In this episode Jules chats to Scout, a poet, writer and broadcaster. Scout, who ended up in prison after experiencing a manic state of psychosis, explores themes of mental health, prison and sobriety in her work. She talks to Jules about rediscovering her ability to write, turning to faith in prison and learning to like yourself. 

The full version of this episode can be found wherever you get your podcasts: (link) 

Useful links and organisations: 

National Prison Radio: https://prison.radio/national-prison-radio/  

The Mad Art of Doing Time: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/scout-tzofiya-bolton-the-mad-art-of-doing-time  

Scout’s Guardian article (link to follow in January) 

The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00223pb  

Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/  

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