Joy Hunter, Alexis Jones
Joy Hunter, Alexis Jones
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Joy Hunter
Messy Faceplants, Radical Love, and the Journey That Changed Everything

Author: Alexis Jones

Narrator: Alexis Jones

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2023


Synopsis

A timely, colorful, and cinematic memoir chronicling one woman’s journey to rediscover her own power, resilience, and happiness

“Joy Hunter gives us all permission to be human and invites us to radically love ourselves for exactly who we are.”—KRISTEN BELL

I took a bone-deep breath as we drove away from my state, my city, my street, and my house, escaping my life and leaving behind all my broken parts.

With a successful speaking career putting her on the road 250 days a year, a slew of prestigious awards for her activism, the hugely successful book I Am That Girl, and a happy marriage, Alexis Jones was living a seemingly charmed life. But the principles of self-care, setting boundaries, and eschewing perfectionism that she espoused in her talks didn’t seem to translate into her own life; she still never seemed to feel “enough” inside. Then, in a matter of months, things started to fall apart on the outside, too: She discovered that the man she’d always called dad was not her biological father, she had a devastating miscarriage, and the pandemic sidelined her travel schedule—and paycheck. A self-described “productivity junkie,” she was forced to slow down for the first time in her life.

Hoping that time away would be a good distraction from all the chaos and heartbreak, Alexis rented an RV and set out for the open road to explore the rugged American west with her husband and their best friend. For her, the trip was both healing and disruptive. In the presence of nature’s majesty, she re-learned the art of sitting still and surrendering to the unknowable; along treacherous hiking trails she wrestled with her self-doubt and fear of failure; and through profound conversations with friends old and new, she reconnected to the power of sisterhood and began to rebelliously reconsider her priorities and ambitions—for herself and whatever shape her family might take going forward.
 
A soulful memoir of seeking and finding, Joy Hunter traces Alexis’s quest to reclaim her voice and find wholeness within. Along the way she discovers that there is always purpose to our pain and that happiness is not something that can simply be checked off a list. Joy, it turns out, is not a destination; it’s a way of life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on June 23, 2023

I usually enjoy memoirs, especially if they’re inspiring and joyful. This book just felt like it was missing something for me. Alexis Jones wrote this book after a traumatic event and heartbreak (which I was even shedding tears on a few of the pages), but the rest of this book just seems to be a rem......more

Goodreads review by Brit on August 08, 2023

2.5 stars rounded down Prior to reading Joy Hunter, I had no idea who Alexis Jones was. I actually googled her halfway through the book to put a face with her name. I wanted to like this book, but it was a struggle for me to find meaning in it. Most of the memoir was based on her travels in 2020 duri......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on January 05, 2025

This book helped me remember that it’s okay to be grieving, it’s okay to be lost. It was easy to relate to the author and feel her pain, happiness, confusion, and hopefulness. I found myself laughing out loud, shedding a tear, and asking myself hard questions. Easy read. Loved this book and will be......more

Goodreads review by Katelyn on January 31, 2023

An honest, truly compelling memoir about searching for how you want to spend your days and live your life.......more

Goodreads review by Zibby on November 01, 2023

This is an emotional testament to the universal search for happiness. A successful speaker and activist, the author appeared to have it all, but beneath the surface, she grappled with the feeling of never being "enough." Her life took a dramatic turn as she faced a series of challenges, including di......more


Quotes

“Alexis Jones is wicked smart and totally captivating in every sense of the word. Joy Hunter may be her greatest feat yet. It's a story that is graced with her grit, grace, love, and the deep wisdom that she found on the other side of crushing heartbreak. This inspiring book reminds us all that even in the face of our hardest, darkest moments, joy still exists.”—Marie Forleo, New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable

“A decade and a half of friendship later and Alexis Jones continues to inspire me with her humor and brave vulnerability in talking about the things we’re told to bury. Joy Hunter gives us all permission to be human and invites us to radically love ourselves for exactly who we are.”—Kristen Bell