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Light on Suitability
by Elizabeth E. Comeau, Attorney at Law
Discussion about California parole hearings. Empowering families of loved ones serving a life sentence. Forum where the loved ones of incarcerated persons have their questions answered about the parole hearing process.
Episodes
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Challenging Your Belief System Is the Key to Your Freedom
Michele Garfinkel and Elizabeth Comeau are attorneys in California representing eligible parolees at their parole hearings. lightonsuitability.com
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MCRP - Male Community Re-entry Program
Male Community Reentry Program - Division of Rehabilitative Programs (DRP) (ca.gov) lightonsuitability.com
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Special Guests Thomas and Frankie - Recently Released on Parole After Being Found Suitable
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Why Getting a GED Is an Important Part of the Parole Suitability Journey
“Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.” ― Zig Ziglar Elizabeth E. Comeau and Joseph Haytas represent clients who appear before the Board of Parole Hearings attempting to be found suitable for parole. lightonsuitability.com
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Sense of Entitlement - Basis for Denial of Parole
Elizabeth E. Comeau and Joseph Haytas are attorneys representing eligible paroless at their parole suitability hearings in California. [email protected] lightonsuitability.com
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Special Guest Dean from Lighthouse 9 Consulting
lightonsuitability.com Elizabeth Comeau, Michele Garfinkel, and Joseph Haytas are attorneys representing eligible parolees at their parole suitability hearings in the State of California. for more information about Lighthouse 9 Consulting, go to lighthouse9consulting.com. have a wonderful week.
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36 Strategies of Suitability Author Joseph Haytas
Elizabeth E. Comeau, Michele Garfinkel, and Joseph Haytas are attorneys who represent eligible parolees at their parole suitability hearings in California.
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Motivation Dedication Discipline - The Key to Self Mastery?
What does it take for your loved one to be found suitable for parole? This week we introduce how motivation, dedication, and discipline are some of the fundamentals for becoming proficient in anything you want or need to learn in life. Elizabeth E. Comeau and Michele Garfinkel are attorneys…
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Special Guest - Part 2 - Joaquin, Successful Parolee
This is Part 2 from the interview with Joaquin - we had another special guest with us, but the connection was poor and made the recording inaudible in those parts. It created some disjointed parts in the podcast. Elizabeth E. Comeau is an attorney representing eligible parolees at their parole...
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Special Guest - Successful Parolee Joaquin
Elizabeth E. Comeau is an attorney representing eligible parolees at parole suitability hearings. Michele Garfinkel is also a parole attorney. [email protected]
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Remorse - Part 3 - Don't Be Afraid to Explore and Share Your Feelings
Elizabeth Comeau is an attorney representing eligible parolees at their parole suitability hearings in the State of California [email protected] Michele Garfinkel - guest host - also a parole hearing attorney.
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With Special Guest Jaime Rodriguez
lightonsuitability.com [email protected] elizabeth comeau is an attorney representing eligible parolees at their suitability hearings DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and...
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Remorse - Part 2 - Do You Value Life?
Elizabeth E. Comeau is a lawyer who represents incarcerated persons at their parole suitability hearings. lightonsuitability.com [email protected] [email protected] - Michele Garfinkel DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect...
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Remorse - Another Factor of Suitability
Elizabeth E. Comeau, Attorney at Law [email protected] lightonsuitability.com DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle. According State Bar of California,...
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How to Gain Insight - Part 2
Elizabeth E. Comeau, Attorney at Law lightonsuitability.com [email protected] DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle. According State Bar of California,...
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Overview on Insight
Join us for a discussion about insight - with your hosts Elizabeth E. Comeau, Michele Garfinkel, Shaun, and Darrell. Having insight into what made you tick and what makes you tick now is a major component of what it takes to be found suitable for parole. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions…
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Scapegoating Your Attorney - Just Another Way We Fail to Accept Responsibility
Elizabeth E. Comeau and Michele Garfinkel are attorneys representing eligible parolees at their parole hearings. lightonsuitability.com DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele...
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What Does Being on Parole Actually Mean?
Willie Redmond returns for a follow-up discussion about the challenges he faced after being released from prison after 40+ years. The first thing he learned was that parole means, "in custody - at large." Hope you enjoy the conversation. Sorry - it's a bit choppy again due to poor audio quality....
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Tip for Successful Parole - Don't Compare Yourself to Others
Special Guest - Willie Redmond who served more than 40 years in prison before he was released after a grant of parole in 2014. Co-hosts: Darrell, Shaun, Michele Garfinkel. Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkel represent incarcerated persons serving life sentences at their parole suitability...
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How to Protect Your Grant of Parole
A grant of parole doesn't mean you will be released or stay free if you continue to engage in criminal thinking and behavior. Michele, Darrell, Shaun, and I shed light on this important topic. My apologies for the gaps between podcasts. Michele Garfinkel and Elizabeth Comeau are parole lawyers...
