In this episode of Transitions of Hope, Maryann Roefaro welcomes longtime friend, writer, educator, therapist, and coach Lisa Cavallaro for an important conversation about bullying, emotional resilience, social media, and helping young people separate the behavior of others from their own self-worth.

Lisa shares the deeply personal experiences that inspired her young adult novel, The Mean Page, and the creation of Bully Spin, a classroom-based program designed to help students better understand bullying, peer pressure, online behavior, and the meaning they assign to difficult situations. Rather than placing a child’s sense of safety entirely in the hands of someone else’s behavior, Lisa’s approach helps young people recognize their own power, pause before reacting, and respond with greater awareness and intention.

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