Patricia Makatsaria

Holiday Wishes Aren’t Always What You Expect

Making a difference with Angel Tree Program

The holidays can feel excessive. But I’ve recently discovered that even in my own neighborhood, there are kids with wish lists that are anything but excessive. The Broad Street Angels are trying to make sure those children’s wishes are coming true too.

Ted’s Story

Ted donating bone marrow

It’s not every day that we get the chance to save someone’s life.  But, as fate would have it, Ted would get that chance. 

Meg’s Story

College Cheer

Type 1 Diabetes, Crohn’s Disease, Chronic Pancreatitis, Cancer. These diseases are all life changing…and life-threatening. What if you were only 22 and you had already had all of them?

The War for Kindness

The War for Kindness

Reading and listening about kindness makes you think about kindness.  That inevitably makes you act with more kindness.  It just does.  Give it a try.

My Year of Discovery

My Year of Discovery

Have you ever picked a word of the year? For me, it was a brilliant way to put some structure to the uncertainty I was feeling. It was a way to be kinder to myself.

4800 Miles of Kindness

PK_Shelley

I had a life-changing, kind gesture extended to me that I was able to turn around and return in full seven years later. When I was 39, I decided to start a new life chapter with a move from Portland, Oregon to Asheville, NC.  This entailed a divorce, closing my psychotherapy practice, leaving a home […]