Are you feeling freaked out by the state of our planet? The world? Your life? Well, illustrator, speaker and author of Hope is a Verb, Emily Ehlers, has a remedy for us all. It’s called “hope” and in this episode, she will inspire you to shift your thinking from despair and overwhelm at what’s happening in the world around us...to hope. She talks about her life-changing trip to Bhutan and what arty activism is all about.    WANT MORE FROM EMILY? Find out more about Emily’s beautiful book, Hope is a Verb (Murdoch Books, $29.99), here. Or follow her arty activism via her Instagram feed @ecowithem.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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