In this episode, Cyndie Spiegel shares the power of microjoys — her word for little moments of hope and creativity, buried in the day-to-day grind. Cyndie is an expert in positive psychology and community building, and her personal experience with tragedy taught her to focus in on the beauty that might be easy to miss. She’ll teach you how to seek joy… and how to use it not to fix your problems, but work your way through them.
Cyndie Spiegel
Cyndie Spiegel is an inspirational speaker and a true force of nature who rallies audiences to refine their mindsets for good. Her vulnerable self-inquiry, expressive storytelling, and penchant for (not so subtle) language have made her a highly sought-after public speaker. Cyndie is an igniter of powerful conversation about self-exploration, hope and authenticity. She is also the best-selling author of two books: Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay and A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom & Courage, which sold nearly 300,000 copies in the United States and has been translated into multiple languages. Her work has been featured in many publications including Entrepreneur, TIME, The Today Show, Forbes, SELF, The Huffington Post and Glamour.
Celeste Headlee
Celeste Headlee is a communication and human nature expert, and an award-winning journalist. She is a professional speaker, and also the author of Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do It, Do Nothing, Heard Mentality, and We Need to Talk. In her twenty-year career in public radio, she has been the executive producer of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Radio, and anchored programs including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also served as cohost of the national morning news show The Takeaway from PRI and WNYC, and anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel. Headlee’s TEDx talk sharing ten ways to have a better conversation has over twenty million total views to date. @CelesteHeadlee
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