266. 9 Ways to Feel More Hopeful in 2026

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, Business, How To

4.7 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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As we close out 2025, I know so many of us are ending the year exhausted, overwhelmed, and craving even the smallest spark of hope — and that’s exactly what today’s episode is here to give you. From the power of local community events to the healing magic of nature, art, or activism, this episode will give you simple, actionable ways to end 2025 feeling more hopeful (without the toxic positivity or wellness fluff). I’m sharing the real, tangible practices that have helped me reconnect with joy in a year that felt painfully heavy. Visit https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod to stay up to date and find any resources mentioned on our show! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Shifting to Hope: Why It Matters 01:47 Tip 1: Go to a Community Event 02:59 Tip 2: Read a Fun Book 04:17 Tip 3: See Women Play Sports 06:39 Tip 4: Get Into Nature 08:14 Tip 5: Protest, Rally, or Activism from Home 10:49 Tip 6: Experience Art & Live Performances 12:21 Tip 7: Run for Something & Local Political Engagement 13:56 Tip 8: Do Something Alone 15:41 Tip 9: Volunteer & Give Back 17:00 Closing Thoughts: Hope, Community, and Looking Ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.6	10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. This is me handing you a warm cup of tea,
1:06.4	a blankie, and sitting you down in front of a fire and saying, I know this year's been hard.
1:12.8	Let's make it a little bit better.
1:26.2	Hi, Financial Feminist.
1:27.3	Welcome back to the show.
1:28.2	My name is Tori, and I am a multimillionaire, money expert.
1:32.4	I've helped five million women be better with money.
1:34.5	But today, I was going to say I'm your mom, but this year sucked.
1:41.6	This year sucked.
1:43.0	I think the world's felt very heavy. This year has felt very
1:47.5	long and everything feels urgent. The sky is falling. Climate change. Donald Trump. Everything feels
1:58.3	bad. But I don't want to talk about that today. I want to talk about all of the ways that I am finding hope, like concrete feelings of hope, because we need a lot more of that. We need a lot more of that going into 2026. And it is so easy to get to the end of a
2:21.4	difficult period of time and feel like there was nothing good about it. Okay. There was nothing
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