So I had some fun things happen this week. Well the big one as we know is the book launch on the 26th of Jan. Not long to follow will be the launch for the audiobook. Pretty stinkin exciting. I have just started to listen to the audio and let me tell you it is sounding so so soooooo good. Jessie sounds amazing and again if he doesn’t pull at your heart strings and you can not feel the emotions, then you are a robot. There I said it…ROBOT lol I found myself a few times when we were doing the recording tears surfacing with a struggle to keep them from rolling out my eyeballs. And Aaron the guy is a magician. He could hear things and sort them out while we were recording that I had no idea the sound was there. Completely amazing. Love these two men. I am so grateful for https://www.dreamhousevi.com. If you need any recording done this is the place to go. I met Aaron and Jessie and about a week later we started recording. It was so comfortable. Even though my heart was out there and they were reading personal and emotional things for me, there was no judgement, no shame ..nothing but pure love. It really was one of my best experiences. Once I am done listening to the book Aaron is going to help me up load it to launch. LOVE IT. LOVE THEM
So after my two big exciting events…… book and audio book launches.. I also have been booked for two interviews for two different podcasts. How great is that? let me tell you, GREAT! I had my first interview today with Julia. It was amazing. I could have talked and talked and talked to her. I will be meeting her again this Saturday and we will get things organized for the podcast… Ya my first podcast. I am excited.
Juilas web site and pod cast are all under the same name if you are interested in looking them up. https://prisonthehiddensentence.com/home/prison-the-hidden-sentence. I have only started to check out her site, and listen to some of the podcast however so far I am liking it. Her whole intent is and was the same as mine. To help people, to share and let people know they are not alone in their journey of grief that comes when a loved one is incrassated. love this.
While I had the pleasure of talking with her today we touched on support groups. We talked about how the support for these kind of situations are very little. Not because there is not enough people to attend, seriously the prison system is full. There are plenty of people that are messed up about a loved one in jail. However, everyone is so busy sticking there head in the sand, avoiding eye contact, forget talking about the elephant in the room. Of course there is no support out there the mass majority of the people that need it are walking around carrying a big ass ball of shame that comes along with situations like these. They are busy trying to get through the day pretending that they are ok. that everything is normal, they are normal, life is normal , whatever the f normal is…. They don’t talk about it, who the hell are they going to talk to, who could possible understand? As we discussed others that have walked the same path, that walk to a slightly different beat, stick more to the side than with the masses the ones that usually remain quiet in fear of being misunderstood or shamed for the emotions they carry. Juila told me about a great support she has found Prison Families Alliance – The Heart of the Prison Family. I browsed through the site. I was so inspired. Imagine going somewhere and being able to talk about your broken heart and everyone you are sharing with understands. I am in awe. I hope that I can create that kind of support for people who are walking around grief stricken with shame attached to it. A place where one could turn to to feel not so isolated and alone. A place where it was ok to love someone even when the act they had done was unlovable.
I have my next interview with a different company on Thursday, same day as book launch..:) once I have done that I will share with you the site and the times of podcasts.
I am inspired. Some more things to add to my list of things i would like to accomplish, goals i would like to attain. More momentum in getting my books out there, sharing my story even when it is uncomfortable. To educate and help others, I would love to be able to have a support group for people that feel like they don’t have any where else to go because the shame that burdens there grief is so heavy. I would love for someone to be able to find the help and support they needed as easy as looking at a website and knowing they have a place to go. somewhere to help unburden the heavy they carry in there hearts. wouldn’t that just be wonderful. yes……definitely inspired and goals to set. 🙂