Arise for Women: Part Two

About this episode

In Part Two of the Arise for Women series, two women share their stories of overcoming addiction and the challenges of parenting after prison.

Send us Fan Mail In Part Two of our Arise for Women series, we meet two women who are in the Arise program. Each one has children and each one has done prison time for offenses related to substance use disorder. They've come forward to tell their stories to offer hope to others caught in the grip of addiction. In 2023, Judy Van Wyk and April Barber partnered to create a podcast about the many issues people face when transitioning from prison. Van Wyk is a longtime video produ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Judy Van Wyk, April Barber Scales

Guest: two women

Topics covered

• substance use disorder
• women in prison
• addiction recovery
• hope
• parenting after prison

Keywords

• Arise for Women
• substance use
• addiction
• prison
• recovery
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arise program

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