Shriver is now releasing a book of poetry, and an excerpt obtained by People reveals the scope of her pain and her efforts to repair her broken heart after the split.
Following Arnold Schwarzenegger's admission of an affair with their housekeeper Mildred Baena, and the revelation that he fathered a child, Joseph Baena, Maria Shriver separated from Schwarzenegger and sought healing through therapists, shamans, psychics, and a stay at a convent. Shriver, dealing with the grief of losing her parents and relinquishing her role as First Lady of California, turned to poetry as a means of emotional release.
