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The 5 Habits of Hope

Stories and Strategies to Help You Find Your Way
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Ever felt that passion that was once fueling your dreams or your relationships fading, leaving you stuck or ready to give up? What if you could move from feeling powerless to empowered? The 5 Habits of Hope reshapes the way we think about hope—as more than... Read More
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The 5 Habits of Hope from behavioral scientist Dr. Julia Garcia gives you the practical tools you need to become the lighter, freer, and more hopeful person you want to be.

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Ever felt that passion that was once fueling your dreams or your relationships fading, leaving you stuck or ready to give up?

What if you could move from feeling powerless to empowered? The 5 Habits of Hope reshapes the way we think about hope—as more than just a feeling, but as a practice grounded in science and real-life experiences.

For years, renowned speaker and psychologist Dr. Julia Garcia has heard the same words from people around the world: "I feel hopeless. I don't want to go through this alone anymore." As she dug deeper into the behavioural science of hopelessness and true stories of transformation, Dr. Garcia discovered something life-changing: the antidote to hopelessness wasn't just a feeling of hope but a process to sustain that hope.

In The 5 Habits of Hope, Dr. Garcia provides practical ways to navigate back to hope and healing no matter what life—or your feelings—throw at you. Weaving together personal insights, field experience, and powerful handwritten notes collected from audiences worldwide, Dr. Garcia offers you:

  • A space to explore and release your unique story
  • Practical tools to maintain hope when you're run down or stuck
  • Strategies to manage emotional pressure points and feeling detours
  • Insight on building authentic connections and a culture of support
  • Guided prompts to help you take the first steps toward lasting change

This is more than a self-help book—it's a lifeline built from real lived experiences. The 5 Habits of Hope equips you with actionable steps to break through fear and doubt and design the life you truly want. Begin your journey today and discover your personal toolkit for creating a life rooted in healing and hope.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781400250851

Publisher: HarperCollins Focus

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Harper Celebrate

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 498g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Dr. Julia Garcia is a psychologist, behavioral researcher, motivational public speaker, and spoken word poet. After years of work with educators and students, she now offers her practical approach to hope-building to business professionals, inmates, women’s leadership groups, and more. Whether giving a TEDx talk, motivating high school students, or giving keynote speeches at leadership conferences, Dr. Garcia combines her motivational speaking with dynamic storytelling to give practical but transformational tools for finding, and keeping, hope.

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