Sitting together on their dock in Maine, Scarlett Lewis and her mother, Maureen, explore the power of Heroic Choices and what it means to stop giving our power away to painful experiences.

Our brains hold onto painful memories as a way to protect us, but we can choose how we respond to them. Through a Brave Breath, the Choice Moment, and the Choose Love Formula (Courage, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Compassion in Action) we can pause, find the lesson, and release the emotional burden.

Scarlett shares an exercise she uses in her speaking engagements: identify the grievances you’re still carrying and ask, “How did this experience shape me? What strength or growth can I take from it?”

We can’t change what happened, but we can change what it means and reclaim our power in the process.When we choose to come from a place of love rather than fear, we create space for healing, growth, and the freedom to move forward.