ISSUE NO. 20
MARCH 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

Why Do I Feel Lonely When I’m Surrounded by People?

By Annalise de Groot

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.

ISSUE NO. 20
8 MIN READ
Ethan Cassidy

Ask the Doctor: Heart Attack

By Harley

A heart attack occurs when there is blockage in the heart’s own blood supply.

ISSUE NO. 20
2 MIN READ
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Previous Editions

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
ISSUE NO. 14
September 2025

Demystifying Hepatitis C

By John

Hep C and I have a long history: In 1999, I was quite young and on remand and they must have given me a hep C test. I didn’t even know what they were testing for at the time.

5 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 13
August 2025

Yoga for a Good Night’s Sleep

By The Prison Phoenix Trust

Trouble sleeping is incredibly common, both in prison and on the outside, and can be frustrating and miserable. Luckily, there are steps you can take to help your self drop off.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 13
August 2025

My Breast Cancer Story, and How It Led to Something Beautiful

By Patrice Capogreco

Doctors believe the cancer had only been there for about 6 months. If I’d left it much longer, things could have been much worse. That’s why I now always say: check yourself, and don’t ignore the signs.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 13
August 2025

When Your Mind Turns Against You: Understanding Depression in Prison

By Steve Rothwell

When it comes to battling depression, often your thoughts are not your own. These thoughts are an inevitable result of being emotionally overwhelmed (in the case of reactive or situational depression) or as a result of imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain (in the case of clinical depression).

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Breaking the Cycle of ‘Stuck Point’ Thinking

By Steve Rothwell

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the hold that ‘stuck thoughts’ can have over you; to show you how to notice and identify ‘stuck thoughts’, and how to challenge and overcome them.

4 MIN READ

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About Time is the national newspaper for Australian prisons and detention facilities

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