Find Your Joy and Run With It

Book Synopsis: What Independent Reviewers had to say: ★★★★★ "Loved, Loved, Loved this book! I laughed and I cried with every turn of the page." ★★★★★ ”Bravo! Bravo! Her honesty along with her humor helps others recognize that even in the darkest of days, we still have the ability to find our joy." ★★★★★ "This is a riveting, feel good book about overcoming adversity. I laughed, I cried, and I couldn’t put it down! Wow! Such an inspiration!" ★★★★★ ”I have been searching for a self-help book for a while. It gave me a different perspective on situations and how to manage my feelings. I loved it."

What if you went to the post office thinking you were picking up a package, but instead you received a box containing your brother's cremation remains? What if, during that same year, you were diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo a double mastectomy – all while simultaneously dealing with the challenge of transitioning your confused and dementia-suffering mother into an assisted living facility?

These three life-altering events happened to Rosie Mankes, but rather than telling the story of a life overturned by hardship, she instead celebrates the magic of breaking free and finding joy, sharing how readers can do the same. Transforming despair and despondency into service to others, Rosie's memoir is raw, honest, funny, and emotionally relatable all at the same time.

“You will laugh, you will cry, and you will know that because of her honesty, her strength and her courage, she will help us all fight through things we could have never imagined happening to us. Thank you, Rosie.” Dan Angel, multiple Emmy, Peabody and WGA award-winning writer and producer

Note from Rosie Mankes: I am a two-time cancer survivor (both lung and breast cancer) and I spent the last eight years of my career helping to raise funds and awareness for the important work of nonprofits. That said, it’s super important to me to strategically align with a nonprofit for my book sales. I am honored to share that I am a proud supporter of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), whose mission is to raise funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. I was recently interviewed on Stand Up To Cancer’s website and Newsmax TV, one of the fastest growing cable television networks.