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Show Notes:
In today’s show we are talking about the importance of hope in surviving life on the front lines, and how to go about engaging with hope intentionally and strategically. Too often we take hope for granted or we undervalue it. But without hope, we don’t stand a chance in this line of work. And because of the work you do and what you interact with, hope tends to be quickly eroded – often without realizing it – and we’re left with being swallowed up by the suffering witnessed day to day. Hope doesn’t just happen, we have to pay attention, and today we are going to talk about specific, tangible ways to do just that.
Your brain naturally values negative experiences as a survival mechanism to ensure your welfare – but unfortunately this can cut hope out of the picture if we’re not careful. The average Joe-citizen doesn’t have to worry about being quite as intentional as their daily lives don’t tend to bombard them with hardship, life-and-death stress, and deep human suffering. But for those on the front lines, the part of the brain that manages the shit works on overdrive while the part of the brain that manages hope is left to wither away, neglected. We have to be intentional to exercise the part of our brain that does hope so we can give it a chance to do some of the heavy lifting when we need it.
In this episode I talk about 6 tangible ways to engage in strengthening the hope part of your brain. To summarize this information and offer some helpful prompts to guide you are you start implementing these tools into your daily and weekly life, I created a worksheet that you can snag by signing up here.
As a quick review, these include…
1. A helper’s heart
2. Scan for good
3. Context is key
4. Gratitude is hope’s cousin
5. Active rest to restore
6. Complain constructively
Clear as mud? Snag the worksheet to have a solid reminder and some prompts for success. Happy exercising!! …Just what everyone expected to kick off the New Year, right!?
Episode Challenge:
Download the worksheet that pairs with this episode by signing up here, and try to integrate at least 2 of these tools into your week this week. I would love to hear how it goes – tag me on social media to your pictures out hiking or a snippet from your gratitude journal!!
Additional Resources:
The Gottman's work was mentioned in this episode, and their work has excellent applications for couples seeking to strengthen relationship. Here are a couple of my favorite books from their work and links to snag them on Amazon:
The Gottman's "7 Principles for Making Marriage Work"
The Gottman's "The Relationship Cure"
Connect, Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share!
Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! Subscribe and share this podcast with those you know. I appreciate every like, rating and review – every single one helps this podcast to be seen by other First Responders & Front Line Workers out there. Help me on my mission to help others just like you to not only survive, but to thrive – both on the job and off.
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By Lindsay Faas
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Show Notes:
In today’s show we are talking about the importance of hope in surviving life on the front lines, and how to go about engaging with hope intentionally and strategically. Too often we take hope for granted or we undervalue it. But without hope, we don’t stand a chance in this line of work. And because of the work you do and what you interact with, hope tends to be quickly eroded – often without realizing it – and we’re left with being swallowed up by the suffering witnessed day to day. Hope doesn’t just happen, we have to pay attention, and today we are going to talk about specific, tangible ways to do just that.
Your brain naturally values negative experiences as a survival mechanism to ensure your welfare – but unfortunately this can cut hope out of the picture if we’re not careful. The average Joe-citizen doesn’t have to worry about being quite as intentional as their daily lives don’t tend to bombard them with hardship, life-and-death stress, and deep human suffering. But for those on the front lines, the part of the brain that manages the shit works on overdrive while the part of the brain that manages hope is left to wither away, neglected. We have to be intentional to exercise the part of our brain that does hope so we can give it a chance to do some of the heavy lifting when we need it.
In this episode I talk about 6 tangible ways to engage in strengthening the hope part of your brain. To summarize this information and offer some helpful prompts to guide you are you start implementing these tools into your daily and weekly life, I created a worksheet that you can snag by signing up here.
As a quick review, these include…
1. A helper’s heart
2. Scan for good
3. Context is key
4. Gratitude is hope’s cousin
5. Active rest to restore
6. Complain constructively
Clear as mud? Snag the worksheet to have a solid reminder and some prompts for success. Happy exercising!! …Just what everyone expected to kick off the New Year, right!?
Episode Challenge:
Download the worksheet that pairs with this episode by signing up here, and try to integrate at least 2 of these tools into your week this week. I would love to hear how it goes – tag me on social media to your pictures out hiking or a snippet from your gratitude journal!!
Additional Resources:
The Gottman's work was mentioned in this episode, and their work has excellent applications for couples seeking to strengthen relationship. Here are a couple of my favorite books from their work and links to snag them on Amazon:
The Gottman's "7 Principles for Making Marriage Work"
The Gottman's "The Relationship Cure"
Connect, Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share!
Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! Subscribe and share this podcast with those you know. I appreciate every like, rating and review – every single one helps this podcast to be seen by other First Responders & Front Line Workers out there. Help me on my mission to help others just like you to not only survive, but to thrive – both on the job and off.