10 episodes
I'm Free! Now What? a mental health podcast for criminal justice involved people imfreenowwhat
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- Health & Fitness
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker on a mission to keep people out of prison and to help the families and friends of criminal justice involved people.
Therapy can be out of reach for many people because of cost, especially those just releasing from prison. There is also such a stigma to admitting mental health problems and then getting help that people who need it the most don't access it.
The podcast and YouTube videos are not meant to be a substitute for therapy. Of course, therapy with a trained professional is the preferred option. The podcasts are meant to fill in the gap between no help and the best help.
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Relationships: Making Choices About Other People's Behaviors
On this episode, I sit down with my good friend Robert to talk about the legality of having a friend or family member who is staying in our house who is doing the wrong thing by bringing in drugs, bringing in underage sexual partners, or any other things that might be frowned upon by the courts. Robert can be found on his YouTube channel Listless Genius or on the channel we do together-Chop It Up.
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Re-Entry Stories: Michael McKeogh
In this episode of I'm Free Now What, we talk with Michael McKeogh who EOS'd from the Mississippi prison system. We talk about his struggles and successes and how he utilized sober living in his success story
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DBT: What Emotions Do For You
Did you know that suppressing emotions is not a very healthy thing to be doing? Did you know there are very good reasons WHY we even have these things? Did you know that being able to feel your emotions can help make you a stable human being?
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PTSD: Adverse Childhood Experiences
In this episode, we cover what Adverse Childhood Experiences are and how they impact our lives. We also review how ACE's can be feeding the Pipeline of School to Prison.
If you have any questions or comments, I can be reached on instagram at I'm Free Now What or by email on MichelleFLCSW@protonmail.com -
DBT Skills: Visualization Exercise for Wise Mind Spiral Staircase
This episode is a follow up to Wise Mind and is meant as a way for people to use the Spiral Staircase visualization.Sit in a quiet place and press play whenever you want to get to your Wise Mind using a visualization technique.Hope you found it helpful. If so, please share
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DBT Skills: A Visualization Exercise for Wise Mind Flake on a Lake
This episode is a follow up to Wise Mind and is meant as a way for people to use the Flake on a Lake visualization.Sit in a quiet place and press play whenever you want to get to your Wise Mind using a visualization technique.Hope you found it helpful. If so, please share.