We’re exploring the power of kindness. Dannah Gresh and Staci Rudolph challenged everyone to pick one person to direct their kindness toward for one week. During the challenge we were invited to: Say nothing negative—to or about the person or people you’re focusing on. Share one positive thing daily—praise or affirm them to their face and tell someone else, too, if you can.

One girl writes in to confess that . . . well, she’s not being very nice to . . . her mom! Youch! Now, hold your horses if that’s not a problem for you. The issue of kindness is a problem for lots of girls! You see, one study revealed that about 50 percent of girls experience “relational aggression” every month. We’re talking mocking and teasing, often about how they look. That’s gotta stop! So, let’s lean in and listen to episode one of this super short season