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elin kelsey, PhD (she/her) is a leader in the solutions-focused environmental and climate justice movement. She advocates for the transformative power of evidence-based hope as a speaker, collaborator, and award-winning author. elin's mission is to spread wild contagious hope.
elin with short dark hair, wearing a white top and a red skirt, walking along a serene beach with blurred waves

elin kelsey, PhD (she/her) is a leader in the solutions-focused environmental and climate justice movement. She advocates for the transformative power of evidence-based hope as a speaker, collaborator, and award-winning author. elin's mission is to spread wild contagious hope.

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How to Be Hopeful

Empowering Practices to Overcome Despair and Act for Climate Justice

By elin kelsey

How to Be Hopeful is elin kelsey’s response to the anxiety so many people feel today — an uplifting and practical guide to choosing hope as an active, evidence-based practice. Blending personal stories, current research, multi-species inspirations, and everyday tools, she encourages readers to empower themselves to meet the crises we face with courage, community, and care.

Coming Fall 2025

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Mahindra International School

Inspiring Hope Across Generations

Pune, India

Dr. elin kelsey loves ambitious whole school hope projects. Her visit to Mahindra International School offered a thoughtful and inspiring exploration of how hope can empower meaningful action. Through conversations with students, staff, parents and the Pune community, she fostered a shared sense of possibility rooted in connection and care.

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Robert College

Hope Sparks Regenerative Learning

Instanbul, Türkiye

In this week-long project, elin facilitated a massive open space in which a thousand students across all grade levels self-organized and managed creative hope action projects. The passion of their work is featured in this 2025 film.

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Animated Short Film

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Dr. elin kelsey Explains Why Humans are Part of Nature

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Evidence based hope vs Climate Doomism

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