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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 39 MIN

Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life is Not Okay

from Best Of Authoring Life

When life decides to crash one tragic and heartbreaking event after another on you, it can be so difficult to find light and hope through it all. Life is not okay, and you can crumble under the weight of it all. However, even with these moments, life must continue. And this episode’s guest has written a book that can help you rise up and have hope again. Cyndie Spiegel, the author and Founder of Dear Grown Ass Women, has a new book that details how she found the bits of beauty or humor or unexpected light amidst the darkness. Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay was born in 2020, an awful year for most and that was especially awful for Cyndie. She lost her mother to cancer. Her nephew was murdered. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. With all the loss and grief, she found it nearly impossible to surface except in small moments that she began to call "microjoys." Together with Alicia Dunams, she details her incredible and inspirational journey of getting back up and later on writing the book. Join this great conversation and learn from Cyndie how you can hone the ability to access joy despite it all.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

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