World Kindness Day has been celebrated on 13 November since the late 90s. With so much distress in the world right now, we all need a little kindness now more than ever. This playlist has been created by many different health professionals from a range of medical, allied health and community service backgrounds. The intention is to find support for ourselves and others, particularly within our overstretched healthcare systems around the country. Here's to creating kinder workplaces for workers and better outcomes for people accessing healthcare services.
It’s a big claim, but think about all the times of need you have turned to music ... in times of heartbreak, teenage angst, weddings, funerals, setting the scene for a party (at the beginning and at the end of the night), for graduations, for religious services, and on and on.
With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I'm thinking about the importance of comfort. What are the songs or music that you turn to when you need some comfort? When I asked people in my community this question, they generously shared their favourites. I have compiled these into two lists: one for songs and another for music. Music is a very personal thing - I hope these songs and music will invite you to listen and be comforted, or if these pieces are not for you, to create you own comfort playlist.