How to Stay Hopeful When You’re Disheartened by the News

In our modern world of 24/7 connectivity, it’s almost impossible to escape the influence of the media. It doesn’t help that most news outlets accentuate ‘bad’ news and sensationalism just to boost their ratings.

Unconscious consumption of these stealthily crafted headlines can cause anyone to believe that we live in a dark, unjust, and cruel world filled with hate, fear, and distrust. But at some point, we need to stop and examine the cost of allowing ourselves to be exposed to the media’s flawed perspective

In this podcast episode, we’ll take a deeper look at the impact that negative news has on our psyche and five steps that we can take to overcome the effects and transmute it into something positive.