About "I am Enough" with Scott Fried: Lectures on Hope & Healing
Welcome to a collection of favorite lectures from Scott Fried, international award-winning speaker and author, who has dedicated over 30 years to spreading comforting messages of love, mental wellness, and healing.
We hope these lectures provide you with inspiration and valuable insights.
This episode comes from an intimate conversation with Yalla: the podcast of Jewish students, brought to you by the Union of Jewish Students of the UK. By weaving together some threads of my childhood and the wisdom earned by my father’s passing, I talk about the profound human ache for connection and ways to build inner strength. There's some gentle wisdom here on how to become a sanctuary for those in emotional pain and how to keep your own heart open to receiving support. I close with a fe...
29 Jun 2026
How I Told My Parents I Have HIV
In 1987, receiving an HIV diagnosis felt like a definitive death sentence, as the pandemic was surging and life-saving medications like AZT were not yet available. After my own diagnosis that year, I carried the heavy burden of sharing this news with my parents during a time of immense fear and uncertainty. Twenty years later, I gathered my friends and family in New York City to mark a major anniversary of survival—a milestone that once seemed impossible. During that celebration, I revisite...
15 May 2026
The Night I Got Infected with HIV
Twenty years after my HIV diagnosis in 1987, I invited my friends and family to a major anniversary celebration in New York City. During that event, I shared the story of my HIV journey through storytelling and song. Now, decades later, reflecting back on that evening, I am sharing this recording in the hopes that we can all celebrate our personal milestones together.
15 Apr 2026
What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say (BIRVAM)
This episode is about a communication technique I developed called BIRVAM. It is a six-step process involving reflective listening and supportive responses, which is particularly effective when you want to be helpful but are unsure of what to say. While the steps can be used in any order, the most critical component is "V" for Validation. Validating statements are healing statements. When someone receives a BIRVAM response, they feel heard, understood, and supported. This technique was discus...
12 Mar 2026
How to Talk to the Creature in Your Car
How can we maintain a meaningful presence for young people, even when we may not have the answers to their most challenging questions? Drawing on the tools outlined in my book, "How to Raise an Elegant Teen: The ABCs of Gen Z Parenting," I offer practical strategies to help parents, grandparents and guardians navigate the complexities of supporting todays' teens through life's various transitions. Additionally, this talk emphasizes the vital role of adult self-care. Use this episode as valida...
19 Jan 2026
A Short History of the Civil Rights Movement
The lessons derived from the Civil Rights movement in the American south are highly relevant in context to today's political climate. Originally delivered at a Shabbat service in 2025, this talk outlines some of the movement's significant achievements. I examine key historical milestones, beginning with Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955 and the subsequent emergence of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the leader of a non-violent movement, along with the pivotal events that followed. And, of cou...
31 Dec 2025
Wisdom of the Humble Traveler
This talk, originally entitled, "Things I Learn from People on Airplanes," explores the many different ways we can learn about the world from the places we visit to the people we meet along the way. It was recorded in the 2000s at the Conference on World Affairs on the campus of the University of Colorado.
1 Dec 2025
AIDS Update '25: The Latest Advancements in HIV/AIDS Prevention
This episode provides a concise overview of the latest advancements in HIV/AIDS prevention. I offer this info to help bridge the current educational gap in comprehensive sexual health education, from middle school through medical school. This talk covers HIV transmission and highlights current and emerging preventative strategies, including Viral Load (VL), Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U), Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), Treatment as Prevention (TasP), a...
4 Nov 2025
The Qualities of Mercy
This talk, recorded in 2020 during a Zoom session at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, explores how we can extend mercy to others and grant ourselves permission to live without self-reproach. The inspiration came from a Penn State student who, after hearing me speak, tweeted the words: "Never leave a conversation until love walks in the room." It was also shaped by the insights my nephews shared with me while playing the video game "Overwatch," revealing some universal wisdom. I hope it...
16 Oct 2025
I Want to be a Pretty Girl
This episode is my response to a question from a teenager with a broken heart. She asked me how to be more comfortable looking at herself in the mirror. "I want to be pretty," she stated, "and I want to like what I see." It was recorded at St. Mark's Church in NYC in 2004, celebrating the launch of my 2nd book, "My Invisible Kingdom: Letters from the Secret Lives of Teens."
1 Oct 2025
Elegy for a Grieving Mother
In this episode, I channel the wisdom and compassion of the mothers who experienced the profound loss of their children to AIDS during the early part of the epidemic. I explore what these mothers might say to today's generation of young adults who are now facing an HIV diagnosis. Recorded on World AIDS Day in 2012, during a Shabbat service in New York City, I believe the insights shared remain highly relevant today.
12 Sept 2025
Being Enough
This episode explores what it means to be enough. The concept came from a student who once said, "When I dig deep inside myself, I find there's a wholeness that restores me.” It was recorded during a zoom session at the very start of the Covid 19 pandemic. And remember this: who you are at this very moment is worthy of love.
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