Podcasts about jesse lewis choose love movement

The Compassionate Achiever Listen to the amazing conversation between Scarlett and Dr. Chris Kukk, about the neuroscience research that went into creating the Choose Love Enrichment Program and how choosing love and compassion leads to success! Dr. Kukk is on the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement's board of directors, a professor of Political Science at ⁠Western Connecticut State University⁠, the founding director of the ⁠Center for Compassion, Creativity, and Innovation at WCSU⁠, director of Western's Kathwari Honors Program, and author of The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success. Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/

Early Childhood Development Scarlett speaks with Lisa Swain, educator and developer of our infant/toddler, Pre-K, and Kindergarten curriculum, about Early Childhood Development and her journey with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Learn about the importance and high demand for teaching social and emotional skills at an early age.  Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/

Choose Love For The Workplace In this episode, Scarlett talks to Jerry Alena, the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement's National Director of Corporate Development, about the new Choose Love For The Workplace program and why it is so important, especially during the Coronavirus pandemic. Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/

This holiday week we are diving into new interviews with several women leaders in their own areas of expertise who are helping you try to set a better course for the New Year. This segment features Scarlett Lewis - founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement - who will unpack how the Choose Love formula and model can help you through the transition into 2025.

This holiday week we are diving into new interviews with several women leaders in their own areas of expertise who are helping you try to set a better course for the New Year. We'll begin with Scarlett Lewis - founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement - who will unpack how the Choose Love formula and model can help you through the transition into 2025. Then we'll catch up with the co-founder of Circle of Care to find out how this organization is continuing to ease the burdens that families navigating a childhood cancer diagnosis face every day - and how you can help make a positive difference by supporting the cause. And we'll close with the leader of the McCall Behavioral Health Network. Youth self harm and suicidal ideations are at an all time high among Connecticut's adolescents, teens and young adults - so we'll have what may be a life saving or life changing conversation that might just address what you, your family, or a young person you know is going through as the organization establishes its latest adolescent and youth services office in Waterbury.

Agreeing To Disagree: Having Difficult Conversations Scarlett Lewis talks with Allison Morgan, founder of ⁠Zensational Kids⁠ - a partner of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, about how to have difficult conversations with grace and kindness. They discuss how to move past our natural reaction to conflict and things you can do to have a mindful, meaningful conversation.  Learn more about the Zensational Kids Choose Love Extension Program https://zensationalkids.com/ Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/

Today, Hunter sat down for a powerful conversation with Scarlett Lewis. Scarlett's son Jesse Lewis was one of the children murdered in the Sandy Hook school shooting. In the wake of this tragedy, Scarlett grappled with the grief, sadness, and anger that any person would face. Yet, Scarlett wanted to choose a different path than anger. So Scarlett founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement with the goal of teaching children social-emotional learning strategies to try and address violence at its roots.   Guests: Scarlett Lewis, Founder, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement     Resources: Choose Love Movement Socials https://chooselovemovement.org/ https://x.com/ChooseLoveM https://www.facebook.com/JLChooseLove https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-jesse-lewis-choose-love-foundation/ https://www.instagram.com/chooselovemovement/ https://www.youtube.com/user/chooselovefoundation Contact Scarlett https://x.com/scarlettmlewis?lang=en A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore/     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                             Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN  *Any Comments made by Myself are mine and mine alone and do not reflect the views of the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender*

Nurturing, Healing, Love. Six-year-old Jesse Lewis wrote these words on the refrigerator before heading to school on December 14, 2012. He never came home. Nash was among 20 children and six adults murdered by a 20-year-old gunman that day in Sandy Hook, CT. His mother, Scarlett Lewis, established the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to offer free social and emotional learning to schools to help people thoughtfully respond to any situation, circumstance, or interaction. She shares her mission.Fearless Fabulous You is broadcast live Wednesdays at 12 Noon ET.Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show is broadcast on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Fearless Fabulous You Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

Andrea Ackerly, illustrator and educator, Kimberly J. B. Smith “The Dove Who Inspired Beyond Barbed Wire" "I have been so inspired by you and what you've taught me. So much about what I've learned through the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement has led Kimberly and I to writing the words on the pages in our book The Dove Who Inspired Beyond Barbed Wire: Dr. Viktor Frankl.”  Scarlett's guests are author and educator, Andrea Ackerly and illustrator and educator, Kimberly J. B. Smith. They discuss their new book, “The Dove Who Inspired Beyond Barbed Wire". A shared admiration for the life and teachings of Dr. Viktor Frankl inspired this book collaboration and its message will inspire all who read it to focus on the things they can control and focus on fulfilling a loving and meaningful life of service and kindness. Learn how to have hard conversations with your kids, about current events. This is a timely podcast! To purchase this book: https://www.amazon.com/Dove-Inspired-Beyond-Barbed-Wire/dp/1960142992 Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/

It's CHOOSE LOVE AWARENESS MONTH, so we're going to talk about how you can choose love as defined by the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and its founder Scarlett Lewis - who is on a mission to create safer and more loving communities through proven programs suited for all stages of life and everybody from you and your family, to your entire community and even your workplace. Then we're introducing the new director of the Connecticut Forest & Park Assoc.- which is dedicated to connecting people to the land in order to protect forests, parks, walking trails, and open spaces. We'll also learn how their experienced conservation professionals are delivering programs on Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails, Environmental Education, Land Conservation, and Public Policy. Then we'll touch base with LIV IT UP - a regional grassroots nonprofit providing support services and programming for neurodiverse adults by offering opportunities to enjoy enriched and fulfilled lives. The nonprofit promotes independence and building friendship and community through activities like volunteering , social gatherings, Broadway trips, yoga, therapeutic horseback riding, art classes, and concerts. 

