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What if hope isn’t a feeling… but a skill?

This week on Hope Comes to Visit, I’m joined by my longtime friend Ann Imig — MSW, certified coach, and founder of the storytelling phenomenon Listen to Your Mother. Fifteen years after giving motherhood a microphone on stages across North America, Ann now helps burnt-out women retrain their brains for clarity, calm, and joy.

We talk about:

• Why your stress brain dominates your decisions
• How to literally rewire your brain for hope
• The myth of “I’ll be happy when…”
• Achievement addiction and burnout
• Why curiosity is the antidote to anxiety
• How 10-second sensory practices can change your day
• Staying sober, staying open, staying a learner

Ann explains that hope doesn’t require you to feel hopeful first.

You can take hopeful action — and the feeling will follow.

This conversation is practical, grounding, and incredibly timely. Especially if you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of what comes next.

✨ Connect with Ann at listenlifecoaching.com
✨ Take the saboteur assessment at positiveintelligence.com

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I’m so grateful you spent this time with us today.

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Until next time, take good care of yourself. And remember—your story matters.

New episodes drop every Monday, so you can begin your week with a little light and a lot of hope.

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