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In this reloaded episode, I share a powerful conversation with Fritzi Horstman, founder of the Compassion Prison Project. Fritzi discusses the vital importance of creating trauma-informed prisons and communities. She explains how understanding trauma can shift our perception of incarcerated individuals, seeing them not as inherently bad people, but as individuals who have often endured immense suffering. Fritzi highlights the interconnectedness of humanity and the impact of our actions on others, emphasising the need for compassion and systemic change to address the root causes of harmful behaviour, ultimately aiming to end child abuse and foster healing within society.Key Takeaways:Creating trauma-informed prisons and communities means understanding that individuals, particularly those who are incarcerated or living in poverty, are often dealing with significant past trauma and adversity.Shifting our perspective to see incarcerated individuals as people who have suffered, rather than simply "bad people," is crucial for fostering compassion and facilitating healing.We are all interconnected, and our actions and societal structures have a profound impact on individuals' well-being and behaviour. Addressing trauma can lead to a ripple effect of positive change.The goal of the Compassion Prison Project is to end child abuse by raising awareness of how trauma affects brain development and behaviour, encouraging more compassionate and informed interactions.Recognising and addressing our own trauma and reactive patterns is essential for personal healing and for contributing to a more compassionate world.Episode Highlights:01:00 - Fritzi explains the mission of the Compassion Prison Project: to create trauma-informed prisons and communities.02:00 - The belief in our interconnectedness and how that understanding shifts perception when interacting with others, including incarcerated individuals.03:45 - Fritzi shares her personal realisation of how her own past trauma and reactive behaviour impacted her child, highlighting the importance of understanding the effects of our actions.04:26 - The significance of Bessel van der Kolk's book, "The Body Keeps the Score," in understanding trauma, and the realisation that many in prison are deeply traumatised.07:08 - Fritzi discusses Tony Crowe's work with Trauma Talks in Belfast, emphasising that societal division often reflects our own internal divides.About the Guest:Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project. She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College.Episode links:Compassion Prison ProjectThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkTony Crowe episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/39X8en1iTZffmwraDuTizs End credits:Connect with Megan:Instagram: @‌HigherLove_withMeganWebsite: http://www.higher-love.comThis episode was written and recorded by me and produced by Lucy Lucraft (http://lucylucraft.co.uk )If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5* rating and review!

In this episode, Megan reflects on her journey from teen radio host to revamping her podcast with new purpose. She shares her early love for radio, the podcast's inception in 2021, and how overcoming mindset hurdles led to exploring deeper, challenging discussions. Megan chats about her experiences with Compassionate Inquiry training and understanding the systemic inequalities in wellness access, emphasizing the need for inclusivity and collective healing for marginalised communities. Megan and I (Lucy Lucraft, her producer!) talk about fave episodes and bold conversations with people like Lisa Lister and Fritzi Horstman and, in my opinion, encapsulates the importance of authentic dialogues and the ongoing evolution of the podcast towards fostering liberation and wellness. Episode Highlights: 03:26 Overcoming Personal Hurdles 05:10 Challenging the Status Quo 06:52 The Podcast Pivot 21:45 Embracing Rejection and Persistence 25:37 Reflecting on the Podcast Journey 27:46 Favorite Episodes and Listener Insights Connect with me on ⁠Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/higherlove_withmegan/ and find out more about me ⁠this way⁠: https://www.higher-love.com/. I'd love to hear what you think. Podcast Music: Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultanCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PgU6MuMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ

In this episode, I talk with Fritzi Horstman, founder of the Compassion Prison Project, about the profound impact of childhood trauma on individuals who end up incarcerated. Fritzi's work was brought to my attention through the deeply moving video "Step Inside the Circle," featured in the "Wisdom of Trauma" documentary. This video showcases a compassion trauma circle within a maximum-security prison, revealing the pervasive role of trauma in the lives of inmates. We delve into The link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and criminal behavior. The shocking statistics on the prevalence of trauma in prison populations. How the Compassion Prison Project addresses trauma through compassion circles and other initiatives. The need to reframe our understanding of incarcerated individuals as products of a traumatized society. The importance of collective responsibility in creating a more just and compassionate world. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that challenges conventional views on crime and punishment and offers a new perspective on healing and rehabilitation. Episode Highlights: 02:08 Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) 03:30 The Impact of Trauma in Prisons 06:47 Compassion Trauma Circle Exercise 13:14 Symptoms and Effects of Trauma 33:41 Finding Value in Dehumanizing Environments 38:44 Collective Responsibility and Community Healing 41:07 Systemic Issues and Racial Disparities in Prisons Connect with me on ⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/higherlove_withmegan/ ⁠ and find out more about me ⁠this way⁠: https://linktr.ee/higherlovewithmegan?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaUdx9GkR1vkfJarQte_E14RWHKU4sfWN9ec7I0Kbbqx-DsA7XlMCwTS3E_aem_qpzWZv8Je0FWm1_kR6iLJA I'd love to hear what you think. Podcast Music: Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultanCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PgU6MuMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-K_YSjqKgvQ

On Episode 486 of Impact Boom, Beth Tyson discusses how families and educators can effectively respond to adverse behaviours in children and why infancy is a crucial developmental stage for kids to establish and learn positive mental health traits. If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 458 with Fritzi Horstman on addressing behavioural responses to trauma leading to incarceration -> https://bit.ly/3Xbz58O The team who made this episode happen were: Host: Sarah Ripper Guest(s): Beth Tyson Producer: Indio Myles We invite you to join our community on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram to stay up to date on the latest social innovation news and resources to help you turn ideas into impact. You'll also find us on all the major podcast streaming platforms, where you can also leave a review and provide feedback.

