The Power of Partnership
What if there is a way to transform society and create a world that values caring, nature, and shared prosperity? The POP podcast brings you the voices of people who are doing just that - people who are applying the Partnership ethos, the ground-breaking alternative to Domination Systems that are the root of our most pressing challenges. The Partnership movement was pioneered by Riane Eisler, internationally acclaimed author of The Chalice and the Blade, Nurturing Our Humanity, Sacred Pleasures, Tomorrow's Children, The Real Wealth of Nations and many more! Each episode includes information about essential tools from the Center for Partnership Systems, and beyond, to move away from the domination paradigm and create a Partnership world!
The Power of Partnership
Choosing Love Is Radical: Peace Begins at Home Summit Preview with Scarlett Lewis & Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk
This special preview episode spotlights the Peace Begins at Home Summit (October 29, 2025), a global gathering inspired by Dr. Riane Eisler’s work showing how shifting from domination to partnership—beginning in our homes—builds a safer, more caring world. Host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt is joined by two featured summit speakers: Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, and Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk, an internationally known researcher and speaker on trauma-informed systems and the biology of connection.
Together they explore how family life, early relationships, and everyday choices shape our stress systems, our communities, and ultimately our capacity for peace. Scarlett shares how her son Jesse’s chalkboard message—“Nurturing • Healing • Love”—sparked a global movement, while Dr. Suzanne explains the science: why co-regulation, curiosity, and feeling seen and heard literally change our biology and our behavior. This conversation is both heart-opening and practical—a perfect primer for what the summit will deliver.
📺 Prefer to watch instead of listen? Full episodes are also available here on YouTube: Power of Partnership Channel
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@centerforpartnership
Register: Peace Begins at Home Summit (Oct 29, 2025) — 60-day recording access + Summit Handbook - 👉 https://peacebeginsathomesummit.org
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement — Free programming for homes, schools, communities, membership, certification, and more -
👉 https://chooselovemovement.org
Dr. Suzanne Zydeek: The Science of Connection: https://suzannezeedyk.com/
Center for Partnership Systems — 👉 https://centerforpartnership.org
Key Themes:
Choosing love over fear is courageous, not “soft.” It’s a daily practice that builds strength and resilience.
Biology of connection. Early relationships and feeling heard/safe shape the stress system and future health/behavior.
Curiosity de-escalates. Pausing to wonder (not react) brings the prefrontal cortex online and interrupts the “domination” reflex.
Hurt people hurt people. Compassion + skills (breath, pause, reframing) can redirect pain toward growth.
From grievance to growth. Understanding how our brains reward rumination helps us choose a healthier path.
Community matters. The summit creates a hopeful, global network committed to practical tools and change.
About the Guest(s):
Scarlett Lewis — Founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, created after the Sandy Hook tragedy where her son, Jesse, was killed. Scarlett’s work equips children, families, educators, and communities with a simple, powerful formula—courage, gratitude, forgiveness, compassion-in-action—to choose love over fear and build healthy connection.
Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk — Internationally recognized researcher, educator, and speaker on trauma-informed care, early relationships, and the “science of connection.” Based in Scotland, she translates developmental science and ACEs research for the public, helping systems and communities turn insight into action.
Music Credit: “Resilience” by Rising Appalachia
🎵 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx17RvPMaQ8