Grief is a Sneaky Bitch

Cyndie Spiegel | Microjoys


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What I quickly discovered in my conversation with my guest, Cyndie Spiegel today is that we are kindred spirits. We went deep and wide. We cussed. We laughed. We reflected on the both/and of life and loss and how microjoys are the gift we need in these times. Don’t worry, this isn’t toxic positivity, It’s the opposite. Microjoys invites us to make space for all the feels, including the accessible moments of joy that might be hiding in plain sight. I can’t wait for you to meet her.

 

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Cyndie Spiegel is a bestselling author, and the founder of Dear Grown Ass Women -- a hyper-inclusive social community for women 35+. Cyndie's new book MICROJOYS: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life is Not Okay was born in 2020, an awful year for most that was especially awful for Cyndie. She lost her mother to cancer. Her nephew was murdered. Her sibling spent months in the hospital with a stroke and heart failure. And then she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Loss and grief came at her in crashing waves, and she found it nearly impossible to surface for happiness, except in small moments that she began to call "microjoys" -- little bits of beauty or pleasure or unexpected light amidst the darkness. Pick up a copy of Microjoys at your favorite local bookstore or online here

 

JUMP STRAIGHT INTO:

(11:45) – Cyndie explores why the power of positive thinking wasn’t enough after her own year of hell.


(28:00) – Cyndie and I explore that while being present with your grief is important, we all need respite from the deep emotions of grief. That’s where microjoys come in.


(49:11) - Host Lisa Keefauver reads an excerpt from Cyndie’s book, Microjoys about holding the paradox of darkness and light, and the need for us to stay awake for all of it.

 

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