A reflection on teaching mindfulness in prison, trauma, self-worth, and how being seen with compassion makes real change possible.
Hug the Wounded Kid Inside You
Keep Doing the Work
We often minimize our own goodness.
We assume others are more creative, more compassionate, more wise.
Recently, during a pastoral visit in prison, I sat with J—as I’ve done many times before. His life story is the hardest I’ve ever heard: relentless abuse, trauma, and loss. Yet somehow, he’s emerged transformed.
