5 Life Hacks Learned in Prison That Will Maximize Your Productivity
A life hack is defined as a strategy or technique to more efficiently manage one’s time and daily activities.
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Dating After Prison: Finding Love and Redemption
The adventure of love can take unexpected turns, and one of them is dating someone who has been incarcerated.
4 Ways To Use Your Social Media Account For Good
Social media has transformed how we connect and talk to other people. Around 7 out of 10 people use social media platforms such as Facebook,
The Trauma of Being in an Accident after Drunk Driving
Drunk driving is a terrible decision that is easy to make at the moment that not only risks the lives of those involved in accidents but also leaves behind a […]
Six Ways You Can Help Your Loved One Adjust To Life After Prison
You and your family are stoked that today is finally the day your loved one is coming home. You think that everything will start where you
Drunk Driving Laws And Their Effectiveness
Drunk driving remains a pressing concern, posing a significant threat to road safety and public well-being In response, governments worldwide have enacted stringent drunk driving laws and penalties. The hope […]
How alcohol affects the body
According to the CDC, alcohol consumption is the number one cause of preventable death and binge drinking accounts for 40% of those deaths.Everyday use of alcohol can lead to a multitude of health problems, it can affect many parts of your life.Excessive alcohol use is described as eight or more drinks if you are a woman or fifteen or more drinks per week if you are a man, while binge drinking is four or more drinks on one occasion for a woman and five or more drinks on one occasion for a man.
How to positively shift your mindset
Since we can remember, we have been trained and domesticated to believe certain things that have changed the trajectory of our lives and made us the way that we are.As a child, were you ever told “don’t do this” “you can’t do that”?Then you too are a victim of domestication.It is hard to redirect all of the things that you already know mostly because it’s what you’ve been taught up until this point but it is not impossible, there are ways to change and rewire your brain so that you can succeed in all of the things that everyone told you you never could, and I’m going to tell you how.
How abusing drugs negatively affects your brain
Abusing drugs can have a severely negative affect on a person’s mental health, physical health, family life, and social life.Drug abuse can lead to feelings of depression, isolation, anxiety, and even feelings of hopelessness. These negative repercussions from drug abuse will ultimately lead a user to feel as if they are incapable of managing their everyday life.
What happens to women formerly incarcerated
Incarcerated women go through unimaginable things that only other incarcerated women could ever understand.
Many women face separation from children and family, inadequate mental health care, and lack of substance abuse treatment.
The prison system is not designed to help women with these personal traumas and this affects them negatively.