095 | Remembering Hope with Catherine Hammond
Catherine Hammond is a transformational coach and author. Her book, hope(less): The Truth about Hope and Where to Find It, serves as a memoir, manifesto, manual, and guidebook for people going through the ups and downs of life. An award-winning estate planning attorney, Catherine founded the full-service estate planning firm, Hammond Law Group PC, in 2005 to serve the needs of her community. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Psychology from Coe College and her Juris Doctor degree from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver.
Catherine joins me today to discuss how we can remember and reconnect with hope—no matter our circumstances. She describes her early struggles with hope and how she started thinking differently about it. She outlines the learned lies and uncultivated truths surrounding hope. Catherine also reveals how hope can create a world of deeper connection and love and underscores how we all have an internal wellspring of hope that never runs out.
“Hopelessness is a mind trick—there is no tube of hope that we squeeze and run out of. It is an ever-present, ever-flowing wellspring that you just tap in and there’s always more.” - Catherine Hammond
This week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast:
● What Catherine learned about hope from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning
● The prevailing narrative of hopelessness in society
● The infinite, internal nature of hope
● How unresolved trauma can block our access to truth, sense of self, and hope
● Hopefulness versus being disassociated and compartmentalized by trauma
● The “Make it Happen” girl and my prior relationship with hope
● Why hopelessness is made-up and connecting with hope while in great pain
● The seven lies we believe about hope and the uncultivated truths about hope
● Mortality and hope
● What we miss out on in a world built upon hopelessness
● How hope can allow us to see beauty in all parts of life
● Deeper connection and deeper love
● Creating your own personal hope toolkit
Resources Mentioned:
● Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Connect with Catherine Hammond:
● Book: hope(less): The Truth about Hope and Where to Find It
● Hammond Law Group on LinkedIn
● Hammond Law Group on Facebook
● Hammond Law Group on Twitter
● Catherine Hammond on LinkedIn
● Catherine Hammond on Instagram
● Catherine Hammond on Facebook
● Catherine Hammond on Twitter
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