Health is a key to resilience. However, good health can be one of the hardest things to maintain in prison.
This section is dedicated to different aspects of physical and mental health, from exercises and yoga, to strategies for dealing with trauma, providing health inspiration and guidance for people trying to keep healthy inside the challenging setting of prison.
Today, we’re talking about skin, in particular, acne – the annoying pimples you thought would cease once you left the clutches of puberty, and yet, here you are as a 20, 30, 40-year-old still wondering why your skin hates you so much.
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I never expected to walk into prison carrying hepatitis C, and I definitely didn’t expect to walk out with a purpose. But that’s how my story goes – messy, painful, and somehow still full of hope.
Sleep is one of the most important parts of our physical and psychological health.
Determined to make positive changes in life? It can start with digestion!
Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but within a prison environment it is often increased by uncertainty, loss of freedom, separation from loved ones, conflict, boredom, and concerns about the future.
Complete the entire circuit above, then repeat it a second time to hit the full rep count. Good luck!
There comes a moment in every person’s life when they are forced to face themselves. Not the version they show to others, but the deeper, more honest truth underneath.
About a week later, the nurse told me I had tested positive for hep C. Strangely, I didn’t feel sad. I felt determined.
Solitary confinement is unfortunately all too common in Australian prisons.
If you’re feeling tense or stressed, your neck and shoulders may start to hurt, because they’re tense too. Use these simple stretches any time you feel tight and uncomfortable, or like you could do with an unwind.
Hello! I’m Harley, a doctor working in Victoria. Welcome back to Ask the Doctor!
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