Best Chooselove Podcasts (2024)

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#119 - Dr. Marty K. Casey, Find out why Hurt people, Hurt people, but Healed people can Heal people. 58:41

4h ago58:41

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Dr. Marty K. Casey is the founder of the UnGUN Institute which is a “trauma informed company that specializes in disarming violence on the spectrum.” The UnGUN Institute has a holistic approach that covers the mind, body and spirit. By engaging the arts to express and connect to one’s personal inner healing, their goal is to move individuals to a s…

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#118 - Ross Ellis, Stomp Out Bullying 59:14

5d ago59:14

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Scarlett’s guest is Ross Ellis, CEO and Founder of STOMP Out Bullying®. Ross is a nationally recognized subject matter expert for her work in bullying and cyberbullying prevention, violence against children, online safety, as well as being an expert in parenting. Ross founded STOMP Out Bullying, the leading national bullying and cyberbullying preve…

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#117 - Chris Evers, Don't Be Afraid of Snakes 56:56

22d ago56:56

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Scarlett’s guest is Chris Evers of Animal Embassy. Chris shares his personal story of how he came to teach essential life skills through animals. His goal is to cultivate kindness in schools and elsewhere through his fun, interactive programs. This consists of research-based, live animal experiences for people of all ages that brings science curric…

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#116 - Dr. Sally Goldberg ,The Magic Word in a Child's Early Years is Connection 58:40

27d ago58:40

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This is Part 2 of Scarlett Lewis’ podcast with Dr. Sally Goldberg, a pioneer in the field of early childhood education. Scarlett and Dr. Goldberg believe the magic word to the healthy development of our children is ‘connection.’ Parents need to focus on connection when their children are at a young age. Dr. Goldberg says that it’s best started from…

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Faith: Being In the Fabric of All Life 42:49

1M ago42:49

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Through adversity we learn to have Faith. Some people have harder time with inviting Faith into their lives. Here cohosts teZa and Carter Lord discuss how they “found” Faith and how they gladly use it in their lives. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more of hosts. #faith #findingfaith #usingfaith for #choosinghappiness #antistress #antianxie…

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#115- Avraham Frank - A sense of safety, peace and calm for your students all in 1 minute! 1:03:13

2M ago1:03:13

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Scarlett Lewis’ guest is Avraham Frank who encourages all schools to implement a Moment of Silence each school day. He has seen the gratitude of principals, teachers, students and parents in schools who use a moment of silence each school day. Avraham reads letters to Scarlett from students and principals who have written to him with appreciation f…

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The Power of Inspiration 33:11

2M ago33:11

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Cohost Carter is healing from surgery. Here teZa reveals the inspiration behind her recent novel THE BRIDGE TENDER. Available as e-, tree-, or audiobook on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Visit tezalord.com for her other books, #visionary art, and #spiritual activism. #lightworker #changemaker #chooseLove #nofear #environmentalism is the #21stC…

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#114 - Dr. Bernie Siegel - Sharing His Wisdom with Scarlett and her Mom 55:08

2M ago55:08

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Scarlett Lewis and her mom, Maureen Lewis, interview world renowned physician and advocate for chronic illness patients, Dr. Bernie Siegel at his home in Woodbridge, CT. As a physician who has cared for and counseled innumerable people who’ve been threatened by an illness, Bernie embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefron…

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#113 - Pastor Troy Martinez - Dads in Schools Making a Difference 58:16

2M ago58:16

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Scarlett’s guest is Las Vegas pastor, Troy Martinez, founder of Dads in Schools. In response to rising behavioral issues, substance abuse and even gangs, Troy brought together a movement of community leaders, parents, and local volunteers who understand the power of presence to provide a safe environment that enables students to thrive as they focu…

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Never Give Up 24:42

3M ago24:42

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Going solo teZa discusses her three nonfiction narratives plus her new novel, The Bridge Tender. #metaphysical-fiction #read-to-learnBy teZa Lord

