The Choose Love Movement Archives with Scarlett Lewis
Amy Downs, author of Hope is a Verb: My Journey of Impossible Transformation
03-16-23 Amy Downs, author of Hope is a Verb: My Journey of Impossible Transformation Scarlett Lewis speaks with Amy Downs, author of Hope is a Verb: My Journey of Impossible Transformation. Amy was one of the last survivors to be pulled from the rubble of the 1995...
Aaron Stark, a Mental Health Advocate
03-09-23 Aaron Stark, a Mental Health Advocate In this episode, Scarlett Lewis speaks with Aaron Stark, a mental health advocate who planned but did not follow through with a school shooting in 1996. Aaron’s TED Talk, ‘I Was Almost A School Shooter,’ has over fifteen...
Melanie Hempe, founder of ScreenStrong
03-02-23 Melanie Hempe, founder of ScreenStrong Scarlett Lewis speaks with Melanie Hempe, founder of ScreenStrong. Melanie shares the journey of her son’s screen addiction to video games and why she started this foundation to empower parents to delay toxic technology....
10 Years and Beyond
02-23-23 10 Years and Beyond Scarlett Lewis reflects on the past ten years of the Choose Love Movement which was started to honor her son, Jesse. Jesse was murdered in the Sandy Hook tragedy. Since that day, Scarlett has dedicated her life to keeping our kids safe in...
Bullying is not Acts of Cruelty; it’s the Omission of Kindness with Jodee Blanco
02-16-23 Bullying is not Acts of Cruelty; it's the Omission of Kindness with Jodee Blanco "Bullying is not acts of cruelty; it's the omission of kindness." That is a powerful statement from Jodee Blanco, activist, widely respected expert on bullying and author of the...