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We trace Paul’s path from childhood violence and years in group homes to the moment fatherhood unlocked buried memories, and how that pain turned into a mission serving veterans, cops, and correctional officers. Practical tools, honest talk about meds, and a clear lane for confidential help shape a plan you can start today.

• early trauma and group home life
• violence as learned survival and its cost
• discovering truth at sixteen and its fallout
• shifting from suffering to service work
• why vulnerability beats career‑driven silence
• stacked trauma in SOF, LE, and CO communities
• limits of meds without real therapy
• breathwork, sauna, and cold exposure protocols
• gratitude and journaling for neural reset
• triggers mapped into actionable insight
• daily maintenance versus relapse risk
• family first: being a good spouse to parent well
• building CO programs with real confidentiality
• how to reach Alpha Wave and join events

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Two Marines cross paths and change a life. Gilbert traces a path from cadet drills and satellite comms in Helmand to a rural deputy’s hostage rescue, the grief that followed, and the choice to heal and help first responders get resilient.

• early structure through Navy cadets and family service
• choosing the Marine Corps and a comms MOS
• building battlefield communications and wire work in Helmand
• reaction to the Afghanistan withdrawal
• hiring, culture, and rural patrol realities
• prioritizing guns, warrants, and drugs over tickets
• hostage rescue decision-making under stress
• deputy coroner duties and mortality up close
• cumulative trauma, suicide loss, and therapy that worked
• 2020 riots, restraint, and policy limits
• leaving the badge for coaching and writing the book
• actionable mental health and fitness for first responders

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We trace a Sacramento kid’s path from petty theft to a 50-to-life sentence at fourteen, through High Desert’s politics and violence, to an education-driven transformation that ended in resentencing and freedom. The conversation pulls apart real rehabilitation, broken incentives, legal reforms, and how structure and accountability turn chaos into purpose.

• early life in South Sacramento and missing father
• escalation from shoplifting to burglaries and guns
• arrest, interrogation, and adult court transfer
• 50-to-life sentence and mental crash
• CYA and High Desert survival, politics, respect
• lockdowns, riots, and psychological warfare
• books, mentors, and self-accountability
• Centinela programs, college, and real work
• Prop 57, SB 260/261, People v Heard and resentencing
• critique of rehab gaps and need for job-ready trades
• integration, SNY incentives, and GP discipline
• reentry shocks, family reunions, and purpose
• message of hope for lifers and juveniles

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We trace Jason’s path from teenage addiction and county jail codes to California prisons, a violent turning point in Kern County, and the climb back through sobriety, faith, and service on a mountain rescue team into a new career in engineering. Hard truths about race politics, weapons, homelessness, and civic division meet a practical blueprint for redemption.

• growing up in Chino with prison in view
• early drug use escalating to speed and heroin
• county jail rules, race lines and politics
• first prison term, CMC realities and medical jobs
• tougher yards at Soledad and Ironwood, structure and weapons
• the K9 bite, beating, and choosing sobriety in 2007
• rebuilding with sober living, lift ops, EMT and ski patrol
• living amends through service and certifications
• career pivot into inspections and engineering
• faith returning to public life and personal practice
• views on homelessness, accountability and policy
• repairing family ties and accepting responsibility

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A former Valley gang member rebuilds his life, gets sober, and ends up fighting cartels in Zacatecas for $600 a month, only to discover that law, discipline, and compassion matter as much as courage. We trace the hard turns—attempted murder charges, county time, Russia, Mexico, beheadings, law school—and the steady lesson about accountability and humanity.

• growing up around gangs in San Fernando Valley and early violence
• attempted murder case, county year, GED, and sobriety
• repeated rejections from the Marines and turning toward service anyway
• aerospace career as bridge to Mexico and persistence with security agencies
• cartels, city shutdowns, convoy operations, and CQB realities
• training, weapons, and the quiet rules that shape force
• trauma, loss, and resisting numbness in a low-intensity conflict
• borders, migration, and learning empathy from being stuck without papers
• studying law to recover due process and protect the presumption of innocence
• redemption, purpose, and choosing to show up

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We trade safe answers for hard truths as Geo unpacks busted knees, a broken marriage, and a career at the federal pen that turned into music, memes, and a movement. Respect, deterrence, and the gray area come into focus with practical ways to stay alive, stay human, and still do the job.

• knee surgeries, recovery pain, and choosing replacement
• early rap roots, Army service after 9/11, music pause
• divorce during lockdown, music as therapy and lifeline
• Good Verbal origin, meme-making, rumor mills at work
• leadership critique, optics vs deterrence, policy gaps
• corruption cases and uneven accountability in feds
• use of force standards, preservation of life, articulation
• reading energy and pre-violence tells on the yard
• real ones vs keyboard warriors, respect math (80/20)
• coaching rookies on communication, boundaries, gray area
• body cams, voice control, and report writing discipline
• Geo’s next steps: launching a podcast, educational focus

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Jimmy, a former inmate who spent 17 years in California prisons, shares his journey from troubled youth to prison survival and eventual transformation after release in 2017.

