Light on Suitability

By Elizabeth E. Comeau, Attorney at Law

Discussion about California parole hearings. Empowering families of loved ones serving a life sentence. Forum where the loved ones of incarcerated persons have their questions answered about the parol... more

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How many episodes does Light on Suitability have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

Light on Suitability episodes:

June 05, 2022 Healthy Relationships with Returning Special Guest Host Michele Garfinkel
Preparing and presenting a healthy relationship parole plan is strongly recommended as something the panel will be looking for before deciding to grant parole.
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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55min
May 01, 2022 Do What Is Right, Not What Is Easy
Elizabeth Comeau is a lawyer in California helping eligible parolees be found suitable for release.
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DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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34min
April 24, 2022 Conversation With Special Guest Michele Garfinkel, Parole Attorney
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DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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48min
April 17, 2022 Scapegoating Covid to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Doing the Work
Elizabeth Comeau is an attorney in California represented eligible parolees at their parole hearings.
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DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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39min
April 10, 2022 Overcoming Co-Dependency - the Key to Suitability After a Grant of Parole
Continuing the conversation about the challenges and stressors after a grant of parole - how parolees keep their promise to the commissioners and the parole agent to stay the course of suitability.
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DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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38min
March 14, 2022 Recognize, Relax, Reflect - 3 of the 6, R's of Recovery We Could All Use in Our Day-to-Day Interactions
Relapse prevention planning is one of the most important topics commissioners discuss with eligible parolees at their parole hearings. We're back this week diving into this subject matter once again.
E-mail questions for the hosts to [email protected].
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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43min
March 06, 2022 Life After the Pink Cloud Fades
Special guest, David Sloane co-founder of Life Support Alliance. David came on the show to add to the discussion about the real world struggles of re-entry after a grant of parole. Fantastic conversation - one which we hope to continue with David in the very near future.
https://www.lifesupportalliance.org/
[email protected]
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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55min
February 27, 2022 Managing Anxiety on the Journey of Parole Suitability
E-mail [email protected] if you have any questions for us about the parole suitability process.
Elizabeth Comeau is an attorney representing incarcerated persons at their parole suitability hearings.
"I believe if you just go by the nightly news - Your faith in all mankind - Would be the first thing you lose . . ." Luke Bryan - Most People Are Good
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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43min
February 27, 2022 Flexibility and Humility - Keys to Successful Navigation of Parole . . . and Life in General
Great conversation with Shaun and Darrell about parole planning for the real world.
The edits are a bit weird at the beginning - didn't want to waste your time having to hear me clunking around trying to find a password.
Hope you will tune in and share with a friend or loved one who knows someone who is serving a life sentence and preparing for life on the outside.
Send any questions for the guests at [email protected].
Thank you for your interest in our show.
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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52min
February 06, 2022 Meet the Hosts and a Special Guest from Envision Youth Services
On today's show we have a special guest, Kamelah Thompson from Envision Youth Services to discuss her organization and more. Here are the links for her organization and YouTube channel and some gratuitous links to other channels and websites mentioned on today's show and last week's show. ;-) Per Shaun and Darrell's request - raw and uncut version - I didn't edit much - hope you enjoy the conversation.
https://www.envisionyouthservices.org/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzZH3VchufxRVAW3EYQ4hg/featured - Envision YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMqRvi95oxSnUhyZkhG4HA - Allan and Brent's YouTube channel
themisfarms.com - our farm website :-)
our farm YouTube channel = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqmukUrfiiMAcfRuipvYdg
[email protected]
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle.

According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the requirement of California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1-400. If anything in this podcast is confusing, misleading, or deceptive, please notify the attorney in writing immediately. This podcast is not intended to guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of any future parole suitability hearing or other judicial proceeding.
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FAQs about Light on Suitability:

How many episodes does Light on Suitability have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.