Author: DarynKagan

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“Life Matters'” John St. Augustine Invites Daryn Kagan For Some Great Conversation

John St. Augustine and I go back to even before our Oprah Radio days. A friendship was formed was the first day he emailed me saying, “Hey, I like what you’re doing with uplifting and positive news on DarynKagan.com. Many a dinner and phone conversation has followed over the years. What a delight to join me on his new CBS podcast, “Life Matters.” Our chat begins around 13 minutes into the podcast. If you heard about my new book, “Hope Possible:

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Buzz, Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, Travel

“The List TV” Features Our Crazy Frequent Flyer Hobby: Husband’s National Media Debut

So, we get a Facebook message from the folks at, “The List,” a syndicated television show. “Can we talk to you about this crazy thing you guys do–collecting frequent flyer miles without flying and cashing those miles and points to take outrageous trips around the world?” “Sure!” we said. Beyond thrilled with the way host Jimmy Rhoades and his team took our slew of photos, Mad Scientist Miles Husband’s technical information and turned it into this great piece. If you’re intrigued

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Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, Travel

Frequent Flyer Miles Game: Getting Started

So, you’ve seen how Miles Husband has been able to create amazing international trips by collecting frequent flyer miles without flying. Here is our most recent over-the-top adventure. “Sign me up!” you say. Or “This has to be too good to be true.” Well, yes, and no. It is indeed possible. In the last few years we’ve collected about nine million miles by spending the money we would spend anyway to keep our family of four going. Trust me, we

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Buzz

WXIA-TV Hope Possible: Former CNN Anchor’s Life of Reinvention

Thank you, Jaye Watson and WXIA-TV for such a beautiful piece! Though, Pisa, my crazy, 3-legged cat still complaining. She feels she deserved more screen time. But then, Pisa thinks she deserves more everything.     If you’re looking for an uplifting book, written in really short chapters, please check out Daryn’s new book, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing Her Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.”  

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Books, Food, Friendship, Love Stories

My True Valentine Day’s Confession

It’s time for my Valentine’s Day Confession. Time to reveal who I have been with for the majority of my adult Valentine’s Days. It hasn’t been pretty.  I hope by sharing will make yours better this year. Please check out my new book, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing Her Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.”

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Books

Love Books? You Might Hate Me For Saying This

If you like this story, please check out my new book, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing Her Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.” You’d think I’d know better. To dive back into one of these relationships. I mean, really. And yet, Here I go again. Thinking, Hoping, Kidding myself, That this time things will be different. Oh, don’t go all judgey on me, Dear Reader. Because I know you. I

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Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, The Hard Stuff

Why My Ex-Boyfriend Said I Could Tell This Formerly Wonderful Story

As break-ups go, this was one of my yuckier. The details still so clear, all these years later. We met soon after I moved to Atlanta to work for CNN. He also had just moved to the city to do a one-year surgical fellowship. I was so sure he was The One. A year into dating, he came to be sure that I wasn’t his. The big clue being his accepting a job on the other side of the country.

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Books, Family, Friendship, Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, I Screwed Up, In-Laws, Kids, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Marriage, Overcoming Obstacles, Parenting, Pets, The Hard Stuff, Travel, Uplifting Stories

Daryn’s New Book, “Hope Possible!” Is Here!

I’m so excited that my new book, “Hope Possible” is here! The full title is, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing A Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.” Here’s a peek at what it says on the back cover: From your TV screen, Daryn Kagan looked like she had her dream job.   As a news anchor for CNN, she had a front row seat to the world’s biggest breaking news

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Family, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Parenting

The Shocking Thing I Discovered In My Teen’s Secret, Hidden Letter

I didn’t mean to snoop. I swear. I wasn’t looking to stumble across my teen’s secret letter. A letter bubbling over with emotion. With a broken heart. With defiance. She will stand by her man. “I have yet to hear a legitimate gripe about him,” she wails. “I’m not going to stop seeing him no matter what you say.” Oh my. And to think I was just hunting around in the basement hoping to find an old photo of my

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Family, Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, Kids, Parenting, Travel

The CRAZY, Never-Before-Seen Thing I Saw On Our Family Trip To Africa

8,342 miles. Three plane rides. 29 hours of travel. What a trip. To see the sights of South Africa. Elephant, hippos, rhinos! Come on over and I’ll be happy to inundate you with our family’s vacation photos and videos. [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ye-FRJ0NuGI” align=”center”] None comes close to the most remarkable thing I witnessed on this adventure with my husband and two kids. After all, How do you prepare a teenager they are about to enter a world they’ve never experienced? A

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