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We believe hope is a skill you can actually learn and practice, not just a feeling. We’ve pulled together a few of our favorite books to help you explore the science behind it and find practical ways to build more optimism into your daily life. Whether you’re here for the hard science or tools you can use right now, we hope you find something here that resonates.
The Positivity Effect: Simple CBT Skills to Transform Anxiety and Negativity into Optimism and Hope
Dan Tomasulo, Ph.D. and Lisa Miller, Ph.D.
Literary References
Eliott, J. A. (Ed.). (2020). Interdisciplinary perspectives on hope. Routledge.Fleming, M. (2017). A hope more powerful than the sea: One refugee's incredible story of love, loss, and survival. Flatiron Books.Gallagher, M. W., & Lopez, S. J. (Eds.). (2018). The Oxford handbook of hope. Oxford University Press.Gwinn, C., & Hellman, C. (2019). Hope rising: How the science of hope can change your life. Morgan James Publishing.Lopez, S. J. (2013). Making hope happen: Create the future you want for yourselves and others. Atria Books.Newberg, A., & Waldman, M. R. (2009). How God changes your brain: Breakthrough findings from a leading neuroscientist. Ballantine Books.Seligman, M. E. P. (2018). The hope circuit: A psychologist's journey from helplessness to optimism. PublicAffairs.Snyder, C. R. (1994). The psychology of hope: You can get there from here. Free Press.Snyder, C. R. (Ed.). (2000). Handbook of hope: Theory, measures, and applications. Academic Press.Tomasulo, D. (2020). Learned hopefulness: The power of positivity to overcome depression. New Harbinger Publications.Tomasulo, D., & Miller, L. (2023). The positivity effect: Simple CBT skills to transform anxiety and negativity into optimism and hope. St. Martin’s Essentials.
Diving Deeper: Articles and Collectionsto Explore
Diving Deeper: Articles and Collectionsto Explore
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Science of Hope and Healing
Resilient Retreat
“A New Hope” for Positive Psychology: A Dynamic Systems Reconceptualization of Hope Theory
Jeremy Sutton, Ph.D.PositivityPsychology.com
Towards a Sociology of Hope: Looking Beyond
Guido Gili and Emiliana Mangone, London, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
Emiliana MangoneDepartment of Political and Communication Sciences, University of Salerno 2025
Article References
Abramson, A. (2024, January 1). Hope as the antidote. Monitor on Psychology, 55(1), 88. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/01/trends-hope-greater-meaning-lifeDean, W. J. (1988, September 6). Places of hope. The Christian Science Monitor. https://www.csmonitor.com/1988/0906/edean.htmlGili, G., & Mangone, E. (2024). Towards a sociology of hope: Looking beyond. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Towards-a-Sociology-of-Hope-Looking-Beyond/Gili-Mangone/p/book/9781032541334Gortler, S. (2022). Participatory panopticon: Thomas Mott Osborne's prison democracy. Constellations, 29(3), 343–358.Hope Research Center. (n.d.). Publications on hope. University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. https://www.ou.edu/tulsa/hope/publicationsKristof, N. (2024, January 17). The case for hope. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/opinion/hope-2024-kristof.htmlMangone, E. (2025, August 27). The sociology of hope. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/58843Resilient Retreat. (n.d.). The science of hope and healing. https://www.resilientretreat.org/the-science-of-hope-and-healing/Rogers, N. (2020, December 18). Tapping traditional wisdom to cope with climate change. Science. https://www.science.org/content/article/tapping-traditional-wisdom-cope-climate-changeStern, A. P. (2021, July 16). Hope: Why it matters. Harvard Health Blog. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/hope-why-it-matters-202107162547Sutton, J. (n.d.). "A new hope" for positive psychology: A dynamic systems reconceptualization of hope theory. PositivePsychology.com. https://positivepsychology.com/hope-theory/Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (n.d.). The science of hope. https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/health-safety/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention/science-hope
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