Exodus Transitional Community

When you are out here on your own, you do whatever it takes to survive and make a living.

In this video, I talk about the absolute grind of transitioning back to the streets and doing the "Clark Kent" routine—running into public bathrooms in a sweatsuit and walking out in jeans ready for work. When you don't have a safety net, there are no days off and no excuses. This is the raw reality of pushing through the exhaustion, keeping your head down, and making your own success happen when you are completely by yourself.

Leaving prison with a college background and a pamphlet of resources doesn't mean the path to a job is easy.

In this video, I share my experience as a Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) student transitioning back into society. I talk about hitting the pavement at every major reentry organization—CEO, Fortune Society, and BPI Connected—only to find my biggest breakthrough through a chance encounter on a subway train. This is the real, unvarnished truth about navigating reentry, finding work through Exodus, and the power of network connections after incarceration.

Losing my mother while serving time was the ultimate wake-up call.

In this video, I share the raw truth about my journey through incarceration, the regrets I carry, and the brutal reality of solitary confinement ("the box"). Standing at a crossroads, I realized that if I didn't change my mind-set before hitting the streets, I wouldn't survive a single week. This is the story of the exact moment I chose a different path. If you are looking for a story of real transformation, prison reform reality, or overcoming grief at your lowest point, this video is for you.

What do you do when your past is too dark for your children to know?

In this video, I open up about the version of myself I created during a difficult ten-year period—a person I barely recognize today. I discuss the painful decision to shield my kids and step kids from that chapter of my life, the reality of living with a secret past, and what it takes to completely reinvent yourself. If you have ever struggled with regret, reinvention, or deciding how much of your past to share with your family, this story is for you.