Choose Love Movement

Corinne Coppola (M.A., CTSY) is known for her uplifting energy and ability to create a healing space to empower people of all ages. It was a pleasure sitting down with her to talk about how to build resilience and overcome the challenges we face on a daily basis in the world we now find ourselves living in. One of the new ways we’ve connected is by partnering on a new 6-week project, along with Ou...

Scarlett sat down with her longtime friend Stephanie Bierman—whom she’s known since middle school—to talk about the incredible work Stephanie has been doing with the Choose Love Movement since its very beginning. A school counselor with 15 years of experience and deep expertise in Social Emotional Learning, Stephanie played a key role in helping to create the Choose Love Enrichment Program. Now, s...

Iran Nazario is the owner and founder of the Peace Center of Connecticut. Iran was a foster child in the custody of DCF in his childhood who then immersed himself in to the violent street culture of gang membership and prison though his twenties. In 1990 he began to repurpose himself to helping youth avoid his childhood path. He has worked in the program management, gang prevention, youth outreach...

Marissa Naz, an educator at MAS Charter in Albuquerque, New Mexico, courageously joins us to share her story about being bullied as a child. She gives us important insight as to why she believes the Choose Love curriculum is a better solution to helping children than anti-bullying campaigns. Marissa and her mother, Sharon, who wrote the book “Caterpillar Kindness” in Marissa’s honor, will also be...

It's always a pleasure sitting down with Choose Love Youth Ambassador Mia Daley. Mia is a talented young lady from Rhode Island that sings, acts, and even runs her own business - all at only 13 years old! She has done so much for the Movement since joining us a year ago and is now hosting a virtual 5k in honor of Choose Love Awareness Month. Support Mia and the Movement by signing up to run o...

"Research shows that just one trusted adult can have a profound effect on a child’s life, influencing that young person toward positive growth, greater engagement in school and community activities, and better overall health." Brooklyn Raney, author of "One Trusted Adult", sat down with me to talk about how we can become those adults that the youth can rely on and create a culture based on tr...

This episode features Katie Mitchell Walker, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist from Arkansas. Katie runs a business called Grow and Guide Kids that’s mission is to provide parents and teachers with practical solutions they can use in their homes and classrooms. Katie is passionate about Social and Emotional Learning, much like myself, and helping kids better understan...

This episode features Tony Ferraiolo who inspires people to live the life they always imagined. He is a motivating and thought provoking trainer, speaker, and advocate for  transgender youth across the country and world. His story is featured in a documentary called A Self-Made Man about his own personal story of finding his true self. To know Tony is to love Tony. He truly lives his life in...

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 visi...

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 S...

Scarlett and her mother, Maureen Lewis, discuss how to live life to the fullest with the fewest regrets by using the Choose Love Formula to make the best choices for yourself. 

In this episode, Scarlett talks with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt , NY Times bestselling author of The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable , as they both share their personal forgiveness journeys and what they learned about the importance of the topic. With this conversation, Scarlett and Katherine hope to inspire individuals to explore what forgi...

This episode was recorded on Juneteenth (short for June 19th) which is also known as Freedom Day and has been celebrated for the last 155 years marking the end of slavery in the US. Scarlett talked with her friend and former colleague, Donald Smart about his work with the Stratford Police in building meaningful relationships with the community and training police officers as well as the publi...

In this episode, Scarlett celebrates long-time friend and Choose Love's Employee of the Quarter, Betsy Carlson! Listen as they take a trip down memory lane and take a glimpse into the hard work and love that goes into making a movement. Join us as we honor Betsy and thank her for everything she does!

Scarlett talked with Lady Gaga 's mom, Cynthia Germanotta - co-founder of the Born This Way Foundation and World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health - about tips for coping during crisis situations and the work they are doing to create a kinder, braver world. We have been in partnership with Lady Gaga and Cynthia on several projects, including being a chapter in Gaga's new...

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 throu...

“Come, come, whoever you are...Ours is not a caravan of despair." ― Rumi In this episode, Scarlett talks with Allegra Jordan - author, Architect of Change, consultant and leadership coach, AND volunteer for the Jesse Lewis Choose Love For The Workplace program. They talk about how they grew from their own personal tragedies and how they moved on to feel joy again and commit their lives to helping...

*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 wor...

Listen to Scarlett talk with Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Joy Scott who tragically lost her life at the Columbine school shooting 21 years ago today. We honor Rachel's challenge by sharing her message of compassion and the work her family continues in her name. Rachel left behind this powerful message, "I HAVE THIS THEORY THAT IF ONE PERSON CAN GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO SHOW COMPASSION, THEN I...

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 t...

In this episode, Scarlett chats with Shannon Desilets,   the Choose Love Movement Director of New Hampshire, about what is possible with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and the incredible success they have seen! Listen to how one state has embraced social and emotional learning across the board as never done before and their accomplishments, which are a model for all! Visit www. ChooseLoveMov...

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 scho...

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

Scarlett talks to Karen Murphy - educator, coach, athlete, parent, and more - about our new, no-cost Champions Choose Love program that she helped to create. Learn how coaches and athletes of any age can use the Choose Love Formula to develop self-awareness, strengthen relationships with coaches, teammates and competitors, and develop responsible decision-making skills on and off the field.  https...

School counselors and educators have the most important job of educating and shaping our youth. Listen in as Scarlett talks to Tara Lechtenberger, one of the first school counselors that started implementing the Choose Love Enrichment Program and building the Choose Love culture at her school, Washington Elementary School in Arkansas.