It's Monday, Join Kirk & Friends for Some "Hope!" TONIGHT with Warriors for Life (WFL)
- Col (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
- 13 hours ago
- 2 min read
Come join Volunteer, Peer Support Specialist Kirk Poe for "Awaken Your Inner Healer!" edition of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, sponsored and presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV).
We are asking everyone to share who we are and what support Victory for Veterans provides via WFL. If you know someone who is a veteran, first responder or a family member/caregiver, please ask them to join us for at least one meeting so they can learn more about what we do and how they can share their wisdom with others who may be able to learn from them.
TONIGHT's Topic: "Hope!"
Join Kirk and Friends, TONIGHT and let's get together online for the Warriors for Life (WFL) as we talk about "Anxiety!"
Hope acts as a powerful mental health tool by fueling resilience, motivation, and purpose, helping you see a better future, engage actively in treatment, and develop coping strategies, thereby reducing depression, anxiety, and symptoms of PTSD while improving overall well-being and the ability to overcome challenges. It's an active belief that things can get better, motivating you to set goals and take steps toward healing.
How hope helps with mental health:
Builds Resilience: Hope gives you the strength to endure setbacks and bounce back, viewing challenges as temporary and manageable.
Boosts Motivation & Action: It fuels the belief in your ability to achieve goals, making you more likely to engage in therapy, self-care, and positive behaviors.
Reduces Negative Symptoms: Higher hope is linked to lower levels of depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms, protecting against despair and hopelessness.
Provides Purpose: Hope helps you find meaning and direction, creating a positive feedback loop where achieving small goals builds confidence.
Improves Coping: It shifts you from avoidance to constructive coping, helping you manage stress and see threats as conquerable.
Enhances Treatment: Hopeful individuals often see better outcomes in therapy because they are more active participants, believing change is possible.
Key aspects of hope:
Agency Thinking: Believing you have the power and motivation to reach your goals.
Pathways Thinking: Developing multiple strategies to achieve goals, making you flexible when facing roadblocks.
Action-Oriented: It's not just wishing; it's the cognitive process of planning and working towards a better future.
By cultivating hope, you develop an optimistic yet realistic mindset that empowers you to actively work towards recovery and a more meaningful life.
Warriors for Life (WFL) Online "Awaken Your Inner Healer!" edition presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) - Monday (TONIGHT), December 29, 2025 @ 4:30 PM PT, 5:30 PM MT, 6:30 PM CT, & 7:30 PM ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86121340012
Thank you,
Kirk Poe, Certified Peer Support Specialist, Reiki Master, Certified Body/Emotion/Belief Code Practitioner, & Volunteer Facilitator, Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV)
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