How To Choose Hope When Life Breaks You (The Science of Resilience & Belonging) | Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

About this episode

Mark Divine interviews Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe about resilience and the importance of hope in overcoming life's challenges.

What do you do when hope feels completely out of reach? In this episode of The Mark Divine Show, Mark sits down with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, award-winning resilience researcher, educator, and known globally as The Hope Scientist, to unpack what hope really is—and why it’s not just wishful thinking. Dr. Robyne shares her remarkable story of dropping out of high school, navigating addiction, surviving a near-fatal car accident, and rebuilding her life from the ground up. Together, ...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Divine

Guest: Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

Topics covered

• resilience
• hope
• personal growth
• overcoming adversity
• mental health

Keywords

• resilience
• hope
• addiction
• personal story
• mental health
• overcoming adversity
• life challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Hope Scientist

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