EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 29 MIN
A Former Gang Member Shares How Accountability And Community Changed His Life
from The Big Bears Podcast: A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach To Neurodiversity · host Chad "Grizzly Bear" Bunker and Keith "Polar Bear" Gelhorn
Send us Fan MailWe sit with Marlon Whitehawk as he traces a path from childhood trauma and gangs to accountability, culture, and healing. The story is raw, grounded by Mi’kmaq community supports, and anchored by a message: there is a way out and it starts with asking for help.• land acknowledgement and our two-eyed seeing mission• Marlon’s early loss, foster care, and abandonment• accidental entry into gang life and escalation• arrest, reflection, and rejecting violence• Pathways, elders, and cultural healing• Diamond Bailey supports and re-entry routines• ADHD traits, self-sabotage, and new habits• gratitude, boundaries, and daily accountability• goals to study psychology and support youth• reconnecting with Soto roots and leading with careWe would appreciate it if you could listen, subscribe, engage, and share this podcastTune in every second Tuesday at 7 a.m. Atlantic time for a new episodeSupport the show
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Send us Fan Mail We sit with Marlon Whitehawk as he traces a path from childhood trauma and gangs to accountability, culture, and healing. The story is raw, grounded by Mi’kmaq community supports, and anchored by a message: there is a way out and it starts with asking for help. • land acknowledgement and our two-eyed seeing mission • Marlon’s early loss, foster care, and abandonment • accidental entry into gang life and escalation • arrest, reflection, and rejecting violence • Pathways, elde...
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