Jesse Lewis was among the victims killed in a first-grade classroom on December 14th, 2013. His mother Scarlett founded "The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement" in his honor. She joined Newsline with Brigitte Quinn to discuss her mission to provide kids with important emotional development skills in order to prevent future tragedies.

Scarlett Lewis' six-year-old son, Jesse, was killed at his elementary school in Sandy Hook, CT on December 14, 2012, by a 20-year-old gunman- one of the worst mass school shootings in U.S. history. Three words Jesse wrote on the refrigerator that morning, Nurturing, Healing, Love, inspired Scarlett to establish the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, which offers free social and emotional learning (SEL) to schools to help people thoughtfully respond to any situation, circumstance, or interaction.Fearless Fabulous You is broadcast live Wednesdays at 12 Noon ET.Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show is broadcast on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Fearless Fabulous You Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

This week the Mental Health Mamas are honored to be joined by Scarlett Lewis founder of the non-profit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Scarlett's son, Jesse, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December of 2012. Shortly after his death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society and turned it into an opportunity to build a culture of love, resilience, forgiveness, and connection in our communities at a time when it is needed the most. Tune in to hear Scarlett talk about all of the free resources available at chooselovemovement.org and how she continues to have hope despite the school shootings that continue to happen across our country.Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/Leave us a voice message: 607-288-3382Claim your FREE Self-Care Workbook by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connectReceive 10% off any Cope Notes subscription: copenotes.com/?affiliate=MHMamasMental Health Resources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.Website: www.crisistextline.orgUSA text 741741Canada text 686868UK text 85258Ireland 50808NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline      SAMHSA's National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-800-662-HELP (4357)Mama's Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/National Parent Helpline® Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)Our listeners receive 10% off any Cope Notes subscription: copenotes.com/?affiliate=MHMamas

Imagine having to endure the senseless murder of your beautiful, innocent 6 year-old child, and then having to endure the torment of a powerful media personality screaming to his rabid fan base that the Sandy Hook Massacre was all a hoax, that you are a liar...a paid actor, and that your son never existed!In this episode, Steve & Scarlett talk about that fateful day 10 years ago, and how she got through those first brutal days, and how she confronted Alex Jones, the Infowars head and man behind the conspiracies, face to face in court.  But if you are expecting bitterness and anger in this conversation, you will not find it in Scarlett.  Instead, you may find yourself inspired by what can happen in our lives when we choose love.Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement in honor of her son, Jesse, who was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. Shortly after his death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society — that also caused the tragedy — and turned it into an opportunity to build a culture of love, resilience, forgiveness, and connection in our communities at a time when it is needed the most.For more information on Choose Love Movement, please visit:https://chooselovemovement.org/To stay connected with Better Place Project and for updates and behind the scenes info, please follow us on social media:Website:https://www.betterplaceproject.org/ Instagram: @BetterPlaceProj To follow Steve on Instagram@SteveNorrisOfficialFacebook: Facebook.com/BetterPlaceProjectPodcastTwitter: @BetterPlaceProjEmail: BetterPlaceProjectPodcast@gmail.com

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 marks 10 years since 20 children and six educators were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we talk about the emotional impact of the day, and posttraumatic growth in its aftermath. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. GUESTS:  Dannel Malloy: Former Governor of the State of Connecticut. He is currently Chancellor of the University of Maine System  Scarlett Lewis: Founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son, 6-year old Jesse Lewis, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting John Woodall: Psychiatrist, Medical Director of Newtown TMS, and the Representative for the Baha'i Community to the Newtown Interfaith Council Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode. Colin McEnroe, Catie Talarski, Eugene Amatruda, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drew Perkins talks with Scarlett Lewis, Chief Movement Officer for the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, about Social-Emotional Learning and the ways in which being a Sandy Hook mother has inspired her to make change in the world.

Today we're opening our final week of the school year program with a representative of Teach Connecticut talking about the many rewards of teaching and how Teach Connecticut can provide a huge range of information and resources whether you're thinking about applying your current career expertise to teaching, or you're ready to step out into the workforce for the first-time as an educator. The we'll welcome Disability:IN Connecticut, which is supporting state businesses that are committed to disability inclusion in the workplace and supply chain. If you are an employer facing workforce challenges, Disability:IN CT may be your solution. And we'll close with our friend Scarlett Lewis who through the tragic loss of her son at Sandy Hook, has developed the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement into a resource rich initiative that has already changed the lives of millions around the world.

A mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has left at least 18 children and three adults dead. We break down what we know tonight with reporting from outside the school. Also, the mother of a Sandy Hook elementary student who was killed in the mass shooting there in 2012 joins Shep to talk about what parents can do to help their children and her efforts to help communities with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. And Frank DeAngelis, the former principal of Columbine High School, on how the school took action after a mass shooting killed 12 students and a teacher in 1999.

Today's special guest is Scarlett Lewis founder of the Choose Love Movement after her 6-year-old son, Jesse, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. It is one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.At six years old, Jesse, alongside 19 of his first-grade classmates and six educators, died. Yet law enforcement says Jesse used his final moments to heroically save nine of his friends. Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to create safer and more loving communities through no-cost Character Social-Emotional Development programs (CSED) that are suited for all stages of life. Three million people across more than 120 countries have already decided to choose love.

Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement in honor of her son, Jesse, who was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. Shortly after his death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society -- that also caused the tragedy -- and turned it into an opportunity to build a culture of love, resilience, forgiveness, and connection in our communities at a time when it is needed the most. Scarlett became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development to help children manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy, meaningful relationships. She created the Choose Love For Schools program, a no cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation character and social emotional development (CSED) program that teaches children how to thoughtfully respond with love in any situation by using the Choose Love Formula (Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action), and offer ways for children to handle adversity, have courageous conversations, and to respond with love. Choose Love extends beyond the classroom through additional no-cost programs, including programs for the home, communities, athletics, and the workplace. In addition, the movement offers Choose Love C.A.R.E.S. (Cultivating Authentic Relationships in the Education System), Experiential Educator Wellness Workshops for school leaders and educators, as well as multiple extension programs. The Choose Love programs have been accessed in all 50 states and in more than 120 countries, reaching 3 million children. Scarlett is the author of Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother's Journey of Hope & Forgiveness, a memoir of her journey toward choosing love and forgiveness; From Sandy Hook to the World: How the Choose Love Movement Transforms Lives, an in-depth look at how Scarlett founded the Movement and its impact around the world today; and Rose's Foal, a children's book, with photographs by Scarlett Lewis, that tells the poignant story of a beloved horse and her newborn foal. Since the tragedy, Scarlett has spoken across the U.S. and internationally to diverse audiences sharing her empowering story and the organization's far-reaching programs, urging everyone to become part of the solution to the issues the world is facing. Scarlett has spoken at multiple national, statewide, and community-based events including hundreds of talks at schools, addressing educators and administrators. In 2021, Scarlett was named a Forbes 50 over 50 Impact Honoree, one of 50 women leading the way with impact and changing their communities and the world in ways big and small through social entrepreneurship, law, advocacy and education. Scarlett was the keynote speaker at the 2018 and 2019 National Forum on Character presented by Character.org and in 2020 and the keynote speaker for the New England Head Start Association. In addition, Scarlett has presented at the Music City SEL Conference in Nashville; SXSW EDU Conference; ASCD Empower; the Nebraska Mental Health Conference; and multiple statewide Counselor Association Conferences. She has been interviewed by BBC, Fox News, CBS, the Today Show, The Guardian, and many regional papers and podcasts about the Choose Love Movement and the neuroscience behind the Choose Love Formula and the benefits of SEL, and has been featured in high-profile magazines, including Fortune, Strive, and the Huffington Post. Scarlett also hosts the ChooSELove Podcast, interviewing noted authors and experts on post-traumatic growth, self-empowerment, brain health, resilience, forgiveness, trauma and grief, mental health, and more.

You Beautiful Humans - We are going a little rogue  and including two #shareyourstories in the month of February (throwing all sorts of caution to the wind)My dear friend & amazing human being, Scarlett Lewis, shares a beautiful message of forgiveness and choosing love and what a better time to share this message then right now, today. I love to hear Scarlett's passion for this movement, how she describes how this path was chosen for her and how she has taken grief & morphed it into choosing love & helping us choose love for the most difficult person in our lives...ourselves. Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her six year old sons murder in the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012.  She has been passionately working for almost 9 years to bring this movement of choosing love into schools, homes, and corporations. Connect with Scarlett:Choose Love Movement Website: https://chooselovemovement.org/Instagram: chooselovemovementScarletts BooksJoin Our Community:Connect with Megan on IG: @megan.b.miller Sign up to have our Microsteps Monday hit your inbox: megan-miller.com Have something to share with us? Did something move you? Something you're struggling with? Something you'd like to see/hear? TEXT / CALL US!!!267.314.7144  

Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her six-year-old son's murder in the Sandy Hook tragedy on December 14th, 2012. She became part of the solution to the issues in society -- and that also caused the tragedy -- and advocates for social-emotional learning and character education.  She's the author of Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother's Journey of Hope & Forgiveness, a memoir of her journey toward choosing love and forgiveness, and From Sandy Hook to the World: How the Choose Love Movement Transforms Lives, an in-depth look at how Scarlett founded the Movement and its impact around the world today. The Movement's Choose Love for Schools Program is a no-cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation, SEL and character development program, empowering educators and students to choose love, handle adversity, and manage their emotions. Choose Love programming is extended into homes, communities, athletics, and the workplace, and has been accessed in all 50 states and more than 100 countries.  Speaking across the US and internationally to diverse audiences, Scarlett urges everyone to become part of the solution, dedicating her life to helping children and adults around the world to thrive mentally, socially, and emotionally. She has also been instrumental in changing legislation to incorporate SEL into schools.  In 2021, Scarlett was named a Forbes 50 over 50 Impact Honoree, one of 50 women leading the way with impact and changing their communities and the world in ways big and small through social entrepreneurship, law, advocacy and education. Join us for this powerful conversation about tragedy, growth, and how choosing love can create safer schools and a kinder world. In this episode, we cover:   How Scarlett's tragedy moved her to create the Choose Love Movement Social Emotional Learning and essential life skills as the keys to flourishing at all ages Why we need to be taught the skills in both schools and homes How teaching essential life skills makes schools safer Post traumatic growth and learning from trauma The importance of courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion in action   Resources and links mentioned in this episode:   Visit chooselovemovement.com to learn more about the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and how you can use it at home, school, or work Find Scarlett's books, From Sandy Hook to the World: How the Choose Love Movement Transforms Lives  and Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother's Journey of Hope and Forgiveness, here Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development  opportunities for educators and students, and check out our project library  Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive  learning environment  Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here  Enjoying the show? Leave us a review and help more people find us! https://bit.ly/RebelEducatorApplePodcasts MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:   In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators,  students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines  that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the  classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition,  reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.  This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make  our next generation the best it can be. It was designed to begin conversations on how  we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students. It is  meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts  with and teaches youth.

On this very special episode of Stepping Stones Museum for Children's “Under the Cupola” podcast, Star 99.9‘s Kevin Begley is joined by Robert Townes, Director of Public Affairs at Stepping Stones. Their guest is Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was one of 20 students and six educators tragically killed during the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. In the wake of one of the worst tragedies in Connecticut and, in our nation's history, Scarlett was inspired by Jesse's heroic actions in the last moments of his life to start the Choose Love Movement. Scarlett shares Jesse's message about nurturing, healing love and discusses the positive impacts the movement has had on people around the country ever since. Please join us to hear about the importance of social and emotional health in our society and how you can implement the Choose Love Movement in your own life. If you are interested in more information about the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and its programs, please visit www.chooselovemovemenet.org.  

