Intrinsic Hope

Kate Davies MA, DPhil, has worked on environmental and social issues for her entire career. She set up and managed the City of Toronto's Environmental Protection Office and established and directed a successful environmental policy consulting company. Davies is currently clinical associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, emeritus faculty at Antioch University, and senior fellow at the Whidbey Institute. Her written work has been published in newspapers, magazines and journals across North America and internationally. Her first book, The Rise of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement,was selected by Booklist as one of the top ten books on sustainability published in 2013. Davies lives in Langley, WA.

• Foreword by Vicki RobbinIntroduction: Where On Earth Are We Going?The Global Eco-social Crisis and Its ImpactsPsychological ImpactsThe Psychological ContextWhere On Earth Are We Going?Uncovering and Nurturing HopePart I: Uncovering Intrinsic Hope1. Naming Our Feelings about the Global Eco-social CrisisFearDisappointmentSelf-Righteous Anger and FrustrationShame and GuiltSadness and DespairGriefDenial and ApathyConcluding Thoughts2. Reasons for HopeLife Is Inherently HopefulWe Know More Than Ever BeforeThe Future Is UncertainWe May Be Able to Resolve This Crisis Because We Caused ItHumankind Is Beginning to Think GloballyHistory Tells Us Positive Social Change Is PossibleThe Growing Global Citizens' MovementHope Can Be LearnedIt Is Our Responsibility To Be HopefulJust Because. . .What Else Would We Do?3. Intrinsic and Extrinsic HopeExtrinsic HopeIntrinsic HopeExtrinsic and Intrinsic Hope ComparedThe Relationship Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic HopePart II: Habits of Hope4. Being PresentMindfulnessDistractionSelective AttentionMeditationUsing Our SensesWonderBearing WitnessBeing Present to the Universe5. Expressing GratitudeChoosing to Feel GratefulThings To Be Grateful ForExpressing GratitudeAppreciation and ProblemsJoyGratitude and Consumerism6. Loving the WorldLove and CompassionCommunityLoving PlacesLoving the EarthLoving Future Generations7. Accepting What IsOpening Up to Painful EmotionsForgivenessReframingExpressing Feelings8. Taking ActionScientific InformationResults, Responsibility, and VirtuePurpose and CommitmentDo No HarmSmall Steps9. Persevering for the Long HaulSelf-DisciplineResilienceLong-Term ThinkingCuriosityLooking After OurselvesCelebrating Good NewsConclusion: Pandora's GiftInvitationAcknowledgmentsEndnotesAbout the AuthorAbout New Society Publishers