Emma Heming Willis with Maria Shriver

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Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:

*Virtual event airs on September 22 at 6pm PT/9pm ET

discussing her book, "The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path."

TICKETS:

• $50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book
• $25 General Admisison tickets
• $80 Reserved Section Seat + Two Signed Books (Emma Heming Willis' and Maria Shriver's)
• Additional signed books available for purchase at event
• Face masks recommended

• The virtual version of this event airs on September 22, 2025, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.
• Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book)
• ASL interpreter provided upon request.
• Free parking at the venue

From Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis, a deeply personal and richly compassionate supportive guide that helps caregivers care for themselves while they navigate a loved one's dementia.

Emma Heming Willis is a mother, step-mother, wife, advocate, and co-founder of Make Time Wellness, a brand devoted to women’s brain health. After her husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, she became a passionate voice for care partners and families navigating neurodegenerative disease. Through her storytelling and advocacy, Emma hopes to help others feel less alone on the caregiving journey.

Maria Shriver is a mother and grandmother, a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer. She is the author of eight New York Times bestselling books, the former First Lady of California, an NBC News Special Anchor, founder of Shriver Media, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, co-founder of the brain health brand MOSH, and the publisher of The Open Field. She appeared on the Live Talks Los Angeles stage for her most recent book I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home.

“Watching the journey our stepmom has bravely embarked on has been life-changing. Not only has she deeply educated and immersed herself in the world of caregiving, she has taken on this unexpected life change with poise and elegance. Emma’s fierce devotion, endless compassion, and relentless quest to learn has been nothing short of extraordinary. Her care for our daddio is tender and unwavering, and the vulnerability she shares with the world is a lifeline for so many others walking a similar path. We are endlessly proud of her and profoundly grateful to be her family.” —Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah Willis

“With grace, honesty, and unflinching courage, Emma has opened her heart to share the truth of caregiving—its heartbreaks and its hidden gifts. The Unexpected Journey is a lifeline for anyone navigating the complex world of dementia and it is her gift to every caregiver who has felt lost, overwhelmed, or alone. Through her story, Emma offers not only guidance, but also the kind of empathy that only comes from living it.” —Demi Moore

The day the actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his wife was given a pamphlet and told to check back in in a few months. With no hope or direction, Emma Heming Willis walked out of that doctor’s appointment frozen with fear, confusion and a sense that her world had just fallen apart.

How would she care for her husband while parenting their young daughters?

Now, she’s written the book she wishes she’d been given that day. The Unexpected Journey is her guide to navigating the complicated, heartbreaking, and transformative experience of caregiving for your loved one. In it, Willis weaves her personal journey as a care partner with the latest research and insights from the world’s top dementia, caregiving, and integrative experts she offers the guidance and wisdom caregivers need to hear.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater--New Roads School, Herb Alpert Educational Village, Santa Monica, United States