Scarlett Lewis is an incredible woman. On December 14, 2012 her son Jesse was one of 26 people murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary school. Jesse was in first grade and helped save the lives of some classmates before his life was ended. Somehow Scarlett was able to turn that tragedy into the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement that is inspiring kids all over the World to choose compassion, courage and love. Click here to visit Scarlett's Choose Love website - https://chooselovemovement.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

UnYielded is all about thriving through the toughest possible situations life can possibly throw at us. And my guest today is someone who chose to thrive through an unimaginable tragedy. Scarlett Lewis, an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development, and the founder of the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, joins us today to talk about her story of losing his 6-years-old son in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S history and how she chose to become part of the solution to prevent tragic events like that bu nurturing our children to have essential life skills that help them thoughtfully react to difficult situations.Scarlett's Story – On 14th December 2012, Scarlett lost her son, Jesse, to one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Jesse was six years old at the time, and it was later revealed that Jesse's actions in the last few minutes of his life saved the lives of several classmates. Scarlett opens up about what it feels like to experience something like this and how the pain and shock of this tragic loss led her to be part of the solution to the underlying problem that causes these types of tragedies.Social and Emotional Learning – When Scarlett started her research of finding ways to stop extremely aggressive behaviors such as mass shootings, she stumbled upon social and emotional learning, which helps kids build essential life skills. We talk about what scientific research tells us about the effectiveness of social and emotional learning and how Scarlett's program helps children develop these essential life skills.Nurturing, Healing, and Love – Scarlett walks us through the formula she uses in her programs the lead us to thoughtfully responding with love in any situation, circumstance, or interaction we will ever face. We also talk about her book, “Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother's Journey of Hope and Forgiveness,” in which she talks about her learnings from the first six months of her journey.Forgiveness – When thinking about a terrible crime like a mass shooting at an elementary school, forgiveness is usually not a very popular concept. But according to Scarlett, forgiveness is what helped her cut that attached her to pain. We talk about how we can choose to forgive in order to take our personal power back.Brave Breath and Brave Pose – Scarlett shares with us two technics we can practice in our lives that help us thoughtfully respond to tough situations and the scientific background behind the techniques. Connect with Scarlett: Website: chooselovemovement.org LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-jesse-lewis-choose-love-foundation Scarlett's Book: goodreads.com/book/show/17859219-nurturing-healing-loveMentioned in the Episode: Amy Cuddy – your Body Language May Shape Who You Are:  www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en

Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. In today's show, Scarlett discusses how her decision to choose love, healing, and nurturing, which were inspired by Jesse, launched a worldwide movement that is transforming schools, families, and cities.

In this week's episode, Erin Gruwell speaks with Scarlett Lewis, an ardent activist whose son, Jesse, was tragically killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. Scarlett talks about turning her pain into purpose, and how Jesse’s message of “nurturing, healing, love” can change the world. Scarlett’s experiences on that dreadful day are heart-wrenching, but her mission to teach others the importance of choosing love is truly inspiring. Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement: https://chooselovemovement.org

Scarlett Lewis is a mother, accomplished artist, and founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, which she created in honour of her son who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre of December 2012. Scarlett is the author of Nurturing, Healing Love: A Mother's Journey of Hope and Forgiveness. In this episode, Kim Forrester connects with Scarlett to explore how we can each amplify peace, embrace compassion, and consciously choose love in our lives and our world. This episode is made with love and without expectation. If you like what you hear, you may consider supporting Kim's work at buymeacoffee.com. 

Our guest today is Scarlett Lewis. Scarlett lost her beautiful son Jesse on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary. Jesse died bravely trying to lead others to safety. He shouted to his classmates to run on that fateful day and was able to save 9 lives before losing his own. He was 6 years old. Jesse was full of light and love. He brought joy to the world with his radiant smile and was compassionate beyond his years, leaving the words "nurturing, healing and love" written on a chalkboard at home for Scarlett to find after the tragedy. Scarlett is honoring Jesse's beautiful life by founding the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. She is a passionate advocate for social and emotional learning that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships.

#112: Scarlett Lewis is on a mission to help children take their personal power back through her Choose Love Movement. Scarlett shares her journey after the Sandy Hook Tragedy and the loss of her son Jesse to her preventative and proactive work, teaching social and emotional learning and character development to create a safe and more loving world. About my guest: Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012.  After his death, Scarlett became part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society -- and that also caused the tragedy. She created the Movement and became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Speaking across the US and internationally to diverse audiences, Scarlett urges everyone to become part of the solution. Scarlett created the Choose Love for Schools Program, a no-cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next-generation SEL, and character development program that teaches children and adults how to thoughtfully respond with love in any situation, handle adversity and have courageous conversations by using the Choose Love Formula which she shares with us. Join the Conscious Parents, Thriving Kids community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/138844930006014/ Stay in touch! Join the Conscious Parents, Thriving Kids community /Subscribe to the newsletter /YouTube/LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram

In this podcast episode, Choosing Love After Tragedy, Scarlett Lewis talks to me about losing her six-year old son in the Sandy Hook Massacre and how she started the Choose Love Movement. Scarlett founded the organization, which advocates teaching kids social emotional skills to help them make positive choices in challenging situations, have courageous conversations, and respond to difficult situations by “choosing love”. She talks about her courageous ability to overcome the unthinkable and why social-emotional learning is the answer to preventing future tragedies. Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012.  After his death, Scarlett became part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society—and that also caused the tragedy. She created the Movement and became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Speaking across the US and internationally to diverse audiences, and now virtually, Scarlett urges everyone to become part of the solution. Scarlett created the Choose Love for Schools Program, a no-cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation SEL and character development program that teaches children and adults how to thoughtfully respond with love in any situation, handle adversity, and have courageous conversations by using the Choose Love Formula of: Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action = Choosing Love. Choose Love has been extended into homes, communities, athletics, and the workplace. The programs have been accessed in all 50 states and 110 countries, reaching more than 2 million children. You can find Scarlett Lewis: facebook.com/jlchooselove Instagram.com/chooselovemovement Twitter.com/Scarlettmlewis Linkedin.com/in/Scarlett-Lewis-7428a5b7/ Connect with Lisa Pineda here: Website www.lisapinedayoga.com TEDx Talks: How Yoga Helped Me to Let Go & How Meditation Can Unlock Your True Potential --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lisa-pineda/support

