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Who Are You, Really? with journalist Maria Shriver

2025/4/8
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Simon: 我与Maria的友谊并非偶然，而是源于一次意外的相遇，并发展成为深厚的情感连接。她的新书探讨了自我认同的课题，这对于我们每个人寻找真实的自我和自我接纳都具有重要的意义。我们之间的对话，也触及到了人际关系、家庭以及人生目标等重要议题，引发了对成功和幸福的深刻思考。 Maria Shriver: 我在成长过程中，目睹了家族的辉煌与阴影，这让我对自我认同有了更深刻的理解。我努力教育我的孩子们，让他们感受到被优先对待、被爱，并理解特权的同时也要承担社会责任。我并不希望他们被家族的遗产所束缚，而是希望他们能够独立自主地去创造属于自己的人生。 我从事新闻工作和搬到加州，都是为了探索自我认同，并最终理解我在家族和世界中的位置。在经历了婚姻的变故和母亲的离世后，我更加重视自我疗愈和身份重建的过程。我意识到，真正的成功并非仅仅体现在事业上，更在于拥有有意义的人际关系和内心平和。 我写书《我即玛丽亚》是为了宣示自我认同，摆脱外界对我的刻板印象。这本书的核心是宣示自我，并探索“我是谁”这个问题。我对自己身份的描述，包括我的年龄、性格特征以及我扮演的不同社会角色。我经历了离婚等重大事件后，开始重视自我疗愈和身份重建的过程。自我探索是一个在社群中进行的过程，虽然我独自进行了一些疗愈活动，但我并非完全独自一人。 真正的友谊是生命中最重要的财富，它能陪伴我们走到最后。我见证了Maria在开放性和脆弱性方面的成长，以及她对情感和人际关系的关注。我们需要重新思考成功的定义，关注有意义的生活，而不是仅仅追求工作上的成功。我目前关注的是如何创造一个让家人和朋友感到平和、有归属感的环境。这本书的核心是关于疗愈、重建自我以及找到归属感。我们需要摆脱社会对成功的刻板印象，关注人际关系和内心平和。这本书探讨了内心的归属感，以及与朋友和家人建立的家的重要性。我提出的问题旨在引导人们进行自我反思，帮助他们找到人生方向。

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This chapter recounts the unlikely friendship between Maria Shriver and Simon Sinek, starting with an accidental meeting and evolving into a deep connection over years of conversations and walks. Their bond extends to Maria's family, highlighting Simon's unique ability to connect with individuals.
  • Unexpected friendship between Maria Shriver and Simon Sinek.
  • Started with a meeting about Simon's son.
  • Evolved through long walks and deep conversations.
  • Simon's ability to connect with Maria's family members individually.

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We often define ourselves by what we do or who we are to other people. But at our core, who we are is often something much deeper, and sometimes wildly different, from the version that the world sees -- or projects onto you.

Maria Shriver was born into the legendary Kennedy and Shriver families, arriving with a script already written for her—an identity shaped by legacy and expectation. From the start, the world had ideas about who she should be. But after decades as a journalist, years as California’s First Lady, and raising four amazing kids, Maria has been on a lifelong journey to peel back the layers and ask Who am I now?—and answer it for herself.

Maria also happens to be my best friend. We talked about how we became each other’s “8-minute friends,” the quiet questions that shape us, and her beautiful new book of poetry—which she reads from in this episode. It’s all about identity, self-reflection, and finding your voice in a world that keeps trying to define it for you.This…is A Bit of Optimism.For more on Maria Shriver,  check out:her book, I Am Maria)mariashriver.com)