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Podcast: DEAD Talks
Episode: Scarlett Lewis on Sandy Hook, School Shootings, and Choosing Love (#57)
Description: Scarlett Lewis is the mother of Jesse Lewis, one of the children killed in the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012. In the aftermath of losing her son, Scarlett founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation, inspired by a message Jesse left on their family’s kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died: “Nurturing Healing Love.”In this episode, Scarlett shares her journey of grief and resilience, her mission to bring social and emotional learning into schools, and how choosing love has become a transformative formula for healing. She speaks candidly about the worst day of her life...