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#112 - Andrea Ackerly & Kimberly JB Smith, Learn How To Have Hard Conversations With Your Kids 1:02:38

3M ago1:02:38

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"I have been so inspired by you and what you've taught me. So much about what I've learned through the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement has led Kimberly and I to writing the words on the pages in our book The Dove Who Inspired Beyond Barbed Wire: Dr. Viktor Frankl.” Scarlett’s guests are author and educator, Andrea Ackerly and illustrator and educa…

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Is There a Dance In Disappointment? 35:41

3M ago35:41

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Life is filled with with all different forms of disappointment. In this episode Carter and teZa, cohosts of ZLORD, share how they have learned to use the inevitable lows to help access the available highs everywhere. Just like everyone else can too. #awareness #perseverance #resiliency #theDanceOfLife…

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#111 - Keely Roberts - The Fourth of July Tragedy That Changed Our Lives Forever 1:08:15

3M ago1:08:15

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Scarlett Lewis met Keely Roberts a few months after the tragedy that forever changed the lives of her family members and the Highland Park, IL community. During their July 4th Independence Day parade in 2022, a gunman opened fire — killing seven people and injuring more than 40. Among the victims were Keely Roberts, and her twin sons Cooper and Luk…

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#110 - Jonathan Lewis, Sr. - "Recognize that we need to teach our kids to co-exist" 56:40

4M ago56:40

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Jonathan Lewis, Sr.'s son was murdered outside his high school in Las Vegas by a group of fellow classmates. The attack occurred on 11/1/23 and he was taken off life support 6 days later. Jonathan Jr. died defending his friend. He was murdered over a set of headphones and a vape pen. His dad responded by expressing forgiveness and compassion toward…

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#109 - Jenna Moniz of the HeartMath Institute - Do You Know The Power Of Our Heart? 1:11:27

4M ago1:11:27

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Scarlett interviews Jenna Moniz, education program specialist for the HeartMath Institute. They discuss the power the heart has to influence all organs in the body based on your thoughts and emotions. Every bodily system syncs with the heart. Using scientific measurements of heart rate variability, the time intervals between heartbeats. High HRV is…

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Expectations vs. Goals 37:32

4M ago37:32

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Cohosts Carter and teZa Lord give examples of how they use goals to keep centered, but how important it is to not have expectations. Projecting is a dangerous occupation. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more.By teZa & Carter Lord

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#108 - Angela Duckworth, Learn how you can develop ‘grit’ and why you need it to achieve your goals! 58:55

4M ago58:55

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Scarlett’s guest for this episode is Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Angela describes grit as having what some researchers call an”ultimate concern”– a goal you care about so much that it gives meaning to almost everything you do. Grit is holding steadfast to that goal even when you fall down and when progre…

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#107 - Linda Couch - “We can't always choose what happens to us, but we can take our personal power back in how we choose to respond” 1:05:54

5M ago1:05:54

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“We can't always choose what happens to us, but we can take our personal power back in how we choose to respond” Linda Couch is one of Scarlett Lewis’ best friends and has been an inspiration to her throughout her journey. Linda is a double heart transplant recipient, a kidney transplant recipient, cancer survivor and single mom of Blake. She is al…

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The Bridge Tender, teZa Lord’s New Eco-Novel 37:56

4M ago37:56

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Just released this week! THE BRIDGE TENDER, find it on Amazon. Fiction is the only way for some truths to be told. Yann Martel, NY Times bestselling author of LIFE OF PI: “teZa Lord leads the charge against dark times.” A #visionaryStory of one woman’s #transformation that leads us all closer to #enlightenment https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV2KX72B…

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The Power of Choice 26:46

5M ago26:46

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Cohost Carter is back after a weeks-long sabbatical. With cohost teZa, the Lords have a lively discussion the spiritual discipline of making mindful choices. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about hosts.By Carter and teZa Lord

