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EP131: The Case for Kindness with Bruce Reyes-Chow
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For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode131/
Description
When we’re not really thinking about it, we might define kindness as being nice, polite and agreeable. But Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World, looks a few layers deeper. To Bruce, kindness is a decision to use every interaction as an opportunity build up the people in our lives. Kindness takes courage, practice and, at times, herculean restraint, but it’s our pathway to healing, wholeness, and hope in ourselves and the world. It’s an adventure of discovery and rediscovery of kindness of heart, mind, spirit, and action.
Guest Bio
Bruce Reyes-Chow is a kindness enthusiast. A Presbyterian pastor, leadership coach, spouse of 30 years, and parent to three children, he has spent the past 25 years working with individuals and organizations helping them to work through conflict and change having to do with technology, race, relationships, religion, leadership, and change. He has seen most breakthroughs when kindness—the ability to see the humanity of the other and then behave in a way that honors that belief—is embraced, embodied, and expressed by all involved. Author of and contributor to books such as, But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race, Rule #2: Don’t Be an Asshat: An Official Handbook for Raising Parents and Children, and 40 Days, 40 Prayers, 40 Words: Lenten Reflections for Everyday Life, he now takes on what seems a most daunting task in today’s world of so much physical violence, dehumanizing rhetoric, and divisive rage-tweeting—the defense of kindness.
Host Bio
Kristen Manieri is certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.
Mentioned in this Episode
Guest’s website: https://reyes-chow.com/
Guest’s book: In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World https://bookshop.org/books/in-defense-of-kindness-why-it-matters-how-it-changes-our-lives-and-how-it-can-save-the-world/9780827216761
Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast
- Web: https://kristenmanieri.com
- Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/
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Manage episode 293351410 series 2466138
For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode131/
Description
When we’re not really thinking about it, we might define kindness as being nice, polite and agreeable. But Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World, looks a few layers deeper. To Bruce, kindness is a decision to use every interaction as an opportunity build up the people in our lives. Kindness takes courage, practice and, at times, herculean restraint, but it’s our pathway to healing, wholeness, and hope in ourselves and the world. It’s an adventure of discovery and rediscovery of kindness of heart, mind, spirit, and action.
Guest Bio
Bruce Reyes-Chow is a kindness enthusiast. A Presbyterian pastor, leadership coach, spouse of 30 years, and parent to three children, he has spent the past 25 years working with individuals and organizations helping them to work through conflict and change having to do with technology, race, relationships, religion, leadership, and change. He has seen most breakthroughs when kindness—the ability to see the humanity of the other and then behave in a way that honors that belief—is embraced, embodied, and expressed by all involved. Author of and contributor to books such as, But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race, Rule #2: Don’t Be an Asshat: An Official Handbook for Raising Parents and Children, and 40 Days, 40 Prayers, 40 Words: Lenten Reflections for Everyday Life, he now takes on what seems a most daunting task in today’s world of so much physical violence, dehumanizing rhetoric, and divisive rage-tweeting—the defense of kindness.
Host Bio
Kristen Manieri is certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.
Mentioned in this Episode
Guest’s website: https://reyes-chow.com/
Guest’s book: In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World https://bookshop.org/books/in-defense-of-kindness-why-it-matters-how-it-changes-our-lives-and-how-it-can-save-the-world/9780827216761
Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast
- Web: https://kristenmanieri.com
- Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/
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