Steven Petrow: ...joy lives within me and within each of you

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Steven Petrow is an award-winning journalist renowned for his ability to illuminate the human experience with warmth and insight. Known for his columns in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and USA Today, Steven has built a career offering thoughtful commentary on topics ranging from modern manners to personal wellness and aging with dignity.

In this episode, we sit down with Steven to discuss his latest book, “The Joy You Make”.The book is a powerful and uplifting exploration of how we can create joy in our lives, even in challenging times. Steven shares inspiring stories, actionable a dvice, and deeply personal reflections on how small, intentional acts can lead to profound happiness. Together, we unpack the transformative power of kindness, connection, and perspective in shaping a more joyful world.

This conversation is a heartwarming reminder of the beauty in everyday moments and the impact we have on one another. Tune in to be inspired by Steven’s wisdom and leave with practical ways to infuse more joy into your life.

You can find out more about Steven at http://www.stevenpetrow.com.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Jan Black.
0:03.8	And I'm Laura Owens. And on this episode, we are so thrilled to welcome back award-winning journalist and author Stephen Petrao.
0:11.4	You may know Stephen's work from The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, All Things Considered, and many other media outlets.
0:18.9	Stephen's latest book is called The Joy You Make, Find the Silver Lininges Even on
0:23.9	Your Darkest Days.
0:25.2	Stephen, we thank you so much for joining us again.
0:27.5	It's really exciting to talk with you.
0:29.8	Well, it is truly my pleasure to be with you again.
0:31.8	Thank you.
0:32.6	Tell us how this book came about, because I know there's a really interesting story behind
0:37.1	that.
0:44.3	So they're kind of two stories. So I'll tell you the human story first, and then I'll tell you the other story. So the human story, which is my story, I guess it was 2017 now, which
0:52.3	is eight years ago. I had kind of a dark year. And my mom died
0:58.7	in January and then my dad died in April. And my husband and I separated in the month in between.
1:05.6	And then my sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer later that year. And that was kind of a lot to to hold. And I found
1:13.2	myself sort of increasingly in despair in a certain way and not able to see much light or much
1:21.8	hope. And I started doing some reading about joy, thanks to a friend, and sort of just went down
1:32.1	this path over time of seeking, seeking joy as almost a remedy to, to that darkness.
1:38.7	And so on, I started doing various exercises that were recommended to me in a sense.
1:45.2	One was keeping a gratitude journal.
1:47.8	And I have to admit, I thought initially that was kind of like hocus pocus.
1:53.3	Yeah.
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