Episode 265 - Active Hope with Chris Johnstone

In our journey through life, we all encounter challenges, crises, and often a sense of hopelessness, both on a personal and global scale. But what if we could transform our perspective and actively engage with the world to create a better future? In this episode, Chris Johnstone, co-author with Joanna May of the book, Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power, shares his wisdom on how we can move from our perceived sense of powerlessness - no matter the size of the problem - to active participation in positive change. Active hope is not just about wishful thinking; it’s about acknowledging the stark reality we face, choosing what we deeply hope for, and taking action toward the outcome we desire. Big things happen through small steps and we have the power to change ourselves and the world! Listen and be inspired to let hope be active through you.

Chris is not only an author but also a medical doctor with extensive experience in mental health and resilience training. His fascination with nature and his medical studies, including a significant stint in Sri Lanka with a development organization, emphasized a psychosocial spiritual approach to awakening at both individual and societal levels, aiming for a balanced society free from poverty and excessive affluence. 

Bio : Chris Johnstone is co-author, with Joanna Macy, of Active Hope – How to Face the Mess We’re In with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power, a book now published in eighteen languages. He is also one of the UK’s leading resilience trainers, with four decades’ of experience teaching in this field. After a first degree combining medicine and psychology, he trained as a medical doctor and then worked for many years in the mental health field teaching resilience skills. He has pioneered the role of resilience training in mental health promotion, coaching practice, workplaces, and over the last twelve years in online education. He’s worked closely with Joanna Macy in developing Active Hope as a psycho-spiritual approach to transformational resilience in response to concerns about the world. His online courses for resilience and active hope reach thousands of people, with participants in over sixty countries.

For info see https://collegeofwellbeing.com and https://activehope.training

Chris Johnstone's book : Active Hope book, revised edition, came out in 2022. Details at https://www.activehope.info

Active Hope website: https://www.activehope.info/

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