We're circling back to the Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services, which is serving thousands of families in greater New Haven and the Naugatuck Valley. We'll discuss their all important preventative tool -  community outreach and education, its Hope Family Justice Center, and how to help by participating in the 2021 Strength-4-Survivors challenge. Then we'll visit with Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement - to get the latest news on this global social emotional learning initiative, and how you can participate all through February - Choose Love Awareness Month. And we'll hear about how well our state is doing protecting members of our LGBTQ communities from discrimination - especially comparedd to other states. We're bringing in the legal director for the Human Rights Campaign to talk about why we're doing so well and what we could do better as we unpack the organization's 7th national State Equality Index.

What would your life be like if you consciously changed an angry thought into a loving one?This is the mission behind the Choose Love Movement which was founded by Scarlett Lewis after tragically losing her son on December 14, 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As I talked with Scarlett, she shared how the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement started the day of Jesse's funeral to honor her son, and to spread a message he left on their kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died. Nurturing. Healing. Love! Three powerful words. The formula for choosing love is #courage #gratitude #forgiveness #compassion. Choosing love in any situation....and boy how we need that formula in our lives right now.You can find out more about the Choose Love Movement here by viewing their website. All of the materials and resources are free. Scarlett and I will be working together in the coming months with the Fearlessly Facing Fifty community - so stay tuned. Thank you Scarlett Lewis for sharing your insight and inspiration. You are a treasure. ....Subscribe to the Fearlessly Facing Fifty podcast by going to the website here:Learn more about Gennev and their incredible custom-tailored programs for your menopause journey here. Use the code CANNONBALL50 for 50% off any product.Learn more about envision essential oil as you jump start your new year - and how to incorporate essential oils into your daily routine. This link is for the starter kit and 10 essential oils.

Jesse Lewis Choose Love Scarlett Lewis In this episode of the GIVE podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Scarlett Lewis of the Choose Love Movement.  Scarlett is an incredible woman with a heartbreaking story.  When her son, Jesse Lewis, lost his life in the Sandy Hook mass shooting, Scarlett’s life was changed forever- he was just six years old. Guided by his life and his legacy, Scarlet lives every day to deliver a compassionate curriculum into schools everywhere. The Choose Love movement has created a new program, offered for free, to help schools, homes, and communities to help teach students of all ages how to have healthy relationships,  meaningful connections, and how to self-regulate and manage our emotions.  They believe that being able to grow through difficulty and still being able to make responsible decisions is an important life lesson that so many are lacking currently. The program is actually modeled after a course to help returning soldiers integrate back into civilian life.  Many kids are having to face trauma, both emotionally and sometimes even physically - so this program focuses on positive psychology trauma techniques that will help these kids develop the mental clarity to express themselves.   How to get involved with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement: Visit the website and spread the word about the free resources. Follow on social media Donate   Be inspired. GIVE.   You can connect with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement here: Website | Instagram | Facebook   Read the entire transcript of the episode here. 

Scarlett Lewis talks with Allison Morgan, founder of Zensational Kids - a partner of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, about how to have difficult conversations with grace and kindness. They discuss how to move past our natural reaction to conflict and things you can do to have a mindful, meaningful conversation. Learn more about the Zensational Kids Choose Love Extension Program by visiting: https://chooselovemovement.org/zensational-kids-2/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

In this episode, Scarlett talks with Terry Lee Cafferty, our Rhode Island Choose Love Ambassador and a talented photographer and artist. They discuss how she chooses love through art, the inspiration behind her new greeting card line, and more! **GIVEAWAY ALERT** We are also excited to announce that we have teamed up to give away a Curated set of 10 All Occasion Greeting Cards and a Boxed Set of 8 Thank You Cards from Terry Lee's brand new collection of greeting cards “Sending love … a Lovesome Images Collection". Terry Lee has generously offered to donate a portion of the profits from the sale of these cards to support the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Check out her incredible work at www.terryleecafferty.com. How to enter: a) Fill out the entry form: https://shop.terryleecafferty.com/choose-love-giveawayz69rgvb1iim b) Follow @lovesomeimages and @chooselovemovement on Instagram AND @tlcloves and @jlchooselove on Facebook c) Like the post and share or tag a friend That is it! We'll be announcing the winner on social media on October 9. Good Luck and Keep Choosing Love! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

About the show: -- Scarlett Lewis is a on a mission of Nurturing Healing and Love. It is a message her son left on her kitchen chalkboard the morning he died in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in December 2012.  With this message, she found a new purpose in life. A purpose that focuses on teaching social and emotional skills through her Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation. She provides free resources for schools to teach students so that people can begin to learn to turn angry thoughts into loving ones. And this could make all the difference.  About Scarlett: Scarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012. After his death, Scarlett became part of the solution to the issues in today’s society. Through Choose Love, Scarlett became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Choose Love offers a no cost, comprehensive SEL program that empowers educators and teaches children how to handle adversity, have courageous conversations and respond with love. The program has been downloaded in all 50 states and nearly 100 countries, serving nearly 2 million children. Since the tragedy, Scarlett has spoken all across the US and internationally to diverse audiences urging everyone to become part of the solution to the issues we’re experiencing today. Scarlett has the insight and knowledge to speak about turning tragedy into triumph; how to cope with stress and grief; ways to strengthen mental awareness; the importance of self care; post traumatic growth; and more. To help children and adults deal with the stress and challenges of the Coronavirus, Choose Love created a variety of new, free resources; and specifically, to support students and educators as they navigate the new normal of hybrid learning, Choose Love created Choosing Love in Our Brave New World, a back-to-school reintegration unit for Pre-K through 12th grade. -- Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/jlchooselove Instagram: Instagram.com/chooselovemovement Twitter: Twitter.com/Scarlettmlewis LinkedIN: Linkedin.com/in/Scarlett-Lewis-7428a5b7/ Website for FREE Resources on learning social & emotional skills:  https://chooselovemovement.org/

