The Best Hopes With Two Clinicians
Join our hosts Dr. Adam Froerer and Cecil Walker, two therapists with a mission to explore the concept of hope and how it can help people heal their mental health. Through engaging conversations and real-life examples, you’ll discover how you can cultivate hope in your own life. Whether you're a mental health professional or someone seeking to improve your own mental health, this podcast will help you see how valuable hope is as a resource!
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
Hopefully Dreaming Big
How can you hold onto hope so that you can make your biggest dreams come true?
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Building a Hopeful Endurance
Optimism VS. Hope
Depending on Hope With Gratitude
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Holding the Vision With Encouragement
Remember, holding onto a dream and engaging with that dream might influence you in ways that you may or may not even recognize.
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Increasing Autonomy and Agency Through Dependence
How do you think hope plays out through dependence? We would love to hear your thoughts!
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Depending on Meaningful Values
How do you think hope plays out through dependence? We would love to hear your thoughts!
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Becoming What You Are Awaiting
We talked about a variety of real world examples today, but how do you think this idea of awaiting intersects with this process of becoming?
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Capturing Moments of Hope That Lead to Fulfillment and Happiness
Cecil provides a thought provoking insight into the difference between 'waiting' and 'awaiting' hope.
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Deliberately Increasing Your Hope
References:
Walker, C. R., Froerer, A. S., & Gourlay-Fernandez, N. (2021). The Value of Using Emotions in Solution Focused Brief Therapy. The Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Doi: 10.1111/jmft.1…
Distinctions Within Hope
Snyder Reference: Snyder, C. R. (2002). Hope theory: Rainbows in the mind. Psychol. Inquiry 13, 249–275. doi: 10.1207/s15327965pli1304_01
- Ambition (Aspiration, desire, dream, purpose)
- Await (be prepare…
The Value of Shooting for the Stars
- Reynolds, J. R. & Baird, C. L. (2010). Is There a Downside to Shooting for the Stars? Unrealized Educational Expectations and Symptoms of Depression. American Sociological Review 75(1) 151–172. DOI: …
Digging Deeper Into Hope
Welcome back to another exciting season of Best Hopes! This season, we're delving deeper into everything hope-related. Join us as we explore the latest research on hope and share practical tips on ho…