Writing Letters to Inmates

Writing letters is one of the most effective ways to stay in contact with a loved one who is incarcerated. While it won’t feel the same as face-to-face conversations, letters offer a great chance to continuously have a dialogue with the incarcerated individual. So, what should write in your letters? LIFE UPDATES: Your loved one on…

May 11, 20210Comments

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Prison Moms

Mother’s Day. A day filled with love, laughter, and family time. A day that we dedicate towards mothers to express our respect, honor, and love for moms. Mother’s Day is a day where we acknowledge the roles and various tasks mothers have. Mother’s Day 2021 is this Sunday. Buying gifts for your loved ones can…

May 3, 20210Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison

How to Succeed while your Husband is in Prison

Most days, I pushed through and made progress, but some days I failed, miserably.

April 28, 20210Comments

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Leadership Mental Health

Making the Most of a Second Chance

In honor of second chance month, we want to talk about second chances. At some point in our lives, we are bound to get a second chance at something. Sometimes, it’s life as a whole, such as leaving prison and re-entering society. Sometimes, it’s for smaller tasks, friendships, relationships, and so on. Second chances are…

April 27, 20210Comments

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Leadership Mental Health Prison

Rebuilding Yourself after Prison

So you’re out of prison, now what? What steps can you take to make sure you don’t follow your old path? What can you do to make put yourself in a better position going forward? How do you recreate yourself to be the best possible version of yourself that you can be? Well, this is…

April 22, 20210Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison

Supporting Friends and Family with someone in prison

Unless you have lived through it, you cannot understand the pain and loss someone experiences when their loved one goes to prison. In addition to losing their presence, you also lose reputation. The feelings of isolation, grief, and disgrace can be crushing. Although both you and your man are doing time together, the experience is completely different inside…

March 23, 20210Comments

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Family Prison

Things You Should Celebrate if Your Man is in Prison

Grief does not have to consume your life. You can control the impact of grief on your life by finding things to celebrate during your painful journey.

March 9, 20210Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

Five things

There’s a lot you need to do before he arrives. It would not be wise of you to ignore the concerns you have about his homecoming. Too many couples wait until they are reunited to start planning how to manage their new lives under the same roof.

March 5, 20210Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

Parent in Prison

When a parent goes to prison, children suffer the most significant loss. Their childhoods are disrupted, and their worlds are turned upside down.

February 24, 20210Comments

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Family

Important Actions to Take when your Husband Goes to Prison

There are many changes that occur when someone goes to prison. For them, it is like being deposited on another planet. The culture of incarceration is vastly different from the life we live outside the prison walls. Right now, your man is learning how to live in a completely different environment. And though your scenery doesn’t change, your world…

February 12, 20210Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com