Overview

• Kotb appeared on Today on Sept. 23 to promote Jump and Find Joy, released the same day with insights from figures including Viola Davis and Thomas Rhett.
• Savannah Guthrie recalled learning of Kotb’s decision to leave the show, telling her, “you got balls,” a reaction Kotb says emboldened her choice.
• Kotb said stepping away in January let her better manage daughter Hope’s Type 1 diabetes, adding that being nearby gives her peace of mind.
• She shared that daughter Haley discovered her 2007 breast cancer after reading the new book, prompting deeper family conversations.
• Kotb discussed an evolving, supportive co-parenting relationship with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman and plans a fall book tour with a Greenwich event hosted by Jenna Bush Hager.