In this episode, I talk with Dr. Joandi Hartendorp. She is a researcher, educator, and advisor whose PhD at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht compares Dutch Holocaust education with Dutch slavery education. In her dissertation, Were we “good” or “bad”? Common ground in Dutch Slavery and Holocaust education, she asks how textbooks, teachers, and commemorations shape collective memory of “sensitive history”—and how they often minimize Dutch perpetration in both cases.

We speak about our shared experience of being Black and raising our daughters in a world that seems them as the least of the "others."

The most surprising aspect of this conversation for me was the mention of Black Pete (Zwarte Piet) and how for years of her young life she did not realize it was racist.

I will be sure to have her back to discuss the progress of making Queen Nikkolah day, the celebration of the land.

Welcome to season two. I want to thank you if you have followed me previously and if you are new.

This episode speaks to the guests I plan to have and my goal of dispelling misinformation. I dive deeper into why I started this podcast and what I hope to accomplish.

Again, thank you for listening. Please comment so that I can learn as I go and to provide more content on what you would like to hear.

As always thank you for joining and please

Have the AUDACITY to be KIND!

In this episode (14 to be exact) I review what I have learned thus far. This has been an amazing three months and I am proud of what I have done thus far. I do however, have more to learn and I would like to share what that is with you. I speak to what I have learned from each of my guests and how it has given me hope.

My podcast release schedule will change to every other Monday. This will give me time to really investigate my guests and to present factual information for you with the data that I've found.

If you have been with me from the beginning, I would like to say thank you for being a loyal listener. I know your time is precious and I do not take it for grant.

If this is your first episode, I would also like to say thank you. Thank you for taking the time to expand your listening palate and for choosing my podcast to do so.

I hope that you and my loyal listeners will continue with me on this journey of presenting Kind Curiosity in this divisive world we are in.

My name if Felicia, thank you for your time and please have the AUDACITY to be KIND!

In this episode, I share real stories of animals who model kindness, empathy and courage—from trapped rats being freed by their companions and elephants being soothed by piano music, to heroic dogs and cats who protect and comfort their people. I reflect on how these moments can soften our hearts, expand who we see as “worthy” of care, and give us a safe way to practice being more kind and curious in our everyday lives. Animals can model kindness in ways we overlook and as long as they don't feel threatened, they always have the AUDACITY to be KIND!

Kindness doesn’t stop with people. In this episode of the Kind Curiosity Podcast, I speak with author Timothy Mathews, author of the heartwarming children’s book The Night Before Pawmas. Inspired by the classic rhythm of holiday storytelling, the book introduces us to Lilly Rose, Daisy Mae and

Santa Paws. The story reminds us through our that kindness, empathy and compassion are traits that demonstrate our humanity.

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In this episode of Kind Curiosity, I honor parents who have faced the unthinkable — the loss of a child — and chose to build outward instead of folding inward. Drawing on stories of celebration-of-life spaces, neighborhood transformation, violence-prevention programs, foundations, and research on purpose, I explore what can happen when grief is shared, channeled, and allowed to build something new in the world when a child is lost. Featured people, venues, and projects

A Gathering For You – Celebration of Life Venue (Green Bay,

• Sandy Hook Promise

• Sandy Hook Promise – Start With Hello program

• Sandy Hook Promise – Say Something program

• Avalon Village (Highland Park, MI)

Books and work by Dr. Victor (Vic) Strecher

• Life on Purpose: How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything (book)
• Purposeful app
• Purpose cast

Foundations mentioned:

• Levi J. Burton Foundation

• The Daye Foundation

• Just Remember 88 Foundation

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Crisis and support resources (U.S.)

• Call or text 988 in the United States for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

• Call 211 in the United States to be connected with local social services and mental health resources.

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 Melisa 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.