Bekindr (Paperback or Softback)

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Kindness is vital to our relationships and health. It uplifts us and makes us more optimistic about humanity. Bekindr if filled with 64 stories of how people from across the United States and three other countries whose lives were changed by the kindness of strangers. Bekindr also features the author's research into the science of kindness, her actionable top tips to help you to Bekindr, and dozens of inspirational quotes.

Bekindr was inspired by the author's father, who was the beneficiary of awe-inspiring kindness: He received a heart transplant. The book features heart-warming, soul-filling stories, such as:

- A remarkable love story that emerged out of the darkest of times

- A love story that's so unusual it became the subject of a Broadway show

Bekindr was created by the nation's premier kindness expert to help you cultivate your best life-a life overfilling with kindness!

Eva Ritvo, MD, a psychiatrist with more than 29 years' experience practicing in Miami Beach, Florida, is the author of Bekindr - The Transformative Power of Kindness and the founder of the Bekindr Global Initiative, a movement to bring more kindness in the world. She is also the co-founder of the Bold Beauty Project (BBP), a nonprofit that pairs women with disabilities with award-winning photographers to create art exhibitions to raise awareness. A regular on major media, Dr. Ritvo frequently provides expert commentary on TV & radio and is often a source for journalists. She is a segment host of the PBS series, TechVersify. Dr. Ritvo is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Clinical Psychiatry News and inaugural Health and Wellness columnist at The Beverly Hills Courier. Dr. Ritvo is the former Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and the former Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. She's a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatry Association and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. She was honored as the United Cerebral Palsy National Volunteer of the Year, The 2018 Women Worth Knowing Award by the Miami Commission for Women for Contribution to the Community in the field of Healthcare, and awarded the 2019 Clare Boothe Luce Award from the Luce Foundation. Dr. Ritvo received her undergraduate and medical degrees from UCLA and psychiatry residency training at Weill Cornell Medicine.