Episode 70: Anxiety Can Be Reduced By Acts of Kindness

Today, we’re celebrating Episode 70. I’m recording it with my favourite person from Detroit, Teri Giannetti!   I met Teri as a fellow 3 Vital Questions certified facilitator in 2021. She has appeared on the podcast once before – Episode 58 in 2022. In that episode, Teri shared her personal journey and the challenges for the little girl she was who started school without English as a language. Because of how she was treated by the school system back in that decade, oh… a few decades ago now, Teri became a teacher and school principal, wanting to make every child feel that they can learn and that there is someone there for them. I reconnected with Teri late in 2023, and our conversation began with ‘you know Susan, anxiety can be diluted by acts of kindness. Followed up with ‘I wrote some letters’. Who to? Teri had reached out to US leaders like Warren Buffet and Barbara Streisand, asking for people like them to open the door for her to address the anxiety that is being experienced across America, concerned that the final straw people come to is suicide if anxiety is not addressed. It feels absolutely 100% the right week, month, and year for us to discuss Kindness with Teri. If you'd like to connect with Teri please contact me at [email protected] and I will pass on your details.