So many of us get caught up in doomscrolling, which leads to anger, despair and a sense of powerlessness, but there are small actions you can take to feel better.

In this week's podcast, we explore ways to increase your own sense of hope, in the midst of a very challenging time in our world, and carry hope to others.

Here are links to the poems I mentioned in this week's episode:

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

https://onbeing.org/poetry/the-peace-of-wild-things/

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou https://www.instagram.com/reels/DGLgNojOfPE/

For One Who Is Exhausted, A Blessing by John O'Donahue

https://onbeing.org/blog/john-odonohue-for-one-who-is-exhausted-a-blessing/

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

https://onbeing.org/poetry/wild-geese/

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314

There's also a beautiful musical version of Dickinson's poem called Hope, by Pete Josef

https://music.apple.com/us/album/hope/1040956949?i=1040957318

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.