Ep. 11: From Prison to the Olympics: Facing the Reality of Addiction and Incarceration
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Rebecca Barber, Nehemiah Director of Reentry Housing, Advocacy, and Program Oversight, has a truthful and deep conversation with Tony Hoffman about his life journey of being justice impacted. Their conversation goes into the hard realities of mental health, addiction, incarceration and the hope of reentering life with purpose. Don't miss hearing his amazing story.
On December 13th, 2008, Tony Hoffman was paroled by the California Department of Corrections after serving a two-year sentence for a drug-related robbery. While incarcerated, Tony set four goals: Race BMX professionally, go to the Olympics, start a non-profit called the Freewheel Project, and become a professional mental health and substance abuse speaker. Listen in to hear how these goals turned out. Today Tony is an author, an owner of pH Wellness drug and alcohol treatment facility, and one of the world’s most requested mental health and substance use speakers.
Learn more about Tony Hoffman and his work: tonyhoffmanspeaking.com
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonymhoffman
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