Love Letters To Strangers | Hannah Brencher
TED Talks Daily14 Elo 2020

Love Letters To Strangers | Hannah Brencher

Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.

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