UnYielded: Thriving No Matter What

Courage to Nurture, Heal, and Love

July 21, 2021 Bobbi Kahler Episode 53
UnYielded: Thriving No Matter What
Courage to Nurture, Heal, and Love
Show Notes

UnYielded is all about thriving through the toughest possible situations life can possibly throw at us. And my guest today is someone who chose to thrive through an unimaginable tragedy. Scarlett Lewis, an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development, and the founder of the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, joins us today to talk about her story of losing his 6-years-old son in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S history and how she chose to become part of the solution to prevent tragic events like that bu nurturing our children to have essential life skills that help them thoughtfully react to difficult situations.

Scarlett’s Story – On 14th December 2012, Scarlett lost her son, Jesse, to one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Jesse was six years old at the time, and it was later revealed that Jesse’s actions in the last few minutes of his life saved the lives of several classmates. Scarlett opens up about what it feels like to experience something like this and how the pain and shock of this tragic loss led her to be part of the solution to the underlying problem that causes these types of tragedies.

Social and Emotional Learning – When Scarlett started her research of finding ways to stop extremely aggressive behaviors such as mass shootings, she stumbled upon social and emotional learning, which helps kids build essential life skills. We talk about what scientific research tells us about the effectiveness of social and emotional learning and how Scarlett’s program helps children develop these essential life skills.

Nurturing, Healing, and Love – Scarlett walks us through the formula she uses in her programs the lead us to thoughtfully responding with love in any situation, circumstance, or interaction we will ever face. We also talk about her book, “Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother’s Journey of Hope and Forgiveness,” in which she talks about her learnings from the first six months of her journey.

Forgiveness – When thinking about a terrible crime like a mass shooting at an elementary school, forgiveness is usually not a very popular concept. But according to Scarlett, forgiveness is what helped her cut that attached her to pain. We talk about how we can choose to forgive in order to take our personal power back.

Brave Breath and Brave Pose – Scarlett shares with us two technics we can practice in our lives that help us thoughtfully respond to tough situations and the scientific background behind the techniques.

 

Connect with Scarlett: 

Website: chooselovemovement.org
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-jesse-lewis-choose-love-foundation
Scarlett’s Book: goodreads.com/book/show/17859219-nurturing-healing-love

Mentioned in the Episode: 

Amy Cuddy – your Body Language May Shape Who You Are:
 www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en

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