Community

Hopeful Minds, a Free program to teach Hope to kids, Featured on the BBC ‘Teens on the Edge’ Documentary

Hopeful Minds, a free program aimed at teaching Hope to kids around the world, was featured on ‘Teens on the Edge’. Hopeful Minds  is free and available to all around the world, and can be used in many settings and should be taught to each and every child. Hopelessness is the ONLY predictor of suicide, … Continued
Kathryn Goetzke

Kathryn Goetzke

1 Min Read

Hopeful Minds, a free program aimed at teaching Hope to kids around the world, was featured on ‘Teens on the Edge’. Hopeful Minds  is free and available to all around the world, and can be used in many settings and should be taught to each and every child.

Hopelessness is the ONLY predictor of suicide, and of weapon carrying to school, and a primary symptom of depression. All kids must learn how to create, maintain, and grow hopeful mindsets.

Ask your local church, community group, after school program, school system, Big Brothers / Big Sister Group, or YMCA to teach. Hopelessness does not discriminate, so we must ensure each and every child is taught. Bring it to your communities today.

Find out more about the Hopeful Minds program at www.hopefulminds.org.

Thank you, BBC, for helping is shine a light on this critical topic.

This was originally featured on Teens on the Edge, in the UK in October, 2018. Rights were granted for educational and informational purposes only.

Author(s)

  • Kathryn Goetzke

    MBA, Global Hope Ambassador, iFred Founder, Chief Mood Officer

    iFred, The Mood Factory

    Kathryn Goetzke is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, strategic consultant and global depression advocate. She is the entrepreneur and innovator behind Mood-lites™, a brand that achieved over 35 million dollars in retail sales. As her role as Chief Mood Officer at The Mood Factory, her goal is to ‘Improve Moods’ by teaching consumers how to get in the present moment through engaging the senses. Armed with an MBA in International Marketing, an undergraduate degree in Psychology, over 20 years of experience with small and Fortune 100 companies, and a successful product launch of her own under her belt, she aims to do just that with her new line of product based on how scents impact moods and 21 Day Courses teaching how to rewire the brain. In addition to launching Mood-lites, Goetzke founded a non-profit organization for depression called iFred (the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression – www.ifred.org) dedicated to eradicating the stigma of the disease using the sunflower, a focus on hope, the color yellow, celebrity engagement, creating hopeful mindsets, and education on the biology of the brain. According to the World Health Organization, there are 300 million people around the world with major depressive disorder, yet depression is treatable and episodes often preventable. She is most excited about her Hopeful Minds initiative (www.hopefulminds.org), based on research that hope is a teachable skill and aimed at teaching kids around the world so they may be equipped to always create, maintain, and sustain hope. Goetzke and her work has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Home, InStyle, Family Living, Scholastic Choices Magazine, and others. She has spoken at the United Nations, World Bank, Global Mental Health Conference, Mental Health Community Associations Conference, the Scent Marketing Institute, and more. She has been featured on multiple radio and television shows including BBC, WGN Chicago, CBS Chicago, Tasty Trade, and eWomenNetwork. Goetzke is a regular contributor to the Thrive Global and PsychCentral, writes regularly for iFred and The Mood Factory, and serves on advisory boards for FundaMentalSDG, the Global Mental Health Movement, and Women's Brain Project, and is a member of the Founding Steering Committee Member of YMentalHealth, a global coalition for youth mental health nonprofits. Goetzke has a Master of Business Administration degree in International Marketing Management from the University of St. Thomas, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, International Studies and Biology from Winona State University. She currently resides in Reno, NV, where she enjoys hiking, meeting new people, playing with her nieces, exploring the mountains, skiing, and solving complex global challenges.