How My Brother's Incarceration and a Career-Ending Injury Transformed My Life | Aaron Parks

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🗓️ 18 August 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this powerful episode, Aaron Parks shares the transformative story of how his brother's incarceration and a career-ending injury changed his life forever. Discover how these life-altering events led Aaron to a new path, providing insurance for individuals coming out of prison. Learn about the challenges, the triumphs, and the deep sense of purpose that drives his mission to support and protect those re-entering society. This is a must-watch for anyone interested in personal growth, resilience, and making a difference in the lives of others. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Aaron Parks: https://parksinsured.com/who-is-aaron-parks/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Affect of Incarceration on Families 00:03:43 - The Impact of Probation Violations 00:07:34 - The Impact of Incarceration on Families 00:11:17 - Standing up to the Bully 00:15:04 - The Moment That Changed Everything 00:19:00 - Overcoming Challenges in Football 00:23:20 - The Injury that Ended my Football Career 00:31:20 - Learning the Car Sales Industry 00:35:10 - Pursuing Dreams and Making a Difference 00:39:03 - Getting Free Health Insurance 00:42:34 - Free Health Insurance Plans 00:46:53 - Impact of Parks Insurance Agency 00:50:39 - Providing Medical Assistance in Correctional Systems 00:54:23 - The Importance of Health Insurance 00:58:18 - Insurance Coverage in Jail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My brother was incarcerated when I was younger.
0:03.5	When I was about eight years old, he ended up going to prison.
0:06.9	And, you know, at the time, I didn't realize, you know, how that would affect me long term in my life and my, you know, trajectory and all of those things.
0:16.0	Well, you know, going to visit him all those times in prison, you know, seeing the conditions,
0:23.1	of course, right, that you deal with. And then also having other family members besides him,
0:28.9	I had a first cousin end up getting life in prison for murder. So about every weekend,
0:34.5	I felt like growing up, you know, from the age of eight to about 13,
0:38.7	you know, we're going to visit a family member in prison. Where did you guys grow up?
0:43.0	So I grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina, very humble beginnings, very, you know,
0:49.1	humble being, hey, we're poor. And, you know, it was, it was tough. I'm the youngest of three. And it was definitely a journey
0:57.8	because, you know, we didn't have a lot. But the great thing about growing up that way is that you
1:02.5	don't know you don't have a lot, right? And so you appreciate things a little differently.
1:07.9	Sometimes as someone that's had a little easier upbringing.
1:11.8	And my brothers, again, they were much, much older than me.
1:15.1	My oldest brother, who we're talking about here that went to prison, was about 12 years older
1:19.7	than me.
1:20.6	And my other brother was about nine years older than me.
1:23.6	And so just, you know, seeing him, you know, kind of also like a father figure in a way go to prison was kind of tough.
1:31.3	I did have my mother and father in the home and that was very helpful.
1:35.1	But then after he came back home, right, so he goes to prison when I was eight years old, we go all the prison visits.
1:43.1	He comes back home and he's a different guy.
1:45.5	You know, he is not the same. I think I probably will speak for you. It changes you and changes
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