On Episode 458 of Impact Boom, Fritzi Horstman of the Compassion Prison Project discusses how traumatic childhood experiences impact the lives and behaviours of people in prisons, and why she is bringing awareness, education, healing and change to prison systems in the US and beyond. If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 376 with Helen Black on creating long-term change for incarcerated people through social enterprise -> https://bit.ly/3T9gasB The team who made this episode happen were: Host: Sarah Ripper Guest(s): Fritzi Horstman Producer: Indio Myles We invite you to join our community on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram to stay up to date on the latest social innovation news and resources to help you turn ideas into impact. You'll also find us on all the major podcast streaming platforms, where you can also leave a review and provide feedback.

In this episode, Luis is joined by Fritzi Horstman, the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project. In this episode, Luis and Fritzi explore what a trauma-informed justice system might look like and why it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. They discuss the connection between vulnerability and accountability, uncoupling behavior from identity, what it means to transform a body out of anti-social or criminal behavior, and the impact of trauma on prisoners, officers, and judges. For more information on Fritzi's work, visit: https://compassionprisonproject.org/.For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

In this episode,  I sit down with Grammy award winning producer, filmmaker and activist, Fritzi Horstman in a compelling conversation discussing her very powerful documentary "Step Inside the Circle." We discuss trauma, particularly childhood trauma, what it does to the brain, body and spirit, its horrific effect on incarcerated men and women as well as society as a whole.We chatted about the Adverse Childhood Experience Survey (ACE Survey) that helps one discover how much trauma they experienced in their early childhood years.  Childhood trauma is the primary reason why men and women end up in the prison system.  Fritzi went over the benefits for us as a society to have a shift on how we view crime and punishment vs rehabilitation. Other topics covered were:* The power of healing circles* The 13th Amendment and what changes are in order* Increase in inmate wages* Programs to increase a feeling of self worth and belonging* The impact solitary confinement has on young minds.* Gabor Mate's thoughts on why one man with an ACE 10 score ends up in prison, but another family member with a 10 score does not.* Converting prisons to "Healing Centers"* What constitutes "Violence?"* The Compassion Prison Project Letter Writing CampaignAnd Fritzi pressed me with some questions that forced me to take a hard look at some childhood trauma that I experienced and may still be showing up in areas of my life.Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project. She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College.Step Inside the Circle Documentary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVxjuTkWQiE&t=47sCompassion Prison Project Website:https://compassionprisonproject.org/Follow Fritzi on Instagram:@Fritzihorstman@Compassion.prison.projectWebsite:www.BetterPlaceProject.orgFollow us on social media:Instagram: @BetterPlaceProjTo follow Steve & Erin on Instagram:@SteveNorrisOfficial@ErinorrisFacebook: Facebook.com/BetterPlaceProjectPodcastEmail: BetterPlaceProjectPodcast@gmail.com

Fritzi Horstman of the Compassion Prison Project discusses prisoners, policing, trauma, ACES, intergenerational trauma, the justice system, racism, and how our humanity can get lost in our occupations. This episode references acts of violence. 

In this Podcast episode I speak to the brilliant Grammy Winner and Compassion Project founder Fritzi Horstman. I become interested in Fritzi's story after watching the short film called 'Step into the Circle' on YouTube https://youtu.be/FVxjuTkWQiE . As i thought Fritzi was a great guest and so passionate about what she is doing. We cover so many topics from filmmaking and LA to the American Justice System. Make sure you listen in because you do not want to miss this! Visit www.mywayofthinking.co.uk My Way Of Thinking Podcast - WE ALL HAVE A STORY! SHOW NOTES: https://www.fritzihorstman.com/about https://compassionprisonproject.org MWOT WEB - https://www.mywayofthinking.co.uk TW - https://twitter.com/mywayofthinkin3 FB – https://www.facebook.com/mywayofthink... SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/4m4BfTk... INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/mwotpodcast/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAr... APPLE PODCAST - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... EMAIL – mwotpodcast@aol.com Available to listen to on all the usual platforms including Apple Podcast / Spotify or watch on YouTube! PLEASE LIKE, REVIEW, RATE AND SUBSCRIBE where you can! MY WAY OF THINKING is a Podcast that looks deep into BRILLIANT individuals from around the WORLD that have something to say. Only 4 RULES - 1 No Bullshitting - 2 No Judging - 3 No Negativity - 4 Have Fun! Human Beings are AMAZING and I'll be chatting to the best of them to find out about their JOURNEY, what makes them TICK and what lessons we can LEARN. ......Oh and maybe LAUGH along the way! Visit www.mywayofthinking.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-greenhough/message

