“No matter your situation, you have a choice. I chose joy.“

As a news reporter and anchor, Roxane Battle traveled the world and met notable people from Jay Leno to Mariah Carey to Prince. But shortly after landing her dream job in her hometown of Minneapolis, Roxane hit a life quake. Every day was a battle to keep it together on camera while piecing her life back together at home as a single mom. At one point, broke and alone, dinner was a single chicken McNugget.

With wit, dignity, and deep personal detail, Roxane shares her story of intentionally looking for joy during those moments when the joy was especially hard to find. She searched for moments of gratitude and found a lifetime of grace. She shares her secrets to spiritual, professional, and personal wholeness, in chapters on authenticity, service, gratitude, self-care, forgiveness, and more.