80. Amy Daughters: How Facebook Sparked an Old School Letter Writing Adventure

Happiness through Hardship

When Amy Daughters reconnected with an old friend on Facebook, she couldn’t have imagined how it would change her life. A college football freelancer and humorist, Amy was used to writing. So when she learned her old pal, Dana, was going through hardship, Amy sent her notes weekly. Through the art of being a pen pal, both Amy and Dana’s lives were enriched tremendously. On this week’s episode of "Happiness through Hardship" - The Podcast, Amy shares how one pen pal relationship, led her to reconnect with all her Facebook friends. Amy tells her story about why she wrote them all a handwritten letter…and how this changed her life. With social media there’s a new definition of being someone’s “friend.” On this episode and in Amy’s new book, “Dear Dana," she explores the beauty and challenges with our social connections. We can all learn from her experience as she shares her thoughts on friendship in the digital age balancing both old school and modern ways. SHOW NOTES 4:41 - Amy shares why she wrote all of her Facebook friends handwritten letters and the reason behind her new book, "Dear Dana" 8:27 - Amy’s writing routine 10:00 - Logistics in writing to all of her Facebook friends 11:54 - Connecting with people she was unfamiliar with 16:03 - Limitations behind some of the messages 17:51 - Friendship advice for the digital age 26:23 - Amy’s college football writing career 27:16 - Amy’s first book - "You Cannot Mess this Up" 30:00 - Amy and Caryn play The Grateful Game CONNECT with Amy About Amy - https://www.amydaughters.com Purchase - "You Cannot Mess This Up" - https://amzn.to/3vMg7b2 Preorder - "Dear Dana" - https://amzn.to/3pPQAtH - release date 5/17/22 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/smokinhotamys/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/daughtersamy CONNECT with us www.PrettyWellness.com/podcast - for more information on the podcast episodes www.PrettyWellness.com/cancer-resources - easily accessible cancer information Our Social Media: www.Instagram.com/prettywellness www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness www.Twitter.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: Happiness through Hardship - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: PrettyWellness.com/book