Welcome to The Prison Post. My co-host Jason Bryant was on assignment, so I brought in my dear friend, James Willock as my co-host for this special episode. James was incarcerated from the age of 19 to the age of 47 in California's prison system and has now been free for a little over one year. We are excited to be back and to drop Episode 42 with one of the greatest human beings on this planet, Fritzi Horstman. Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project (CPP) an organization dedicated to creating trauma-informed prisons and communities and bringing creative inspiration to all men and women living and working in prisons. With 95% of the incarcerated men and women eventually returning home, Fritzi believes it is imperative that we address the chronic mental health issues in prison with common sense, compassion and urgency. In 2020, Fritzi directed “Step Inside the Circle” at California State Prison – Los Angeles County with 235 incarcerated men. The video has reached nearly 3 million views worldwide and has attracted over 900 volunteers to CPP.  Fritzi and the team at CPP are in production, creating a 12-part series entitled “Trauma Talks” to be distributed to prisons in the US and abroad which launched in September 2021. Fritzi produced HBO's “The Defiant Ones” directed by Allen Hughes which has garnered several awards including a Grammy for Best Music Film. Her first feature, “Take A Number,” which she wrote, produced, and directed, debuted at the Slamdance festival and premiered on HBO. Fritzi studied at New York University's summer film program and received a Bachelor of Arts in Film and English from Vassar College. CPP's mission is to transform prisons and communities through compassionate action. Their main focus is on childhood trauma and how it affects the lives of men and women living and working in prisons. In our research, using the CDC/Kaiser Permanente ACEs study (Adverse Childhood Experiences), we have seen that ACE's are disproportionately high within the prison system. At CPP, they are focused on bringing childhood trauma awareness, education and healing to prisons and communities both in the U.S. and globally. Fritzi reached reached out to me and asked if I and members of our team at CROP Organization would be willing to go back into the prison with her for a couple of days to participate in her "Step Inside the Circle" work with the incarcerated and her trauma conversations with officers. We were set to get on a call and she asked me to watch one of her award winning videos first. I watched and called her in tears 7 minutes later which led to over a 2 hour zoom about the addressing trauma and healing in my incarcerated brothers and sisters and within myself. She exudes empathy and compassion as a natural expression of who she is and she's one of those rare people you meet and know your life would never be the same afterwards. Enjoy the show and please hit the red subscribe and like button so we can continue bringing you this inspirational and informative content. I'll include links to two of her other videos and where you can donate to her organization below. Step Inside the Circle: https://youtu.be/FVxjuTkWQiE Honor Yard: https://youtu.be/Xo_RUSuk4s8 Donate to Compassion Prison Project here: https://compassionprisonproject.org/ Please subscribe to our podcast and follow us here on our linktree: https://linktr.ee/CROPOrganization Our Linktree will take you to all the places you can find us on social media for fresh insights into who we are and what we're doing to reimagine reentry at CROP Organization. Please donate to us at https://www.croporganization.org/ or text CROP at 91999 and donate to our work of transforming lives and healing communities. You can take the Adverse Childhood Experiences Test and learn more about how childhood trauma may have affected you:...

Fritzi Horstman is a Grammy-award winning producer, but above all else she is an inspiring 'trauma investigator.' Who shares with us how 'trauma separates us, while trauma awareness brings us together.' Trauma runs 7 generations ahead and before, so what does that look like?

Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.

Peter is a writer, speaker and thought leader in human awakening and potential.

Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award winning journalist, an internationally recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology and human emotion. Her mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help those with chronic conditions find healing. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Donna Jackson Nakazawa appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Creating Trauma Informed Prisons and Communities Throughout the World. Compassion Prison Project began as the brainchild of award-winning producer Fritzi Horstman, whose own childhood trauma helped shape its conception. Over the course of several months in 2019-2020, Fritzi and a dedicated team of facilitators and volunteers partnered with incarcerated men at a Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP), a maximum-security prison in Central California. Together, they created powerful tools to address and heal from childhood trauma. Connect with Fritzi here -  www.compassionprisonproject.org www.linkedin.com/in/fritzi-horstman If you want to stay in contact with Moniquea, please check out her social media pages and website here. https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy www.somaticsynergy.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquea-spiteri/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of you may recognize Fritzi Horstman from watching Dr. Gabor Mate's film The Wisdom Of Trauma. Fritzi is the founder of The Compassion Prison Project. Will we be talking about trauma, aces, and what she is doing in the world. www.compassionprisonproject.org To find out about my work and coaching offerings www.cptsdcoach.com. This episode was sponsored by International Association Of Trauma Recovery Coaching www.thetraumarecoverycoach.com

Dr. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a Doctor of Chiropractic. His postgraduate training includes the fields of neuroscience and neuroplasticity, quantitive electroencephalogram EEG measurements, epigenetics, mind-body medicine and brain heart coherence as a researcher, lecturer, author and corporate consultant. His interests lie in demystifying the mystical so that people have all the tools within their reach to make measurable changes in their lives. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Joe Dispenza appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

In our first special episode, we're presenting amazing approaches like a prison model without wardens and guns in Brazil, and we're talking to Fritzi Horstman, the founder of the Compassion Prison Project. Further stories mentioned Brazil's jails reduce recidivism rates without wardens and guns, DW Reducing incarceration decreases number of violent crimes in the US, Reasons To Be Cheerful Prison with no fence helps women readjust to life in the community before their release, Charlotte Observer Fitness entrepreneurship course offers a second chance to the formerly incarcerated, Next City Two prisoners care for fellow inmates with mental illnesses in pioneering US initiative, The Christian Science Monitor Former inmates partially run probation system in US, BBC Prisoners are becoming lawyers in the US, Reasons To Be Cheerful Squirrel News Squirrel News is a free, curated news service. Find our more about Squirrel News on our website or read our latest news. Download our app or subscribe to our newsletter. Donate now to help us continue our work. Hosted by Ed Crasnick and Jonathan Widder; edited by Nina Bohlmann.

