Prison Letters with Dr. Mark Goulston
Prison Letters with Dr. Mark Goulston
Great Love Media
Dr. Mark Goulston has been getting letters from prisoners for over 30 years. They are scary, heart-wrenching, emotional,and oddly...relatable. Were it not for some crazy twist of fate, they could be any one of us, even you. Many crimes can be classified as "crimes of passion" — moments when after a buildup of some level of frustration or rage, something somehow just goes off the rails, and lands someone behind bars… Join this bestselling author, board certified psychiatrist, hostage negotiator, and former member of the OJ Simpson prosecution team as he reads the fascinating letters from inmates who are serving years to lifetimes for their crimes. Come inside...with Prison Letters.
Ep. 44 - Nation Of Second Chances
In this episode Dr. Mark interviews Jon Perri, Creative Director of Nation of Second Chances, that tells the stories in pictures and words from some of the 1715 inmates whose sentences were commuted by President Obama.
Jun 4, 2018
44 min
Ep. 43 - Coming Full Circle
In this episode, Dan introduces Dr. Mark to his network at RDAP, as both go down a fascinating and eye-opening path in "real time" unedited mentoring!
May 28, 2018
1 hr 4 min
Ep. 42 - Mentoring Takes Off
In this episode, Dr. Mark and Dan (a.k.a RDAP Dan) cement the foundation of their mentoring relationship where, paying forward to Dan what someone once did for Mark that changed/saved his life.
May 20, 2018
57 min
Ep. 41 - Defying The Odds
In this episode, Dr. Mark speaks with Ping Lieu, released from prison 14 months ago after a 13 year prison term. He is Manager of Operations at Defy Ventures which helps inmates and newly released incarcerated men and women to land on their feet, hit the ground running, and have a realistic way of never returning to prison
May 16, 2018
48 min
Ep. 40 - Dan Wise, Pt. 3 - Dealing With The Fear Of Failure
In this episode, Dr. Mark agrees to mentor Dan in his journey to become an accountable person who stops outsmarting himself in an effort to grow into the person he would be proud to be. Listen in as Dan addresses a self-defeating fear of failure.
May 8, 2018
54 min
Ep. 39 - Dan Wise, The Sting Part 2
In this follow-up interview with Dan Wise, Dr. Mark turns the tables on Dan in a conversational 'sting' that helps Dan to discover the man he wants to be, set aside the player, and lay the groundwork for a path to authenticity and connection.
Apr 30, 2018
1 hr 12 min
Ep. 38 - Dan Wise, The Sting Part 1
Dan Wise is a prison consultant sharing everything he learned after going to prison as part of a sting on a doctor who was overprescribing oxycontin.  He is a riveting storyteller, so sit back and hear what he went through, how he turned it into helping others before during and after they go to prison, and what he still struggles with today.
Apr 23, 2018
45 min
Ep. 37 - Hooked On Porn
In this episode, Dr. Mark hears from a prisoner who ruined his life by being addicted to porn, especially homosexual porn, which also cost him his marriage. Listen in as Dr. G discusses what causes our brains to lock onto behaviors that destroy our lives, the "boy crisis", and the impact of augmented reality and VR on sexuality.
Apr 15, 2018
45 min
Ep. 36 - The Tall Poppy Goes To Prison
In this episode, Dr. Mark responds to a letter from a prisoner who is in an "old school" punitive vs. rehabilitative prison for burglary, and has to keep his positive efforts a secret or else the angry prisoners might beat him up for making them feel he thinks he's better than them. BTW this is called the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" in Australia, New Zealand and Britain, when people try to drag down anyone who is trying to get ahead.
Apr 8, 2018
44 min
Ep. 35 - Maximum Innocence To Maximum Security
Listen in to Dr. Mark's interview with New Zealand conservationist and animal protectionist, Pete Bethune, as he retells his story of protecting the whales of Antarctica from Japanese whalers and ends up imprisoned in solitary confinement in Japan's top maximum security prison for five months.
Apr 2, 2018
48 min
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