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!, na Kitabu Kidogo cha Huruma ya Mwenyewe. A devoted meditation teacher with the Centre for Mindful Self-Compassion, Kathryn also hosts the Kahawa ya Huruma 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 ni profesa wa saikolojia ya maendeleo na Makamu Mkuu wa Chansela wa Ushiriki wa Kimataifa na Uraia katika Chuo Kikuu cha Sussex. Hapo awali alikuwa Mkuu wa Shule ya Saikolojia, utafiti wake unazingatia maendeleo ya kijamii na kihisia ya vijana, na anafanya kazi kwa karibu na watendaji na watunga sera katika maeneo ya elimu na afya ya akili. Alianzisha Kituo cha Utafiti wa Kindness cha Sussex, kituo cha utafiti cha taaluma mbalimbali kinacholenga kuangazia asili ya wema na athari zake kwa watu na jamii. Profesa Banerjee hivi karibuni aliongoza Mtihani wa Fadhili, ushirikiano na BBC ambao ukawa mradi mkubwa zaidi wa sayansi ya umma duniani kuhusu wema. Yeye ni mshauri mtaalamu wa EmpathyLab, shirika linalofanya kazi na shule, maktaba, na wadau wengine wa jamii ili kukuza huruma na usomaji kwa ajili ya starehe kupitia nguvu ya vitabu vya watoto.
Cha Kutarajia
During this uplifting session, you’ll:
♂️ Pause and centre with a guided practice to ground and reconnect
️ Join Fireside Chats with Sharon Salzberg na 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