Choose Love Movement

Learn why Roman’s program is more effective than the DARE program and how you can bring it to your school and community!

Scarlett’s guest is Roman Gabriel, president of the Sold Out Youth Foundation, which has a mission of equipping the next generation for success without drugs and alcohol. Roman shares his background as the son of an NFL quarterback and discusses his journey to become a successful speaker, author, and host. Scarlett and Roman discuss drug education programs in schools, particularly comparing Sold Out Youth Foundation's online approach with D.A.R.E. and highlighting their five-step curriculum and success in reaching students at critical ages

Here’s how this program changes lives:

• Focusing on character education programs and the importance of teaching life skills and character traits in schools, particularly in the context of the ongoing Fentanyl and Opioid crisis.
• Roman’s ground-breaking 365 Online interactive public, private, and home school programs using sports, entertainment, and education through school internet technology to deliver a 100% student alcohol /drug abstinence accountable pledge.
• Students learn life skills training, and overall student fitness, health, and wellness initiatives. 
• All interactive and available the way students like to be entertained and learn, through their phones visually. 




Share this podcast with family and friends!

Scarlett’s guest is Jordan Arogeti, CEO and Co-Founder of SupportNow; a free easy to use family support platform that provides clear direction to anyone inclined to offer funds, food, or time and energy. Additionally, they’ve built the largest database of active, sortable medical grants on the Internet. SupportNow has facilitated over $4M in donations for families across all fifty states. 

Jordan Arogeti wants to change how supporters show up for friends and families in tough times. She’s doing just that as the CEO and Co-Founder of SupportNow; a free, easy to use family support platform that provides clear direction to anyone inclined to offer funds, food, or time and energy. Additionally, they’ve built the largest database of active, sortable medical grants on the Internet. SupportNow has facilitated over $4M in donations for families across all fifty states.

https://www.supportnow.org/

Connect- Grants Platform

Time with AdvocacyAbby

Scarlett’s guest is Dr. Heather Holmes, a forensic psychologist, who conducts psychological evaluations for state and federal courts. Dr. Holmes worked on Nikolas Cruz’ case (The Parkland Shooter) and she evaluated Cruz to provide insight into his mental health, behavior, and background. Cruz murdered fourteen students and three educators on that high school campus on February 14, 2018. 

They discuss the question ‘how did we fail you?’ to see how we can prevent further school shootings and protect our children. 

Scarlett and David Melville discuss his book, The 5 Things, and its focus on expressing love and personal growth. David shares personal stories about his aunt Isa's late-life transformation and his approach to managing negative thoughts. They explore various concepts including thought control, gratitude, and the importance of choosing love in challenging situations, with David emphasizing the impact of mindset changes and Scarlett sharing her experiences with forgiveness and teaching others about love. They encourage listeners to engage with their work and spread positive messages of love and kindness. Living life with no regret isn’t about being perfect or never making mistakes — it’s about living intentionally, learning deeply, and loving fully.

Listen to this podcast to learn: 

• the importance of building connections

• practicing gratitude

• the value of being present

  Check out David's website: https://sharing5things.com/

Listen to this special podcast and share with your family and friends!

Scarlett and Meg discussed Meg's book, Take A Breather, Overachiever: A Guide to Setting Boundaries without Losing Your Mind, which explores boundaries and people-pleasing tendencies, sharing personal experiences and insights about setting healthy limits. Their conversation includes strategies for managing difficult situations and maintaining boundaries, including Meg's offer of her book as a free resource to help others improve their personal boundaries and self-worth.

Scarlett and Meg explore various life challenges including:

• Work-life balance and productivity

• The importance of self-care

• How boundaries can help reduce anxiety and create a more fulfilling life.

Share this podcast with family and friends to spread this message of love and healing.

Scarlett’s guest is Dr. Lori Leyden, a humanitarian and trauma healing expert known for her work with genocide survivors and school shooting victims, who introduced her Grace Process healing methodology. Through personal stories and examples from Rwanda and Newtown, Dr. Leyden and Scarlett discuss the importance of trauma healing, community support, and teaching these skills to the next generation through the Choose Love Movement's curriculum. Their conversation highlights the transformative power of empathy, connection, and presence in healing from trauma. Share this podcast with family and friends  to spread this message of love and healing.

Scarlett Lewis and her mom, Maureen, are back at the Blue Colony Diner in Newtown, CT discussing forgiveness. Trauma is a universal part of the human experience, and helping kids develop the emotional intelligence to face their pain with curiosity rather than shame or avoidance could be life-changing. When children (and adults) learn to explore their pain, they can transform it into self-awareness, resilience, and even compassion for others. Forgiveness makes you stronger because when you forgive you take your power back! 

In this raw and soul-stirring episode of the ChooSELove Podcast, Scarlett Lewis sits down with Azim Khamisa, a father whose 20-year-old son, Tariq, was senselessly murdered by a 14-year-old gang member. In a moment when most would be consumed by rage, Azim was overcome by something else—a mystical experience that delivered him straight into forgiveness.

This conversation dives deep into:

• The spiritual encounter Azim had just hours after his son’s death

• Why he chose forgiveness over vengeance—and how it healed him

• How he now partners with the grandfather of his son’s killer to save other children

• The power of compassion in action to end cycles of violence

Azim’s story will shake you, then awaken you. This is forgiveness not as a soft virtue—but as a radical, world-changing force.

You don’t want to miss this. It's not just about tragedy—it's about transformation.

What do you think of the 'Let Them' theory? Last Mother’s Day, Scarlett Lewis and her mom went to the Blue Colony Diner to have a mother/daughter discussion about the 'Let Them Theory', people who lie, and how to choose love in difficult relationships. Listen to this special podcast today!

Scarlett and John Winstanley discuss the importance of addressing societal issues and promoting hope and healing. John, an advisor, speaker, and CEO of Fort Safety, shares his mission to protect kids and strengthen families from digital threats and toxic cyber behaviors. He also highlights the need for open conversations about difficult topics, especially in today's changing world. 

John and Scarlett discuss the impact of digital addiction on individuals and families, emphasizing the need for solutions. John shares his personal journey of overcoming addiction and how it led him to create a digital addiction coaching program. John also highlights the challenges of balancing screen time in modern family dynamics and the importance of teaching responsible digital use to children.

https://www.fortsafety.com

Key Takeaways:

Digital safety is a growing threat.

Open conversations matter.

Modeling healthy technology use.

Prevention through education.