An author, speaker, and licensed Physical Therapist specializing in craniosacral therapy, Kate Mackinnon has been using touch to support her patients in their healing and in accessing their physical potential for the last 30 years. She's passionate about helping people create comfort and ease in their bodies.

Website: https://www.kmackinnon.com/

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions suicide, violence, and death.

I recently sat down with my friends Bill Lavin, a retired firefighter from New Jersey, and Yannick Kabuguza, a Rwandan Genocide survivor, to talk about how they got to know each other and how they Choose Love in their lives.

Bill, founder of the Where Angels Play Foundation, shares with us why he started building playgrounds in honor of young lives lost, how he met Yannick, and why he decided to write a book about his new friend’s life. Yannick, our Choose Love Ambassador for Rwanda and New Jersey, shares his story of survival and how that experience changed his life.

Thank you Jesse for bringing all three of us together to help make the world a better place! And thank YOU for tuning in...join us on July 28th for a live discussion about the “Starfish From Africa” with Bill and Yannick. Register today: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtduChrTwjG9IFAztYe_aRFumdGy2AjKKH

Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/The-Starfish-from-Africa/dp/1792354789/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D2XTXMQLHP2Z&dchild=1&keywords=starfish+from+africa&qid=1614798297&sprefix=starfish+from+a%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1

Caroline Maguire, M. Ed., i- the author of the award winning book, Why Will No One Play With Me?, A playbook of foolproof scripts on how to communicate with anyone, in any situation, and how to ensure the message registers with the recipient.

She is the founder of a comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) training methodology for adults, parents, clinicians and academic professionals on how to cultivate emotional regulation, emotional intelligence, social awareness and responsible decision-making skills.

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It made me so happy to invite Jud Cummings, Choose Love Youth Ambassador and the son of a dear family friend, to the ChooSELove Podcast. We talked about pausing during the pandemic, focusing on the positives, and more. Always refreshing to get the youth perspective!

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Some of the best conversations about life happen with my mom, Maureen Lewis, over a cup of coffee or while sitting around the fireplace. Here we share one such conversation where we talk about dealing with anxiety, how to make the most of what you have in the world we are living in, holding onto hope, and so much more. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or your favorite beverage, and join us. Leave us a message and share your thoughts with us!

Molly Hudgens, school counselor and violence prevention specialist, shares the story of how she personally prevented a school shooting from happening at her school. She tells us how that experience has changed the way she lives her life. Molly now chooses to love and make connections wherever she goes because she says you never know just how powerful the impact a kind word can make on a stranger. Always Choose Love - being kind and caring can save lives!

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 Our Minds Matter and JCK Foundation, to provide Mindful Moments where we can all practice techniques for creating calm and connection together. Join us on this journey by following us on social media and tuning in at 4pm EST every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks. Enjoy a Mindful Moment with us on Facebook @JLChooseLove or on Instagram @chooselovemovement!

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, she’s taken that passion one step further with her own children’s book, Feelings Are A Trip, designed to help young people recognize, understand, and talk about their emotions. Stephanie wrote Feelings Are A Trip with a simple but powerful purpose: to get families talking and to normalize open, meaningful conversations about emotions.

You can order a copy here and get the conversation started in your family: https://www.amazon.com/Feelings-Are-Trip-Stephanie-Bierman-ebook/dp/B08Q61HKT2

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, youth engagement and support field for 29 years. He is an expert in Gang Prevention and Mediation and provides training to many groups serving youth who are deemed in risk.

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