In this episode of Kind Curiosity, I sit down with Dr. Victor Strecher, University of Michigan professor, behavioral scientist, and author of Life on Purpose: How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything. After the sudden loss of his 19-year-old daughter Julia, Vic’s search for meaning reshaped both his personal life and his research, leading him to explore how a clear sense of purpose can transform our health, resilience, and day-to-day choices.

• His Purposeful app focuses on purpose powered well being.

• His Purpose cast features others who are living a purposeful life.

If you or someone you know is experiencing prolonged depression there is help available.

• 988 is the suicide Crisis helpline. You can call or text. (Press 1 if you are Veteran)
• Text "HOME" to 741741 anywhere in the United States
• SAMHSA or 1-800-662 HELP provides support in English and Spanish

In this episode of Kind Curiosity, I speak with Melissa Maloney, founder of A Gathering for You, about creating a space where people are allowed to have a true celebration of life for a loved one that has passed on.

Melissa explains why traditional spaces—funeral homes and churches—do not meet everyone’s needs when it comes to loss. Her work offers an alternative: a place where grief is not rushed, scripted, or stripped of humanity.

This conversation explores why grief deserves flexibility, why joy is not disrespectful, and how kindness shows up when we stop telling people how they are “supposed” to mourn.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt there should be another way to grieve—and had the aduacity to imagine it.

In this episode, I examine individuals who have the audacity to be kind toward those who are differently abled. Rather than viewing disability as limitation, they recognized capability and potential. They refused to define others by what they could not do and instead treated them as individuals capable not only of participation, but of excellence.

This episode explores what Kind Curiosity looks like when we reject lowered expectations and choose to see possibility. I name the helpers and examine the courage and conviction behind their actions.