From Bars to Byline: How Prison Journalism Saved My Life Pt. 1

I didn’t expect to end up in prison. I was caught up in an extremist cult, carrying the weight of choices I wish I could undo, thinking my life was basically over. But behind those walls, I stumbled into something that changed everything, journalism. Writing gave me a way to process the chaos, to tell the truth, and to find pieces of myself I thought were gone.In this episode, I’m opening up about how reporting from a prison cell didn’t just help me survive, it gave me something to live for. If you’ve ever felt stuck, broken, or like your past is chasing you, this is a story about how finding your voice can be the beginning of everything.