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Episode 106 Kindness Is Recovering Stuffies For Kids

Published on February 5, 2025 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

For much of January 2025, the world watched as portions of Los Angeles were devastated by wildfires. People and animals lost their lives, homes were destroyed, and there was so much suffering. Anitha chats with Ashley Reckdenwald, the founder of Working Mom Notes. Initially created to help working moms find resources and a community, Ashley started an initiative within this social media account to help children who lost their beloved stuffed animals in the wildfires.

Ashley and Anitha talk about the importance of stuffed animals to children and adults, the incredible response to this initiative and the positive impact it has had on children and their families who have lost so much in the wildfires.

An episode full of all the good “feels” many of us need right now.

To learn more about Working Mom Notes and the LA Wildfire Stuffed Animal Recovery project, check out these links.

Instagram working mom notes

Facebook: working mom notes

TikTok: @ashleyreckdenwald

LinkedIn: Ashley Reckdenwald

As a thank you to Ashley for sharing her story, Anitha donated to Back To Play. This non-profit provides children who are in crisis backpacks containing kid-related items. To learn more about this organization, click here:

Website Back To Play

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Episode 105: Kindness Is Animal Justice

Published on January 22, 2025 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Anitha is joined by Rhea Badhwar, a law student at Lincoln Alexander School of Law. Rhea talks about navigating her love of animals and the world of law.

Rhea is the President of LASL Animal Justice club. Animal Justice, which was founded in 2008, legally fights for animal protection laws in Canada. They offer a student program which gives students such as Rhea opportunities to get active in helping animals while still in law school.

Members of LASL and Osgoode Hall’s Animal Justice Club visiting the cows at Farmhouse Garden Animal Home

This episode provides hope that compassionate students like Rhea are dedicated to protecting animals now and in the future.

To learn more about Animal Justice and the Lincoln Alexander School of Law’s Animal Justice club, check out these links:

Instagram LASL Animal Justice Club

Website Animal Justice

As a thank you to Rhea for sharing her story, Anitha donated to Farmhouse Garden Animal Home. This animal sanctuary was originally the site of a cattle ranch, owned by farmer Mike Lanigan. In 2016, after spending time with a calf, Mike decided to stop raising animals for slaughter and converted his property into an organic vegetable farm and animal sanctuary.

To learn more about Farmhouse Garden Animal Home, click this link:

Website Farmhouse Garden Animal Home

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Episode 104: Kindness Is Being Kelsey McDonough

Published on January 15, 2025 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Anitha chats with Kelsey McDonough about the harsh realities of animal shelters in California, the resilience of dogs and how love does indeed heal.

They also talk about the devastating fires in Los Angeles and how listeners can help.

A truly heartwarming episode.

To learn more about Kelsey and her dog rescue, check out these sites.

https://www.instagram.com/kelsmcdonough_/

Website: mcdonoughrescue

As a thank you to Kelsey for sharing her story, Anitha donated to The Animal Pad in San Diego. This non-profit, all breed dog rescue, focuses on saving dogs from high kill shelters and the streets of Mexico. They get the dogs vet care, place them in foster homes and then find them loving forever families.

To learn more about The Animal Pad, click here: Website: The Animal Pad

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Episode 103: Kindness Is Jamie’s Corner

Published on January 8, 2025 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Animal activist, YouTuber and podcast host, Jamie Logan joins Anitha, as we continue to celebrate Veganuary—the month of January where folks from all over the world explore veganism and plant-based diets.

A vegan since 2018, Jamie shares how she found a way to help and raise awareness for animals— from her yoga practice to her creative animal rights campaigns.

Jamie also talks about the anger she feels at companies who make billions of dollars from the suffering of billions of animals, and how she takes this anger and uses it to fuel her actions of kindness and empathy.

An in-depth conversation with an incredible activist.

To learn more about Jamie and all the work she is doing to help animals, check out these links:

Instagram itsjamielogan

Instagram itsjamiescorner

Website

As a thank you to Jamie for being a guest on the podcast, Anitha donated to Compassion Kind. This charity is dedicated to ending the suffering of all beings through compassion.

To learn more about Compassion Kind, check out their website:

Compassion Kind

Episode 102: Kindness Is ASK A DOCTOR About VEGANISM AND HEALTH

Published on January 1, 2025 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Happy New Year! In this month’s session of ASK A DOCTOR, Anitha is joined by Dr. Tushar Mehta, an emergency room physician who also has great knowledge and expertise when it comes to health and diet.

Dr. Mehta talks to Anitha about the positive aspects of a plant-based diet, including reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and even certain types of cancer. But they also talk about essential nutrients folks on a plant-based diet need to ensure they are getting, such as protein, calcium, zinc and B-12.

Dr. Mehta provides examples of sustainable and accessible foods like whole foods and enriched soy milk which is an excellent source of protein, calcium and zinc. He also dispels the negative myths about soy milk and why these myths were so widespread.

To learn more about Dr. Mehta and his research, you can follow him here:

@EcoDocTush on BlueSky and Twitter.

To learn more about adding a healthy plant-based diet to your life, check out this website:

Plant Based Data

As a thank you to Dr. Mehta for sharing so much of his knowledge, Anitha donated to Ecole Communautaire de Santo. Established in 1993, it is the first community school in the Santo area of Port au Prince, Haiti. Dr. Mehta is personally involved in funding this school where over 600 children attend yearly.

