The Kindness Matters Podcast

22/08/2025

Healthcare shouldn't be a privilege. Discover how Heritage Health serves 25,000 patients in North Idaho, offering sliding-scale payments as low as $25 per visit. Mike Baker's optimistic approach to community healthcare is changing lives.

21/08/2025

"I don't ever want the reason to be 'I can't afford it.'" Baker, CEO of Heritage Health, shares how community health centers provide affordable healthcare regardless of income. Listen to his journey from healthcare leader to renaissance man on this week's Kindness Matters Podcast.

21/08/2025

What happens when compassion meets healthcare innovation? In this illuminating conversation, Mike Baker—CEO of Heritage Health, author, musician, and self-described "renaissance man"—reveals how community health centers are transforming access to medical care across America.

14/08/2025

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07/08/2025

Children mirror our nervous systems, absorbing our anxiety even when we think we're hiding it. Siendo Wellbeing new Mental Flex journal helps parents regulate first so kids can thrive. How are you modeling emotional health for the next generation?

07/08/2025

Your manager impacts your mental health more than your therapist does. Rebecca Reed, founder and CEO of Siendo Wellbeing, shares how to create psychologically safe workplaces where people thrive. Listen to her journey from banking to mental health advocacy on the Kindness Matters podcast!

06/08/2025

If you’re like me, and I know I am, you may have said to yourself, “I need 34 oz. of Espresso, but nobody sells that much in one drink.” Well, my friend drag your tired butt over to Compassion Coffee. They’ll hook you right up.

05/08/2025

We’ve decided to do a monthly newsletter for people who sign up on the website. This is a look at our first one. Want to receive more positivity, more inspiration, more good news in your inbox each month? Hit subscribe here or go to the Contact page on the website and sign up!

Hunger in the United States doesn’t always look the way we expect. It doesn’t always involve starvation or empty cupboards—it can look like a parent skipping meals so their kids can eat, a student hiding hunger behind energy drinks, or an elderly neighbor living off instant noodles.

02/08/2025

I always assumed that I would somehow be magically notified if anyone left a review of this podcast. When no such notification appeared over the 2+ years I’ve been preaching this message I questioned whether anyone was listening. Likewise I assumed it was “bad form” to Google the show. Imagine my surprise this morning when I did exactly that.

01/08/2025

"We have an epidemic of loneliness." Even in our connected world, genuine human connection is rare. Learn how simple acts of kindness—from popsicles on hot days to anonymous notes—can break through isolation. Ready to cause some ? Catch this episode with my amazing guest, Shannon Karafanda the founder of the Holy Mischief movement, wherever you listen to podcasts.