“I thought I was defined by my family and growing up as a Kennedy.
As a journalist, I was a messenger of other people’s truths.
As first lady, I had to define my own.
These last seven years have allowed me to come into my own voice,” she told theDaily Beast.
From November 2003 to January 2011, Shriver served as the first lady of California.
Growing up in a well-known political family, she was the only girl amongst four brothers.
In a 2008interview with Oprah Winfrey, Shriver discussed what it was like growing up in her household.
I didn’t know how to be alone."
For Shriver, part of being alone was realizing she was enough.
I’m very proud of my family and what it stands for.
We believe she’s done that already.
“it’s possible for you to get lost in it,” she disclosed.
“I thought [as] I grew up and everybody would say, ‘Which one are you?
Which Kennedy are you?’
I was determined that I would go out and become successful on my own.”
You are always on the line and always on-call.
Unfortunately, the mother of four would divorce her husband in 2011.
Her new role was to report on women’s issues in America.
There is so much going on."
“I’m a person who is interested in the empowerment of men and women.
I’m interested in the conversation bridging.
I’m interested in elevating all of us,” she toldEllein 2014.
And when her parents fell ill, she was a caregiverfor both of them.
When Shriver isn’t trying to conquer the world, she spends time with her family.
She has family dinners with her children and their spouses every Sunday.
It’s down in the kitchen.
And if I see it, I say ‘phone’ and they put it away."
According toShriver’s website, this career path was right up her alley.
She took on various official projects, including revamping the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
“I thought I was defined by my family and growing up as a Kennedy.
As a journalist, I was a messenger of other people’s truths.
As first lady, I had to define my own.”
Shriver went on to say that being the first lady allowed her to finally find her own voice.
Joseph recalled the day his paternal identity was publicly revealed while speaking withMen’s Health.
Shriver and Schwarzenegger’s divorce was finalized in 2021.
Even though you are up in heaven, you’re still very much alive within me.
We all wish you the happiest Father’s Day!"
The first product the mother-son team created was a line of brain healthy protein bars.
We have ways [on our site] for you to learn about different tactics.
We have ways for you to play different brain games, kind of brain puzzles."
Shriver and her son are donating a portion of the proceeds to help Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement research.
