Things that can you can do to help an ex-offender

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Hello!
It's just a fact that someone coming home from prison is going to need some help. It's not just about financial and job issues. Dealing with the changes that have taken place while someone has been incarcerated can be a strange experience! Belie

Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (186)

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My guest this week is author Everett De Morier. Everett writes for 543 magazine and his book, Thirty-Three Cecils, won the top prize for fiction at the London Book Festival in 2015. One of the people he writes about in this book is an ex-offender and Everett explores his post incarceration life. Join me as we discuss Everett's take on all of this. You can check out Everett's book and his upcoming book as well by clicking HERE.

JOURNEY OF HOPE WITH RODNEY MATHERS (mathersrodney@yahoo.com)

JOURNEY OF HOPE WITH RODNEY MATHERS (mathersrodney@yahoo.com)

Elizabet O'Keefe Was On The Verge Of Muredr And Suicide......

Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (182)My guest this week is Elizabeth O'Keefe and man does she have a story to tell! I hope you find at least one idea in her story that that will help you on your journey to put prison and what put you there behind you. 

I've never done this before but I'm going to let Elizabeth give you a preview of her story. These are her words:

"Life was more horrible than I ever imagined, and I couldn’t fathom it getting any better. To make matters worse, I had a barely-2-year-old daughter. I was riddled with guilt for bringing her into the world, and wanted nothing but to spare her from the life of hell that I was certain her father and I would create for her. I planned to kill both myself and my daughter within a few days – to finally put an end to the unbearable misery that had gone on for far too many years, and to stop the hellish pattern from repeating itself with my daughter".

 

Check out my interview with Elizabeth O'Keefe and if you would like to read her book, Step Through The Door: Uncensored, click here.

 

If God is for you, who can be against you? 

 

 

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Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (181)One of the things I like to do with this show is to interview people who I think, by picking their brain, I may find a good ideal or two. I'm never disappointed! Robert Galinsky, my guest on this episode, has a background I knew would produce some nuggets of useful help. As expected, Robert didn't disappoint.

Robert is banging away at doing what he loves and spending the ballance of his time working with incarcerated teens on Rikers Island. His main gig is writing plays and he currently has a play called The Bench being performed at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City. He's got a good grip on what incarceration looks like and what it takes to work toward personal goals. What a great combination for our purposes here on Journey of Hope.

Join me for my chat with Robert Galinsky and you'll find some thoughts that just may be helpful to your reintegration. 

Let's Tackle Stress!

Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (180)Welcome!

My guest this week is British psychologist, Kyle Davies. Kyle addresses the issues of depression, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and anxiety. He does so in a way rhat requires a deep look within one's self instead of trying to fix these things from the outside in. The technique here is to develop resilience from the inside out.

Join me for my discussion with Kyle and look for things he says that you might be able to use in your reintegration. If you're interested, you can find out more about Kyle by clicking here.

Are You Stuck?

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Hello Everyone!

Welcome to this week's episode! My guest this week is Linda Binns. Linda has some techniques for getting "unstuck" in areas like debt, relationships, and jobs. Her approach is excellent for ex-offenders dealing with issues associated with reintegration. She has a great web site that I encourage you visit. Click here for more about Linda and her fantastic ideals.