Real Resilience P.W.L.
Real Resilience P.W.L.
Crystal Wyatt
Behind every incarcerated person in America stands a Woman. She is writing letters, accepting phone calls, visiting prisons, sending money for commissary and even paying for lawyers. Yet, she’s often left out of the narrative of criminal justice reform. The Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life podcast offers you an opportunity to hear her story, understand why she “rides” for him, and learn how she copes with the trauma of incarceration from the outside! I'm your host, Crystal Wyatt, Let's Go!
S2 Ep12 Resilient Star!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Star! Over the past few years we've heard the news about juvenile lifers getting a second chance. Well here's your chance to hear what it's like for a woman who welcomed one home. Let's Go! Topics Covered: The Release Process! Home Life! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported by the women that ride!    
Jul 31, 2020
24 min
S1 Ep11 Reformed Troy!
On today’s episode, meet Reformed Troy! Now I know this is a podcast for women to share their stories. But aren’t you just curious about the men who’ve been supported by them. Tune in as Troy shares his journey through the predicament of incarceration toward reform.  Let's Go! Topics Covered: Rainy Day Money! Fed Life! Reformed! Vision for Youth! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC    
Aug 14, 2019
38 min
S1 Ep10 Resilient Jenny!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Jenny, mother of 2 and wife of a Juvenile Lifer! Tune in as she shares her story of love and self-discovery.  Let's Go! Topics Covered: Patience! Self-Love! Growth! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
Jul 31, 2019
40 min
S1 Ep9 Resilient Ana the Life Coach!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Ana the Life Coach! We all know loving someone through the predicament of incarceration can be a challenge. We all also know women who have survived the bid and landed on the other side, sharing their story of resilience. But what about the women whose resiliency story ends with them choosing themselves over their incarcerated loved one. Ana the Life Coach shares that story! Let's Go! Topics Covered: Judgement! Faith! Healing! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
Jul 17, 2019
29 min
S1 Ep8 Resilient Medinah!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Medinah! Many times we think of incarceration from the perspective of supporting a male. In this candid conversation, Medinah shares what it’s like to support her teenage daughter through arrest and incarceration. It’s time to get a parent’s perspective! Let's Go! Topics Covered: Bail! County Incarceration! Family Support! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
Jul 3, 2019
34 min
S1 Ep7 Prison Podcast Process
On today’s episode, I share my thoughts on the Prison Podcast Process.  Ever so often, you have to reflect on your journey and this short note is just that, a reflection of my podcast journey thus far!  Let's Go! Topics Covered: Gratitude. Women Rock. Find a Tribe. Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
Jun 19, 2019
12 min
S1 Ep6 Resilient Krystal aka Kritty!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Krystal! From prison transportation provider to cannabis lifestyle entrepreneur, “Kritty” has turned pain into passion.  Tune in as she shares the ups and downs of being one of the first legitimate prison van service operators in Philadelphia as well as coping with the trauma of being a child, sister and cousin of an inmate.  Let's Go! Topics Covered: Anxiety and PTSD from operating a prison van service! Decriminalizing Cannabis! Navigating “systems”--prison and foster care! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
Jun 5, 2019
41 min
S1 Ep5 Resilient Kafi!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Kafi! This woman is an overcomer and holds nothing back when it comes to sharing her experience of supporting her husband with not one but two prison sentences. For anyone who has been there for a loved-one during a bid to turn around and have to do it all over again, Kafi’s story will inspire you to keep your head up through the stress of it all.  Let's Go! Topics Covered: Growing into womanhood through incarceration. When men don’t listen! Channeling your energy! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
May 22, 2019
41 min
S1 Ep4 Resilient Brittany!
On today’s episode, meet Resilient Brittany, a dental assistant and brain injury survivor who has experienced the impact of incarceration since she was a little girl, visiting her father, uncle and grandfather in prison. She shares her journey of supporting many family members in prison as well as her boyfriend who is currently serving a life sentence.  Let's Go! Topics Covered: Managing multiple relationships within the system of incarceration. The secret benefit of therapy. The misconceptions of loving a Lifer. Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC  
May 8, 2019
32 min
S1 Ep3 Resilient Nik!
On this episode, meet Resilient Nik! For over 19 years she’s owned and operated her own successful childcare center in Philadelphia, PA. She’s a mother of two and is very much in love with her fiancé. However, their love story has experienced its fair share of the journey through incarceration. Sentenced to 12.5-25 years, when her son was only 4 months old and she a young 21-year-old mother, Nik was unprepared for life as a prison wife.  Through her words, you will hear how she coped with the absence of her loved one, raised her son, and managed to fall back in love with the man she once felt had abandoned her. Nik drops jewels for women on how to stay resilient while your loved one navigates life on the other side of the wall! Let's Go! Topics Covered: Life after sentencing. What happens when you chose not to commit to the Bid! Raising a child “with” the support of an incarcerated father. The impact of adult supervision (parole) and why criminal justice reform is needed! Words of wisdom! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review the show! Listen on: Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic and the Real Resilience Prison Wife Life website! Stay Connected: Website: www.realresiliencepwl.com FB: Real Resilience: Prison Wife Life IG: @realresilience_prisonwifelife Twitter: @RealRes_PWL Visit our website to purchase my memoir: Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience Join our FB Community: Real Resilience P.W.L. Community Real Resilience: P.W.L is supported in part by, the Hope and Grace Fund and Ride and Rebuild, LLC
Apr 24, 2019
30 min
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