Cyndie Spiegel, MICROJOYS: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Zibby interviews author and inspirational speaker Cyndie Spiegel about Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay, a bighearted and intimate book of essays and prompts that shows us how to recognize the joys that are right in front of our eyes, even in moments of profound pain. Cyndie talks about the devastating tragedies that brought her to a dark place and the microjoys that kept her afloat (like seeing a beautiful picture of her late nephew). She also talks about growing up in poverty and how her life has transformed since then. Lastly, she shares a quick and easy tip for how to ground ourselves, be present, and identify the ordinary delights in our surroundings.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir. |
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| 0:25.6 | And we have a magazine called Zibby Mag where we have lots of wonderful essays and lifestyle |
| 0:31.2 | features. |
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| 0:33.1 | We have classes at Zippy Classes.com. |
| 0:35.4 | And I recently opened a bookstore in L.A. called Zibby's Bookshop |
| 0:40.3 | at 1-1-1-3 Montana Avenue at 11th Street in San Monica. I hope that you are able to enjoy some of |
| 0:47.9 | our other offerings. But this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in 2018. |
| 0:56.5 | And no matter what I do, this is basically my favorite thing. Enjoy. Cindy Spiegel is the author of Microjoys, finding hope, |
| 1:07.0 | especially when life is not okay. Cindy is a born storyteller turned writer. She is a beloved |
| 1:12.4 | inspirational speaker, author, and the founder of dear grown-ass women, an inclusive and highly |
| 1:17.8 | relatable social community for women 35 plus. Her new book, Microjoys, explores how fleeting |
| 1:23.8 | moments of beauty and joy have helped her weather the worst year of her life and on growing grief. She also wrote the bestselling book, A Year of Positive Thinking, |
| 1:31.8 | Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage. Cindy has an aspirational voice and an igniter of powerful |
| 1:37.2 | conversation. Before imploding her life the first time at the age of 35, she spent 15 years |
| 1:42.6 | in the New York fashion industry. She is a former |
| 1:45.0 | adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design and Fashion Institute of Technology and holds a |
| 1:49.6 | master's of professional studies. She is NYC-APP certified and applied positive psychology and is |
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