Stories of a surprising find in a card at the Dollar Tree, a husband's wholesome secret, a heartwarming gesture for some Girl Scouts as a means of paying it forward 50 years later, an interaction with a cashier that had a major impact on a little boy's life, grandmas donating their time to be a listening ear for others, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the great impact of seemingly simple acts of kindness.

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Link to the "The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities" Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-friendship-bench-bringing-talk-therapy-into-underserved-communities/

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Stories of someone pulling a favor to support her sister's small business, a first grader's surprising kind act to ensure a classmate could have an incredible experience, a once in a lifetime train trip across Canada for a woman after the passing of her sweet husband, a teen boy on a mission to give senior dogs their best day ever, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the impact of supporting people's goals and dreams.

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Trigger Warning: Loss of a partner (12:52-17:58). This story has a wholesome ending, but we thought we'd give the warning just in case anyone would prefer to skip ahead. 

Link to the "Teen provides senior, ailing dogs with special outings in local charity" Article: https://www.fox29.com/news/teen-provides-senior-ailing-dogs-special-outings-local-charity

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Stories of Reddit coming to someone's aid after their anxiety took over when talking to someone at the gym, people pushing through their fears to try new experiences, interesting tips for how to deal with anxious feelings/thoughts and uncertainties, a high school student hoping to start a nonprofit to help kids feel less nervous in courtrooms, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of persevering through our anxieties in life.

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Link to the "High school student aims to ease anxiety for kids who have to be in court" Article: https://www.fox29.com/news/high-school-student-aims-ease-anxiety-kids-who-have-be-court

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Stories of someone replacing their dad's lost plush monkey in a super creative way, a boyfriend's response after his dog destroyed his girlfriend's entire shoe collection, inmates raising money for charities and helping out in their communities, strangers responding in droves to help a boy get his late father's comic book collection back after a robbery, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of our responses when life takes an unexpected negative turn and how we can change a bad situation into something positive.

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Link to the "'We're not all bad people': Inmates giving back to community charities" Article: https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-department-of-corrections-charities-inmates-giving-back/63334730

Link to the "Strangers rally to restore boy's stolen comic books inherited from late father" Article: https://www.fox29.com/news/comic-books-stolen

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Stories of a child making a new friend with someone that was typically left alone at family reunions, someon that learned FSL to surprise her coworker, a woman who secretly learned her fiance's native language (with an incredibly wholesome twist in the story's update!), Memory Cafes popping up around the country to bring joy to people living with dementia and their loved ones, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of being inclusive in our daily lives.

Feel free to share positive stories, hopeful news articles, or topics you'd like us to cover at https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftpositivestories/ and we may feature them in a future podcast episode! You can also email them to us at [email protected].

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Link to the "Medina County Library matches new, inclusive toys with themed books for children" Article: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-medina/medina-county-library-matches-new-inclusive-toys-with-themed-books-for-children

Link to the "Memory cafés serve up joy to people living with dementia" Article: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-12-23/memory-cafes-serve-up-joy-to-people-living-with-dementia

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Stories of a man breaking into his mother-in-law's house for a very wholesome reason, a heartwarming reflection on someone's group of friends, a dad finds love again after the passing of his wife, a florist that has a Valentine's Day tradition of giving bouquets to widows, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the various aspects of love while sharing a bunch of heartwarming stories.

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Link to the "Charlotte florist gives flowers to 800 widows on Valentine's Day" Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/valentines-day-flowers-charlotte-florist-widow/

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Stories of an extremely generous tip to a server in need, a post on Reddit about someone's struggles that has a very uplifting update, a wholesome interaction after a pizza delivery mistake, an "Internet Dad" that creates content to help people fill in the gaps in their knowledge, and more! Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of being brave enough to ask for help when we need it.

Feel free to share positive stories, hopeful news articles, or topics you'd like us to cover at https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftpositivestories/ and we may feature them in a future podcast episode! You can also email them to us at [email protected].

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Link to the "Rob Kenney's YouTube channel shares tips and tricks that dads often teach their children" Article: https://www.wptv.com/life/good-news/virtual-dad-has-become-the-father-figure-millions-need

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Stories of shoppers stepping up to ensure a cashier's safety in a sketchy situation, a stranger sharing their medical knowledge to help someone's scar heal, young kids helping an anxious mom in a play area, a Toronto man with a creative solution to the housing crisis, and more. Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of looking out for one another in our day-to-day interactions whether it be assisting people that seem to be struggling with something or even being a hero simply by helping someone feel safe in an uncomfortable situation.

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Link to the "Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-tiny-mobile-homes-1.7419805

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Stories of an incredible gift from a stranger to a woman living in a women's shelter, someone that sneaks into graduations for a very wholesome reason, interesting statistics that show violence is actually decreasing in the U.S., an amazing selfless act from a woman to her husband's ex-wife, and more. Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of believing the world is full of good people and that there is positivity out there - we just need to look for it.

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Link to the "US poised to see dramatic drop in homicides for 3rd straight year" Article: https://abcnews.go.com/US/united-states-drop-homicides-2024/story?id=116902123

Link to the "Woman donates kidney to hubby’s ex-wife days after wedding" Article: https://apnews.com/article/woman-donates-kidney-husband-ex-wife-3b7cbc45e8ba3842149b2f1fbc54b438

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Stories of someone that was brought to happy tears after receiving a kind message, a high schooler that went out of their way to ensure an incoming freshman felt reassured that they would find friends, a teacher that made an enormous impact on a student's life, uplifting stories of people stepping up to help others during the Palisade fires, and more. Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the importance of going out of our comfort zones and helping others to do the same in order to make more meaningful connections.

Feel free to share positive stories, hopeful news articles, or topics you'd like us to cover at https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftpositivestories/ and we may feature them in a future podcast episode! You can also email them to us at [email protected].

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Link to the "LA restaurateur Marissa Hermer launches food delivery service to feed families displaced by wildfires" Article: https://www.today.com/food/news/restaurateur-marissa-hermer-feeding-families-california-wildfires-rcna187094

Link to the "Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees - dogs, donkeys, horses" Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/animal-rescuers-care-la-fire-evacuees-dogs-donkeys-horses-2025-01-12/

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