I came across Fritzi Horstman when I watched Dr Gabor Mate's recently released film The Wisdom Of Trauma. Wow, enough said. If you ask Fritzi she'll tell you 'it all started with a book and a prison'. The book was The Body Keeps The Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, and the prison, well that changed everything. Fritzi is founder of the Compassion Prison Project, an organization dedicated to bringing compassion, childhood trauma awareness and creative inspiration to all the men and women living behind bars. When I spoke to Fritzi in this episode, I felt like I was speaking to someone who is about to change the world. You're going to love what she is doing in the world, but even more so you are going to love her openness to step vulnerably into her own experiences with me (and you) throughout this touching conversations. This episode is pretty special. FRITZI HORSTMAN www.fritzihorstman.com www.compassionprisonproject.org TIFFANEE COOK Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches Website: www.rollwiththepunches.com.au LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/rollwiththepunchespodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/rollwiththepunches_podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiffaneeandco --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roll-withthepunches/message

Fritzi Horstman is the founder and director of the Compassion Prison Project and her work with the organization was recently featured in the worldwide film release of The Wisdom of Trauma, including the works of Gabor Mate and several other leaders in the trauma-informed and healing movement. Fritzi is also a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College.We talk about trauma, judgment, compassion and healthcare and how our system has gone defunct due to the driving factors of profit and power, and what we can do to be part of the solution instead of the problem. For more on Leah and her work, visit her website LeahGuy, and find her on social @leahguylive. #trauma #traumarecovery #healing #recovery #compassion #compassionprisonproject #prison #overcomingtoxicemotions #traumaticlife

Dr. Levine is the founder of the Somatic Experience Trauma Institute. He's worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years. He is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing Method. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Levine appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

My whole life, it feels like I always had something wrong with me. I wasn't good at sports… I was a chubby kid… I couldn't make friends… I was terrified of girls and sex… And the list goes on and evolves to more adult issues like financial struggle, substance abuse, legal issues, etc as I grew older. I always felt like I was somehow broken as I watched all the other people around me hold their lives together and thrive where I was struggling so mightily. I used to think it was genetic, or that my parents were just messed up people and I was messed up like them. But it was only recently, thanks to a wonderful quote I recently heard, that I've reframed this view of myself. In today's episode, I talk about this: In case you missed it, the quote is: “We have to start looking at ourselves in terms of what happened to us instead of what's wrong with us.” -Fritzi Horstman, The Compassion Prison Project. And if you feel like there is something ‘wrong' with you, it could be that you have unresolved childhood trauma. And if you don't have access to professional mental health services, I may be able to help. So I invite you to book a call with me here: https://calendly.com/artburns/45-min-coaching-session It's free and it could change your life.

Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., is the President of the Trauma Research Foundation, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School and author of NYTimes Bestseller “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Bessel van der Kolk appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children's mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Bruce Perry appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Jason Hernandez is an advocate for clemency, process reform, and serves on the board of the Buried Alive Project, which works to eliminate life without parole sentences handed down under federal drug law. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Jason Hernandez appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Dr. Kim Gorgens is a Professor of Psychophysiology Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychology of Criminal Behavior at University of Denver. She manages a large portfolio of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) related research and has lectured extensively on those issues including a 2010 TED talk on youth sports concussion, a 2018 Ted talk on brain injuries and criminal justice, several NPR spots and an interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Kim Gorgens appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Dean Williams was appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections by Governor Jared Polis on January 8, 2019. Prior to joining the Colorado DOC, he was the Commissioner of Corrections in Alaska where he oversaw the operation of community jails, halfway houses, pretrial and sentenced facilities, probation, parole and pre-trial efforts in the state. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Dean Williams appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Dr. Christine Montross is a 2015 Guggenheim fellow in nonfiction. She's also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Christine Montross appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

"Acts of kindness are more important than anything we can imagine." CW: Abuse, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma Fritzi Hortsman's life turned around when she started to learn about trauma, and adverse childhood experiences. The insight into something which had flavoured her entire life, and the ability to now address this that that had laid dormant and unacknowledged for so long, also formed part a great compassionate drive and inspiration to start the Compassion Prison's Project. Fritzi's understanding that we can be almost exclusively shaped by adverse childhood experiences, and that this is far more present in society that we would care to admit, coincided with her visiting a prison for the first time. Instead of seeing what we are trained to see, (ne'er-do-wells) she saw kindred spirits. Fellow human's also suffering, also weighed down, also living in a state of constant fear created by the experience of many great traumas. Her work has allowed so many to access emotions for so many men and women who are suffering imprisonment, to find forgiveness for themselves so that they can move beyond living in the moment of trauma that they are in. Her extraordinary film Step Inside the Circle shows how the impact of trauma shapes our society, how many of those we imprison are actually some of the most traumatised people, and that becoming a trauma aware culture has unlimited transformational potential. Mentioned in the Episode: Fritzi Hortsman Twitter Compassion Prison Project Website Twitter DONATE Step Inside the Circle The Defiant Ones Trailer Hustle 2.0 - A Mail Based Correspondence Program For Incarcerated People John Kabat-Zinn The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk The Presence Process - Michael Brown Thomas Hübl Vincent Feletti, Robert Ander research (ACE and adult health) The Aspen Institute - Weave ABCD Institute started by John McKnight Julian Abel can be found on Twitter Follow Survival of the Kindest on Twitter, Instagram and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to get our episodes as they are released. Email us on sotk@compassionate-communitiesuk.co.uk

