What if kindness could change not only someone else’s day, but the entire direction of your own life?

In this episode of The Kindness Advantage, Cindy Rowe talks with kindness advocate, author, speaker, and former hospital chaplain Nicole Phillips. Nicole shares how writing a weekly newspaper column about kindness trained her brain to look for the good and ultimately helped her stop drinking, lose weight, and fall back in love with her life.

Together, Cindy and Nicole explore how the stories running through our minds shape how we feel, respond, and connect with others. They discuss confirmation bias, the contagious nature of kindness, and why choosing hope does not require us to ignore pain or practice toxic positivity.

You’ll also hear why “presence is the prayer,” how simply showing up can be a meaningful act of kindness, and how to remain compassionate even when you are having a terrible day.

This honest, hopeful conversation will remind you that two things can be true: life can be heavy, and there's still room for kindness.

Connect with Nicole: www.nicolejphillips.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipsnicolej

https://www.instagram.com/nicolejphillips/

https://www.facebook.com/NicoleJPhillips

Book mentioned in the podcast: On Living by Kerry Egan: https://amzn.to/4iibk9H

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