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#106 - Meena Srinivasan - Learn How To Strengthen Our Relationships and Make New Ones 1:00:04

5M ago1:00:04

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Scarlett Lewis interviews individuals she believes are standouts in their efforts to provide hope and healing for our children and world. Meena Srinivasan is one of these individuals. Voted 1 of 10 powerful women of mindfulness and 'a precious ambassador of mindfulness' by Thict Nhat Han, Meena's philosophy born of her spiritual background has made…

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For the Mentally and Spiritually Distressed, Young and Old —choose Love! 29:45

5M ago29:45

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teZa going solo another episode, but glad to have a heart-to heart about what’s been increasing obvious—people being anxious, sad, depressed, angry, confused—filled with fear in all its many guises. Here are some effectual suggestions to make to reverse hopelessness. See tezalord.com. Her new book THE BRIDGE TENDER is on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/…

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The BRIDGE TENDER 7:48

5M ago7:48

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teZa introduces her new book, a novel that will blow your mind. Visit Amazon and type in the search “The Bridge Tender, teZa Lord” and pre-order your 99-cent ebook TODAY. On Feb 26 join the launch party and put up a short n SWEET review! If you want a PDF to read before the ebook is available, the same day your review is requested to be posted afte…

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#105 - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness - Part 2, What is FASD? Educate Yourself About This Disorder 1:00:46

5M ago1:00:46

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Scarlett’s podcast guests are Laura Bousquet, her son, Sean Patrick, an advocate for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Julia Rivera, parent of a child with FASD. FASD is the number one cause of learning disabilities, attention issues, emotional dysregulation and adaptive functioning. According to the Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov/ncbddd…

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Choose Not To Be Overwhelmed 36:15

5M ago36:15

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In this episode teZa goes solo while cohost Carter is on sabbatical with other projects. She shares how to still an overwhelmed mind, with methods that work for her long experience delving into the Ocean of Bliss. See tezalord.com for more info.By teZa Lord

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#104- Hawaii Ambassador Dawn O'Brien - Choose Love is the number 1 SEL program in Hawaii 55:59

6M ago55:59

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Scarlett’s dynamic and motivational guest is Dawn O’Brien, Choose Love Ambassador for the state of Hawaii. Dawn inspires and leads teachers throughout the state of Hawaii all year long providing "Teacher Refreshers" and music and fun filled events with local DJs that get everyone to their feet and agreeing that “LOVE WINS!” In Hawaii, Choose Love i…

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#103 - Rick Rood, Choose Love Now Offering Individualized Transformational Coaching for Educators 1:02:55

6M ago1:02:55

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Scarlett Lewis’ guest is Rick Rood, Choose Love New Mexico Ambassador and Choose Love Professional Development instructor, also 5th grade educator, who has been a professional coach/educator for over 30 years. He is proficient in math/music/tech and education so Rick uses all aspects of his brain to help kids, and big kids expand and excel to be th…

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The Best Cure for Anger 44:54

6M ago44:54

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Many people are emotionally strained these days. With both national and worldwide events escalating daily, many are nervous, many are angry, some are contemptuous of others on “the other side.” In this episode cohosts teZa and Carter Lord discuss what is the obvious solution: civility. And detachment from toxic people and situations. How to practic…

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#102 - Jon Romano - Reformed School Shooter Believes Healed People, Heal People, Part 2 1:01:02

6M ago1:01:02

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Scarlett Lewis continues her conversation with Jon Romano who has been released from serving a 17 year prison sentence for carrying out a school shooting in his high school in NY. He continues to heal and begins working in a homeless shelter. A man attacks him one day with knives and he becomes permanently disabled. Jon forgave the man, even advoca…

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The Greatest Obstacle 33:07

6M ago33:07

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It's virtually impossible to feel connected to others, to love another, or to feel the happiness of a spiritual life without first learning to love oneself. How? ZLORD Cohosts share their experiences, past and present. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for host info.By Carter and teZa Lord

