Reloaded | Bernadette Russell on the benefits of Kindness.

This episode was originally published in September 2020.Bernadette Russell is a writer and performer who is also an expert in kindness and hope. In 2011 she happened upon an idea, to do a daily act of kindness every day for a year, and quickly learned how quickly kindness can spread and how, if you actually look for it, you can see kindness everywhere.In this episode Bernadette and I discuss:The benefits of kindness.What to do if kindness isn't accepted.How to manage your expectations around kindness.The positivity bias that exists in children that we lose as we age.The link between hope and compassion.How hope can gather pace when you share it with others.How to use hope as a way to quiet negativity.Bernadette's book How to Be Hopeful is available now from all good book shops.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.