The unexpected text that turned my day around (and may turn yours around too)

About this episode

Vanessa shares a touching text she received from an inmate that inspired her during her vacation.

Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Last week Vanessa ended her episode saying the podcast would be taking this week off while she was on vacation, but it might not surprise you that she is not exactly "good" at vacation .. so while she's definitely taking some much needed time off, she also could not resist recording this short episode after receiving a very unexpected and beautiful text from Timothy Jones, an inmate with the Prison Mathematics Project. Our podcast is available throug...

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Vakharia

Topics covered

• vacation
• unexpected messages
• personal growth
• mathematics
• inmate education

Keywords

• text message
• inmate
• Prison Mathematics Project
• vacation
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prison Mathematics Project

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