Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life

Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life

Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life

Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life

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Overview

Learn to overcome trauma, adversity, and struggle by unleashing the science of hope in your daily life with this inspiring and informative guide.
 
Hope is much more than wishful thinking. Science tells us that it is the most predictive indicator of well-being in a person’s life. Hope is measurable. It is malleable. And it changes lives. In Hope Rising, Casey Gwinn and Chan Hellman reveal the latest science of hope using nearly 2,000 published studies, including their own research. Based on their findings, they make an impassioned call for hope to be the focus not only of our personal lives, but of public policy for education, business, social services, and every part of society.
 
Hope Rising provides a roadmap to measure hope in your life. It teaches you to assess what may have robbed you of hope, and then provides strategies to let your hope flourish once again. The authors challenge every reader to be honest about their own struggles and end the cycle of shame and blame related to trauma, illness, and abuse. These are important first steps toward increasing your Hope score—and thriving because of it.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781683509660
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Publication date: 12/31/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 289
Sales rank: 428,653
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

Casey Gwinn serves as the President of Alliance for HOPE International?one of the leading systems and social change organizations in the country. He is the former elected City Attorney of San Diego, the visionary behind the rapidly developing international Family Justice Center movement, and the founder of Camp HOPE America, the first camping and mentoring program in the country for children exposed to domestic violence. He has authored or co-authored ten books and hundreds of articles and media commentaries. He has been profiled in news outlets in the United States including The Huffington Post, the New York Times, the New Yorker, ABC Nightly News, CNN, The Early Show on CBS, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. Casey resides in San Diego, CA. Chan Hellman is a Professor and Director of the Hope Research Center at the University of Oklahoma.  He has written more than 150 scientific publications and has presented at numerous national and international conferences worldwide.  Chan's research is focused on hope as a psychological strength helping children and adults overcome trauma and adversity.  Chan continues to teach primarily in the areas of positive psychology, research methods, and nonprofit organizational leadership.

Table of Contents

Introduction xii

Chapter 1 A Culture of Hope 1

Chapter 2 What is Hope? 7

Chapter 3 Why Hope Matters So Much 16

Chapter 4 Telling the Truth About Your Life 28

Chapter 5 Hope Should be Measured Everywhere 35

Chapter 6 Measuring Hope in Children and Teens 45

Chapter 7 Experiencing Hope 57

Chapter 8 The Hope Continuum 61

Chapter 9 The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study 68

Chapter 10 Sometimes It is Too Late for Hope 84

Chapter 11 Great Leaders, Visionaries, and Gifted People with Demons 92

Chapter 12 Lessons Learned from Abused Kids 101

Chapter 13 Lessons Learned from Battered Women 111

Chapter 14 Hope and the Human Brain 121

Chapter 15 Illness, Nutrition, and Hope 139

Chapter 16 Is AT&T an Enemy of Hope? 154

Chapter 17 Teaching to the Test (aka Studying the Answers) 164

Chapter 18 Spirituality and Hope 177

Chapter 19 Pursuing a Hope-Centered Life 193

Chapter 20 The Hope-Centered Workplace 205

Chapter 21 The End of Shame 218

Chapter 22 Hope Rising: Leaving a Legacy of Hope 226

About the Authors 237

Acknowledgements 239

Sample Domains of HOPE 243

References 248

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