The Different Languages of Hope: How People Make Meaning of Loss and Limitation

Presented by Lisa Buckley

Humans face unprecedented crises that threaten existence across the globe. How do we hope when we face situations that take away our sense of safety? How do we move forward when life – the way it used to be – will never again be possible? How can we face tremendous uncertainty without knowing a pathway forward? This is the call for hope.

Dr. Lisa Buckley will be discussing her dissertation research results that suggest there are six languages of hope. These “languages” are six world views or paradigms that frame what aperson can understand or imagine when working with loss or limitation. Further, each distinct paradigm frames what actions are considered possible. Implications for our times are shared.

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Speaker bio:
Dr. Lisa Buckley has worked in the organizational development field as a consultant to 400 businesses and a director of organizational development for a national healthcare company.

Lisa completed doctoral research on Making Meaning of Loss and Limitation through Hope: A Developmental Stage Perspective. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Fielding Graduate University.

Lisa is currently exploring the power and application of collective hoping. Humans face unprecedented, multisystemic crises that threaten existence across the globe. Individuals working in climate change, social justice, healthcare, and mental health call for effective interventions to develop capacities and skills of well-hoping in individuals and collectives. Research has shown that hope is a power or function that assists humans in times of crisis, loss, and limitation. Further, hope can be learned, supported, and facilitated.