Author: kathryn

With an undeniable, unique perspective on Hope, this week’s episode of the Hope Matrix features Luis Gallardo. As a true wealth of knowledge and wisdom, Luis provides an enthralling viewpoint on Happiness and Hope. Luis is a social innovator and entrepreneur with the higher purpose of elevating the vibration of the planet by developing ideas,… Continue reading The Importance of Hope & Happiness, featuring Luis Gallardo

Given his history, he should be dead. Or incarcerated. He grew up in Las Vegas in a broken family of eight. In a true story of Hopelessness to Hope, Grant Denton is this week’s guest on The Hope Matrix. Grant Denton burned through jobs. He became addicted to heroin and crystal meth. He married and… Continue reading Trust, Safety, & Hope, featuring Grant Denton

On this week’s episode of the Hope Matrix, our host Kathryn Goetzke meets with Craig Kramer and Katharine and Peter Lee-Kramer to explore the importance of hope and hope skills within a family dynamic. Craig Kramer currently serves as the Mental Health Ambassador, and Chair of the Global Campaign on Mental Health, for Johnson and… Continue reading Hope from the Family Perspective, Featuring Craig Kramer and Peter and Katharine Lee-Kramer

Now, more than ever, one is able to see how important it is to manage hopelessness on the college campus. This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Max Hennessy. Max grew up in Norfolk, Virginia and graduated from UVA’s College of Arts and Science this past August with a degree in Religious Studies.… Continue reading Hopelessness and Hope on the College Campus, featuring Max Hennessy

This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Malia Pruyn. Malia has had her own struggles with mental health throughout high school and leading into college. She is the Panhellenic President at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is greatly involved in her sorority, Pi Beta Phi. She worked for Crisis Support Services of… Continue reading Episode 17: Hope on the College Campus, featuring Malia Pruyn

This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Matthew Jackman. Matthew lives with Bipolar Affective Disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (defined by DSM/Psychiatry), is a sibling caregiver to his younger brother and sister who live with enduring psychosocial diverse abilities, and has lost his mother to suicide, and consequently his grandparents due… Continue reading Episode 16: The Lived Experience of Hope, featuring Matthew Jackman

This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Neli Vazquez Rowland. Neli is the Co-Founder and President of A Safe Haven (ASH), an award-winning vertically integrated social and economic development model that rebuilds the lives of individuals impacted by poverty, substance abuse, prison reentry, and homelessness. The ASH model uses a holistic, integrated, and… Continue reading Episode 8: Using Strategies for Hope to Fight the Homelessness Epidemic, Featuring Neli Rowland of A Safe Haven

This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Dr. Raouf Gharbo, DO. Dr. Gharbo is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist, and HRV Subject Matter Expert for pragmatic solutions. He has over 20 years of experience using hope methodologies to address chronic pain.    In this week’s episode, Kathryn and Dr. Gharbo discuss the… Continue reading Episode 7: How the Science of Hope Influences Chronic Pain, featuring Dr. Raouf Gharbo, DO

This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Taylor Steed. Taylor is the author of the Hopeful Minds Overview and Hopeful Minds Deep Dive Educator Guides, as well as many of the Hopeful Minds and iFred resources for parents, educators, and children.   In this week’s episode, Taylor and Kathryn discuss the importance of… Continue reading Episode 6: How to Teach Hope with Hopeful Minds, featuring Taylor Steed

This week’s special guest on the Hope Matrix is Sandy Marshall. Sandy is the founder, CEO, and visionary of Project Scientist, a national nonprofit that turns girls age 4 to 12 onto science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). She is passionate about igniting girls’ confidence that a STEM career is obtainable for any girl.   … Continue reading Episode 5: How Hope Tools Can Inspire STEM Success in Young Women, featuring Sandy Marshall