Things we talk about in this episodeThe Sandy Hook Tragedy and Scarletts experience of losing her son.Forgiveness is a choice then a processThe Choose Love MovementWhy do we need a Social and Emotional Learning programme in SchoolsPTSD and Post Traumatic GrowthThe courageous Rwandan Genocide orphans who reached out to the brother of Jesse Lewis to give him the strength to move forwardsHealing from TraumaCorona Virus Pandemic and the social and emotional consequences for societyThe FREE choose love programme.Links mentioned in this episodewww.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcasthttps://chooselovemovement.org/Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcastConnect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/My personal instagram is  https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionrayBiographyScarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered in the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012. After his death, Scarlett became part of the solution to the issues in today’s society. Through Choose Love, Scarlett became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Choose Love offers a no cost, comprehensive SEL programthat empowers educators and teaches children how to handle adversity, have courageous conversations, and respond with love. The program has been downloaded in all 50 states and 100 countries, serving nearly 2 million children.To help children and adults deal with the stress and challenges of the Coronavirus, Choose Love created a variety of new, free resources; and specifically, to support students and educators as they navigate the new normal of hybrid learning, Choose Love created Choosing Love in Our Brave New World, a back-to-school reintegration unit for Pre school through to the HighSchool and beyond. 

Hello everyone, Today I got to interview Scarlett Lewis on The Influencer Show, it was absolutely amazing and I hope you guys enjoy it. Be sure to check me out across social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tray-s%C3... https://www.instagram.com/authortrays... https://twitter.com/Traybensalmi https://tray-sean.sounder.fm/show/lif... https://www.facebook.com/sabrina.bens... A little bit about Scarlett Lewis Scarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012. Shortly after his death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society—and that caused the tragedy. She created the Movement and became an advocate for character development and social and emotional learning (SEL) that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Scarlett created the Choose Love Enrichment Program, a no cost, next generation SEL and character development program that empowers educators and their students to choose love for themselves and others. This program includes the best of what is statistically effective and being taught in classrooms today that can reduce and prevent mental illness, substance abuse, bullying and more. Choose Love has extended into homes, communities and now the workplace, teaching all how to handle adversity, have courageous conversations, and to respond with love. The family of Choose Love programs has been downloaded in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries. Scarlett has spoken across the US and internationally to diverse audiences urging everyone to become part of the solution to the issues we're experiencing today. Scarlett has spoken in national, statewide and community based events including hundreds of talks in schools and to educators and administrators.

Join me for an inspiring conversation with Scarlett Lewis whose son Jesse was killed in the Sandy Hook School massacre. He was a young hero that saved many other lives, he was leaving messages ahead of the tragedy for his family, which his mom will openly share with us all, his legacy is a movement that Scarlett founded called the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Scarlett created the Choose Love Enrichment Program, a NO COST, next generation SEL and character development program that empowers educators and their students to choose love for themselves and others. This program teaches children how to handle adversity, have courageous conversations, and to respond with love. This program includes the best of what is statistically effective and being taught in classrooms today that can reduce and prevent mental illness, substance abuse, bullying and more. Scarlett has spoken across the US and internationally to diverse audiences urging everyone to become part of the solution to the issues we’re experiencing today. Scarlett has spoken at national, statewide and community based events including hundreds of talks in schools and to educators and administrators. PLEASE join us in changing the trajectory of the lives of children in America ASAP by becoming part of the movement!! https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/ — with Dana Liesegang and Scarlett Lewis. *Previously recorded

In this episode, Scarlett talks with Jonathon Gay, executive director of the New England division of Playworks. "Play is a basic human need. Kids who play are resilient, empathetic, and active. Through play, kids learn to make friends, solve problems, and believe in themselves. Even in hard times." Playworks, a nonprofit organization that helps kids be active and build valuable life skills through play, is a new partner of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

*Graphic Content Warning* Please be advised, this episode contains mentions of blood, violence, and death. Scarlett talks with Ryan Burke and Matt Eccles, of Tytek Medical, about what bleed control kits are and why they are essential. Join the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and Tytek Medical for a special webinar on May 21st in honor of the National Stop The Bleed Day. Even with the world's focus on COVID-19, we need to continue to Educate, Equip and Empower the community to save lives through the Stop The Bleed Program. It is possible for the everyday citizen to prevent deaths with minimal training. Approximately 300,000 people are victims of aggravated assault by firearm or knife/cutting in the US annually. Severe bleeding can occur inside the home or from auto accidents on the road. Mortality from hemorrhage is the most common cause of preventable death after a traumatic injury. Learn how you can be part of the solution and help save lives and of course, Choose Love even in these uncertain times! For more info on Tytek Medical, contact Ryan by emailing him at ryan@tytekgroup.com or calling him at 513-247-3362. For more info on the Choose Love Movement, visit: www.chooselovemovement.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

In this episode, Scarlett talks to Jerry Alena, the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement's National Director of Corporate Development, about the new Choose Love For The Workplace program and why it is so important, especially during the Coronavirus pandemic. In response to the changes in the workforce brought on by the Coronovirus, Choose Love For The Workplace™ is offering a series of live webinars to provide essential life skills to everyone who has had to make radical adjustments to their work life and personal life. For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/for-the-workplace/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

