Habits of Hope: Simple, Proven Practices to Defeat Discouragement, Find Joy, and Bounce Back When Life Hits Hard
About this ebook
In a world marked by stress, anxiety, and constant uncertainty, many people feel stuck—unsure how to handle everything from everyday pressures to deep loss, financial strain, or relational conflict. But what if the key to resilience and joy isn't found in changing your circumstances, but in changing your habits?
After walking through her own season of fear following her son's traumatic health scare, researcher, speaker, and psychologist Dr. Shaunti Feldhahn (and author of For Women Only and The Kindness Challenge) set out to find answers. Why do some people stay steady, hopeful, and even joyful, no matter what life brings?
Through years of research—including surveys of thousands of the most hopeful, resilient people—she uncovered a powerful truth: thriving isn't about personality, perfection, or superhuman strength. It's about intentional practices that anyone can learn.
In Habits of Hope, you'll discover how to:
- use daily, healthy habits to create lasting emotional strength and improve your mental health
- apply 10 research-backed practices that build resilience and joy, even during hardship
- replace discouraging thought patterns with life-giving perspectives
- stay grounded and steady, even in uncertainty and discouragement
- choose gratitude, growth, and peace over fear and frustration
The people who flourish aren't different from the rest of us; they've just learned how to train their minds and hearts in a different way. Hope is not something you have to wait for. It's something you can build into your life.
And when you do, everything changes.
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About the author
Shaunti Feldhahn, PhD, is a bestselling author, popular speaker, and social researcher known for her groundbreaking work to help people thrive in life, faith, leadership, and relationships. Her research-based books, such as For Women Only, For Men Only, Find Rest, and The Kindness Challenge, are filled with surprising and practical insights, selling more than three million copies in twenty-five languages.
Shaunti holds a master's degree from Harvard University and a doctoral degree in counseling and psychological studies from Regent University. She started out on Wall Street before unexpectedly diving into social research. Shaunti speaks at dozens of events each year to women, couples, and Christian leaders, sharing her fascinating research findings about the transformative little truths that help us thrive in life, faith, and relationships.
Shaunti and her husband, Jeff, live in Atlanta, Georgia. When they are not on the road speaking at marriage events, they love having coffee together every morning, spending time with their adult son, daughter, and son-in-law, and enjoying every minute of life at warp speed.
