About this episode

Masha Kastner and David Moss discuss their charity Kind Waves and the importance of kindness and emotional safety in schools following the tragic loss of their daughter.

In this deeply moving episode of An Evolving Man Podcast, I speak with Masha Castner and David Moss, founders and directors of Kind Waves. Kind Waves is a UK charity created to help schools build deeper cultures of kindness, emotional safety and positive relationships. The charity was born from the heartbreaking death of Masha and David’s 13-year-old daughter, Helena, known as Heli, who took her own life. Through their grief, Masha and David have become passionate advocates for changing the e...

People in this episode

Host: Piers Cross

Guests: Masha Kastner, David Moss

Topics covered

• kindness
• emotional safety
• education
• mental health
• advocacy

Keywords

• kindness
• emotional safety
• schools
• mental health
• advocacy
• charity
• relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kind Waves

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