Natasha Blakely: Breaking The Cycle Of Incarceration’s Impact On Families And Youth

Natasha Blakely: Breaking The Cycle Of Incarceration’s Impact On Families And Youth

From Prison: The Hidden Sentence Podcast by Julia Lazareck

September 16, 2025 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 3

About this episode

Natasha Blakely discusses the impact of incarceration on children and families and shares her mission to support youth with incarcerated parents.

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Natasha Blakely, Training and Engagement Specialist at Project Avary , to explore the impact of incarceration on children and families. Natasha shares her personal journey and the purpose that drives her work supporting youth with incarcerated parents. If you're looking to understand the deeper effects of prison beyond the sentence—and how compassion, mentorship, and community can change lives—this conversation is a must-listen. Whether you're a caregiver, educator, advocate, or someone impacted by incarceration, you'll find inspiration and insight in Natasha’s story and the mission of Project Avary. (Season 5 intro courtesy of Matt Duhamel. Music by Halim Aly-hassan and Matt Bowman) Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Prison: The Hidden Sentence Community today: https://prisonthehiddensentence.com/ LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

People in this episode

Guest: Natasha Blakely

Topics covered

  • incarceration
  • families
  • youth
  • mentorship
  • community support

Keywords

  • Project Avary
  • compassion
  • advocacy
  • personal journey

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