Recently, there’s been a movement to abolish prison labor. With prisoners getting paid pennies an hour and corporations profiting from prisoners’ labor, it may seem from the outside that abolishment…
Think about the last time you messed something up. Or things went really wrong. How did you treat yourself? Did you show self-compassion? Did you give yourself kindness? Talk to…
What do my addiction, incarceration, and the death of my father have in common? The pain. If I zoom out beyond my own life, I can see that divorce, mental…
As inmates at the Yankton Federal Prison camp, one of our guilty pleasures was a show called Love After Lockup. Watching TV may seem like a simple thing, but prison…
There have been two life-changing moments in my life: one led me into the darkness of addiction, and one that led me into the loving light of God. My journey…
In prison, dealing with my mood swings was a major challenge. Other inmates regularly tested my patience, and I was confined to a negative environment. The lows felt so low…