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Posts by Maria Shriver

Maria Shriver is the mother of four, a Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer, the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, an NBC News Special Anchor, and founder of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. The essays from Maria’s NY Times bestselling new book I’ve Been Thinking… originated in her popular digital newsletter, The Sunday Paper, which is curated "for people with passion and purpose" and delivered free every Sunday.

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I’ve Learned That I Deserve…

When I was growing up, my parents never spoke to me about what I “deserved.” They spoke to me a lot about what was “expected.” They were very clear about that.

They expected me to be tough, hard-working, well-read, and smart. They expected me to help others, especially those struggling on the margins. They sent me to work in impoverished parts of the world, so I would realize I was very lucky and really had nothing to complain about. They expected me to go to church every week, to be honest, to help my brothers, my cousins, my community. …