Your Host
Kathryn Lovewell is the creator of The Booster Way® – a pioneering approach that nurtures emotional wellbeing and empowers children, families, and educators to develop lifelong self-compassion skills. With a background in education and over 20 years of wellbeing leadership, she has delivered emotional resilience programmes in schools, therapeutic communities, and prisons. She is the best-selling author of Every Teacher Matters, The Voices in My Head!, and The Little Book of Self-Compassion. A devoted meditation teacher with the Centre for Mindful Self-Compassion, Kathryn also hosts the Compassion Café for the Global Compassion Coalition – a spirited space where soulful conversation, warmth, and sharing help refill the cup of the human spirit.
Special Guests
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is among the first to bring mindfulness & lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture fifty years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. A co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, Sharon is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindess. In 2023, Sharon released two new books: Real Life, available in April from Flatiron Books, and Finding Your Way, a small gift book available in October from Workman. Sharon’s popular podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed seven million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. Her first children’s book Kind Karl, will be released in December 2025.
Robin Banerjee is a professor of developmental psychology and the inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global and Civic Engagement at the University of Sussex. Formerly Head of the School of Psychology, his research focuses on the social and emotional development of young people, and he works closely with practitioners and policymakers in the areas of education and mental health. He founded the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness, an interdisciplinary research centre focused on illuminating the nature of kindness and its impacts on people and communities. Professor Banerjee recently led The Kindness Test, a partnership with the BBC that became the world’s largest ever public science project on kindness. He is an expert advisor to EmpathyLab, an organisation that works with schools, libraries, and other community stakeholders to promote empathy and reading for pleasure through the power of children’s books.
What to Expect
During this uplifting session, you’ll:
🧘♂️ Pause and centre with a guided practice to ground and reconnect
🎙️ Join Fireside Chats with Sharon Salzberg & Robin Banerjee in a profound conversation about kindness in action—even when the world feels most challenging
🌍 Reflect and share in an interactive space of global voices and human connection
🎁 Experience a few surprise uplifting extras (we’re still finalising them—but expect joy!)
Why Now?
Because the world needs kindness—not just as a sentiment, but as a catalyst.
To heal division.
To foster connection.
To remind us that hope is real—and it starts with us.
This is your invitation to take part in something meaningful. Something joyful, and powerful. Something that ripples far beyond the screen.
Duration: 2 hours