How do you cope with stress and uncertainty in your life? Do you have a set of tools or habits that help you navigate change and remain hopeful? If you are looking for some inspiration and guidance, you might want to read The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama.

The Light We Carry is a follow-up to Obama?s critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming. In this book, she shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying balanced and optimistic in today?s highly uncertain world. She draws from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady to offer readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power. She also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.

The Light We Carry is not a self-help book that promises easy solutions or pithy answers to life?s big questions. Rather, it is 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?

Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a source of light within ourselves and others, a light that can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. She writes: ?When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it.? The Light We Carry is a rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation and inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.