Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression

Dan Tomasulo, PhD

Jan 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

About this audiobook

Cultivate hope with strengths-based practices grounded in positive psychology. If you suffer from depression, sub-clinical depression, or low mood, you may have days where you feel like you've lost hope-hope that you'll ever feel better, that the world will be a better place, or that you'll someday find the happiness that always seems to elude you. You aren't alone. Many people struggle with feelings of sadness and hopelessness-especially in our difficult, modern world. The good news is that you can change. Learned Hopefulness offers powerful exercises grounded in evidence-based positive psychology to help you identify your strengths; ditch the self-limiting beliefs that diminish your capacity for positivity; and increase feelings of motivation, resiliency, and wellness. You'll also learn to untangle yourself from rumination over past negative events, while shifting your perspective to the present moment and anticipating your future through a more positive lens. With this unique, compassionate, and life-affirming guide, you'll find the tools you need to break free from hopelessness and start living a life of happiness and vitality.

About the author

Dan Tomasulo, PhD, is a highly sought-after international speaker on topics relating to applied positive psychology. He authors the daily column Ask the Therapist, and the Learned Hopefulness blog for psychcentral.com. His award-winning memoir, American Snake Pit, was released in 2018.

Patrick Lawlor has recorded over three hundred audiobooks in just about every genre. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many Library Journal and Kirkus starred audio reviews.