Savannah Guthrie is opening herself up to joy amid the ongoing search for her missing mom, Nancy Guthrie. Savannah, 54, chatted with author Kate Bowler about her book Joyful, Anyway, which explores how to find happiness amid times of uncertainty and loss, during the Tuesday, April 7, episode of Today. "This is the book that I think I certainly need, but I think everybody needs," the host told Bowler, 45. "And when we talk about joy ... let's make a distinction here. It's not about toxic positivity, it's not happiness, it's not gratitude, journaling. Joy is something different and deeper.