About this episode

Suleika Jaouad shares her journey of living an inspired life after battling leukemia and discusses her journaling practice and latest book.

Suleika Jaouad is a New York Times-bestselling author and journalist. When Jaouad was just 22-years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia, sidelining her dream of becoming a foreign correspondent. Instead, she chronicled her cancer battle in the New York Times column "Life, Interrupted", and went on to write a best-selling memoir. Jaouad opened up to Hoda about her journaling practice, which inspired her latest book "The Book of Alchemy: Creative Prompts for an Inspired Life."

People in this episode

Host: Hoda Kotb

Guest: Suleika Jaouad

Topics covered

• inspiration
• cancer journey
• memoir writing
• journaling
• personal growth

Keywords

• Suleika Jaouad
• inspired life
• cancer
• memoir
• journaling
• New York Times

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times

Books & works: Life, Interrupted, The Book of Alchemy: Creative Prompts for an Inspired Life

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