Breaking Chains; From Incarceration to Recovery, Becoming the Change in Family Behavioral Patterns of Violence and Abuse and Advice on How to Start Over as a Felon **TRIGGER WARNING

**TRIGGER WARNING references of abuse, violence and physical assault Today I speak with Brandon Michael. Brandon was raised in an environment of extreme volatility, witnessing and enduring physical abuse between and from a variety of parental figures in his life. Incarcerated for two years by the age of twenty, while on parole after his first term, Brandon was involved in a violent altercation that resulted in a seven year prison term. After his second term, Brandon's heroin addiction began. Through use of methadone, he has been clean from heroin since 2014 and from methadone since 2017. Connect with Jeannine on TikTok: HERE Connect with the show on IG: HERE Connect with Brandon on TikTok: HERE