Table of Contents
Introduction xii
Chapter 1 A Culture of Hope 1
Chapter 2 What is Hope? 7
Chapter 3 Why Hope Matters So Much 16
Chapter 4 Telling the Truth About Your Life 28
Chapter 5 Hope Should be Measured Everywhere 35
Chapter 6 Measuring Hope in Children and Teens 45
Chapter 7 Experiencing Hope 57
Chapter 8 The Hope Continuum 61
Chapter 9 The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study 68
Chapter 10 Sometimes It is Too Late for Hope 84
Chapter 11 Great Leaders, Visionaries, and Gifted People with Demons 92
Chapter 12 Lessons Learned from Abused Kids 101
Chapter 13 Lessons Learned from Battered Women 111
Chapter 14 Hope and the Human Brain 121
Chapter 15 Illness, Nutrition, and Hope 139
Chapter 16 Is AT&T an Enemy of Hope? 154
Chapter 17 Teaching to the Test (aka Studying the Answers) 164
Chapter 18 Spirituality and Hope 177
Chapter 19 Pursuing a Hope-Centered Life 193
Chapter 20 The Hope-Centered Workplace 205
Chapter 21 The End of Shame 218
Chapter 22 Hope Rising: Leaving a Legacy of Hope 226
About the Authors 237
Acknowledgements 239
Sample Domains of HOPE 243
References 248