Halfway through writing her new book, The Joy Reset, grief coach Dr MaryCatherine McDonald nearly gave up.
A close friend โ young and seemingly healthy โ was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, and given 12 to 18 months to live.
โI wanted to quit,โ McDonald says. โI started thinking, โYeah, I donโt actually believe in this.โโ
But she did not abandon the manuscript. In the midst of her doubt, a quiet realisation surfaced โ and it became the heartbeat of the book.
โI realised then that joy doesnโt need you to believe in it,โ she says. โWhether you want it to or not, joy will find you.โ
That idea โ that joy is not a naive escape but a resilient force โ pulses through The Joy Reset: Six Ways Trauma Steals Happiness and How to Win it Back.