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Healthy Relationships with Returning Special Guest Host Michele Garfinkel
Preparing and presenting a healthy relationship parole plan is strongly recommended as something the panel will be looking for before deciding to grant parole. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth...
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Do What Is Right, Not What Is Easy
Elizabeth Comeau is a lawyer in California helping eligible parolees be found suitable for release. [email protected] DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle....
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Conversation With Special Guest Michele Garfinkel, Parole Attorney
[email protected] DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle. According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are subject to the...
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Scapegoating Covid to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Doing the Work
Elizabeth Comeau is an attorney in California represented eligible parolees at their parole hearings. [email protected] DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle....
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Overcoming Co-Dependency - the Key to Suitability After a Grant of Parole
Continuing the conversation about the challenges and stressors after a grant of parole - how parolees keep their promise to the commissioners and the parole agent to stay the course of suitability. [email protected] DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this...
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Recognize, Relax, Reflect - 3 of the 6, R's of Recovery We Could All Use in Our Day-to-Day Interactions
Relapse prevention planning is one of the most important topics commissioners discuss with eligible parolees at their parole hearings. We're back this week diving into this subject matter once again. E-mail questions for the hosts to [email protected]. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions...
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Life After the Pink Cloud Fades
Special guest, David Sloane co-founder of Life Support Alliance. David came on the show to add to the discussion about the real world struggles of re-entry after a grant of parole. Fantastic conversation - one which we hope to continue with David in the very near future....
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Managing Anxiety on the Journey of Parole Suitability
E-mail [email protected] if you have any questions for us about the parole suitability process. Elizabeth Comeau is an attorney representing incarcerated persons at their parole suitability hearings. "I believe if you just go by the nightly news - Your faith in all mankind - Would be…
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Flexibility and Humility - Keys to Successful Navigation of Parole . . . and Life in General
Great conversation with Shaun and Darrell about parole planning for the real world. The edits are a bit weird at the beginning - didn't want to waste your time having to hear me clunking around trying to find a password. Hope you will tune in and share with a friend or loved one who knows someone...
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Meet the Hosts and a Special Guest from Envision Youth Services
On today's show we have a special guest, Kamelah Thompson from Envision Youth Services to discuss her organization and more. Here are the links for her organization and YouTube channel and some gratuitous links to other channels and websites mentioned on today's show and last week's show. ;-) Per...
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We Can All Carry the Message of Hope, Faith, Courage, Humility to the World
Today was another great conversation with Shaun and Darrell about the parole process. It was in the nature of working the 12 Steps - in particular, the 12th Step. We had a last-minute guest too! Elizabeth's stepson Brent - another person trying to be a shining light in the world. Your host,...
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Becoming Disciplinary Free Is Paramount to Earn a Finding of "Lengthy Period of Positive Rehabilitation"
In this episode, Darrell and Shaun briefly touch upon how they became disciplinary free in prison. Darrell and Shaun were formally incarcerated prisoners serving life sentences who earned their freedom after showing the commissioners they had a lengthy period of positive rehabilitation. One of…
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How Eligible Parolees Can Make Lemonade Out of Covid Lemons
Brief, but pertinent conversation with Shaun and Darrell about how eligible parolees can navigate their way to their parole hearings during times of lockdowns, program closures, and constant cell/yard/prison moves due to recent renewed emergency orders. Elizabeth E. Comeau is an attorney licensed...
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It Is Possible to Overcome Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder
99% of incarcerated persons serving a life sentence will be diagnosed as having antisocial personality disorder by the forensic psychologist who evaluates them for purposes of preparing the Comprehensive Risk Assessment (CRA). The CRA is used by the commissioners at the parole hearing in making...
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Taxpayer Funded Drug Addiction in Prison
Darrell is back educating us about the MAT program in prison which is about to become an epidemic of state-sponsored drug addiction. There is much more going on here than meets the eye. This is just an overview of the subject. Again, my apologies for the choppy editing, but I am getting better.…
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Freedom from the Crabs in the Prison Bucket
Great conversation with Shaun and Darrell who were recently released from prison after serving life sentences. A few glitches with the editing - a bit choppy, but I'm still learning. Sound issues at the beginning went away within a short period of time. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed...
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Welcome to Suitability Saturday Podcast
Overview of what to expect from the podcast. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed by the guests of this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Elizabeth Comeau and Michele Garfinkle. According State Bar of California, FormalOpinion No. 1995-142, all advertisements are...
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Discussion about California parole hearings. Empowering families of loved ones serving a life sentence. Forum where the loved ones of incarcerated persons have their questions answered about the parole hearing process.
HOSTED BY
Elizabeth E. Comeau, Attorney at Law
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