{"product_id":"cosmic-goodness-surrendering-the-shadows-to-live-in-the-light-by-cassidy-gard","title":"Cosmic Goodness: Surrendering the Shadows to Live in the Light by Cassidy Gard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmic Goodness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereminds you what I had to learn the hard way: life gets better the moment you stop trying to control everything, trust the pull inside you, and let yourself become who you’re meant to be.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Mel Robbins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author and host of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Mel Robbins Podcast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCassidy Gard embodied the energy of a 2000s rom-com heroine, exactly what she envisioned as a teen watching journalist Andie Anderson in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Sharp, intuitive, and lit by ambition, she built a career at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, navigating a hybrid world of investigative reporting, exclusive interviews with cultural icons, and the adrenaline of breaking national news.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeneath the achievement was the generational trauma she carried as the daughter of a volatile alcoholic. A girl conditioned to survive by dimming her light, she was no longer willing to let her family's dysfunction define her future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt seventeen, she left Florida for New York City, craving expansion. What followed was a whirlwind of early YouTube journalism, the identity-shaping landscapes of Los Angeles and New York, and rising through the industry while battling anxiety, depression, and perfectionism. Serendipitously, a golden thread of run-ins with “The Rockstar,” her musical hero, appeared at pivotal moments like mystical guideposts, leading her toward new people, places, and possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world shut down, she woke up. An inner revolution pulled her toward conscious sobriety. She left the burnout loop for Montana sunsets, a cabin called Cosmic Goodness, and a partner lovingly nicknamed Squirrel she met on 2\/22\/22, followed by a metamorphosis into motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cassidy Gard doesn’t just intellectually understand spiritual principles. She has lived them. She viscerally gets it, aligning the earthy and the divine in a fantastic way. What a heart, what a brain, what a writer. She hits you right between the eyes and you feel blessed.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Marianne Williamson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834290241614,"sku":"9798895655078","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/5329\/9534\/files\/9798895655078.jpg?v=1780677478","url":"https:\/\/namastebookshop.com\/products\/cosmic-goodness-surrendering-the-shadows-to-live-in-the-light-by-cassidy-gard","provider":"Namaste Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}