Hope for Healing
Every journey to healing begins with HOPE
Increasing happiness
Every journey to healing begins with HOPE. I invite you to join us on the pathway of healing and living joyfully. On the Hope for Healing website you’ll find tools and resources to learn and apply new skills to increase happiness, build confidence and self-esteem, strengthen families and marriages, manage stress, and help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety. You have the power to create the life you want. We’ll show you how.
5 tips to increase happiness
We can do things to increase our personal happiness.
Here are five things that scientific research has shown to increase feelings of happiness. We explain what they are, why they work, and how to try it for yourself.
How to make every day a good day
Listen as London professor Natalie Staub explains what it takes to make every day a good day regardless of circumstances in the world or in our lives. Or watch her YouTube video on how to increase motivation and tips for creating a positive mindset.
Why do we compare ourselves with others?
We all compare ourselves to other people. We do this even when the comparisons make us unhappy. Why do we do this? Is there a way to overcome the desire to compare?
Ways to boost mental and emotional health
Did you know there are things we can do that literally change the chemistry in our body and our brains to boost mental and emotional health? Here are twelve tips, backed by science, that have been proven to improve mental and emotional well being.
4 habits that sabotage our own happiness - and how to stop
We may be blocking our own joy, happiness, and contentment without even realizing it. These common unhealthy habits can sabotage our happiness, but there are simple ways to stop.
The secret to confidence and self esteem
You Got This! an action plan to calm fear, anxiety, worry, and stress
Crushed – believe in your own happy ending
Help us make the world a better place.
17 simple ways to relieve worry, stress, and anxiety
Tips for Taking a Holistic Approach to Mental and Physical Health
Tips for Taking a Holistic Approach to Mental and Physical Health Most people tend to build something of a psychic barrier between their physical and mental health, thinking of them as two relatively separate entities. However, this couldn’t be further from the...
Free progressive relaxation audio
Progressive relaxation - Free audio What is "progressive relaxation" and how does it help with stress? When we're stressed throughout the day, we often hold tension in our body through tightness in the shoulders, neck, lower back, etc. In this audio, we're going to...
Stress Management – Free audio course
Stress management - Free audio courseCourse description This audio course is designed to help increase skills to calm fear, anxiety, worry, and stress. In this course you'll learn how our emotions affect our autonomic nervous system. You'll learn how to decrease...
How does worry and stress affect your health?
You Got This! Am I good enough? How do I stop worrying about my kids? How do I forgive myself? All these questions and more are answered in "You Got This!" "You Got This!" is a thoroughly researched, easy-to-read, well-designed action plan to calm feelings of fear,...
Emotional first aid kit
What is an emotional first aid kit? An emotional first aid kit is simply a list of emotional wellness tools that can provide an immediate, although temporary, positive effect on the way we think and feel. Having an emotional first aid kit readily available can...
What to do when you hit an emotional wall
What to do when you hit an emotional wall You may have seen it in others or perhaps experienced it yourself. Someone starts off with great intentions towards change and self improvement only to become discouraged and give up. This article explains why that might...
