Breda talks about her work at the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas and how she was inspired to work in prison, following her fathers wrongful incarceration.  Breda discusses the benefit of gratitude, finding small moments of Growth in her life and the role of relationships being central to her development.  

For more information about our work check out: www.penalreformsolutions.com or email Sarah on [email protected]

If you want to join the Growth Alliance please click here: https://penalreformsolutions.com/growth-alliance-2/

If you want to help Sarah in her work please get in touch, or contribute through Patreon on: www.patreon.com/growthmovement

All proceeds goes towards this podcast and our Youth Growth Programme.

Attila Juhász reflects on his experience as a Governor in Hungary and shares with us the importance of prisoner's families and how they have inspired him in his work.  Attila was a Prison Governor for 10 years and explains how he utilised the media to help change the way prison (and those that work and live in it) are seen.   I have had the pleasure of working with Attila, during my work for the Council of Europe and I hope he inspires you as much as he does me.  

For more information about our work check out: www.penalreformsolutions.com or email Sarah on [email protected]

If you want to join the Growth Alliance please click here: https://penalreformsolutions.com/growth-alliance-2/

If you want to help Sarah in her work please get in touch, or contribute through Patreon on: www.patreon.com/growthmovement

All proceeds goes towards this podcast and our Youth Growth Programme.

Michael Campbell Brown shares with us his thoughts of growth, prison and the importance of unconditional love.  This emotive podcast provides us with an insight into prison and the people within it, illuminating the humanity of prisons and the humbling experience of working with those incarcerated.  

For more information about our work check out: www.penalreformsolutions.com or email Sarah on [email protected]

If you want to join the Growth Alliance please click here: https://penalreformsolutions.com/growth-alliance-2/

If you want to help Sarah in her work please get in touch, or contribute through Patreon on: www.patreon.com/growthmovement

All proceeds goes towards this podcast and our Youth Growth Programme.

Paula Harriott talks passionately about her views on growth and how through adversity, we can grow.  Paula works for the Prison Reform Trust and discusses her work and what drives her.  She discusses the importance of standing together in solidarity, in order to make an impact as a collective.  

For more information about our work check out: www.penalreformsolutions.com or email Sarah on [email protected]

If you want to join the Growth Alliance please click here: https://penalreformsolutions.com/growth-alliance-2/

If you want to help Sarah in her work please get in touch, or contribute through Patreon on: www.patreon.com/growthmovement

All proceeds goes towards this podcast and our Youth Growth Programme.

So we turned the tables and the lovely Julie Eden hosted the show and put Dr Sarah Lewis through the tricky questions about Growth!  Sarah talks about her challenges and the importance of small gestures of kindness, relationships and openness to change. 

For more information check out: www.penalreformsolutions.com or email Sarah on [email protected]

If you want to join the Growth Alliance please click here: https://penalreformsolutions.com/growth-alliance-2/

If you want to help Sarah in her work please get in touch, or contribute through Patreon on: www.patreon.com/growthmovement

All proceeds goes towards this podcast and our Youth Growth Programme.  

Kam Stevens shares with us his experiences of prison and his ambitions for the future, as an aspiring director.   Kam describes how people were instrumental in his rehabilitation and outlines his passion for change and dedication to those in prison.   He talks about his screenplay production in prison as the importance of trust and freedom, in order to grow and become the person he is today.  

To check out the Everest Reform Project, visit: https://www.everestreform.co.uk/

For more information about the work we do, see: www.penalreformsolutions.com

Twitter: @GrowthAlliance1 and @Sarah_Lewis30

Instagram: dr_sarah_lewis, growth_alliance1, growthproject_ and penalreformsolutions

If you want to actively support our work, please see: https://www.patreon.com/growthmovement or to join the Growth Alliance, see: https://www.penalreformsolutions.com/the-growth-alliance

Criminologist Dr Wendy Fitzgibbon talks about her experiences of social inequality and how it led her into the caring industry and academia, to voice those issues that hinder growth and promote growth in others.  

To check out Wendy's new book, please see www.plutobooks.com/9780745399232/privatising-justice/

Also, to learn more about the book please see: http://vimeo.com/424820345/f369de73ff

For more information about the work we do, see: www.penalreformsolutions.com 

Twitter: @GrowthAlliance1 and @Sarah_Lewis30 

Instagram: dr_sarah_lewis, growth_alliance1, growthproject_ and penalreformsolutions 

If you want to actively support our work, please see: https://www.patreon.com/growthmovement or to join the Growth Alliance, see: https://www.penalreformsolutions.com/the-growth-alliance

Julie Eden talks about her experience of working as a Probation Officer and the importance of empathy, authentic relationships and social equality, as a way to promote growth in people and communities.  For more information about the work we do, see: www.penalreformsolutions.com Twitter: @GrowthAlliance1 and @Sarah_Lewis30 Instagram: dr_sarah_lewis, growth_alliance1, growthproject_ and penalreformsolutions If you want to actively support our work, please see: https://www.patreon.com/growthmovement or to join the Growth Alliance, see: https://www.penalreformsolutions.com/the-growth-alliance

Professor Ben Crewe shares his views on growth within the context of his research around life sentences and discusses the themes of power, pain and relationships and their association with growth and personal development.   

For more information about the work we do, see: www.penalreformsolutions.com Twitter: @GrowthAlliance1 and @Sarah_Lewis30 Instagram: dr_sarah_lewis, growth_alliance1, growthproject_ and penalreformsolutions If you want to actively support our work, please see: https://www.patreon.com/growthmovement or to join the Growth Alliance, see: https://www.penalreformsolutions.com/the-growth-alliance