The Inside Our Brain Podcast

Episode 13 More Prison Talk

This episode is about problems within the prison system here.  

Episode 12 More Prison Talk

My son called me back and we did talk about different things going on inside the prison.  
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#TDCJ #heatintexas #realtalk
I am adding some information I think everyone should know.
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/Offender_Orientation_Handbook_English.pdf
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/cid/Disciplinary_Rules_and_Procedures_for_Offenders_English.pdf
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.501.htm
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/PREA_SPP_Report_2022.pdf
 

EPISODE 11 Interview: Prison and Mental Health

I did this episode with my son who is in prison.  It is a long episode and covered quite a bit including mental health/substance abuse to other issues within the prison system.
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Resources  https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/Divisions/cmhc/docs/cmhc_policy_manual/F-48.01.pdf
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=37&pt=11&ch=343&rl=498
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/offender_info/enhanced_heat_protocols.html
 

EPISODE 10: Harm Reduction and small talk

Harm reduction and what it is.  Here is the information I used in this episode https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reduction 
 
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EPISODE 9 Myth Versus Facts, Safety Plan

Here are the resources for this podcast:
The National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/caring-for-your-mental-health
https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/myths-and-facts#
Safety Plan
https://988lifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Brown_StanleySafetyPlanTemplate1.pdf
 
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#mentalhealth #safetyplan #caring #conversationnotstigma
 

EPISODE 8 Our normal Shenanigans

We love to laugh and took another break from our normal podcast.  It is my son and I having a normal conversation, then realized after recording, we couldn't stay on track LOL
#mentalhealth #substanceuse #normalconversation
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EPISODE 7 Just a Normal Conversation

We just had a normal conversation today 
 
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EPISODE 6 Relapse Prevention / Relapse / Lapse

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Here are the resources I was talking about in the podcast.  
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324417#:~:text=The%204-7-8%20breathing,Pranayama%20is%20common%20in%20yoga.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/adult-addiction-treatment-programs/signs-of-relapse
https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/is-relapse-part-of-recovery/
 
Here are the PDF's of the Recovery Plans
https://addictionoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/relapse-prevention-plan-template.pdf
 
https://aims.uw.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RelapsePreventionPlan_generic.pdf
 
https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/mental-health-maintenance-plan
 
https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/relapse-prevention-plan-2
 
 
 

Episode 5 Coping Strategies

Here are the resources I used during the podcast:
https://positivepsychology.com/coping/
https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/healthy-unhealthy-coping-strategies
https://www.akronchildrens.org/files/1236652/file/ach-99-healthy-coping-skills.pdf
Here is the email: insideourbrains2@gmail.com or insideourbrain@yahoo.com 
Making Conversation not stigma

EPISODE 4

The different things which could affect someone's mental health.  #mentalhealth #podcast #conversation #nostigma
 
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