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The Second Edition of the Biggest Little Book About Hope is Here

September 13, 2022 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

With the publication of the Second Edition of the Biggest Little Book About Hope, it is impossible for me not to reflect on my hope journey. Other than being publishedContinue Reading

Filed Under: Books, Depression, Education, Hope Stories, Inspiration, Mental Health Tagged With: depression, finding hope, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, kathryn goetzke, mental health, Recovery, Self Help Book, suicide, suicide prevention, teach hope, The Biggest Little Book About Hope, The Science of Hope

Mental Illness Doesn’t Predict Suicide; Hopelessness Does.

September 6, 2022 By Kathryn 1 Comment

The death of Bed Bath & Beyond’s CFO,Gustavo Arnal, hits far too close to home for me. He was a father of two girls, a financial executive, and a husband.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Depression Foundation, Education, Hopeful Minds, iFred, Mental Health, Suicide and Grief, Suicide Prevention, Sunflowers, Tips and Tools Tagged With: Bed bath & beyond, depression, hope, hope is teachable, hopeful cities, hopeful mindsets, hopelessness, iFred, mental health, National Suicide Prevention Week, suicide prevention, teach hope, The Biggest Little Book About Hope, The Science of Hope

Finding Hope on National Grief Awareness Day

August 30, 2022 By Taylor Steed 2 Comments

Two years ago, we received the call that my father-in-law had passed away. We sat in our kitchen, nursing drinks and listening to the quiet tick of the clock, tryingContinue Reading

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Choose Hope This School Year

August 23, 2022 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

It has been a tough couple of years for our youth. Between the global pandemic, civil unrest, and world events outside of their control, our children are experiencing hopelessness atContinue Reading

Filed Under: Children, Education, Hopeful Minds, iFred, Mental Health, Research, Schools for Hope, Youth Tagged With: back to school, finding hope, Five Keys to SHINE for Hope, hope, hope is teachable, Hopeful Minds, hopelessness, mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope

Oscars Incident Prompts #90SecondChallenge for #Hope #StressSkills

March 29, 2022 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Our First Key to Hope is identifying and managing the stress response. When we don’t proactively manage our stress response, triggers can cause us to react with violence, addiction, self-harm,Continue Reading

Filed Under: Addiction, Education, iFred, Mental Health, Youth Tagged With: #90SecondChallenge, fight, Five Keys to SHINE for Hope, flight, freeze, happiness habits, hope, Hope is teachable. hopelessness, manage stress response, or fawn, Oscars, Stress Skills, suicide prevention, teach hope

Hopeful Mindsets on the College Campus Launches to Improve the Lives of College Students Everywhere

September 30, 2021 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

As hopelessness rises to an all time high for college students returning to class this year, Hopeful Mindsets™ on the College Campus seeks to address this global issue by teachingContinue Reading

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