Battle for Yourself
Check out Part 3 of our series based on themes from Kendrick Lamar’s Meet the Grahams. Are there battles in your life that you’re facing? Learn about Future Full of Hope can help.
What if You’ve Raised a Horrible Child?
Last week we kicked off Part 1 of our 3 Part exploration of themes from Kendrick Lamar’s single Meet the Grahams. Check out Part 2 this week as we explore the experience of a parent who’s wrestling with their sense of identity in response to their child’s decisions
Father’s Day for the Adult Children of Absentee Fathers
For the next three weeks, and in context of Father’s Day on Sunday 6/16, we’re going to explore themes from Kendrick Lamar’s single Meet the Grahams. Beyond the battle between Drake and Kendrick, Meet the Grahams paints a vivid picture of children with absent fathers. Check out this week’s read as we explore the impact that absentee fathers can have on their adult children and how therapy can help.
Communication Styles
As Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us continues to break worldwide records, we ‘re inspired by the beef between Kendrick and Drake to highlight different communication styles. Hopefully you’re not in the middle of a rap beef - but as a person who communicates with others, the style with which you communicate will impact the how your message is received. Check out our blog this week to learn how to recognize your own communication style as well (and even to learn to notice each type represented in song lyrics!).
Resolving Conflict
Hopefully your day-to-day conflicts aren’t sent in the context of public media and dope beats and rhymes….This week at Future Full of Hope we’re keying in on J Cole’s recent conflict resolution, reflected in his public apologize given to Kendrick Lamar at Dreamville in April and right before the beef between Drake and Kendrick erupted. Check out some tips on resolving conflict, featuring some key takeaways from J Cole’s apology.
Recognizing Your Inner Voice and Learning to Love Yourself
In his 2015 hit single i, Kendrick Lamar reminds us that we all lack confidence sometimes while simultaneously sharing an ode to self-love and affirmation. Check out some thoughts this week on learning to recognize your inner voice and learning how to love yourself.