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Podcasts, Episode 51: Ellly Kukk on dealing with stress by Choosing Love at Home
In this episode…‘Take care of yourself.’ Those are wise words from Elly Kukk, a dear friend, Reiki Master, Certified Positive Discipline Family Trainer, and creator of the original Choose Love for Home program that is now also a Master Class. Elly shares her wisdom...
A Solution to the Desperate Need to Belong
Podcasts, Episode 50: Dana Liesegang on her story of Survival, Resilience, and Forgiveness
In this episode… We hear the about the powerful words, "I will never give up," from Dana Liesegang who is not only my dear friend and Colorado Choose Love Ambassador, she is a survivor. At age 19, Dana was sexually assaulted by a fellow Navy sailor, thrown off a...
Podcasts, Episode 49: Prescott Ellison on Superfood Friends
In this episode… I talk with Prescott Ellison, a multi-faceted Emmy and Grammy Award-winner and creator of Superfood Friends. Prescott is partnering with Choose Love to bring his multifaceted nutrition program into homes, schools, and communities. We have a great...
How Do You Want to Live Your life?
I had a good life prior to December 14, 2012, the day of the Sandy Hook tragedy that took my six-year-old son Jesse's life. I was a single mom with a full-time job, a first and seventh grader, living on a horse farm with a wonderful mother/grandmother living nearby to...
Podcasts, Episode 48: Deborah McNelis on Brain Health and Development
In this episode… You'll learn crucial information about the brain in my conversation with Deborah McNelis, founder of Brain Insights, whose mission is to make the understanding of early brain development common knowledge for every adult for the benefit of all children...
Honoring and Remembering My Precious Son
June is Jesse’s birthday month. Each year, since my six-year-old son’s murder in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in 2012, people from all over the world continue to come together in the form of concerts, 5K’s, and online events to honor, remember, and...
Podcasts, Episode 47: Shari O’Loughlin on The Compassionate Friends and forgiveness, hope, healing, and self care
In this episode… I had the most wonderful conversation with Shari O’Loughlin, CEO of The Compassionate Friends and author of the fascinating book Life From the Ashes: Finding Signs of Hope After Loss. Shari talks honestly about her feelings upon losing her 14-year-old...
Podcasts, Episode 46: Maureen Lewis on Choosing Love, Havening, and life
In this episode… My mom, Maureen Lewis, joins me again in this podcast as we enjoy a weekend together in the Hamptons and ponder life. This time my mom shares stories about everyday situations and what she learned from them. We talk about how the Choose Love Formula...
Podcasts, Episode 45: Donna Cimarelli on the Maren Sanchez Home Foundation and Post Traumatic Growth
In this episode… We talk about the loss of a child due to violence. My dear friend, Donna Cimarelli, also knows what that feels like. In 2014, her 16-year-old daughter, Maren Sanchez, was murdered in her high school by a male classmate. In this emotional yet uplifting...
