Brent Williams felt the kindness from others when dealing with depression, and now he helps others struggling with mental illness. The human rights lawyer and filmmaker from New Zealand wrote a graphic novel about his experience, which features practical self-help strategies. He speaks on the misconceptions about mental illnesses and how kindness helped him with … Read More

As the wife of a college basketball coach, Alicia Henderson has spent more hours than she can count in a basketball arena. Alicia and her husband, Eric, have enjoyed the coaching profession and have covered five states since their wedding in July of 2003. They met at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE where Alicia … Read More

Think you’re a pretty good listener? I dare you to take Becky Harling’s quiz. Her new book lays it all out — it’s called “How to Listen so People Will Talk,” published by Bethany House. You might be surprised by what you find out about yourself! After you’ve revealed how well you listen, take the … Read More

Liz Schwarzel was born and raised in Southeastern Ohio. A graduate of Ohio University, Liz has taught for the past 16 years in the same school district in which she grew up. Liz’s classroom is part of a district wide initiative to teach lessons of kindness through the community based curriculum called Responsive Classroom, which … Read More

You better be careful who you hang out with— it turns out you can “catch” kindness! Filmmaker David Gaz has caught it all in his critically acclaimed documentary, Kindness is Contagious. It’s a film all about the benefits of being nice, narrated by Catherine Ryan Hyde, bestselling author of the book and movie, Pay it … Read More

Tammy Joy Lane is a Kindness Business Owner who is on a mission to increase world kindness through awareness and sharing. She is an Iraq war veteran, a TedX Speaker and a mom of 3 girls who are teaching her kindness lessons daily. After years of fighting an uphill battle of Bi-polar Depression and PTSD, … Read More

You might think of yourself as a kind person, but are you really? Former software engineer and current kindness activist, Barbara Hirsh, says there’s a formula to know for sure. She wrote about it in her booklet, Live Kinder. You can honor someone for their kindness by nominating them for the Caring Heart and Kindness … Read More

Jessica Reed is a mother of five kids below the age of 14. She is a registered and licensed dietitian. In her spare time, she swims, bikes, and runs. She has joyfully crossed the finish line of numerous marathons and an Ironman competition. As if she didn’t have enough on her well-balanced plate, Jessica decided … Read More

At the beginning of 2015, Donna Cameron embarked on a year of conscious kindness. She tried to make a mindful and concerted effort to choose kindness: to be kind, think kind thoughts, and respond to unkindness with compassion. She has documented the lessons learned in her blog, A Year of Living Kindly: adventures in trying … Read More

Ever wonder where the term “Helper’s High” came from? Allan Luks coined that phrase back in the 1990s. Allan is considered among the top experts on volunteerism. His pioneering research changed what we know about how the body benefits from being kind. For four decades Allan has directed well-known organizations dedicated to helping others, including … Read More