Do Hope

Gail Muller, a chronic pain sufferer, was told to ‘give up hope’ of a recovery and accept that she would be in a wheelchair by 40. She refused. She eventually found a cure and went on to walk the legendary Appalachian Trail. But what is hope? And why do we need it now more than ever?

In this book, Gail shares her own story of survival and what she has learnt: that hope is not just a platitude, it’s a powerful and energising catalyst towards better days. A light in the dark. But sometimes hope can fade — and if that happens, how do we get it back? In Do Hope you will:


- Meet the Three Musketeers: resilience, perseverance and self-worth
- Develop tools to feel reinvigorated and realigned
- Discover what really makes you happy
- Appreciate how helping others can lift you too

For those times when we feel adrift, challenged or face adversity, Do Hope will help us keep the flame of hope alive.


Gail Muller is a Cornish adventurer, author, speaker and coach with a background in education. She has spent 20 years teaching, leading and consulting in the UK and internationally, helping raise aspirations and encouraging life-long learning in both young people and adults. She has faced a raft of adversity in her life and has moved through considerable challenges with hope, courage, and the passionate belief that our broken bits are actually superpowers. Recently diagnosed with ADHD at 44, she also struggled for 15 years with musculoskeletal issues and the resulting chronic pain. In 2019, after considerable physical rehabilitation, she set out to walk the Appalachian Trail in the USA, later writing a bestselling book, Unlost. Happily she has stayed well, exploring many long trails since and giving talks and workshops all over the world. She lives, hikes and swims in Cornwall.