{"id":264,"date":"2021-12-16T20:47:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:15:55","slug":"hope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/cy\/uk\/hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2688,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"resource.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"wellness_subheading":"Resilience resources","wellness_heading":"Hope","wellness_content":"\u201cHope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.\u201d\r\n\u2013 Desmond Tutu","wellness_video_quote":"","wellness_video_or_image":"video","wellness_youtube_or_vimeo":"vimeo","wellness_vimeo_id":"540070385","image":null,"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_and_media","background_colour":"","container_width":"standard","columns":"half","text_side":"left","image_or_video":"image","youtube_or_vimeo":"","image":1542,"youtube_id":"","vimeo_id":"","heading":"What is Hope?","text":"Hope describes our motivation to realise our goals, even when something is blocking us from achieving them. We broadly define Hope as \u201cthe belief in a better future and the action to make it happen\u201d. \u2018Action\u2019 means to take specific steps to make our goals a reality. This distinguishes Hope from similar concepts as it presumes personal accountability for the outcome.\r\n\r\nIt can be difficult to maintain Hope in situations where an obstacle (be it real or perceived) is standing in the way. This can allow thoughts of doubt or disbelief to creep in and lead to feelings of giving up.\r\n\r\nThis module will guide you through three steps that have been shown to shape hopeful thinking. It provides practical tools to help you fulfil each step and work towards achieving your goals.","buttons":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"multi_coloured_tabs","optimal":{"heading":"Understanding your Hope score","text":"An optimal score suggests that you are able to employ multiple appropriate strategies when working on your goals. 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