THE LIGHT WE CARRY

u003cbu003eu003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMES u003c/iu003eAND u003ciu003eUSA TODAYu003c/iu003e BESTSELLER • ONE OF u003ciu003eTIMEu003c/iu003e’S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022 • u003c/bu003eIn an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir u003ciu003eBecoming, u003c/iu003eformer First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world. u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e  u003cbru003eThere may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. Inu003ciu003e The Light We Carry,u003c/iu003e she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?u003cbru003e u003cbru003eMichelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e“When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it,” writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, u003ciu003eThe Light We Carryu003c/iu003e inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.