• Deep family roots in Texas, including an uncle who died at the Alamo
• Diagnosed with autism and ADHD at age 50, providing context to childhood behavioral issues
• Connection to American History X film - was present during filming of scenes showing skinhead gatherings
• Convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2000, received 19-year sentence with hate crime enhancement
• Experience in multiple prisons including Pelican Bay's notorious lockdowns and out-of-state transfers
• Detailed accounts of prison riots, including a five-hour melee in Oklahoma that left blood splattered on ceilings
• Critical analysis of CDCR's systemic failures, including toxic culture on both staff and inmate sides
• Perspective on how prison dehumanizes everyone involved through intentional isolation and power dynamics
• Currently working in junk removal while developing social media presence to share his spiritual journey
• Believes lasting prison reform requires addressing cultural issues at all levels, not just policy changes

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Kelly Coelho, a private investigator who's been exposing California Governor Gavin Newsom's corruption, shares her journey from bounty hunter to whistleblower. Her investigations have uncovered a vast network of financial kickbacks involving sexually violent predator housing, homeless services, and nonprofits throughout California.

• Growing up in Turlock, CA before moving to San Diego and eventually joining the military as a reservist
• Transitioning from bounty hunting to private investigation after seeing dangerous situations in the field
• Experiencing sexual assault in the military and fighting against cover-ups and retaliation
• Uncovering Liberty Healthcare's 20-year exclusive contract to house sexual predators near families
• Exposing corruption at a Christian school where over 90 students left, resulting in leadership removal
• Finding connections between Governor Newsom and donors in Turlock through nonprofit organizations
• Investigating how taxpayer money is funneled through homeless services organizations
• Facing surveillance and intimidation after exposing government corruption
• Running for Turlock City Council to bring accountability to local government
• Believing in the power of evidence preservation and exhausting administrative remedies

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What happens when trauma meets institutions? Dr. Ashley, a forensic psychologist with a master's in forensic psychology and doctorate in clinical psychology, takes us on a profound journey through the psychological realities of prison life and trauma's lasting impact.

The conversation begins with Ashley's unique path into psychology, sparked by a childhood fascination with criminal profiling and deepened through years working in state hospitals, forensic institutions, and mental health facilities. Unlike traditional academic routes, Ashley's experience delivering pizza, working in bars, and serving in high-security settings provided a real-world education that textbooks couldn't match.

Ashley brilliantly unpacks the psychological dynamics of prison environments, describing how violence becomes a language and "swift justice" creates its own cultural norms. She challenges common misconceptions about psychopathy versus trauma responses, explaining how institutional settings often fail to distinguish between developmental disabilities, brain injuries, substance-induced behaviors, and trauma responses.

The most eye-opening segments explore trauma's physiological effects—how it impairs memory, disrupts relationships, and creates disconnection. Ashley explains why correctional officers and military veterans experience high rates of PTSD, suicide, and substance abuse, offering compassionate insight into the "thousand-yard stare" and dissociative behaviors that loved ones often misinterpret as indifference or dishonesty.

Through powerful anecdotes about manipulation tactics, vicarious trauma, and institutional failures, Ashley advocates for trauma-informed approaches that recognize everyone's unique experiences. Her perspective on empathy as a learned skill rather than an innate quality provides hope that even broken systems can improve through greater understanding.

Whether you work in corrections, mental health, or simply want to better understand the human mind under pressure, this conversation offers rare wisdom from someone who's witnessed humanity at its most vulnerable. Listen, learn, and perhaps discover a more compassionate way to view both yourself and others who carry invisible wounds.

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Former lifer Brian James shares his remarkable journey of transitioning from 29 years in prison to three years of freedom, discussing the psychological challenges, family tragedies, and unexpected paths to healing he's encountered since release.

• Incarcerated at 16 in 1993 and released in 2022 at age 45, Brian describes the overwhelming pressure yet the gratitude of newfound responsibility
• Daily triggers include heightened anxiety in certain neighborhoods despite no actual threat, comparing this response to combat veterans' PTSD
• After losing his family home and possessions in a painful dispute, Brian found salvation through Muay Thai training when divine intervention provided exactly the $500 needed to join
• Brian recounts how counting objects—including the 748 holes in his solitary confinement cell door—became a coping mechanism that persists today
• Two critical decisions while incarcerated nearly jeopardized his release: refusing to pass contraband and getting caught with a needle
• The pivotal moment came after his grandmother's death when he contemplated suicide but decided to "put it off for a couple days"
• Currently working on "Lifer," a feature film about his story that highlights prison dog training programs that helped lead him to redemption
• Brian's message to current inmates: "The doors are open, we're free and we're waiting for you"

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