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![Dave Asprey](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/media-section-04-img-04-e1721321919177-391x400.jpg)
Dave Asprey
![Paul Stutz](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Paul-Stutz-400x400.jpg)
Lessons for Living with Phil Stutz
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Transforming Trauma with James Gordon
![Dr Devika Bhushan](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dr-Devika-Bhushan-267x400.jpg)
Devika Bhushan Interview
![Michael Singer](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michael-Singer.jpg)
Living Untethered with Michael Singer
![man speaking, Bessel Van Der Kolk](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bessel-Van-Der-Kolk-Banner.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Bessel van der Kolk
![Doctor Gabor Mate speaking](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gabor-mate-on-compassion-in-action-podcast.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Gabor Maté
![Dr. Bruce Perry, co-author of "What Happened to You?" with Oprah, on our podcast, Compassion in Action](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dr-bruce-perry-1024x558-1-e1620937090708.png)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Bruce Perry
![Dr Joe Dispenza via LondonReal.tv](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dr-Joe-Dispenza-Armour-For-Immune-System-London-Real-Final.png)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Joe Dispenza
![](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Stephen-Porges-Banner-1400x600-1-400x171.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman Interviews Stephen Porges
![Peter Levine speaking](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Peter-Levine-Freeze-Response-to-Trauma-and-Stuck-Body-Response-Thumbnail.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Levine
![Dr. Vincent Felitti talking about Adverse Childhood Experiences](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vince-felitti-podcast-interview-heaer-image-compassion-prison-project-400x177.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Vincent Felitti, co-creator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Quiz
![](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/mireles-podcast-cpp-e1674154115516.png)
Leading The Way In Prison With Richard Mireles
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Three Prisons in 2 Weeks – CPP Goes Inside
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Death Row Transformation With Jarvis Jay Masters Part 2
![Jarvis Jay Masters](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1200x0-400x258.jpg)
Death Row Transformation With Jarvis Jay Masters Part 1
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Returning Citizen Roundtable Part 2 feat. Jason Bryant, Eldra Jackson III and Robert Mosqueda
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Returning Citizen Roundtable feat. Shaka Senghor, Jason Bryant, Eldra Jackson III and Robert Mosqueda
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CPP goes to the U.K.
![](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/October-2015-Dept-ChrisWilson-7-1-CROP-400x164.jpg)
Chris Wilson’s Master Plan
Portrait of a Human: Sylvester Shockley
![Dr. Gabor Maté on stage (https://drgabormate.com)](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/home-stage.jpg)
A Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté
![Dr. Jay Faber drjayfaber.com](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Main03-EDIT-400x165.jpg)
A Look at Brain Health and Healing with Jay Faber
![Kim Gorgens](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kim-gorgens-feature.jpg)
Dr. Kim Gorgens explains Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
![Mark Moskowitz Returning Home](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mark-moskowitz-cover-compassion-prison-project.jpg)
Returning Home with Mark Moskowitz
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Trauma and the Brain
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Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons and Jails
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
![People holding hands with the words The Prison Within](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/slide03-e1645479585880-400x158.jpg)
A Dive Into “The Prison Within”: an interview with Katherin Hervey, Michael Nelson and Troy Williams
![Warden Brian Koehn on a Zoom call](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/10b56edfaaff2937844ebd2469f4cbf1-400x179.jpg)
The Vision of a Compassionate Prison with Brian Koehn
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Compassion and Connection with Betsy Polatin
![Man (Dr. James Doty) standing in a living room with a smile](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/48887_original.jpg)
The journey of compassion with Dr. James Doty
![Woman and group of volunteers walking passed a group of correctional officers](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fritzi_Horstman_Compassion_Prison_Project_Prisons_Are_a_Public_Safety_Hazard.jpg)
Prisons are a Public-Safety Hazard
![Image of Eldra Jckson III (credit: Marla Aufmuth / TED)](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EldraJackson_2018W-embed-crop-e1637274577141.jpg)