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#101 - Jon Romano, Reformed School Shooter Discusses Why - Part 1 Continued 1:00:35

7M ago1:00:35

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Scarlett Lewis’ guest is reformed school shooter, Jon Romano, who discusses his state of mind when at sixteen years old, he walked into his East Greenbush, NY high school and opened fire. A teacher was shot and injured as staff tried to wrestle the gun away from him. Jon pled guilty and spent the next 17 years in several federal prisons, in the gen…

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Going Higher 23:16

7M ago23:16

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After a month-long hiatus, cohosts Carter and teZa Lord return. In this episode they discuss the recent article about the benefits of being kind by Elizabeth Bernstein featured in the Wall Street Journal. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com about hosts.By teZa and Carter Lord

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#100 - Jon Romano, Former School Shooter Discusses Why, Part 1 1:00:09

7M ago1:00:09

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Scarlett Lewis’ guest is reformed school shooter, Jon Romano, who discusses his state of mind when at sixteen years old, he walked into his East Greenbush, NY high school and opened fire. A teacher was shot and injured as staff tried to wrestle the gun away from him. Jon pled guilty and spent the next 17 years in several federal prisons, in the gen…

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#99 - Brenda Zofrea - Why We Should NOT Teach our Kids about Stranger Danger 59:07

8M ago59:07

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Scarlett Lewis’ guest is Brenda Zofrea, from LET'S B SAFE which is research-based, non-fearful, easy-to-teach program to provide parents, teachers and children with the knowledge they need to help prevent the sexual abuse, abduction and sex trafficking of children. For over 20 years, educator and child safety expert, Brenda Zofrea, has been creatin…

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Worry is Just More Selfishness—Turn It Around 40:40

8M ago40:40

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Carter and teZa discuss the futility of worry and other negative thoughts and self-speak. From their own experiences they offer solutions how they deal with this very human tendency. See tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about ZLORD’s cohosts.By Carter and teZa Lord

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ZLORD is author-artist teZa Lord 40:54

8M ago40:54

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In this solo episode, teZa speaks of being a creative. What does that mean? How does the process of being a creative look like? Intimate glimpses are here as teZa readies to publish her next book. Join her info-email list at tezalord.com Cohost Carter will be back next episode: carterlord.comBy teZa Lord

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#98 - Dr. Ned Hallowell - How To See the Pattern of ADHD 51:20

8M ago51:20

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Scarlett Lewis’ podcast guest is Dr. Ned Hallowell, a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist and world authority on ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Scarlett and Dr. Hallowell discuss what ADHD is and how to make an ADHD diagnosis. Dr. Hallowell believes in treating this condition with a holistic, effective, and practical trea…

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What Matters Most TODAY 45:55

8M ago45:55

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Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than Knowledge.” Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord share how they navigate through life’s smorgasbord of current issues facing humankind: Global and Local Leadership Challenges. Fear vs Encouragement. Localized Wars Escalating. Personal Growth. Social-Racial-Religious Conflicts. Environmental Discover…

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#97 - Dr. Roy Lubit - How To Deal with Childhood Trauma 58:07

9M ago58:07

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Scarlett and her guest, Dr. Roy Lubit, board certified child, adolescent and forensic psychiatrist, discuss using the Choose Love program for educators to help put lessons into life for a child’s safety, health and well-being. They also talk about identifying a child that needs extra help beyond more attention at home and what support the school ca…

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The Weapon of Mass Illumination 41:07

9M ago41:07

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Life on planet Earth is getting more tense by the moment. Some of us though, see all challenges as opportunities for choosing how to live in conflicted times — responding, not reacting, with peace and calm instead of revenge and violent solutions. Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord share their perspectives on the hyper-explosive situation in the Middle E…

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#96 - Dr. Peter VanAmburgh, Stepping Off First: How To Lead Effectively 1:06:28

