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The Power Of Small Acts Of Kindness

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Poet and activist Cleo Wade gave a moving TED talk last year about the power of small acts of compassion and bravery.

Wade and social psychologists alike agree that acts of kindness and gratitude affect everyday lives in important ways, spreading feelings of happiness and reducing depression and anxiety.

Today on All Sides,  how acts of kindness affect individuals and society.

Cleo Wade is speaking at YWCA's fall fundraiser.

Guests: 

  • Cleo Wade, poet, activist. 
  • Jennifer Crocker, psychology professor, Ohio State University
  • Stephanie Brown, SUNY Stony Brook professor of psychiatry 

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