Violence and Shame with Jim Gilligan

Safe Space Radio interviews psychiatrist Dr. Jim Gilligan, a former mental health director for the prison system in Massachusetts and the author of three books on violence. Dr. Gilligan reports that many of his patients speak about violence as their only means of reclaiming pride or self-esteem. He also observes that punishment tends to generate violence, both in parenting and in our penal system—where the only prison program that successfully reduces recidivism to zero is offering a course toward a college degree. The post Violence and Shame with Jim Gilligan appeared first on Safe Space Radio.