This collection of posts illustrates the difference that acts of kindness make to others’ lives. Your actions matter and these good news posts show you how.
My teenage daughter and niece were on the way home from a friend’s house, where they had been celebrating the end of term. They saw their bus was at its stop, so they started to run. A car drove past, through a puddle, and swamped them in more water (not so kind!). They weren’t yet […]
We see you, beautiful trans women, tomboyish trans women, femme trans women, butch trans women, all of you. You are all valid and you are all women. Big thank you to the amazing trans woman who sent me this story of a kindness she experienced: “I was at a small bar and grill. Waiting to
I’m feeling under the weather at the moment, so this unexpected comment I received this morning really made my day “I love the work you do. Get better soon so you can keep brightening the lives of others.” Checking in with a friend or letting someone know they’re important to you is a quick act
‘Notice the kindness around you’ was the top tip from author, broadcaster and lecturer, Claudia Hammond, at the launch event for the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness last night. Team TfK member Steph Oldham and I went to the event virtually. We were delighted to hear that message from Claudia of course, it’s our
That’s the end of my first working from the Lido session. Lido? Leedo? I don’t really know how you pronounce it! But I got to have a swim, a sauna and do a bit of work for a few hours, so I don’t really care how you pronounce it! I also had some delicious hummus
I hadn’t seen the Metro for a long time but I happened to pick it up on the train and was reminded of the Good Deed Feed. When I was a commuter, it was my favourite page and I’d usually turn to it first.
Meet Mia Vallely, another of our kindness superheroes. Nominated by Akua who said “I am so proud and a massive supporter of Mia. Every day Mia shows strength, bravery, courage and has a positive attitude. Mia was diagnosed with RRMS at 18, a form of multiple sclerosis and last year had some treatment. Since being
Thank you to Charlie for contacting us to “big up one of my best friends Steph who exudes kindness always.” Charlie shared that “Sometimes I’m not good at messaging back because of social anxiety / being overwhelmed and she gets that and never makes me feel bad about it. I wish everyone had a Steph
Meet our first anonymous Kindness Superhero, known only as Radical Kindness! The nomination read “I have a dear friend. We’ve never met. Yet I’ve felt, and feel, a connection with her that I’ve rarely felt with another human being and it’s through sheer kindness. She uses that profile to be nothing but kind, sweet, and
Meet Women Beyond The Box founder, Emma Case, a platform that celebrates the successes of neurodivergent women, and our next Kindness Superhero. In her nomination, Akua also explained that “Women Beyond the Box is a London based platform created to amplify the voices of Smart Women who are also Neurodivergent. The aim is to point
