The Healing Power of Hope: How Mindset and Faith Help Us Through Life’s Hardest Moments

📝 Episode Description:

Hope isn't just wishful thinking—it’s a mindset that shapes our outcomes. Discover how hope, mindset, and faith can guide you through divorce, illness, or any hardship.

In this powerful Saddle Up segment, Lesa Koski reflects on the healing power of hope—how it played a role in her breast cancer journey and how it’s backed by research from William Miller’s 8 Ways to Hope. Learn how mindset, belief, and the words we speak can shift the atmosphere around pain and fear into one of resilience, clarity, and gratitude.

Whether you're going through a divorce, facing a diagnosis, or walking through hardship with a loved one, this episode will equip you to hold onto hope and take your next step forward.

⏱️ Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction: Finding hope in hard times

(01:10) What the Bible and psychology say about hope

(02:28) Lesa’s cancer story and the power of her doctor’s words

(05:12) Why hope matters: mindset, healing, and resilience

(07:00) Hope vs. fear: how gratitude creates space for peace

(08:45) A quick plug for Tuesday’s episode on postnuptial agreements

(09:20) Final encouragement: pass hope on to someone today

✅ Key Takeaways:

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• Hope is a mindset that reduces anxiety, boosts resilience, and helps us problem-solve.
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• Words matter—positive, hope-filled language can change outcomes.
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• Surrounding yourself with positive people supports emotional healing.
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• Prayer, gratitude, and trusting others can deepen your sense of peace.
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• Hope is not naive—it’s a strategy for navigating uncertainty and adversity.
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👤 Host Bio:

Lesa Koski is a divorce attorney turned mediator, coach, and podcast host of Doing Life Different. Her mission is to help women over 40 find faith, healing, and fresh starts—whether in divorce, marriage, or life transitions. Her Saddle Up segments offer bite-sized wisdom to help listeners do life better every week.

🔗 Resource Links:

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• 🎧 Tuesday’s Episode on Postnuptial Agreements → [Insert Link]
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• 📖 Book: 8 Ways to Hope by William Miller
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• 💻 Learn more at www.lesakoski.com
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🔍 Tags/Keywords:

hope and healing, mindset in hard times, faith and breast cancer, power of words, resilience podcast, doing life different, women over 40, gratitude and hope, divorce support, Lesa Koski podcast, breast cancer encouragement, 8 ways to hope