How To Find Hope

Hosts: Andrew Dewar & Catherine Collins

Feeling anxious about the world, your future, or just stuck in a funk? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In this heartening episode of Five Year You, Andrew and Catherine share how to reconnect with hope during uncertain times, using mindset shifts, body-based tools, and small acts of kindness that actually work.

Whether you’re struggling with job loss, burnout, or just the general heaviness of the news cycle, this episode offers realistic and uplifting ways to find hope—even when it feels out of reach.

🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How to shift out of fear and panic into possibility
• The power of perspective: finding silver linings in everyday struggles
• What to do when your nervous system is overloaded
• How movement, music, and even Super Mario Bros. can rewire your mood
• Using gratitude and future-self journaling to build internal hope
• How being the hope for someone else can lift your own spirits
• Simple ways to interrupt negative thought patterns
• Why your coping skills matter more than ever

🛠️ Practical Takeaways:

1. Change your input: Unfollow negative news and seek out uplifting content.
2. Move your body: Go for a walk, dance, or play Tetris (yes, really—it’s backed by neuroscience).
3. Future journal: Write a note from your future self, imagining life going right.
4. Give to others: Deliver a meal, send a note, or join a volunteer group like Lasagna Love.
5. Use a “feel better” checklist: Check sleep, hydration, food, sunlight, and laughter.
6. Play and laugh: Watch a silly show, listen to happy music, or revisit childhood joy.
7. Practice gratitude: Even old cars with broken locks can become part of your healing story.
8. Accept your feelings: Hope doesn’t mean you ignore what’s hard—it means you believe in what comes next.

📚 Resources Mentioned:

• Lasagna Love Volunteer & Request a Meal