The Kindness Podcast

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Since 2011, people have been singing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” lyrics encouraging people to love themselves and all the things that make them different. The next year, Born This Way Foundation was founded to spread the same message. Nicole talks with Shadille Estepan, a program director for Born this Way, about how the foundation is encouraging young people to leave the world a kinder, braver place.

To learn more, check out @BTWFoundation

This episode of the Kindness Podcast is brought to you by Cornwell Properties in Athens, Ohio. Location Matters.

Visit http://cornwellpropertiesathens.com for more information.

Corey Harnish is on a mission to make kindness fun! He is CEO of Better World International which has gamified kindness with their flagship project, The Good Cards. It’s a social impact, real-time app empowering people to do good deeds by combining social activism with global awareness for living happier and more fulfilled lives.

Learn more and join the game at TheGoodCards.com.

One simple act of kindness can transform a life, at least it did for Rodney Smith Jr.

On his way home from his college classes, Rodney saw an elderly man struggling to mow his lawn and decided to finish the job for him. He’s since founded Raising Men Lawn Care Service which encourages boys and girls to provide free lawn care to those who are unable to do so. He has also mowed a lawn for free in all fifty states and plans to do so again soon.

Connect with Rodney on Twitter @iamRodneySmith or on his website at http://weareraisingmen.com.

On December 12, 2014, Mark Barden’s life changed after learning his son, Daniel, was killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He turned his grief to action in founding Sandy Hook Promise. He talks with Nicole about how he is using kindness to prevent future tragedies.

You can learn more about Mark’s work at SandyHookPromise.org.

Dr. Jen Faber is a businesswoman, chiropractor and author, but her favorite role is as someone who shares the message of self-love. Jen and Nicole talk about the importance of Living well now to avoid regrets later.

Connect with Jen on Twitter @DrJenFaber or on her website at http://www.drjenfaber.com.

One way to be kind is with your wallet, donating to charities and people in need. But giving can get confusing in a hurry if you’re not aware of the economics of altruism. Dr. Julie Paxton is equipping students to give responsibly through her course, “Economics of Altruism” at Ohio University. We’re joined by Dr. Julie Paxton and two of her students, Alex Wainwright and Alex Armstrong to learn more about being kind financially.

Susan Crites Price is an expert on family philanthropy. She’s the author of seven books, primarily on parenting and philanthropy. Susan has seen the rise of technology and the pause it gives parents. She teaches us how to encourage kids to share their time, talent, treasure and (social media) ties in a digital age in her latest book Generous Genes: Raising Caring Kids in a Digital Age.

You can reach out to Susan on her on social media at @SCritesPrice or generousgenes.com.

Katie Carter is the executive director of the Susan G Komen branch in Columbus, Ohio, where she leads a team of people motivated to ending breast cancer forever. She often finds inspiring stories of kindness when planning her community’s Race for the Cure, which is the largest run for breast cancer awareness in the country.

Find a race near you or get invaluable advice for those being diagnosed with breast cancer at komen.org.

Megan Murphy thinks kindness rocks! She is the creator of the national movement, The Kindness Rocks Project, which encourages people to leave rocks painted with inspiring messages along the path of life. You can see just how much impact she’s made when looking up #TheKindnessRocksProject.

Learn more about how to join the movement at http://thekindnessrocksproject.com.

Chad McGehee works with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin to teach mindfulness to people of all ages. He uses a teaching approach that incorporates findings from modern neuroscience and encourages kindness. His group’s groundbreaking research is being used across the country, from teachers to police officers to the producers of Sesame Street!

For more on the Center for Healthy Minds go to centerhealthyminds.org.