CTP (S3EOctSpecial1) Prison to Purpose: Douglas Smith's Redemption Journey

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CTP (S3EOctSpecial1) Prison to Purpose: Douglas Smith's Redemption Journey
Douglas Smith shares his journey from addiction and incarceration to becoming an author and advocate for those with mental illness and substance use disorders. His book "The Path of Rocks and Thorns: Leadership Lessons from a Prison Cell" explores how true transformation comes from internal reckoning rather than external validation.
• Born in Princeton, New Jersey and eventually settled in Austin, Texas
• Earned a social work degree and worked in public policy before addiction led to prison
• Served six years of a 15-year sentence for robbery charges related to his addiction
• Found meaning in prison through reading Dante's Inferno and connecting with others
• Discovered that collecting certificates for parole hearings was less valuable than genuine self-transformation
• Now focuses on developing leaders among people with experiences of mental illness, substance use disorder, and incarceration
• Planning a future book addressing "imposter syndrome"
• Available at d-degree.com for contact and more information
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1. CTP (S3EOctSpecial1) Prison to Purpose: Douglas Smith's Redemption Journey (00:00:00)

2. Meet Douglas Smith (00:00:38)

3. Path to Prison: Addiction and Transformation (00:04:33)

4. Writing "The Path of Rocks and Thorns" (00:09:21)

5. Finding Humor in Unexpected Places (00:15:02)

6. Leadership Through Vulnerability (00:18:23)

7. Final Thoughts and Future Projects (00:23:42)