Kindversations

There is something special about reconnecting with old friends. We hope you enjoy this conversation of new discovery and remembering the old times. 

Jonathan Thompson of JTS Chronicles talks with Megan about why he started and how he keeps his positivity going. Follow the positivityfacebook youtubeinstagram

Roberta Cannon interviews Megan Murphy this week about her trip to Parkland Florida and the amazing healing taking place.

Britt Burbank was looking for a way to build a community around helping our youth build compassion and empathy by providing tools for them to self regulate. She created a program called yoga jamboree where she does just that! You can find her online athttps://www.yogajamboree.com/on Instagram and Facebook at Kids Yoga Jamboree

Rebecca Bowman, project member from Oakridge Tennessee found a rock while recovering from a stroke during her therapeutic walks with her Wounded Warrior Project partner in her community. It turns out that she became so inspired that she began painting and leaving rocks for others in her community. She is known in her community as the rock lady. Her favorite quote is "If nothing ever changed there would be no butterflies." You will be so inspired by her story. 

Today Roberta Cannon shares the story of Lt. Joseph Hargrave. In 2017 Joseph was stationed in Kuwait and he noticed that his fellow troop members could use some uplifting. That is when he decided to start a Kindness Rock garden at the base in the entrance of the hospital where he worked. Joseph put a call out on social media for people to send him some kindness rocks and he was overwhelmed with the response!

Dr. Jodi Cunniffe was moved by a presentation she attended about the increase in depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts in youth grades 6-12. She found the statistics alarming and sought to find a way to help families with mindfulness. Dr. Cunniffe worked with four different elementary schools for a four week timeframe introducing them to mindfulness activities that they could practice as a family unit and her findings were extremely positive. 

Emily shares with us how during a low point in her life she found a rock with a message written on it that helped her begin the process of healing and self-discovery.  today Emily is the owner of two yoga studios on Cape Cod where she inspires many on their personal journeys. 

Gina Melnyk, a former teacher from Teaneck NJ, shares her story how painting kindness rocks helped her students heal from the loss of a fellow student. Gina's work is so inspirational and it has helped her launch her new business- swirly cat tote bags. https://www.instagram.com/machinagina

Fritzi Horstman shares how bringing Compassion, Childhood Trauma Awareness and Creative Inspiration to the men and women living behind bars is helping to heal and restore. https://compassionprisonproject.org/

Susan shares her story of how the loss of her beloved son, Ben, has led to his memory spanning the globe and creating lasting friendships. 

Ghia Haddad believes in the power of connecting communities through art. She resides in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai and is dedicated to the idea that art can provoke positive social change in all communities and build bridges between countries and across cultures. When Ghia learned about The Kindness Rocks Project she saw it as a natural extension of the community artwork that she was already doing with adults and children in her community through her Bridges of color "Yarnstorms" to her BE murals and community mosaic bench.How to find Ghia ghiahaddad.com or Instagram @ghia_artanddesign for more info.    

Writer Roberta Cannon joins Megan in this episode to share some of the stories submitted for The Kindness Rocks Project upcoming book.  Roberta interviewed these project members who submitted their personal experiences to inspire others. 

In this first episode of Kindversations, Megan brings her dear friend Suzanne Carter into the studio to talk about The Kindness Rocks Project and the background behind The Kindness Rocks Project new Podcast entitled Kindversations. Megan believes that just as one message at just the right moment can change someone's entire day, outlook or life, one story can have the same impact on a listener.