Maria

So I have to thank Arnold for that. I have to thank the people of California for that. And it turned out to be a joy, really, for me.

Yeah, I did.

Yeah, I did.

Yeah, I did.

I did. And you're right. It did take me a really long time. And you were there on the hotel floor. On the hotel floor. Yeah. And I really wanted to pick myself up. It's still an emotional thing for me. But I wanted to pick myself up. I wanted to be more open. I wanted to come out from behind whatever padded door I was living behind. I wanted to know... how that had happened to me.

I did. And you're right. It did take me a really long time. And you were there on the hotel floor. On the hotel floor. Yeah. And I really wanted to pick myself up. It's still an emotional thing for me. But I wanted to pick myself up. I wanted to be more open. I wanted to come out from behind whatever padded door I was living behind. I wanted to know... how that had happened to me.

I did. And you're right. It did take me a really long time. And you were there on the hotel floor. On the hotel floor. Yeah. And I really wanted to pick myself up. It's still an emotional thing for me. But I wanted to pick myself up. I wanted to be more open. I wanted to come out from behind whatever padded door I was living behind. I wanted to know... how that had happened to me.

I wanted to know who I could be moving forward. I wanted to show my daughters and my boys that I could hold myself up, that I could put my shoulders back, that I could heal. I did not know how to heal. I had just started going to therapy at the end of my marriage, so I had not been someone who had been in therapy. I had not been someone who... was on the healing path of life. And I went all in.

I wanted to know who I could be moving forward. I wanted to show my daughters and my boys that I could hold myself up, that I could put my shoulders back, that I could heal. I did not know how to heal. I had just started going to therapy at the end of my marriage, so I had not been someone who had been in therapy. I had not been someone who... was on the healing path of life. And I went all in.

I wanted to know who I could be moving forward. I wanted to show my daughters and my boys that I could hold myself up, that I could put my shoulders back, that I could heal. I did not know how to heal. I had just started going to therapy at the end of my marriage, so I had not been someone who had been in therapy. I had not been someone who... was on the healing path of life. And I went all in.

You were just being a mom with four kids and going through the thing. Well, I was being a daughter. I was being a journalist. I was being a mother. I was playing all the roles that I think so many people play. And It's a lot, right? Everybody that I talk to who's trying to raise kids, take care of parents, work themselves, be a good wife, you're not really thinking about a lot of other things.

You were just being a mom with four kids and going through the thing. Well, I was being a daughter. I was being a journalist. I was being a mother. I was playing all the roles that I think so many people play. And It's a lot, right? Everybody that I talk to who's trying to raise kids, take care of parents, work themselves, be a good wife, you're not really thinking about a lot of other things.

You were just being a mom with four kids and going through the thing. Well, I was being a daughter. I was being a journalist. I was being a mother. I was playing all the roles that I think so many people play. And It's a lot, right? Everybody that I talk to who's trying to raise kids, take care of parents, work themselves, be a good wife, you're not really thinking about a lot of other things.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.