Random Acts of Kindness with Laura Formentini

Did you know that random acts of kindness can have a huge impact on someone’s life? One person’s act of kindness did that for our guest Laura Formentini.

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Laura is an author, nonprofit photographer, child welfare activist and a supporter for the prevention of cruelty to animals.

Her book, Twentyone Olive Trees: A Mother’s Walk through the Grief of Suicide to Hope and Healing, published in January 2022, became an Amazon bestseller in three different categories, received a Kirkus star, and is currently being translated in several languages around the world.

On this episode of the Live. Love. Engage. podcast:

Laura explains how she got started as a nonprofit photographer
The impact photographing diverse cultures made on her
Why she doesn’t like the term philanthropist
How children in one African country have inspired her to write a new book
Laura shares how a stranger helped her through the darkest hour of her life
Why she decided to write Twentyone Olive Trees
The meaning behind the book’s title
Why the pandemic turned out to be a blessing for her
What Laura believes about the grief process

Connect with Laura
Laura’s website: lauraformentini.com

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