The Love > hate Project

09/04/2026

From the faith-based series this week:
Inmates and Butterflies.

09/02/2026

From prison today: Name Your Walls.

09/01/2026

Mission Series - Week 2

What does forgiveness have to do with ending violence? Why on earth would we let violent people off the hook?! If I'm supposed to 'forgive and forget,' how could I ever forget what they did to me?!

All great questions. All questions with potentially life-changing answers.

Turns out forgiveness is incredibly healing, according to the Mayo Clinic; physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healing for the victim. But also healing for the offender, according to decades of research by UW-Madison professor Robert Enright. Research says forgiveness has the power to break the generational cycle of trauma and abuse. Turns out true forgiveness doesn't let anyone off the hook; forgiveness yes, accountability yes. Turns out forgiving is NOT forgetting.

"The stupid neither forgive nor forget. The naive forgive and forget. The wise forgive, but they never forget." - Thomas Szaz, distinguished lifetime fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

ENDing Interpersonal Violence through the healing power of Forgiveness.

08/31/2026

It’s almost scholarship time!

We’re getting close to one of our favorite times of year at The Love > hate Project — awarding the 2026 Jessie Blodgett Music Scholarships to young musicians who share Jessie’s love of music and its power to make a difference.

So how did the Jessie Blodgett Music Scholarship Program begin? In this video, Buck shares not only its history, but the moving moment when the endowment fund became a reality.

As we move into our second decade as an organization, one of our biggest goals is building a sustainable movement that will continue long after each of us is gone. And that includes Jessie’s scholarship.

While we’re getting ready to celebrate this year’s recipients, we’re also looking ahead. Our goal is to grow the Jessie Blodgett Music Scholarship beyond our community and eventually award scholarships to young musicians across the country.

Jessie understood the potential of music long before this scholarship existed. In her 11th-grade literature notebook, she wrote:

“Music is a universal language, a uniting art, a WAY to change the world.” — Jessie Blodgett

And she was onto something. 60% of adults believe music can influence human emotions and behavior in ways that motivate action on major societal issues.

That’s why we’re growing the Jessie Blodgett Music Scholarship Endowment Fund — creating a sustainable source of support that can reach more young musicians, year after year and generation after generation.

Help us celebrate this year’s young musicians — and help Jessie’s belief in the power of music continue to change the world.

08/31/2026

Decade Two.
Core Objective Three:
Become a bigger better platform for other people's stories.
Thanks for laying the groundworks Jennifer!

08/30/2026

"When I heard your wife's 911 call, I heard my mom. I saw her pain. I knew I could no longer live in my prison of hate and resentment."

08/28/2026

🎧 Listen Now on The LOVE>hate Podcast — Carly's Story

Leaving an abusive relationship can be one of the most dangerous times for a survivor...

In this powerful episode, host Melissa Etzler sits down with Carly to hear her deeply personal story of surviving domestic abuse, substance addiction, control, stalking, and escalating violence.

Carly shares the moment she realized she needed to start documenting what was happening, the terrifying realities of trying to leave, the legal battles that followed, and the difficult journey of rebuilding her life afterward.

This is a story of survival, resilience, and finding the courage to break the cycle of abuse.

Parts 1 and 2 of Carly's story are now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon music.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3V8kKchn53h90xFFdPfWD8?si=tDI0C1I-S5SY5bRwUGrK9Q

08/27/2026

"Unequivocally, violence against women is unacceptable and should never be trivialized, normalized, or used as entertainment."

"... this issue touches the lives of far too many people."

Golf equipment manufacturer Callaway has ended its relationship with Good Good Golf, effective immediately, following backlash for a video advertisement that depicted a man shoving a woman to the ground.

08/27/2026

Some words are meant to do more than be read.

They're meant to make us pause. Think. Feel. Maybe even see something a little differently.

Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing words and passages from Buck Blodgett's A Message from Jessie, written following the loss of his 19-year-old daughter. It is the story behind the message that became The Love > hate Project.

It asks us to consider what we do with the things that happen to us — and whether, even in our hardest moments, we can respond with the best of our true selves.

Throughout its pages are words about love. Loss. Forgiveness. Compassion. And the choices we make about what we put back into the world.

We'll be sharing some of those words here — not simply to tell Jessie's story, but to keep the message it inspired moving forward.

We hope they make you pause. We hope they make you think. And maybe, every once in a while, they'll find you exactly when you need them.

You can find the book, A Message From Jessie, for purchase on our website.

https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.com/product/a-message-from-jessie-book/

08/27/2026

"We were snorting the same lines of coke. He dropped dead; I didn't. Now I'm here, I'm clean, and I know I have a purpose."