{"id":2363704,"date":"2026-04-08T07:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2363704"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:35:41","slug":"savannah-guthrie-discusses-finding-joy-amid-search-for-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/savannah-guthrie-discusses-finding-joy-amid-search-for-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Discusses Finding &#8216;Joy&#8217; Amid Search for Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/savannah-guthrie\/\"><strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a> is opening herself up to joy amid the ongoing search for her missing mom, <strong>Nancy Guthrie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah, 54, chatted with author <strong>Kate Bowler<\/strong> about her book <em>Joyful, Anyway<\/em>, which explores how to find happiness amid times of uncertainty and loss, during the Tuesday, April 7, episode of <em>Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the book that I think I certainly need, but I think everybody needs,\u201d the host told Bowler, 45. \u201cAnd when we talk about joy \u2026 let\u2019s make a distinction here. It\u2019s not about toxic positivity, it\u2019s not happiness, it\u2019s not gratitude, journaling. Joy is something different and deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah later added, \u201cJoy is something that can coincide with sadness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/inside-savannah-guthries-today-show-return-future\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/inside-savannah-guthries-today-show-return-future\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Inside Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;Today&#8217; Show Return, What Her Future Holds<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSavannah Guthrie\u2019s Today show family is \u201chappy\u201d she\u2019s returned to work after a two-month hiatus amid her mother Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance \u2014 but only time will tell how Savannah will reacclimate to the job. \u201cEveryone is supportive of Savannah\u2019s return and very happy to have her back,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly after Savannah, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The interview was featured on Savannah\u2019s second day back at <em>Today<\/em> since her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-mom-nancy-is-missing-everything-to-know-so-far\/\">84-year-old mother was reported missing<\/a> in Tucson, Arizona, on February 1. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department believe that Nancy was abducted from her home in the early hours of the morning. DNA evidence and surveillance footage were recovered from the scene.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-amid-search-for-mom\/\">Savannah returned to <em>Today<\/em><\/a> on Monday, April 6, after two months away from the morning show. She wore a yellow dress, a color that has taken on significant meaning amid the search for Nancy, while her cohost <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong> sported a yellow tie and a matching ribbon as a show of support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood morning, welcome to <em>Today<\/em> on this Monday morning. We are so glad you started your week with us, and it is good to be home,\u201d Savannah told viewers upon her return.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Find Joy and Optimism Amid Life&#039;s Hardships\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTb7hnbw760?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Melvin, 46, told Savannah that it was \u201cso good to have [her] back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Days before her return, Savannah <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-today-show-interview-what-we-learned\/\">sat down for an interview with <strong>Hoda Kotb<\/strong><\/a>, who filled in for the TV personality while she was at home with her family in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod is how I\u2019m holding hands with my mom, and I won\u2019t let sadness win, for her,\u201d Savannah told Kotb, 61, during the interview, which aired in multiple parts on March 26 and March 27. \u201cShe taught me, I saw her grieve. I saw her world shatter. I saw it and I saw her get up. And I saw her believe. And I saw her love. And I saw her hope, and I saw her smile, and I saw her laugh. I saw her joy. I saw her love for the world and adventure. I saw her belief, I saw her faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah also vowed that she would \u201cnot fall apart\u201d as questions remain about Nancy\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hoda-kotb-talks-savannah-guthries-desperation-to-find-nancy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/savannahtodayshow.png?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb Talks Savannah Guthrie's Desperation to Find Nancy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/savannahtodayshow.png?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hoda-kotb-talks-savannah-guthries-desperation-to-find-nancy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Hoda Kotb Reflects on Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;Desperation&#8217; to Find Missing Mom<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHoda Kotb reflected on how Savannah Guthrie has continued to navigate mother Nancy Guthrie\u2018s missing case. \u201cThere is a desperation and also a steeliness about Savannah,\u201d Kotb, 61, shared on the Wednesday, March 25, episode of the Today show. \u201cShe\u2019s hoping that somebody \u2014 whoever this person is \u2014 will see something and say something.\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey will not take our faith, but our anguish is real. We need help. We need someone to tell the truth,\u201d she continued. \u201cI have no anger in my heart. I have hope in my heart. I have love, but this family needs peace. I don\u2019t think we deserve anything more or less than any other person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah further explained her decision to return to <em>Today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I look at the Today show, it\u2019s the answer to all of my dreams, actually better than my dreams,\u201d she shared. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to imagine doing it because it\u2019s such a place of joy and lightness. I can\u2019t come back and try to be something that I\u2019m not. But I can\u2019t not come back because it\u2019s my family. I think it\u2019s part of my purpose right now. I want to smile, and when I do, it will be real. And my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer. And being there is joyful. And when it\u2019s not, I\u2019ll say so.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie is opening herself up to joy amid the ongoing search for her missing mom, Nancy Guthrie. 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