ISSUE NO. 23
JUNE 2026

Health

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.

Latest

Neck, Shoulder and Back Relax

By The Prison Phoenix Trust

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.

ISSUE NO. 23
2 MIN READ

Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026

Mind on Loop: Dealing With Rumination

By Stephen Rothwell

I kept replaying the trauma, desperately hoping for a different ending, driven by an intensity of pain I could not bear.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025

Ask the Doctor: High Blood Pressure

By Harley Stiebel

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.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Discover Your Strength!

By About Time

This is your chance to focus on yourself, take control of your fitness, and to empower your journey one step at a time.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Treating Hep C: My Story

By Simon

I was incarcerated during COVID. I was transferred to Brisbane Correctional Centre for 1 week and then moved to Woodford Correctional Centre for 4 years.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025

A Warrior Sequence

By Prison Phoenix Trust

These are challenging postures that stretch and strengthen the whole body and challenge the mind. As you breathe in each posture, notice how you feel.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025

Ask the Doctor: Diabetes

By Harley Stiebel

Today, inspired by a question from Jon in Victoria, we are talking about diabetes.

4 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 14
September 2025

Learning From Guilt (the Emotion, Not the Plea!)

By Annalise de Groot

Guilt is intended to be a motivational emotion, allowing us to change behaviour that might cause us to be excluded or persecuted by others in our social groups.

3 MIN READ

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