9M ago1:06:28

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Scarlett and Dr. Peter VanAmburgh discuss incorporating transformational leadership into all aspects of our lives including schools, homes, and communities. By being the first to 'step off' which is the origin of the concept, leaders can facilitate positive change, inspire, motivate and cultivate trust. They discuss how to facilitate change within …

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When is Revenge Acceptable? 45:51

9M ago45:51

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Whether a world crisis or a personal resentment, we all contribute to elevating our world (or not) by the action we choose to take. In this episode, cohosts Carter and teZa Lord talk about the recent atrocities in the Middle East’s Gaza, and how we can relate this show-down between extremist-Hamas and Israel in the bigger world arena—to having a re…

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Is Religion Relevant? 46:42

9M ago46:42

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After last week’s unprecedented violence by Hamas extremists in Israel’s Gaza Strip, cohost teZa and Carter Lord attempt to explain their relationship with the Divine, the blatant cause of too many wars. For these two long-marrieds, they experience the Sacred through both personal inner experiences, like meditation and serving others, as well as th…

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#95 - Kathryn Goetzke, Hopelessness is the Single Most Powerful Predictor of Violence 1:03:42

10M ago1:03:42

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Scarlett Lewis’ guest is Kathryn Goetzke, founder of the Shine Hope Company. They discuss why hope is foundational for all of us. Kathryn has dedicated her life to growing hope within individuals by letting everyone know that we all experience hopelessness and how to find our way back to hope. Hopelessness is the single most powerful predictor of v…

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Facing Our Immortality In Peace 40:56

10M ago40:56

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All of us face many unknowns. Our health could be threatened or we might lose a loved one suddenly, or any of a long list of worrisome “could be’s” accompanies each of us, every day. In this episode Carter reveals to cohost teZa his concerns over a serious surgical complication that has arisen from his recent joint replacement. With good cheer the …

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#94 - Dr. Douglas Waite, Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 58:47

10M ago58:47

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Scarlett Lewis’ guests for this podcast are Dr. Douglas Waite, developmental pediatrician, Melissa Jacobus, mother of 2 children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and Jenn Wisdahl, Chief Operating Officer of FASD United and mom to 3 with FASD. FASD is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of lifelong medical diagnoses that can occur with …

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#93 - Tom Smalley - Turning His Struggle into Strength, Living with OCD 1:02:08

10M ago1:02:08

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Scarlett’s guest is Tom Smalley, the founder of Struggle Into Strength. He is a mental health advocate, performance coach and weightlifter. Tom shares a powerful story when he stood up to his college coach’s bullying behavior that made headlines in the national news. He forgave his coach and chose love over fear instead of anger and hatred which is…

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#92 - James Harvey - Mayoral Candidate for Memphis 58:02

10M ago58:02

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Scarlett Lewis and her guest, James Harvey, mayoral candidate for Memphis, TN discuss the safety, health and well-being of our schools, homes and communities. They talk about the importance of taking responsibility for what is happening in our communities, the first step being to vote for leaders who have the courage to implement solid policies tha…

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Stay Positive in Face of Crushing Reality 42:42

10M ago42:42

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Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord discuss a subject everyone can relate to these days—how not to despair over the many crises our world has: the bio-diversity gloom, the threat of escalation over the Ukraine war, the crippling political divide, ongoing racial and economic imbalance. Here we offer REAL and true ways of not allowing these realities to ove…

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#91 - Steven Munatones - Learn How Kaatsu Can Reduce Anxiety 1:04:22

10M ago1:04:22

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Kaatsu, Japanese: 加圧, is a device that improves circulation through a unique blood reduction practice that Scarlett has found effective. Join Scarlett as she speaks with Kaatsu CEO, Steve Munatones as they discuss the process, research and stories. Scarlett Lewis strives to bring the latest evidence based services to advance our childrens’ health a…

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