'The perfect book for troubling times. The ideas and exercises in How To Be Hopeful will soothe your soul.' - Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times How to Be Hopeful is your essential toolkit to rediscovering hope, empowering you to help create a kinder world. Whether we're grieving or afraid, worn down by everyday troubles or relentless bad news, there is always hope. As an expert on the multiple benefits of hope and kindness, Bernadette Russell reveals how hope can be nurtured by all of us, even in uncertain times. Filled with cutting-edge research, timeless philosophy and tales of triumph over adversity, this uplifting book will give you all you need to cultivate hope in yourself, your community and in our future. With plenty of 'try this' tips and case studies of everyday 'hope heroes', How to Be Hopeful will inspire you to live and to act with renewed hope for a more compassionate world. Hope is the fuel that transforms our lives.