Love, Power, and Action

<div class="header alignfull header--article header--min-height-full has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Blog Posts, and Videos</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title has-h3-variant">Archives</h1> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="290654" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--date"> August 11, 2026</div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> Aspen Global Leadership Network</div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo.png" alt="2026 Resnick Aspen Action Forum - On the Edge Panel" width="1760" height="990" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo.png 1760w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-800x450.png 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-1500x844.png 1500w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-768x432.png 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-1536x864.png 1536w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-1600x900.png 1600w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-1200x675.png 1200w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/On-the-Edge-Panel-Photo-300x169.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px" loading="eager" class="header__image" style="object-position: 51% 30%"> <span class="header__overlay" style="opacity: 0.8"></span> </figure> </div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This panel brought together Lori Schott, Kristen Bride, and Marlon Peterson (Civil Society Fellowship), three people whose lives were upended by trauma and loss, and who have transformed those experiences into a commitment to healing and service. <br></p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Love, Power, and Action | 2026 Resnick Aspen Action Forum" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NBC7niL0JHw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Speakers:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class=""><strong>Kristin Bride</strong>, Executive Director, The Carson J. Bride Effect</li> <li class=""><strong>Marlon Peterson</strong>, Executive Director, College &amp; Community Fellowship (Civil Society Fellowship)</li> <li class=""><strong>Lori Schott</strong>, Co-Founder &amp; Parent Advocate for Child Online Safety</li> </ul> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Moderated by: <strong>Heather Sonn</strong>, MD, Gamiro Investment Holdings (Africa Leadership Initiative – South Africa)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Lori and Kristen, both mothers who lost teenage children to harms linked to social media, described the grief that nearly broke them and the advocacy work that emerged from it, from meeting the former US Surgeon General to confronting Meta at its headquarters, calling for accountability. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Marlon reflected on surviving childhood trauma and years of incarceration, describing the lifelong work of cultivating internal safety and reframing his wounds as evidence of what&#8217;s possible.&nbsp;</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Together, they explored love, power, and action as forces for reclaiming humanity in the face of unimaginable loss.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/love-power-and-action/">Love, Power, and Action</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>