Dealing with the Nightmares

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All My Friends Are Felons

Mark Hugentobler

111 episodes

5 months ago

Welcome to the All My Friends Are Felons Podcast. Join host Mark for a compelling journey into the transformative power of those trying to rehabilitate and change their lives following their experience of the prison system. Your host Mark, has spent years on the inside and has witnessed firsthand how education can turn anyone’s life around. With a focus on compassionate advocacy, we strive to share the narratives that shatter stereotypes and showcase the power of learning behind bars. Drawing from his time working with the incarcerated, Mark brings you face-to-face with current and former inmates who have harnessed the power of learning for change. Join us as we explore the uncharted territory of second chances and spotlight the potential that exists within everyone, regardless of their circumstances.

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Dealing with the Nightmares | Elizabeth Myers

All My Friends Are Felons

57 minutes

8 months ago

Dealing with the Nightmares | Elizabeth Myers

Elizabeth Myers emotional story begins in the suburbs of California. Graduating early from high school, she was quickly drawn into the gangs of the nearby ghetto. There her life took dives into places she can barely describe. After several prison stints there, she comes to Utah to escape that world that soon finds her here. She, “never thought about not getting high”. Finally, after 2 prison stints in Utah and an amazing mother in law, she gets 5 years clean. Thinking she was on her way, she didn’t stay connected and then horrible trauma arrives as she owes money to the cartel and they come calling. Hear her emotional description of that horrendous encounter. That throws her back into addiction and into prison. Finally, completing another program in prison, she leaves never to return to her old life. Now she has found her purpose working in the addiction recovery space. Her emotional story is one for the ages.

Sponsors & Partners
Freedom Scholars Academy
My Story Matters / Captain Your Story - mystorymatters.org
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00:00 - Elizabeth Meyers
01:41 - Sponsors!
02:58 - Her Story
06:49 - Faced with Death
13:00 - Getting Back with the Guy that Threatened Her
16:00 - Getting Out of Prison
18:20 - Moving to Utah
22:40 - Sparking Change
27:30 - Owing the Cartel and Getting Assaulted
31:30 - The Nightmares
37:20 - Rewiring Her Brain
42:00 - Connecting with Others
48:50 - Navigating the Resources
54:40 - USARA UtahRecovers.Org
56:04 - “Ask for help.”