.4

absolutely incredible group of healers, practitioners, experts, and 150 new friends for an unforgettable weekend of healing,

1:31.4

growth, and finding everything we did not know we needed. We had a beautiful conversation,

1:37.2

all about how to live a meaningful life. And isn't that what it's all about anyway?

1:42.7

Maria shares her story, her wisdom, her insight with a beautiful and open heart.

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