# Houston Kraft | Building a Kinder World - Empathy in Action Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/houston-kraft-building-a-kinder-world-empathy-in-action Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/houston-kraft-building-a-kinder-world-empathy-in-action.md Podcast: [This Helps with Marlon Morgan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558) Published: 2025-09-04T19:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://af75c632-2f4d-4aa9-b003-3629e0025787.libsyn.com/building-a-kinder-world-empathy-in-action-houston-kraft Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/af75c632-2f4d-4aa9-b003-3629e0025787/EP41_This_Helps_Podcast_Houston_Kraft_v3.mp3?dest-id=4246168 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/episodes/houston-kraft-building-a-kinder-world-empathy-in-action Duration seconds: 5151 ## Resource Houston Kraft, educator, speaker, and co-founder of CharacterStrong, joins us to talk about what it really takes to build a kinder world. Author of Deep Kindness , Houston has worked with hundreds of schools helping students and educators move beyond "random acts" toward systems of belonging, empathy, and purpose. We dig into why kindness is a skill that must be taught, how culture shapes connection, and what it means to practice compassion in daily life. Stay connected with Houston Kraft: Instagram: @houstonkraft Purchase Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act in Kindness Learn more about CharacterStrong: https://www.characterstrong.com/ Instagram: @CharacterStrong ✨ Join us at the 9th Annual Wellness Together Conference , happening September 29 - October 1 in San Diego, CA! Hear from incredible speakers, connect with fellow advocates, and be part of something meaningful. Use code thishelps for 10% off your registration. πŸŽ₯ Watch This Helps YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thishelpspodcast ! πŸ”— Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com πŸ”— Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan πŸ“’ Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. πŸ““ FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LABβ„’ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛡️ Wellness Together is… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/episodes/houston-kraft-building-a-kinder-world-empathy-in-action/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/houston-kraft-building-a-kinder-world-empathy-in-action.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.