We are in unprecedented times. Not only do we now, as a country, experience some amount of anxiety over our personal safety in public places, including schools, we now face a rampant deadly virus. Listen as Scarlett talks to Nicole Lyons, the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement's Director of Engagement, about the free 10-day live stream for parents and children we are offering in response to the school closures due to the coronavirus. Find out more by visiting, www.chooselovemovement.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

Scarlett speaks with Lisa Swain, educator and developer of our infant/toddler, Pre-K, and Kindergarten curriculum, about Early Childhood Development and her journey with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Learn about the importance and high demand for teaching social and emotional skills at an early age. For more information, visit: www.chooselovemovement.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement Scarlett Lewis Today we bring you Scarlett Lewis of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement.  This nonprofit was born out of unimaginable tragedy - after Scarlett lost her 6-year-old son to the Sandy Hook Active Shooter crisis in December of 2012. She turned indescribable heartbreak into love-driven education for other youth and parents. The aim of Jesse Lewis Choose Love is what the name implies - to create a society where individuals problem solve and find solutions through choosing love. In the aftermath of her son’s murder, Scarlett was surrounded by a community fueled by anger, finger-pointing, and blame. The shooter had mental health issues and anxiety and individuals and media found blame with his mother for the access he had to weapons.  Scarlett knew in her heart that ultimately, these were not the reasons for the shooting, and they wouldn’t stop future active shooter situations. A note written on her kitchen chalkboard by her son before he died confirmed her belief.  “Nurturing, healing, love” were the words Jesse Lewis wrote on that chalkboard.  These words inspired Scarlett to take action. The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement works to promote the healing of society through love and the development of empathy.  If people are able to find loving ways to work through issues and are shown love, love will provide the solution.  The foundation is guided by four principles - Courage, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Compassion in Action.  Their website is a wealth of information and contains information on all of the programs they currently have in place.  They encourage visitors to their site to use this information and get involved in any way that they can in their local community. How can you help? Donate Take the oath on their website to “choose love” Participate in the programs Bring these programs into your community Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast  

Bring the tissues as this Is both an Inspiring and emotional episode with a story that needs to be told. Scarlett Lewis started the 'Jesse Lewis Choose Love' movement after her son Jesse was taken too soon by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary.From the website: https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/Scarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement™ shortly after her six-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012, alongside 19 of his first-grade classmates and six educators in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Scarlett found out after the tragedy that Jesse used his final moments to heroically save nine of his friends. Jesse left a message on their kitchen chalkboard, “Norturting Helinn Love” (Nurturing, Healing Love). When Scarlett learned that these words are included in the definition of “compassion” across all cultures, she realized that love, connection and belonging are universal wants and needs that connect all of humanity. These 3 words led to the creation of our Formula for Choosing Love, which can be used by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world, to manage their response to any situation (Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion in Action = Choosing Love). Inspired expert educators joined together and created a social and emotional education program that incorporates the latest advances in neuroscience, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and positive psychology to provide children the essential life skills that will not only help them succeed, but also reduce the likelihood that they will harm one another.

What would you do if you walked into your kitchen and saw the words: Nurturing, Healing and Love? And they had been written by you 6 year old son who died a hero during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? For Scarlett, it was to start the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. She began a journey to spread the message that Jesse left, those three words being the formula for choosing love and promoting social and emotional education in schools and communities. A journey that has turned personal tragedy into a positive impact in the world.  Scarlett is the recipient of the International Forgiveness Award, The Live Your Legacy Award and the Common Ground. Scarlett is the author of ‘Nurturing Healing Love’, the story of her journey.

On this episode of Grow Kinder, host Andrea Lovanhill talks with Scarlett Lewis, chief movement officer of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Inspired by a note left by her son Jesse shortly before he was murdered in the Sandy Hook tragedy, Scarlett founded the organization, which advocates teaching kids social-emotional skills to help them make positive choices in challenging situations, have courageous conversations, and respond to difficult situations by “choosing love.” Scarlett talks with us about her courageous ability to overcome the unthinkable and why social-emotional learning is the answer to preventing future tragedies. Visit jesselewischooselove.org to learn more about Scarlett's work.

How does social, emotional learning make our world a safer place?   Inside This Episode:   Scarlett’s story of what happened on the day she lost her six year old son Jesse at Sandy Hook Elementary School Why Jesse was given a Military Hero’s funeral The importance of courage and forgiveness  What is social, emotional learning? How teaching children awareness, tools, and skills is a proactive solution to gun violence   Learn more about the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement at: http://www.shannonalgeo.com/podcast/jesse-lewis-choose-love-movement

Touch is such an important aspect of who we are and how we interact with others. In this episode, listen as Scarlett talks to Kate Mckinnon, co-founder of Touch Matters and the author of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement's Healthy Compassionate Touch Extension Program. Check out the program and learn how children and educators can recognize and use touch that is nurturing and helpful, and how to avoid touch that isn't: https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/extension-programs/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

Welcome to the ChooSELove Movement Podcast! Listen as Scarlett Lewis talks about how she started the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. You can check out all that we offer on our website: https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

Listen to the amazing conversation between Scarlett and Dr. Chris Kukk, about the neuroscience research that went into creating the Choose Love Enrichment Program and how choosing love and compassion leads to success! Dr. Kukk is on the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement's board of directors, a professor of Political Science at Western Connecticut State University, the founding director of the Center for Compassion, Creativity, and Innovation at WCSU, director of Western's Kathwari Honors Program, and author of The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

“Nurturing, Healing Love” was the message that Scarlett Lewis found on her kitchen chalkboard shortly before her son, Jesse, was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In order to become part of the solution to the violence, Scarlett founded The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement with a mission to ensure that...

