Choose Love Movement

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.

Listen as Scarlett talks with Michele Gay, co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools about her organization and all the work they do to make schools and communities safer for all! Hear about the interesting information they found out from their most important stakeholders.

 "Hurt people, hurt people" 

In this episode, we gain insight into the life of a former bully as Scarlett talks to Debbie Bobetsky, who has since turned her life around and works to shed light on the importance of helping heal rather than punishing bullies. 

Our students have so much to say, it's about time we give them a chance to voice their thoughts! Listen as Scarlett talks to two upcoming seniors from Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania about the importance of connection and why they started Project Spoken Youth. 

Tune in to hear Scarlett talking to Allison Morgan, founder of Zensational Kids and our partner on the Zensational Kids Extension Program that we provide at NO COST! Yoga and mindfulness have been found to be highly effective practices to help students self-regulate, manage big emotions, focus their attention, and develop resilience. We knew we had to partner with Allison to provide this component alongside our Choose Love curriculum. Check out our mindfulness lessons and activites here:  https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/extension-programs/ 

“Grieving well is by choice. Choice is the most powerful tool we have. We grieve because we love.”

Listen as Scarlett talks with Dianne Gray, President of Hospice & Healthcare Communications and Board Member of the Elisabeth Kubler Ross Foundation, about how she partnered with us to create our Healthy Grieving Extension Program. Grieving is a normal part of life and we hope to demystify this process and take away the fear that is facilitated by our misunderstandings. Start your journey of hope and transformation here:  https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/extension-programs/ 

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/ 

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/