I haven’t stopped thinking about this conversation. Artie Gonz is the creative who almost never was. A juvenile-tried-as-an-adult at the age of 16, he spent 21-years of a Life sentence in the California prison system, eight of which included housing within Pelican Bay’s notorious super-max Solitary Confinement unit. After choosing to commit himself to deep inner work, Artie transcended the brutality of his surroundings and discovered the universal truth within himself and all of us: love.

This conversation is all about love.

Today, Artie has fulfilled his dream of working in the television world. He’s the Creator and

Executive Producer of the developing series, “Lessons From A Lifer” (it’s so good!), which seeks to bridge the culture between those who are system-impacted and society by highlighting universal wisdoms and commonality. He’s writing a book of the same name, a collection of lessons in essay form.

You can follow Artie on: Instagram (@artiegonz) and Twitter (@ArtieGonz_)

*You can find a full transcript of this episode here.*