EPISODE · Nov 29, 2025 · 1H 8M
Episode 20: 25 Years Inside: The Transformation of Dormen Lisby Sr.
from Built, Not Broken · host Max and Matt
Today, we sit down with Dormen H. Lisby Sr., a man who served 25 years and 8 months in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and came home determined to rebuild his life with purpose, service, and discipline. Dormen shares what it was like to grow up inside the system, how time in segregated housing shaped him, and how he transformed from survival mode into a man grounded in faith, creativity, leadership, and emotional sobriety.While inside, he became a Certified Peer Support Specialist, served as a deacon, lifted weights religiously, taught in the education department, and found deep purpose through the arts, including having his drawings published by Shining Light. Today, he’s a full-time Program Specialist and Lead Facilitator for Shining Light’s Academy, helping others change their lives from the inside out. We talk about discipline, accountability, identity, recovery, creativity, the trauma of isolation, and what it really takes to become the man you were supposed to be.This is a story about resilience, faith, service, and transformation, proof that your past does not define your future.IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, OR REACH OUT TO DORMEN ABOUT HIS ART INSTALATION, YOU CAN REACH HIM AT [email protected]
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Today, we sit down with Dormen H. Lisby Sr., a man who served 25 years and 8 months in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and came home determined to rebuild his life with purpose, service, and discipline. Dormen shares what it was like to grow up inside the system, how time in segregated housing shaped him, and how he transformed from survival mode into a man grounded in faith, creativity, leadership, and emotional sobriety.While inside, he became a Certified Peer Support Specialist, served as a deacon, lifted weights religiously, taught in the education department, and found deep purpose through the arts, including having his drawings published by Shining Light. Today, he’s a full-time Program Specialist and Lead Facilitator for Shining Light’s Academy, helping others change their lives from the inside out. We talk about discipline, accountability, identity, recovery, creativity, the trauma of isolation, and what it really takes to become the man you were supposed to be.This is a story about resilience, faith, service, and transformation, proof that your past does not define your future.IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, OR REACH OUT TO DORMEN ABOUT HIS ART INSTALATION, YOU CAN REACH HIM AT [email protected]
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