Scarlett Lewis lost her son Jesse in the tragic shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT in December of 2012. Since that day, Scarlett has been focused on reducing school violence by promoting social and emotional learning (SEL), with a focus on inclusion via the core values of courage, gratitude, forgiveness and compassion. The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement includes a variety of programs to support SEL in schools, at home, and soon, in the workforce as well. These programs have already positively impacted hundreds of thousands of students and their families throughout the country, with scientific proof of efficacy in creating more empathetic, resilient and confident students and school communities. Tune in to hear Scarlett talk about the issues behind school violence, her choice to stand for something vs. against something, and why choosing love is so powerful. Her courage and dedication to be a positive force after such a horrible loss is inspiring.  

Last weekend, we featured an encore presentation of the first two parts of our Special Report from Connecticut's first Farm Aid. Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised more than $53 million to help family farmers thrive all over the country while inspiring millions of people to take part in the Good Food Movement. Today, we'll wrap up with an encore replay of the third segment of our report straight from Farm Aid Hartford on the first day of autumn, where we talked with farmers, organizers, and artists, as well as attending an informative and inspiring pre-show press conference. Then we're going to catch up with Scarlett Lewis who lost her son Jesse in the Sandy Hook tragedy, and who is leading the 'Choose Love Movement' to expose schools, households, and entire communities to the nurturing, loving benefits of Social Emotional Learning. Stay tunes to learn how you can bring the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement into your home or community.

Scarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012. Shortly after his death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues that we're seeing in our society—and that also caused the tragedy. She created the Movement and became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships.

Guest: Scarlett Lewis Age: 50 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Wow Factor: We can choose love in every situation and circumstance. I learned this myself after my young son was murdered in his first-grade classroom. Responding with love and compassion not only helped me but it made the world a better place. What the world needs more of: us to be empowered with the understanding that you can CHOOSE LOVE and the skills and tools to be able to do this. Bio: Scarlett is the founder and executive director of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement following the murder of her 6-year-old son at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. The goal of the movement is to make sure everyone has access to social and emotional learning and the understanding that we can choose love in every situation. Scarlett's background includes municipal bond trading, investment banking, and real estate. Favorite Color: Turquoise

Nurturing. Healing. Love. Three powerful words that define compassion across all cultures--that when combined create a profound formula that can lead you to choosing love in any situation in your life. And these exact words were left behind-- written on a kitchen chalkboard--by Jesse Lewis, six-year-old martyr of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in December 2012. In a nation riddled with climbing statistics of depression and anxiety among our youth, could nurturing, healing, love be the simple solution to avoiding future tragedies both big and small? Scarlett Lewis, (Jesse’s mom) who founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered, shares her heroic journey, along with influential advice on choosing love in your darkest moments to inspire a more positive, healthy future for all. Shortly after Jesse’s death, Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues we’re seeing in our society that also resulted in this tragedy. She founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and became an advocate for social and emotional learning--which teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. She’s been instrumental in changing legislation to incorporate social-emotional learning into our schools. The Jesse Lewis Empowering Education Act was introduced by Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, and in December of 2015 Congress approved the Every Student Succeeds Act. And while you’re learning about being intentional with choosing love and living more deeply, we’re excited to announce our upcoming three-day retreat, Uncover, led and facilitated by One Idea Away President, Luke Iorio, & iPEC Founder, and bestselling author, Bruce D Schneider. Join us in the beautiful Asilomar Conference Grounds, CA January 18-20th, or at the Garrison Institute, NY, March 29-31st. Created to guide you through the Uncover Process, you’ll learn and experience a variety of mindfulness activities, how to connect as a community, and more in a supportive, and yes, judgment-free zone. Close the gap of tension in your heart and mind and uncover a personal path to happiness, freedom, and self-actualization. Learn more at OneIdeaAway.com/retreat. Your purpose to living a life more fully and lovingly awaits! Key takeaways: The hopeful lesson. The issues of bullying, suicide, and mental illness don’t end when kids graduate from school. They persist and even get worse into adulthood as they struggle to find connection with themselves and others . . . but there’s hope! Decades of research and the latest statistics have revealed a possible solution. A brighter future lies in THESE skills . . . [15:13]. The compassion train. In the wake of severe tragedy and heartbreak, how do you move forward? Scarlett says you must take your personal power back and cut the cord that attaches you to pain . . . but is it possible when it hurts so much? Without forgetting or turning a blind eye, learn THIS to let go peacefully . . . [21:29]. The brave choice. When you’re attacked--either vicariously or personally--it’s easy to remain frozen in fear. It’s instinctual for you to build a wall against the world and never want to let anyone in again. But there’s a better way, a healthier way, a healing way. The BRIDGE that brings you from fear to love is . . . [30:40]. The heartfelt movement. Anger starts with a thought. Joy starts with a thought. 70-80% of our tens of thousands of daily thoughts are negative, and although it’s intuitive--it’s changeable. Create the ripple effect to a safer, more peaceful and loving world with YOU. This ONE exercise can get you started . . . [34:30]. Tune in and turn the volume up for a dose of inspiration and life lessons. You're never more than One Idea Away from a whole, new reality.

Is there a connection between social-emotional learning and school violence? Our guest believes the answer is yes. Listen to her story, learn about her program, and draw your own conclusions. Follow: @JesseLewisLove @runnin26 @ASCD #LT8Keys @bamradionetwork Scarlett Lewis is the founder of Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. She started the organization after her six-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

Episode Three This episode features the compassionate achiever Scarlett Lewis. She started the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement (http://www.jesselewischooselove.org) —after losing her six year old son Jesse in the Sandy Hook tragedy—in the hope of bringing social-emotional learning (SEL) to every school. If you want to learn how compassion, resilience, and “choosing love” can turn an elementary school tragedy into an educational program that benefits every child, take time to listen to Scarlett.