8 Ways to Hope: Charting a Path through Uncertain Times

You can't take a leap of faith without it. It lets you dream of a brighter future. And in aworld worn down by political conflict, climate change, war, and other perils, manyworry about losing it. Pioneering psychologist William R. Miller takes a fresh look athope and its transformative potential in this concise, compassionate book. Exploreeight different facets of hope that enable people to clarify their goals, envision newpossibilities, find purpose, enhance motivation, and persevere against tough odds. Dr.Miller guides you to reflect on your own relationship to hope and how you can cultivateit. Vivid personal stories, historical examples, and cutting-edge scientific findings revealhow choosing hope over fear can be a powerful force for change. •Illuminating, pithy, and lyrical read on a feeling central to our well-being.•Weaving decades of clinical and research insights, an award-winning psychologistshows how different facets of hope intersect with our life choices.•Explains ways to overcome hopelessness, why there's no such thing as "false hope,"and how hoping for something may actually help to achieve it.•Readers come away with deep insight and the ability to use hope intentionally,whether in relationships, finances, or coping with everyday challenges and fears.•Sales will benefit from recommendations to clients from the thousands of therapistswho follow Miller's work.