{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ddfa7be-69b9-413c-9c51-4965d3fb699a/61c0a6808155d4001285545b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reloaded | Bernadette Russell on the benefits of Kindness.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e770906c05e2cf2f40943/1664048564942-514f72a9e18e212f063abcfb3359b288.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>This episode was originally published in September 2020.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bernadetterussell/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bernadette Russell</em></a><em> 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.</em></p><p><em>In this episode Bernadette and I discuss:</em></p><ul><li><em>The benefits of kindness.</em></li><li><em>What to do if kindness isn't accepted.</em></li><li><em>How to manage your expectations around kindness.</em></li><li><em>The positivity bias that exists in children that we lose as we age.</em></li><li><em>The link between hope and compassion.</em></li><li><em>How hope can gather pace when you share it with others.</em></li><li><em>How to use hope as a way to quiet negativity.</em></li></ul><p><em>Bernadette's book </em><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1783965223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theemmagunssh-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1783965223&amp;linkId=cd64ffda73fb5a7f3d519c05e98aed90\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How to Be Hopeful</em></a><em> is available now from all good book shops.</em></p><p><em>To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here &gt;&gt; </em><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583855258373361/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Emma Guns Show Forum</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>To follow me on social media &gt;&gt; </em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/emmaguns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Twitter</em></a><em> | </em><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"Emma Gunavardhana"}