Kindness is often mistaken for niceness, a passive, easy virtue.

But for Kath Koschel, founder of the Kindness Factory, true kindness was an active, brave, and challenging endeavour rooted in honesty.

It also had some serious health and wellbeing benefits, the kindness advocate said.

"We often associate kindness with niceness, and that's not actually the case," Ms Koschel said.

Ms Koschel learned the profound difference during one of the most difficult times in her life, while undergoing rehabilitation for a broken back.

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On day six of rehab, battling the urge to quit, she called her best friend and begged her to come and pick her up.

Ms Koschel felt deep despair, wondering if she would ever walk again. She cou

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