CW: Abuse, Adverse Childhood Experiences, TraumaTranscript available here on our websiteFritzi Hortsman's life turned around when she started to learn about trauma, and adverse childhood experiences. The insight into something which had flavoured her entire life, and the ability to now address this that that had laid dormant and unacknowledged for so long, also formed part a great compassionate drive and inspiration to start the Compassion Prison's Project. Fritzi's understanding that we can be almost exclusively shaped by adverse childhood experiences, and that this is far more present in society that we would care to admit, coincided with her visiting a prison for the first time. Instead of seeing what we are trained to see, (ne'er-do-wells) she saw kindred spirits. Fellow human's also suffering, also weighed down, also living in a state of constant fear created by the experience of many great traumas. Her work has allowed so many to access emotions for so many men and women who are suffering imprisonment, to find forgiveness for themselves so that they can move beyond living in the moment of trauma that they are in. Her extraordinary film Step Inside the Circle shows how the impact of trauma shapes our society, how many of those we imprison are actually some of the most traumatised people, and that becoming a trauma aware culture has unlimited transformational potential. Mentioned in the Episode:Fritzi Hortsman TwitterCompassion Prison Project Website Twitter DONATEStep Inside the CircleThe Defiant Ones Trailer Hustle 2.0 - A Mail Based Correspondence Program For Incarcerated PeopleJohn Kabat-ZinnThe Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der KolkThe Presence Process - Michael BrownThomas HüblVincent Feletti, Robert Ander research (ACE and adult health)The Aspen Institute - WeaveABCD Institute started by John McKnightJulian Abel can be found on TwitterFollow Survival of the Kindest on Twitter, Instagram and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to get our episodes as they are released. Email us compassion.pod@gmail.com

Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. The post Fritzi Horstman interviews Thomas Hübl appeared first on Compassion Prison Project.

Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation. Rick Raemisch, who has decades of experience working in numerous areas of the criminal justice system, was appointed as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections by Governor John Hickenlooper in July 2013. During his time with the CDOC, Rick has successfully implemented prison reforms in Colorado and except 15 days maximum punitive segregation has ended the use of restrictive housing. Rick is recognized as a leader on prison reform and is highly sought after to participate as a subject matter expert on both the national and international level. He has testified on corrections matters before a U.S. Senate Sub-Committee involving the over use of segregation, and has participated in numerous forums on corrections at prestigious universities including Yale Law School, New York University School of Law, and New York City's John Jay College. Rick has also assisted and been a member of the U.S. Delegation to the U.N. meetings in Cape Town and Vienna to re-write prisoner standards, now known as the Mandela Rules. He has authored a number of corrections articles including in the New York Times and has also been profiled by them.

Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation. After a twenty-year career in family practice, Dr. Gabor Maté began working in Vancouver's Eastside area with patients who were challenged by addiction and mental illness. Dr. Maté is the best-selling author of four books published in over twenty-five languages, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder and, along with Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. Dr. Maté is an internationally renowned speaker, highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development and the relationship between stress and illness. He is currently writing his next book entitled The Myth of Normal: Illness and Health in an Insane Culture, due out in late 2021. Dr. Maté developed a new therapeutic approach called Compassionate Inquiry which is now being studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians and counselors in their practices. 2:32 – The system is working the way it was designed to. When They See Us – TV series discussed. 3:50 – Quote from Gabor Maté's book and Fritzi's 8 ACEs. 4:54 – Promiscuity, workaholics – the need to be lovable and valuable. Addiction patterns serve a purpose. 6:30 – Society belittles people for their trauma coping behaviors. 7:27 – Manifestations of trauma (violence, obesity examples) – society's attitude and self judgement. 8:17 – What if instead, everyone from schools to courts took trauma into account? 8:50 – People in leadership roles are in fight or flight when making decisions about our lives. 9:08 – Leaders (like Presidents) and their traumatized behaviors. 10:42 – Lawmakers have no problem supporting wars, causes of poverty. 11:10 – Traumatized people in positions of power. 12:15 – Comparing President Carter with Presidents JFK and Clinton. 14:52 – The system is running as it was designed to. 15:29 – Traumatized people who volunteer for the military – PTSD and addiction. 17:30 – Former Veteran in prison. 18:02 – Society creates trauma in the first place then turns traumatized into enemies. 18:40 – Protecting society from violent criminals doesn't mean we need to put them in prison in its current format. 19:50 – False equivalence between current prison system and protecting society. 20:11 – How the system has failed. 20:52 – We are only tough on lower class crime. 21:44 – Accountability and the hypocrisy of the prison system. 22:10 – Prisoners charged money to call families or buy enough food. 24:24 – Correctional Officers are also highly traumatized. 25:30 – Many professions have tremendous stress, but no one helps the employees. 26:23 – Systemic ignorance of trauma and stress. 27:16 – Self-care while under stress – Gabor describes his ordeal as an expert witness for the courts system. Courts don't care about the truth, only who wins. 32:19 – How can the average person deal with assaults and hostility within the courtroom? 33:37 – Court appointment physicians thought the accused had a happy childhood. Gabor Mate' discovered he in fact did not. 35:55 – Addicts are not making a conscious choice – there is a good reason behind the behavior. 37:11 – Addiction behaviors make people feel like a human being, alive and vital. 38:55 – Protective shutting down of emotion by the brain during childhood trauma. 39:20 – Medical professionals including a famous Psychiatrist who don't understand trauma (ACEs). 41:00 – Things are starting to slowly change for the better. 41:36 – Trauma education is needed so that we can stop hurting our children. 42:35 – Prevention of trauma should begin with prenatal car...

Fritzi Horstman, Founder of Compassion Prison Project, is committed to better understanding the impacts of trauma on mental health and incarceration, and increasing awareness of these issues. With Eldra Jackson of Inside Circle, she shares a thorough explanation of childhood trauma's effects, and digs wholeheartedly into the personal experiences that have shaped her work.

Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation. Dr. Vincent J Felitti, MD from Kaiser Permanente is the co-principal investigator, along with Robert F. Anda MD from the CDC, of the Adverse Childhood Experiences research study. The ACE study changed the way we understand the impact and predisposing influence childhood trauma has on adult health issues. It helped bring to the forefront the realization that we aren't bad people but, rather, bad things have happened to us which have subsequently impacted our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Dr. Felitti graduated from John Hopkins Medical School, starting his medical career as an infectious disease physician in 1968. Dr. Felitti founded the Department of Preventive Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Diego and held the position of Chief of Preventive Medicine in 2001. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California and a Fellow at the American College of Physicians. 2:05 – Origins of the ACE survey 3:23 – Obesity program uncovers hidden childhood trauma and sexual abuse 4:35 – Major study of 26,000 adults CDC and Kaiser Permanente 5:00 – 10 most common ACES selected that kept coming up with obese patients in weight loss program 5:50 – Initial sample was biased (74% white, middle class) 6:09 – 5% of people in initial study had family member go to prison 7:09 – Of 1000-person sample of those enrolled in obesity program, 55% experienced childhood sexual abuse 8:20 – Female prison population, nearly 100% experienced past sexual abuse 8:41 – ACE survey includes “often or very often” meaning repetitive emotional abuse 9:25 – Parents telling children to keep quiet about abuse, or not believing them, equates to parental neglect (adds another ACE) 10:15 – Unpredictable abuse leads to hypervigilance 11:04 – Domestic violence 12:38 – 440,000 patients over several years were surveyed by integrating ACE questions into medical history questionnaires 13:30 – Mathematician analyzed whether or not the ACE study had any effect on subsequent healthcare of patients 14:00 -- ACE survey results in amazing reductions in medical visits within following 12 months 14:25 – Vermont legislature invited Dr. Felitti to present, including ACE information in their state-run programs. Now 22 more states have passed similar legislation. 16:26 – Example of high cholesterol – is it genetics? ACEs? 17:24 – ACEs affect health in three categories including coping (crystal meth is street version of meth antidepressant from 1940s) 19:19 – One of Dr. Felitti's more memorable patients – obese, heavy smoker, history of childhood molestation 22:46 – Neurochemical depression – life experiences cause chemical changes 23:37 – Prevalence of anxiety in society and 64% of Americans with at least 1 ACE 25:50 – Should we do ACE with the census? 26:55 – Patients appreciated medical staff acknowledging their “dark secrets” and still making them feel accepted 28:39 – Cities have published ACE survey in their newspapers 29:28 – School play idea – address abuse via fictional character development 31:45 – Awareness is key, rage is not who we are 32:37 – ACE awareness in prisons 32:55 – Why doesn't the media address the childhoods of murderers? Wesley Purkey had an ACE score of 10. We executed him. 35:23 – 2000 ACE surveys have gone out to prisons 36:27 – 4 or more ACEs, seven times more likely to go to prison 36:54 – 3 pathways ACEs lead to disease: Coping mechanisms, toxic stress (brain chemistry) and epigenetics (influences on gene function) 41:58 – autoimmune issues associated with ACEs 42:24 – toxic stress and brain releases pro-inflammatory chemicals 44:45 – Need to improve parenting across the nation 45:57 – COVID and suppressed immune system

Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation.

Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation. Stephanie Covington, PHD, LCSW, has over 35 years of experience as an international lecturer, author, clinician and organizational consultant.  She is a noted pioneer in work with gender responsive and trauma-informed treatment in private, public and institutionalized settings.  She is the author of several books as well as 10 researched based curricula including Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women and Voices: A Program of Self Discovery and Empowerment for Girls.  She is the co-author of Helping Men Recover.

Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation. CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman welcomes guest Emily Evans, LPCMH, NCC of the Center for Conscious Healing.  www.emilybevans.com.  Emily works with children, adolescents and adults to facilitate healing of the systemic effects resulting from trauma.  Emily specializes in treatment of a range of conditions including PTSD, substance addiction, ADHD and more.  Her approach incorporates both mind and body through application of neuroscience and collective restoration.  Emily is active in various community action teams throughout Delaware with a focus on reducing incarceration, recidivism and racial disparities in the legal system.

“Service is alchemy, when you stop thinking about yourself and you look at what else is going on, there's a major shift that happens.” In this episode I connect with Fritzi Horstman, a Grammy award winning producer and Founder of The Compassion Prison Project. We talk about how Fritzi's life changed when she received an invitation to visit a prison, leading her to transition from working in the film industry to prisons. It was Fritzi's own childhood trauma which helped shape the conception of The Compassion Prison Project, which is a central theme within our podcast where we explore how the biggest challenges we experience within our lives are guiding us to embracing our highest potential. Over the course of several months in 2019-2020, Fritzi and a dedicated team of facilitators and volunteers partnered with the men who were incarcerated at a Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP), a maximum-security prison in Southern California. Together, they created powerful tools for addressing and healing from childhood trauma. “My vision is that all prisons in the United States will become healing centres, and I wake up every morning thinking how I can make that happen.” During 2019, the men at KVSP and CPP explored mindfulness, meditation and the power of intention. Understanding the shame that comes with the dehumanization of child abuse and being incarcerated, the men found ways to make amends to themselves, the people they've harmed and their community. They learned what it means to have deeper compassion and belonging through recognizing our shared humanity.  Fritzi and i delve deep into how healing her own trauma opened the door to her developing the drive to bring this awareness to the men and women living in prisons. This is a powerful conversation which is both deeply vulnerable and loving, carried forth by a front-line warrior who is embodying what it means to truly be love. "If you study prison populations as I have, you see a common preponderance of childhood trauma and mental illness. The two go together. So a lot of the people are being punished for being mentally ill and they are mentally ill because they were traumatized as kids. So what we have in prisons are the most traumatized people in our society." - Dr. Gabor Mate.

