The Kindness Principles Podcast™
The Kindness Principles Podcast™ was developed from an inspiration Cindy Smarsh received one day, that what the world needs now more than ever is kindness. She believes kindness is more than a virtue ~ it’s a cultural strategy that empowers people to create meaningful lives, healthier relationships, stronger organizations & a world where everyone can thrive. You can count on powerful stories, interesting conversations, inspiring ideas, & practical ways to integrate kindness into your life & work so you can be happier, healthier, & more successful. You can learn more about her work at cindysmarsh.com.
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
How do you know when you are ready to date? Where do you begin? Today’s special guest is Ed Smarsh, Cindy’s fiancé, and together they discuss some of the do’s and don’t’s of dating after divorce, first steps in getting back “out there,” considerations of safety, sex, dealing with children, finances, and more!
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Cindy shares highlights from her interview with transformation coach Jessi Payne (@joyfulljessi) including the one thing you can give yourself and someone else to create a long-lasting healthy relationship.
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Cindy speaks with Jessi Payne (@joyfulljessi) about finding healthy relationships in midlife. Learn Jessi’s five step L.U.C.K.Y. approach and the activity she recommends all her clients do to fall in love with themselves first.
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Cindy shares highlights from her conversation with Jamie Berris of Results Life Coaching including the confusion we can experience when feeling lonely from self-abandonment, living a life that is “others-focused”.
Learn how to offset this issue by approaching your life with holistic awareness of your needs and creating daily traditions around those.
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Listen in as Jamie Berris (jamieberris.com) of Results Life Coaching talks about the opportunity in midlife to reflect on whether or not we are truly being authentic and honoring ourselves, our dreams, and our needs. Self-abandonment, loneliness, and “ghosting” ourselves were all explored, as well as ways we avoid ourselves in the name of pleasing others. Jamie offers the concept of creating “Daily Traditions” with ourselves to holistically address our needs.
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
In this episode, Cindy shares the wisdom of Dr. Carrie Graham who reminded us that we cannot and do not have to fix everything and that sometimes even things we want to fix, cannot be fixed, just like broken glass. So it’s important to know when to let go of what we cannot control and move forward, keeping the lessons we learned in the process.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Having just turned 50 herself, Dr. Carrie Graham (https://www.drcarriegraham.com), shares the “goodies” she has discovered about being in mid-life, and the importance of letting go. She shares her unique perspectives about being a “quitter" and how to manage body love during “The Pause.”
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
In the last episode, Cindy shared eight powerful questions you can ask yourself to make your year fantastic. In this episode, she follows up with three additional ways to make it wonderful: an intentional choice, a fun activity, and the most important question you must answer for yourself and turn into action every single day.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Want to get a great start on your year and stay intentional all year long? Cindy offers eight questions you can ask yourself to direct your year exactly the way you want it to go. Keep yourself focused by exploring your own answers.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
In this episode, Cindy shares highlights from her conversation with Steffany Barton who teaches how to use our bodies issues to learn what we need to do to improve our lives and relationships. Learn about the relationship between aging and carrying people’s burdens, how to reframe exercise to joyful movement, and more!