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.
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.
Determined to make positive changes in life? It can start with digestion!
Loneliness is a pervasive, all-encompassing state comprised of many unpleasant and distressing feelings. It is distinct from being alone, or from being socially isolated.
Determined to make positive changes in life? It can start with digestion!
A stroke describes death to brain tissue caused by disrupted blood supply.
I am lucky to have not lost anyone close to me from a drug overdose, but I know many people who have. The impact that a fatal overdose can cause is devastating and they are completely avoidable and unnecessary.
Whether you want to get in gear to transform your physique, or maybe just tone up, there is a selection of exercises you can do without any equipment, in your cell or in the exercise yard.
I kept replaying the trauma, desperately hoping for a different ending, driven by an intensity of pain I could not bear.
If you finally bought your dream car, what kind of fuel would you put in it?
Blood pressure can be thought of as the speed of the blood whizzing around your blood vessels (arteries). This is affected by two things: your heart and your arteries.
For a long time, I thought hepatitis C (hep C) was just something I’d have to live with. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
This is your chance to focus on yourself, take control of your fitness, and to empower your journey one step at a time.
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