Hello Universe24 Sep 2025

How to Feel Empowered Instead of Hopeless

We’re back for Season 6 of Hello Universe! 🎉

We kick off this season with a listener question so many are asking:

”Every time I open the news, I feel like I'm hit with another wave of heartbreak. Part of me wants to stay awake and engaged, but another part of me just feels so tired. But then I turn away to preserve my sense of self and protect joy, and I feel guilty and maybe irresponsible. How do you hold hope in a moment that feels so dark? How do I find the balance in a moment like this?”

Highlights

The “not enough monster” that latches onto everything—including activism.
Joy as resistance, and the radical practice of letting yourself feel good even when the world is on fire.
“Tend to your part of the garden”—why committing to your thread matters more than chasing all of them.
The difference between helplessness (grief that opens) and despair (grief that shuts down).
Why living in possibility is vulnerable work—and how to practice it every day.
Eva’s blunt question: “Are we evolving or regressing?” and the nuanced answers that follow.
The paradox of progress: letting go of the myth of linear evolution while still choosing trust.
Kyley on unworthiness as the invisible wall between us and love—and why believing we deserve better is collective sacred work.
The radical agency of choosing happiness, and why blame is a seductive detour away from accountability.

This episode is a balm for anyone who has felt the whiplash of living in a world of abundance and devastation at once. If you’ve ever wrestled with guilt for feeling joy, or wondered if your thread really matters, we made this one for you.

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