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Pockets of Joy

ISBN: 978-1629119106

Whitaker House (September 5, 2017)

Top #100 Amazon Best Seller

“Then, you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 (NIV)

Roxane Battle knows a little something about telling the truth, to herself.

As a behavioral health advocate inside UnitedHealth Group, the largest health care corporation in the world, Roxane knows the journey towards mental well-being starts with being honest about where we are, how we feel, what we want, and what we’re willing to do to get there.

After spending decades as an Emmy-nominated television news anchor and reporter, Roxane knows the reality of losing one’s professional identity and the depression that follows.

At one point as a struggling divorced single mom, all Roxane had for dinner was a single chicken nugget.

Pockets of Joy is Roxane’s honest account of her own struggles with anxiety, loneliness, and depression and what she did to get back to a place of mental well-being. Today, Roxane speaks to people all over the globe about her mental health journey. With detail, humor, and engaging storytelling, Roxane tells the truth about how faith and perseverance helped her find soul-inspiring pockets of joy. And you can too.

It all starts with the truth.

Pockets of Joy Journal

This hard-cover journal features gold embossing and lined pages where you can write down your happy memories. Write a little bit or a lot, whenever you want. There’s even a place to #hash tag the day and a pocket in the back for mementoes. And when you’re done, all your pockets of joy will be in one place to look back on and smile!

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Reviews

What a joy to read! Roxane’s charisma shines through every page. Pockets of Joy is a precious gift that has the power to inspire, nourish and bless each reader. Read this book and be transformed!

Gregory A. Plotnikoff

MD, MTS, FACP, co–author of Trust Your Gut

It takes people years to understand and find their passion. Many never find their own Pockets Of Joy. Roxane Battle shares her inspiring journey and the path she choose to take as a single mother pursuing a successful career. We all have choices in our lives, Pockets Of Joy will inspire and motivate you in making decisions to be happy and free. Her story is a remarkable one…it will not only enrich you, it will inspire you.

Pam Borton

President & CEO, Borton Partners, Author of ON Point Winningest College Basketball Coach, University of Minnesota

Pockets of Joy… is simply the story about someone winning at life and how she got there.

Dwight Hobbes

Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder

Transforming pain into power is possible. In ‘Pockets of Joy,’ Roxane shows us how to tap into our unlimited potential and how to keep our spirit rising!

Tavis Smiley

Talk Show Host

Pockets of Joy briefly recounts her divorce, her departure from KARE11, focusing largely on the next chapter in her life as a single mom. Rather than belaboring her heartache, Battle emphasizes the lessons she learned in unexpected venues such as the bleachers on which she watched her son play basketball. A deeply spiritual person, Battle counts her belief that things would and could get better among the reasons she was able to move on.

Caryn Sullivan

Award-winning columnist, author of Bitter or Better

In this delightfully honest book, we cheer for Roxane as she makes difficult and wise choices–and willingly pays the price professionally—in an effort to forge work-life balance and maintain the God-honoring priorities of being a great parent. Her refreshing example in our success-crazed culture is an inspiration to women and men everywhere!

Deborah Smith Pegues

International Speaker/Bestselling author, 30 Days To Taming Your Tongue

Pockets of Joy is for anyone who has experienced that deep – and often dark – realization that your life hasn’t gone the way you planned. It’s for anyone who never expected to end up where you are. It’s for anyone who’s thinking about giving up. If that’s you, then this book is what you need right now.

Kathleen Cooke

Co-Founder, Cooke Pictures and Influence Lab

Pockets of Joy is candid, beautifully written and easy to read. It is Roxane’s story of finding those pockets of joy during an extremely difficult season in her life. Whether you’re a single mom or not, you will find yourself quickly drawn into it, and learning invaluable life lessons along the way.

Janet Conley

Pastor, Cottonwood Church

Pockets of Joy by Roxane Battle will remind you that you were born to be joy-full. Your joy-tank came full. Life, then has a way of burning the joy-fuel and it also provides opportunities to fill the joy-tank and keep it full. May you have many pockets and may they all be bulging with joy.

Sam Chand

Leadership Consultant, author of Leadership Pain