After three episodes examining the mechanics of the scarcity trap, we make a deliberate turn toward the light. This episode is not about what poverty does to people, but what people do in the face of it. Host Danny goes in search of the psychological tools for escape.

Agency: How shifting from an external to an internal "locus of control," often starting with a single small win, can reignite a person's belief in their own power.

Community: The concept of "social capital" as a shared bandwidth reserve that distributes the cognitive and emotional load, acting as a powerful buffer against isolation and stress.

Hope: How adopting a "growth mindset" reframes failure from a verdict into feedback, providing the fuel needed to persevere on the long journey out of poverty.

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