Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life -- Hoda Kotb, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved former Today co-host Hoda Kotb comes her most personal, ambitious book yet--a guide to dealing with change and upheaval, even (and perhaps especially) when it's unexpected.

Hoda Kotb didn't expect to join the Today show at age forty-four. Or to become a mother at fifty-two. Or to leave Today and embark on a new adventure at sixty! Change doesn't always arrive when we expect it, and its effects are anything but predictable. But Hoda believes that the benefits of change can be extraordinary...if we're willing to listen to and learn from them.

In the tradition of books like Savannah Guthrie's Mostly What God Does and Maria Shriver's I've Been Thinking comes Hoda Kotb's Jump and Find Joy--an intimate book that reveals for the first time what Hoda discovered as she started embracing change in every aspect of her life. In her quest to better understand change and how to work with (not against) it, Hoda relies on her reporting instincts to investigate HOW change works, WHO is approaching it with grace, and WHAT she can apply to her own life and share with others. Jump and Find Joy combines the wisdom of change experts, insights from the latest work on resilience, and deeply personal stories from celebrities and inspirational people in our own communities. From small shifts in daily routines to major leaps of faith, Hoda shows why change isn't to be feared but celebrated...and how each of us can thrive in the midst of changes we'll inevitably face ourselves.

Author: Hoda Kotb
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 09/23/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9798217043880

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/2025 pg. 11

About the Author
Hoda Kotb is the author of nine books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller I Really Needed This Today. The four-time Emmy winner has also been honored with the 2006 Peabody Award and the 2002 Edward R. Morrow Award.