284: Donna Hylton on Healing and Hope

<p>Donna Hylton is a women’s rights activist and criminal justice reform advocate. Donna speaks publicly&nbsp;about the issues facing incarcerated women and girls and the significant impact the significant increase in the female prison population is having on families, children and our communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2WzOyfI" target="_blank"><em>&nbsp;“A Little Piece&nbsp;of Light:&nbsp;A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound</em></a>”&nbsp;tells the story of the childhood abuse she endured, the spiral of events that lead to her incarceration and how she learned to live, love and trust all over again.&nbsp;In this episode,&nbsp;Donna&nbsp;shares some deeply personal stories of her traumatic past and how she found her voice to help other victims of violence and abuse.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>In This Interview, Donna Hylton and I Discuss…</p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2WzOyfI" target="_blank"><em>“A Little Piece&nbsp;of Light:&nbsp;A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound</em></a>”</li><li>Navigating the good times and bad times of her early childhood.</li><li>Finding the courage to ask for help.</li><li>How she ran track in high school as a way to “run away”</li><li>How we must talk about these&nbsp;painful stories to get to the root causes.</li><li>How dealing with trauma does something to our psyche.&nbsp;</li><li>Believing we don’t have value can be reinforced by those around you