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Kinder Lives

Inspiring ideas for how you can lead a kinder life.

  • How can kindness improve your health and wellbeing?

  • How can kindness can guide your decision-making and help you to respond to the myriad of challenges life brings?

  • What can you do today to help spread kindness?

 

Curators:

Kamilah McInnis

Kamilah McInnis is a journalist at BBC Voice, the UK’s first interactive voice news service. Kamilah reports and produces news for the radio, online and TV, and is extremely passionate about mental health and music. She believes in spreading kindness and compassion, particularly as these acts have helped to pull her out of some dark places. When she isn’t working, you’ll find Kamilah playing the piano and violin, tap dancing and boogying at a festival.

Susie Hills

Susie is a kindness spotter, and the kickstarter of #Teamkind - an online community of people highlighting and celebrating kindness. In 2019, she was named as one of Unilever's Leading Lights in Kindness' in the Financial Times. She also writes regularly on kindness on her LinkedIn page and also for Halpin, where she is the Joint CEO and Co-founder – a management consultancy for nonprofits who strive to make the world a better place.

 
 

Speakers

 

  • Simon Anholt, Good Country Index

  • Karen Anstee, Director, Approval Needed

  • Julia Bradbury, TV Presenter & Podcaster - A Little Bit Positive

  • Matt Callanan, We Make Good Happen, Tenner 4 Good

  • Dr Tara Cousineau, Author of ‘The Kindness Cure’

  • Dr Catherine Crock, Founder of Hush Foundation

  • Don Diffang, Founder of ‘Do Me a Favour Buddy’

  • Dr Ahmed Hankir, Author of The Wounded Healer

  • Jayne Hardy, CEO of Blurt Foundation

  • David Jamilly, Founder of Kindness UK

  • Gloria Kimberley, Project Leader at Leeds Festival of Kindness, Compassion & Wellbeing

  • Gordon Kraft Todd PhD, Behavioural Scientist

  • Dr Radha Modgil, GP, Writer & Broadcaster

 

  • Michelle Nevarez, CEO, Goleman EI

  • Giles Paley- Phillips, Writer & Podcaster - 'A Little Bit of Positive'

  • Sal Pearman, Facilitator and Storyteller

  • Pete Quinn, EDI Consultant

  • Bernadette Russell, Author of 'How to be Hopeful'

  • Saba Salman, Author of 'Made Possible'

  • Emma Thomas CEO, YoungMinds

  • Jenny Wagstaff, Founder of Women Only Connected, Body Image Counsellor

  • Giles Paley- Phillips, Writer & Podcaster - 'A Little Bit of Positive'

  • Sal Pearman, Facilitator and Storyteller

  • Pete Quinn, EDI Consultant

  • Bernadette Russell, Author of 'How to be Hopeful'

  • Saba Salman, Author of 'Made Possible'

  • Emma Thomas CEO, YoungMinds

  • Jenny Wagstaff, Founder of Women Only Connected, Body Image Counsellor