How to deal with stress on your wing
National Prison Radio is here to help you deal with prison life. And we know the pressures that can build on wings and residential units can be hard to deal with. Maybe you spend too much of your time thinking over and over again about what’s happened, where you are, and what’s going on outside. Maybe you struggle to ‘fit in’ on your wing, and you’re worried about how other people see you. Maybe you’re at the start of your time in prison and you’re thinking about how you’re going to survive your sentence. Perhaps you’re preoccupied with some of those big questions: who am I? How did I get here?
Thinking Matters is back on NPR for a brand-new series. The presenters are Sally, who has 18 years’ experience as a prison psychologist, and Duewaine, who spent two decades in and out of prison. Each week they’re joined by two guests to talk about a different aspect of prison life, and to give you practical, simple suggestions for how to survive prison.
All our guests know what they’re talking about, and the prison psychologists can feed back on those experiences and give practical steps to help you if you’re in a similar situation.
In one episode, Marcel highlights how he started his sentence as a ‘bad boy.’ He explains how he wouldn’t talk to the officers and caused nothing but trouble. But as time went on, he realised he was making the same mistakes over and over again – so he decided to change his mindset and become the best person he could be. Now Marcel is released, and works as a musician, as well as running live music events in Manchester. Marcel is proud of his journey – as he should be!
We’ll also be hearing one of Marcel’s original tracks in the programme.
Tune in to Thinking Matters every Wednesday from midday and 6pm only on your station – National Prison Radio.
National Prison Radio is the world’s first national radio station for people in prison. It’s run by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. It’s the only station in prison that features 24 hours of original programming made by people in prison, for people in prison, every day of the year.
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