This week it was a treat for me to speak with my friend Debbi Marco, author, freelance journalist and fellow champion of kindness. Debbi gives  great advice on how to succeed in a tough industry "be the helpful and the kind person... it helps get you remembered" We talk about how important it is to actively choose the news we consume, rather than just scrolling though our social media feeds "don't take one news source... especially if it is just telling you what you want to hear". Debbi talks about how and where she has found hope recently in helping refugees and witnessing the kindness of so many people. This was something she wrote about beautifully in her new book "The Power of Kindness" an international collection of stories of kindness that happened during lockdown. We spoke about utopia and Deb's hopes for the future too, in which she imagined a future in which kindness was normal, harnessing  the power to change the world for better, for good.

You can buy Debbi's book here , you can also find her on twitter @debbimarco or via her website here 

My book "How To Be Hopeful" is also OUT now! Packed full of hopeful stories, ideas, case studies and things to try, I'm happy to say it is getting lovely reviews already! You can buy it here  

here

or in your local independent bookshop

'The perfect book for troubling times. The ideas and exercises in How To Be Hopeful will soothe your soul.' Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

More stories and chats about hope coming soon

Love Bernadette xxx