We shared a meal in a warzone | Shehan Hettiaratchy

A stranger gave me her house keys | Adam Lind

When Adam and his now wife were hitchhiking from London to India, one particular stranger went above and beyond what anyone would expect. In this episode of Kind, author and social media creator Adam Lind, shares tales of kindness that meet him every day on his narrow boat, whether it be a passing couple driving out of their way to pick up some diesel or fellow boaters doubling back concerned about Adam's engine. The care received on the waterways comes after the care he felt from friends when his dad passed away when Adam was just 17, and the boundless kindness he received from strangers while travelling the world. If you enjoy the episode, do check out Adam's book Floating Home. Thanks so much for being here! Go to kindpodcast.com to find out more about the show.  Follow us on Instagram @kind_podcast  Follow us on TikTok @kindpodcast  Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson  It was audio mixed by Nigel Powell ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

He proposed before my mum died | Jess Mills

When Jess's mum, Tessa Jowell, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, the whole family made sure that one big occasion would happen before Tessa died. Author, musician and charity founder Jess Mills, has written about the year she became a mother - which was also the year her mum got brain cancer…  Two such huge life moments at once led to many acts of kindness. Not least a friend giving Jess a gift that helped her process the birth of her second child, and friends and family creating a wedding they would never forget. Jess also speaks with heart and warmth about the female friendships that have shaped who she is today.  You can read and listen to Jess's book We Are Each Other now. Thanks so much for being here! Go to kindpodcast.com to find out more about the show.  Follow us on Instagram @kind_podcast  Follow us on TikTok @kindpodcast  Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson  It was audio mixed by Nigel Powell ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

He helped me survive high school | Simukai Chigudu

When Simukai felt like he was drowning at a new school, a role model gave him a pep talk that changed everything. Professor of African politics, Simukai Chigudu, grew up in Zimbabwe as the first generation after the end of colonial rule. This meant growing up against a backdrop of a lot of emotional and political baggage that his parents and his country were trying to process. Something he's still making sense of to this day… In this episode, Simukai shares the stories of the boy he judged wrongly, who turned out to be a true friend; a university friend of his parent's who helped him understand his place in the world; and a role model from childhood who made an overwhelming school feel like a place he could belong. Simukai's book Chasing Freedom is available now. Thanks so much for being here! Go to kindpodcast.com to find out more about the show. Follow us on Instagram @kind_podcast Follow us on TikTok @kindpodcast Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson It was audio mixed by Nigel Powell ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

She showed me I wasn't alone | Jennifer Wallace

When Jennie was returning to work after time away with her kids, she had two friends who weren't afraid to hold her to account.   Jennifer Breheny Wallace has studied how and why we need to feel valued and to know that we matter, and in this conversation she shares the kind moments that have made her feel just that…   A woman called Robin swoops in after a devasting phone call, a forever friend shares a tough truth, and her readers send messages that let her know she's on the right track.   Jennie's book Mattering is available now.   Thanks so much for being here!   Go to kindpodcast.com to find out more about the show.   Follow us on Instagram @kind_podcast Follow us on TikTok @kindpodcast   Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson It was audio mixed by Nigel Powell ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We shared a meal in a warzone | Shehan Hettiaratchy

On a humanitarian mission to Gaza, Shehan's driver gave him a thank you that he would never forget. Leading trauma surgeon, Shehan Hettiaratchy, thinks a lot about kindness in healthcare, not least when he was admitted to his own A&E with kidney stones! In this episode, he also shares what it was like to have someone step in just in time to save his daughter and how, whilst on a surgical mission to Ukraine, he received a gift that will stay with him. If you like the episode, or are interested in Shehan and his work, do go and read or listen to his memoir The Careful Surgeon which is out now. It's a beautiful book. Thanks so much for being here! Go to kindpodcast.com [https://www.kindpodcast.com/] to find out more about the show. Follow us on Instagram @kind_podcast Follow us on TikTok @kindpodcast Kind is created and hosted by Holly Newson It was audio mixed by Nigel Powell  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.