Anne Lamott on Love, Faith, and the Miracles of Growing Older

Maria and Anne, in Conversation

If you enjoyed Anne on Good Hang with Amy Poehler, you'll love this. In this special edition of Life Above the Noise with Maria, Anne opens up about staying hopeful and loving as we age, why radical self-respect matters for our mental health, her sobriety journey, how faith and community have carried her through, and the wisdom behind one of her latest (of over 20!) books. It's funny, tender, and stays with you long after it ends.

An exclusive excerpt from Somehow: Thoughts on Love

In her signature style, Anne finds the sacred in the everyday. In this excerpt, she tells the story of a man who takes in a family of Ukrainian refugees and discovers that love rarely arrives on the terms we plan for. As Anne writes, love is how hope takes flight.

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