“When you study prison populations, you see a common preponderance of childhood trauma and mental illness. The two go together. So what we have in prisons are the most traumatized people in our society.” – Dr. Gabor Mate. What do you think of when you think of a prisoner? How would you feel knowing your neighbour, that mom, or dad, or child had once been incarcerated? In this episode of Rise Resilient, I hope to challenge the assumptions we may have of those whose circumstances have led them to the corners, the margins, and the prisons of our communities, and instead open our hearts and eyes to see and understand a person first. Episode 2 of Rise Resilient is a very vulnerable conversation with Fritzi Horstman, the director and founder of the Compassion Prison Project who was generous with her time and in sharing her own story. Fritzi Horstman is a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries, is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”. and most recently, has committed her heart to shining a bright light on a taboo topic-prisons and adverse childhood experiences, to ensure we can bring compassion to the men, women and children living in prisons today. More than anything, she encourages us to see our shared humanity when considering the NEEDS of those within our prison system: NEEDS such as connection, compassion and forgiveness, all of which the margins, corners and prisons of life simply can't provide. Compassion Prison Project: To transform prisons and communities through compassionate action Compassion Prison Project (CPP) focuses on bringing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma awareness to prisons and communities. We've created compassion-based curricula for people who have experienced ACEs, empowering them with awareness, information and tools for healing. Website: https://compassionprisonproject.org/projects/prison-and-community-outreach/ CPP Documentary PSA: https://compassionprisonproject.org/the-documentary/ Support: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/step-inside-the-circle-childhood-trauma-behind-bars-documentary-film/compassion-prison-project LEARN: ACEs study: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html Toxic stress: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/toxic-stress/ Executive function: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/executive-function/ Brains Journey To Resilience: https://youtu.be/HJvDrT6N-mw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

I feel honored to have had the opportunity to sit with Fritzi Horstman, founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project, to discuss her brilliant and beautiful insights on: the Compassion Prison Project philosophies impact of untreated ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) comorbidity of COVID – trauma prefrontal cortex and amygdala functions during trauma forgiveness … Continue reading Fritzi Horstman – Defining Justice; Forgiveness; Impact of Untreated ACEs; & the Compassion Prison Project →

Fritzi Horstman, the founder of the Compassion Prison Project, is doing amazing work in prisons around the United States. She visits prisons around the US and brings compassion to the inmates. Fritzi is able to have prisoners be vulnerable and show themselves that we are all the same. What Fritzi does is incredibly beautiful and you will definitely enjoy this episode. Mentioned Links: The Body Keeps the Score (book) The Trials of Gabriel Hernandez (Netflix Series) I Am A Killer - PyroJoe episode (Netflix Series) Where to find Fritzi Horstman: http://compassionprisonproject.org/ Step Inside the Circle YouTube Video Donate to the Compassion Prison Project Make sure to leave us a 5-star review! Support The Social Ninjas Podcast via our patreon here. Follow us, ask us questions, and submit topic ideas to our Instagram handles: @Social_Anxiety_Kyle @JeremyTalksToStrangers SPONSORS: You can get 20% off your first order of CUSTOMIZED nootropics from FindMyFormula.com by using the code: SOCIALNINJAS Click here to order Get 10% off all Four Sigmatic Mushroom coffees, cacaos, and skin care at FourSigmatic.com by using the code: SOCIALNINJA Click here to order

Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project. Her program gained great awareness in early 2020 when her video “Step Inside the Circle” about incarcerated people's childhood trauma went viral — it's been viewed over 2.5 million times to date. In this episode, Fritzi shares the importance of living in a trauma-informed society.

FRITZI HORSTMAN, is a Grammy-award winning producer and the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project. Simply put, trauma effects us all and those effects run deep. We all are in a position to become more aware and more compassionate. “Compassion Prison Project believes in the power behind Compassion in Action.” Compassion Prison […]

Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project - an organization dedicated to bringing compassion, childhood trauma awareness and creative inspiration to all men and women living behind bars. She is currently directing “Step Inside the Circle,” a documentary about childhood trauma behind bars. The PSA created from some of the footage from the documentary has already received over 2 million views across all platforms. If you haven't seen it already, you can check it out here.

