In Part 2 of O is for the end of the road for Optimism? our host Lynda Sullivan speaks to Anne Symens-Bucher - who has been teaching, facilitating and living the practice of Active Hope (also known as The Work That Reconnects) for many decades. Anne is asked 'Is optimism still possible? Is it responsible? And how does optimism differ from hope, and in particular Active Hope?' How can we resource ourselves as we face into a world gone mad? 

Find out more about Active Hope here: https://www.activehope.info/ 

And The Work That Reconnects here: https://workthatreconnects.org/ 

Thanks to the Creative Workers Cooperative for support with editing and graphics!