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Honestly Podcast with Clemmie Telford

PRISON: An honest conversation with Lisa Selby

Honestly Podcast with Clemmie Telford

Clemmie Telford + Mags Creative

Death, Parenting, Cancer, Gender, Relationships, Faith, Honest, Prison, Kids & Family, Personal Journals, Race, Sobriety, Marriage, Honesty, Body Image, Honestly, Money, Society & Culture

4.7811 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Life on both sides of the bars. Lisa Selby tells Clemmie about her experience of keeping a relationship alive when the one you love is doing time. She opens up about the reality of being the one on the outside looking in, shedding light on how she and her boyfriend of three years, Elliot, have coped. Divulging both her hopes and worries about the prospect of Elliot's release, this is a fascinating account of how prison life has affected them both as they plan for their future. Editors note: Elliot has now been released, but at the time of recording was still behind bars. To vote for Honestly to win the Listener’s Choice Awards, please visit: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Clemy Telford and it's time to get open and get honest.

0:08.5

Each week I interview a guest about a topic that we as a society often shy away from.

0:14.4

From sex lives to salaries, life and death, religion and real bodies. No subject is off the table.

0:21.8

Welcome to Honestly, the podcast.

0:27.8

My ambition with this podcast is to remind people and myself that every person has a story.

0:34.4

The same goes with brands.

0:36.0

And in this case, the brand in question is our sponsor,

0:39.2

F&F Clothing, who have absolutely challenged my preconceptions of what a supermarket retailer can offer.

0:45.8

There's an unbelievable amount that goes on behind the scenes at F&F Clothing. They're one of the

0:50.1

biggest retailers to take action towards becoming a sustainable brand, as well as their

0:54.4

commitment to inclusive sizing and diversity. All these unexpected but excellent things are what

0:59.8

make me feel chaffed to have them on board as a sponsor. So a big thank you to F&F clothing

1:04.4

for partnering with Honesty Podcast and supporting my mission of transparency, truth and breaking

1:09.9

the mould of what's expected.

1:12.9

Hi and welcome to Honesty Podcast. I'm Clemmy Telford and I'm here to do one of my favourite

1:18.0

things. No, not ask people about the details of their journey for no apparent reason,

1:22.6

have a properly frank open chat about tricky, sticky and often not spoken about subjects. Today we're talking

1:28.9

to the founder of an Instagram account called Blue Bag Life, a space dedicated to sharing the

1:33.1

experiences of those affected by prison addiction and as part of that mental health. Her partner

1:38.0

Elliot, who is currently serving time in prison and recovering from a heroin and crack addiction,

1:42.4

she is Lisa Selby. Hello, Lisa. How are you?

1:45.0

Hello, I'm all right. How are you doing?

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