Ep. 92 Creating a New Way of Life with Susan Burton

Recovering From Reality

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🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, I am joined by Susan Burton. Susan is an activist and the founder of A New Way of Life (@anewwayoflifela on Instagram.) She is based in Los Angeles and works with formerly incarcerated people who have been through similar experiences to her own. In 2010, she was named a CNN Hero and two years later, a Purpose Prize winner. (Bio abbreviated from Wikipedia)

In this episode we dive into topics like:

- Susan’s life story and her experiences with poverty, losing her son in an accident involving a policeman, drug and alcohol addiction, imprisonment, and more

- Processing through grief and resulting addiction

- A New Way of Life: Susan’s organization which works to provide housing and support to formerly incarcerated woman

- The racial bias that underlies the criminal justice system

- Alexis’ experience during her imprisonment and her reflection on her white privilege in that environment

- The challenge women face to regain custody of their kids after imprisonment

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:07.5	Hey, this is Alexis Haines and welcome to Recovering from Reality,
0:11.6	where I illuminate the messy and magical path of coming home to yourself.
0:16.1	Whether you're on the road to recovery, seeking self-care techniques for surviving the
0:20.5	capitalist machine, or just need a moment to remember that you're not alone in your loneliness,
0:26.2	we're serving up the ultimate truth. Your challenges don't define you, how you deal with them does.
0:33.0	So are you ready to recover from reality?
0:39.9	Had I not ever been given that little piece of luck to land in Santa Monica,
0:48.9	my life may not ever ever took it on a different direction, but there I saw something different.
1:01.0	I was given the resources and support to heal and I was able to pick up my bed and walk.
1:10.0	And with that, I decided I could help other women, I could recreate what I found in Santa Monica
1:19.6	in South LA and help other women to recover from mass incarceration, drug addiction, hopelessness,
1:32.5	and despair. That was a quick clip from this week's episode with a new way of life's founder.
1:41.5	This week's episode is really near and dear to my heart. As many of you guys know,
1:47.8	I'm a twice convicted felon who has seen firsthand the horrors of what going to jail does to someone.
1:59.5	And I think that Susan's story is one that is so remarkable because it really shows you the power
2:09.7	and transformation of recovery, but also how you can turn your deep pain.
2:16.4	In Susan's case, the pain of losing her child, her five-year-old son, into purpose.
2:24.1	I hope that you guys walk away from this week's episode feeling inspired.
2:28.0	And also encouraged to go and learn more about the prison industrial complex, to learn about
2:38.4	these matters and why they're so important. I would also encourage you to visit
2:45.0	Susan's website and newwayoflife.org so you can learn even more about this incredible
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