Today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening is with Elisabeth Weinstock, a multifaceted entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist based in Los Angeles. Elisabeth's philanthropic journey is deeply rooted in her commitment to social justice and rehabilitation. She regularly visits prisons to offer guidance and support to inmates, educating them about the choices ... Show More
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Goddess Cultures & Runic Divination with Anu Dudley
On this episode of Gateways to Awakening, Yasmeen Turayhi welcomes Anu Dudley, ordained Pagan minister, retired history professor, radio host of Earthwise, and author of The Goddess Casts the Runes, for a grounded conversation about goddess cultures, everyday earth practice, and ... Show More
41m 51s
Oct 1
The Infinity Wave — Love, Compassion & Daily Practices with Hope Fitzgerald
In today's conversation, Hope Fitzgerald and I dive into the practical, heart-centered technology she calls the Infinity Wave, a 10th-dimensional, water-infused symbol of love and compassion that anyone can use to soften the nervous system, widen the heart, and change the field b ... Show More
52m 9s
Sep 24
Intuition, discernment and Full-Body Yes — How to Tell Truth from Noise
In this episode, my dear friend Mary Sheehan flips the mic and interviews me, Yasmeen Turayhi about what intuition really is, how to tell a full-body “yes” from a half-yes, and simple daily practices that make inner guidance reliable, breath, grounding kriyas, journaling, and fut ... Show More
52m 47s
Jul 2022
Non-Profit Corrections- A Warden Ex-Marine's Recipe for creating a sustainable model that truly reduces the rates of incarceration and recidivism
In this episode we interview Brian Koehn, Co-founder, CEO, & Co-chair of the Board of of Social Profit Corrections (SPC)
Brian's shared passion for corrections reform and social justice prompted him to end his 28-year career in corrections and start SPC. Through his tenure as w ... Show More
52m 13s
Sep 28
TED Talks Daily Book Club: How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons | Shaka Senghor
Note: this talk contains mature content.Shaka Senghor is a resilience expert and New York Times best-selling author, who spent 19 years in prison–including 7 in solitary confinement–for a crime committed when he was young, before finding his path to freedom. In this TED Talks Dai ... Show More
44m 15s
Nov 2024
Perseverance: Wrote his own parole plan and gained his freedom, now offers service to inmates seeking parole.
Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dominique Leonard. The founder of Jus' Free Parole Package Services. Once classified as an inmate a few short years ago, he wrote my own parole plan and was granted ... Show More
26m 54s
Sep 28
TED Talks Daily Book Club: How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons | Shaka Senghor
Note: this talk contains mature content.Shaka Senghor is a resilience expert and New York Times best-selling author, who spent 19 years in prison–including 7 in solitary confinement–for a crime committed when he was young, before finding his path to freedom. In this TED Talks Dai ... Show More
44m 15s
Jul 2024
The prison system is broken - how can we fix it?
On this week's podcast, inspired by this opinion column, Vince and Cara discuss their experiences of working with people in prison - the good, and the bad. They explore different prison systems around the world, and ask: how do you balance deferral with rehabilitation and reform? ... Show More
52m 38s
Aug 2023
Michell D. Jones and Elisabeth A. Nelson, "Besides, Who Would Believe a Prisoner?: Indiana Women's Carceral Institutions, 1848-1920" (New Press, 2023)
What if prisoners were to write the history of their own prison? What might that tell them--and all of us--about the roots of the system that incarcerates so many millions of Americans? In Besides, Who Would Believe a Prisoner?: Indiana Women's Carceral Institutions, 1848-1920 (N ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 2025
£200 MILLION to MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON - THE INSANE STORY OF RIORDAN MAYNARD
This episode is a little bit different: it’s with someone whose name I doubt you’ll know, but it’s a story which, as soon as I heard, I knew I wanted to share with you all on Great Company.Riordan Maynard was a high flying business man until one day it all came crashing down - he ... Show More
1h 16m