Unfinished Goodbyes

Worksheets · Worksheet 8

My Hope Ladder

Hope does not have to end. It can change, step by step, into a hope you can live with. This sheet helps you see how your hopes have changed, and find a new one.

About 10 minutes · Goes with Guide 6: Holding On While Living On

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1Climb your ladder

Start at the bottom with your first hope, and climb up to how you hope today. The examples show one mother’s ladder; write over them.

A new hope
Now
Then
Later
My first hope

2A hope I am ready to change

3Hope for me

Changing a hope is not giving up on someone. It is how people keep going.

Inat Therapy · Anahita Tanwar, Clinical Psychologist · online sessions across India

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