We're talking with Fritzi Horstman.  She's the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project.  Before that, she was a Grammy Award Winning producer of projects like HBO's “The Defiant Ones” as well as dozens of television projects, documentaries, and several films.  In 2018, Fritzi had the experience of visiting a high-security prison and while she was there her heart broke.  She saw some things she thought needed to change, so she dove in to help.  A video that demonstrates the amazing work of the CPP has gone viral with millions of views.  In fact, that's how I came across Fritzi's story.  After watching the video… I dug into the story and was so impressed I wanted to have her on to share about her journey! She's the example of someone who saw something that needed to be fixed and she came up with a tangible solution to help.  I think it will inspire you.  Let's get to it.     Listen To The Podcast:     RESOURCES: The Compassion Prison Project's Website: compassionprisonproject.org More info from the CDC on childhood trauma and the ACE Score: www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention Facebook: @compassionprisonproject  Instagram: @compassion.prison.project    The CPP Video we talked about: Step Inside the Circle from Fritzi Horstman on Vimeo.   MORE INFORMATION ON THE EPISODE: On February 12… 235 incarcerated men gathered in the yard of a California maximum-security prison to learn something about themselves. These men formed a huge circle… and our guest… Fritzi Horstman… stood in the middle of that circle… alone… with a microphone… guiding them through an incredible process of awareness and healing. Maybe you've seen the viral video that helps to tell the story… a million+ people have watched it… and it's amazing.  (It's featured in the resources section above.) Fritzi reads a series of statements.  Each time… if these men could say yes to the statement… about their childhood… about the environment, they grew up in… about the abuse and trauma they faced… about the incredible challenges, they'd had to deal with… then they were asked to step further into the circle. It's a circle of compassion. It's a circle of no shame. It's a circle of healing. Again… if you've seen the video… you know it's an incredibly powerful and incredibly revealing process that we can all learn from.   And that's just the beginning of the “Compassion Prison Project” started by Fritzi. This week, we're going to talk with her about how she went from being a Grammy Award Winning producer to be the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project. I hope it inspires you to DREAM and to THINK about the places where you see a problem that needs to be fixed… and to ask… “What can I DO to help?”   MINUTE BY MINUTE: 0:02 What to expect today 2:05 Meet Fritzi Horstman 3:59 The back story of how it got started 4:37 More about the Compassion Prison Project 7:42 How trauma-affected Fritzi 9:30 How extreme poverty affects the brain 12:43 When Fritzi decided to be the change 16:55 The peace that comes with not judging 18:39 Become a problem solver 21:59 The ACE test 25:36 How Fritzi has overcome her own childhood trauma 27:49 How to connect with Fritzi 28:39 Mitch's biggest takeaways   WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! So… I know one of my favorite parts of the conversation was when Fritzi talked about seeing the problem but she looked at it through her experience.   Yes… I loved it when she said, “I'm a producer.  I fix problems!”   She reframed this huge challenge and although she didn't have experience with the prison systems… she gave herself permission to explore possible solutions.  She didn't wait.  She started.  She asked, “What can I do?” and she took action.  That's huge! How about you? What's something that stood out to you from the conversation?   Leave a comment and let me know!

Fritzi Horstman is a rare, beautiful individual with a selfless passion to transform lives. As a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on the “The Defiant Ones”, Fritzi is not resting on her laurels. Nor is she coasting through Hollywood, lapping up the limelight. Instead, she is focusing on spending as much time as possible in prison, supporting incarcerated men and women. Fritzi believes wholeheartedly in an urgency to bring humanity and compassion to prisoners to transform their lives and ultimately society. I invited Fritzi onto the podcast after seeing a 7-minute clip of her forthcoming documentary “Step Inside the Circle”, a riveting examination of the role that childhood trauma plays in the lives of the incarcerated. Within the first minute, I knew I wanted to help share Fritzi's story and work. I felt chills throughout my whole body and still do each time I watch it. If you have not seen this powerful video, I urge you go to the link for “Step Inside the Circle” in the show notes, watch the video, and then listen to this podcast. It will give you greater context for the dialogue that Fritzi and I share. It is remarkable, in a sense, that Fritzi escaped a life of crime and addiction. Many who suffer the degree of adverse childhood experiences that she did do not rise above a life of shame, blame, and fear. With courageous transparency, Fritzi shares with us some of her most intimate childhood experiences and how they still impact her today. With her message “There is no shame,” she wears her heart on her sleeve, which helps those around her find inner strength and forgiveness. Until there is forgiveness, there can be no healing. Until there is healing, as a race we will continue to perpetrate acts of violence against all life. Fritzi is the founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project, which, through compassion, childhood trauma awareness, and creative and educational programs to uplift humanity, aims to catalyze prison reform and end recidivism. Fritzi knows firsthand the trauma that many incarcerated men and women have experienced in life. Having found her path, she is now helping many who are most lost to find theirs. Episode Links: “Step Inside the Circle” video https://compassionprisonproject.org/ The Body Keep the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Russel Brand Dr. Gabor Mate Charles Eisenstein Wim Hof Lynne Twist Nadine Burke Harris– California Surgeon General Learning Links: Surf Retreat through Anchor Point Expeditions Episode 3– Shea Boland on Overcoming Addictions, Finding Purpose, and Serving Others

In this episode, I interview Fritzi Horstman, the founder and executive director of the Compassion Prison Project. In 2017, Fritzi won a Grammy Award working alongside Dr. Dre in The Defiant One, a 4-part documentary series. She has worked with many of the top names in the industry such as Richard Dreyfuss, Christian Slater, Jewel, Jennifer Lopez and many more, but it is not her accomplishments in the movie industry that now define Fritzi, but more so the work she is doing with the Compassion Prison Project. At the very core of her being, Fritzi's Compassion Prison Project is about bringing humanity and compassion to incarcerated men and women. She is currently filming a documentary about the work that she and her team are doing in maximum security prisons in the United States and their commitment to help inmates understand that their true nature is not violent and hateful but instead magnificent and magical. Her new mission in life is to help incarcerated men and women heal and reform themselves in ways that help them re-enter society and contribute back to the communities that they live in proactive ways. Her hope is to provide them with the tools and skills to live meaningful lives that give them a sense of purpose, hope, connection and love. This conversation dives very deeply into the impact of childhood trauma, the importance of compassion for others and compassion for self, the power of belonging and connection, and the need to look more closely at our own lives and the work we need to do to live with more fulfillment and meaning. Fritzi hopes that listeners of this podcast, at minimum, better understand the devastating impact that childhood trauma can have and to understand what the ACE Test is (Adverse Childhood Experiences Test). It is her hope that everybody takes this test to better understand any childhood trauma that they may have experienced and what can be done about it. The ACE Test can be found at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. See the powerful Step Inside the Circle videoFritzi's BioFritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of CPP.  She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society.  She has a Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College.Connect With FritziWebsite: https://compassionprisonproject.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fritzi5Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fritzi.horstman and https://www.facebook.com/compassionprisonprojectPlease consider a donation to Fritzi's Compassion Prison Project. She currently has a fund raising initiative to be able to continue doing the amazing work that she and her team are doing. Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

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