The Hokey Pokey IS What It's All About: Words of Wisdom for the Stressed, the Overworked, the Diagnosed, and Those Who Love Them

The Hokey Pokey IS What It's All About is the compelling story of two women who overcome both common and extraordinary life challenges. At 26, Jenny is an ambitious public relations professional chasing the American dream, but she finds herself increasingly stressed out and disillusioned by the long hours and a demanding boss. Adele is a successful relationship counselor who, at 58, contracts a rare blood disease that's often fatal. Moreover, she is losing her beloved husband to Alzheimer's disease. The older woman completely changes the way she views the illness and loss that confront her by adopting a hokey pokey attitude about life. Adele realizes that even life-threatening problems aren't as bad as they seem, and every challenge provides a special opportunity to change perceptions and convert heartache, stress, and even death into lessons in forgiveness and love. Seeing her younger counterpart in distress over trying to achieve, achieve, achieve, Adele teaches Jenny her hokey pokey wisdom during regular meetings in a story reminiscent of Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom and Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. The two women's stories are intertwined to give readers a glimpse of their lives as they discover a more lighthearted way to approach the inevitable trials and demands life holds for each of us and those we love.