Posts tagged Corey McCarthy
Fritzi Horstman on Shame, Forgiveness and Compassion

Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Projection organization dedicated to bringing compassion, childhood trauma awareness, and creative inspiration to all men and women living behind bars.

She is currently directing “Step Inside the Circle,” a documentary about childhood trauma behind bars. The PSA created from some of the footage from the documentary has already received over 2 million views across all platforms.

Fritzi is passionate about equality, civil rights, education, and stories about justice. It is her life’s work to makes sure these stories get told.

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Corey McCarthy: Vulnerability, Starting Over and Checking Your Ego

In this conversation, we are joined by Corey McCarthy. I wanted to have a conversation with after watching the film Just Mercy. At the time, I was interested in learning more about the prison system and someone who was a part of the prison system. After setting up to record, COVID-19 swept the world in about a week. This shifted our discussion to talk around the work Corey has done to change his mindset and, in many ways, start over.

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