I'm Free! Now What? a mental health podcast for criminal justice involved people
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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Episodes
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
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.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
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
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
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?
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
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
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
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
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
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.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
These are the Damiens and the Children of the Corn of the world. These are our future citizens of our penitentiaries. These are our children with conduct disorder.
In this episode, we cover what conduct disorder is, why it happens and treatment options.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
A smart person can learn from their own experiences. A wise person can learn from the experiences of another.
In that train of thought, we will hear from Martin about his EOS and reentry after he left prison. It was not easy and he struggled with unemployment and homelessness. He discusses how he overcame both to be where he is today.
Martin can be reached at mar10_the_barber on Instagram.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
We get in touch with our hippie side and look at Wise Mind. What is Wise Mind? It's the joining together of both our emotional mind and our logical mind to access the information both parts give us. It's also Mindfulness Handout 3 in the DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha Linehan.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
In this first episode, I explain what the purpose of the podcast is and how to use the videos on YouTube. The information was originally posted on YouTube but to offer it to more people who need it, I'm putting it into a podcast format.
If you have any questions or comments, please DM me on I'm Free Now What's Instagram page or email me at imfreenowwhat@gmail.com