The Light We Carry

The powerful, insightful followup to the critically acclaimed, multimillion 1 bestselling memoir BecomingIn The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers,considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduringand honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community insideour differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? MichelleObama believes that we can all lean on a set of tools to help us better navigatechange and remain steady within flux.The Light We Carry offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightfulreflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when welight up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the worldaround us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawingfrom her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, sheshares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully overcomevarious obstaclesthe earned wisdom that helps her continue to become.With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issuesconnected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work throughfear, find strength in community, and live with boldness. A rewarding blend ofpowerful stories and profound advice, The Light We Carry will inspire readers toexamine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connectmeaningfully in a turbulent world.