To learn more about ECS and the programs they offer click here:

haiti community school

If you have a medical issue you’d like discussed on the podcast, please send Anitha an email through her website, anitharobinson.com

If your question is selected, Anitha will donate to a registered charity of your choice* as a thank you.

· Registered Charity must support animals, the environment, or people. And also, no religious organizations, zoos or marine aquariums please.

Episode 101: Kindness Is Helping A Deer Named Thor

Published on December 25, 2024 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Anitha rings in the holiday/Christmas season with her special guest Dawn Rasmussen. In May of 2020, Dawn and her husband discovered an abandoned/orphaned baby deer on their rural property. Dawn shares the story of caring for Thor (the name she eventually gave him). Dawn decided early on that Thor would not become a pet, and instead remain a wild animal. Though she bottle-fed him, brushed him and nurtured him, she also went to great lengths to ensure he grew up as a wild deer. Dawn talks about those early days of sleeping outside in a tent so that Thor would learn how to live outside while still receiving regular bottle feedings.

Thor is now a 100% self-sufficient wild deer who is part of a herd. From time to time, he still drops in for a visit to say ‘hello’ to the woman who raised him.

Thor the deer—a perfect story to celebrate the holidays!

To learn more about Thor and Dawn, check out their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ThorTheDeer

As a thank you to Dawn for sharing her story, Anitha donated to Rowena Wildlife Clinic. This clinic provides free veterinary care to injured wild animals and stray homeless domestic animals. To learn more about what they do, check out their website:

rowena wildlife clinic

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Episode 100: Kindness Is Celebrating 100 Episodes

Published on December 19, 2024 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Anitha’s son, Daniel joins her to celebrate her milestone of 100 episodes of Kindness. Daniel thought it would be fun to switch things up and ask Anitha questions instead of the other way around. The two look back on the past four years of the podcast. Anitha reflects on whether her perception of kindness in the world has changed. Daniel also explores Anitha’s thoughts on her own kindness and what she would want her children and future grandchildren to know about kindness. A fun and honest conversation between son and mom.

Another change in routine for this episode was that Anitha chose the charity she donated to — Lola Ya Bonobo. This incredible charity is dedicated to providing orphaned baby bonobos a safe and healthy home. Bonobos are critically endangered apes. At Lola Ya Bonobo, bonobos learn how to live like bonobos again and those who can be are eventually released back into the wild!

To learn more about Lola Ya Bonobo, click here: Lola Ya Bonobo Website

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Episode 99: Kindness Is Being Kate

Published on December 11, 2024 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Long-time friend, Kate Thompson joins Anitha to talk about the many animals Kate has helped from squirrels to raccoons, from cats to cats to more cats.

Kate also shares her cancer diagnosis in hopes of raising awareness about cancer and early detection.

An incredible episode about an incredibly kind and brave person.

You can follow Kate through Instagram:

Kate’s personal instagram

Kate’s Hair Salon Instagram

As a thank you to Kate for sharing her story, Anitha donated to Courage Rock. This therapeutic riding centre established in June 2017 is a non-profit 501c3 organization that provides free services to veterans, first responders, and qualified family members.

To learn more about Courage Rock, click here: Website

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Episode 98: Kindness Is ASK A DOCTOR About END OF LIFE

Published on December 4, 2024 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

On this month’s session of ASK A DOCTOR, Anitha and her husband, Dr. Matt Robinson, talk about a very difficult topic for many—what would someone want for themselves or their loved ones if something catastrophic happens while they are admitted to hospital?

Matt and Anitha explore the following issues:

· Medical interventions available in the hospital, such as chest compressions (CPR) when someone’s heart stops, being placed on a ventilator, admission into ICU

· Possible outcomes and risks with each intervention.

· The importance of making one’s wishes known to family/loved ones BEFORE a medical crisis occurs.

· Is withholding care legal?

**DISCLAIMER** THIS EPISODE IS MEANT FOR GUIDANCE ONLY AND NOT MEANT TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. ALWAYS SEEK ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN MEDICAL PROVIDER

If you have a medical issue you’d like discussed on the podcast, please send Anitha an email through her website, anitharobinson.com

If your question is selected, Anitha will donate to a registered charity of your choice* as a thank you.

* Registered Charity must support animals, the environment, or people. And also, no religious organizations, zoos or marine aquariums please.

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Episode 97: Kindness Is Sharing The S#!& No One Tells You About Writing

Published on November 27, 2024 by anitharobinsonLeave a comment

Best-selling author and co-host of the podcast, The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, Bianca Marias, joins Anitha as the two bring November and National Novel Writing Month to a close.

Bianca and Anitha chat about all things writing, including Bianca’s journey to becoming a published author. They also talk about Bianca’s podcast, which she co-hosts with literary agents Carly Watters and Cece Lyra. Bianca reveals what inspired her to start the podcast and shares some of her listeners’ success stories. For Bianca, one of the main benefits of her podcast is hearing from listeners who have achieved their dreams of getting published!

Bianca and Anitha pivot from writing when Bianca talks about growing up in South Africa as a white child during the Apartheid and how this experience shapes her views on the many social issues in the world today.

An open and honest conversation!

To learn more about Bianca and her podcast, check out the following links:

Bianca’s Website

Podcast Link TSNTYAW

Website: The Shit About Writing

As a thank you to Bianca for sharing her story, Anitha donated to the Toronto Humane Society.

This charity is dedicated to improving the lives of animals by reducing animal homelessness, ensuring access to care and fighting to preserve the human-animal bond.

To learn more about the Toronto Humane Society, click here: Toronto Humane Society Website

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