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This Utah mom uses TikTok to stop bullies in their tracks

Jaime Hamilton, a communication expert and fierce advocate for bullying awareness, speaks with her students about techniques on how to handle being bullied at Utah STEM and Arts Academy in Lehi on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Jaime Hamilton, a communication expert and fierce advocate for bullying awareness, speaks with her students about techniques on how to handle being bullied at Utah STEM and Arts Academy in Lehi on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News)


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Jaime Hamilton can't keep up with the hundreds of heartbreaking messages she gets every day.

"What do you do when someone hits you in the head every day even tho you have told them to stop (7th grade)"

"My son was choked by another boy in school/lunchroom and nothing was done by principal."

A communications expert in Utah, Hamilton often spends hours sifting through messages like these. Through her viral TikTok account, which now has more than 315,000 subscribers, she's made it her mission to equip kids with language that disarms bullies and disrupts the power dynamic. Although she can't respond to all of the messages, their weight stays with her.

To read the full story, go to Deseret.com.

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