Inside the Circle with Eldra Jackson III
![Hand on back comforting man](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9448-edit2.jpg)
What is the Source of our Sorrow? CPP Volunteers Share their Hearts with the Incarcerated
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CPP Volunteers Remind The Incarcerated That They Matter
![Peter Crone](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen252BShot252B2020-10-11252Bat252B6.57.18252BAM-CROP-400x167.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Crone
![Portrait of Willie. B Smith by artist, Rune Nielsen](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210929_154532-header.jpg)
A Celebration of Willie B. Smith
![Author, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, smiling](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/donna-header-1.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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Compassion Prison Project goes to Valley State Prison
![African American incarcerated male reciting poetry passionately while crying](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/what-is-an-ace-header.jpg)
Action Alert: Demand the Release of Derrick Carter
![Jail cell with heart shape in bars](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/heart-bars-i-did-the-time-header.jpg)
We are going to Valley State Prison
![Man sitting in hot prison cell](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CPP_Prison_Heat.png)
Heat in prison could be deadly for those inside
![Jail cell with heart shape in bars](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/heart-bars-i-did-the-time-header.jpg)
Nathaniel Lindell’s ACE Quiz
![Jason Hernandez](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jason-Hernandez-3.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Jason Hernandez
![](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/traumatic-brain-injury-effects-tedxmilehigh-12-1-400x150.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Kim Gorgens
![Dean Williams, Executive Director of Colorado Department of Corrections](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/dean-williams-podcast-feature-image.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dean Williams
![Christine Montross, author of Waiting For An Echo](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Christine-Montross-Podcast-Header-400x219.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Christine Montross
![Thomas Hubl standing outside smiling](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/thomas-hubl-podcast-header.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Thomas Hübl
![Man standing smiling with arms crossed](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/just-a-kid-header-400x216.jpg)
Just A Kid
![Rick Raemisch sitting in a solitary confinement cell](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rick-raemisch-solitary-confinement-new-york-times.jpg)
Fritzi Horstman interviews Rick Raemisch
![T-shirt with picture of dragon and happy birthday signatures written all over it](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/featured-image.jpg)
An Unexpected Birthday Gift
![Electric chair in executioners room](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ezra-williams-electric-chair-compassion-prison-project.jpg)
Portrait of a Human: Ezra Williams
![Correctional officer guard tower and outside prison wall](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/correctional-guard-tower-gift-of-compassion-prison-project.jpg)
A Gift of Compassion
![Jail cell with heart shape in bars](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/heart-bars-i-did-the-time-header.jpg)
I Did The Time… The Time Didn’t Do Me: An Interview with Villond Cook
Portrait of a Human: Wesley Purkey
![Stephanie Covington talking on Zoom](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/stephanie-covington-podcast-cover.jpg)
Stephanie Covington talks with Fritzi Horstman | Trauma-Informed Prisons
![Emily Evans on Compassion in Action podcast](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/emily-evans-podcast-cover-compassion-prison-project.jpg)
Emily Evans talks with Fritzi Horstman | Understanding Trauma’s Impact
![Fritzi Horstman talking and smiling](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fritzi-intro-podcast-cover-400x187.jpg)
Welcome to Compassion in Action with Fritzi Horstman
![Incarcerated man's hands holding a variety of colorful origami cranes](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/origami-for-foster-youth-compassion-prison-project.jpg)
Origami for Foster Youth
![Drawing of polar bear laying down next to wrapped gift](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/polar-bear-greeting-card-compassion-prison-project-400x187.jpg)
Holiday Greeting Card Fundraiser
![Sketch of tormented beings and faces](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/artistic-expression-header.jpg)
Artistic Expression
![Group of incarcerated men and CPP volunteers with big check for breast cancer fundraiser](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/breast_cancer_fundraiser_compassion_prison_project-header.jpg)
Fundraising for Breast Cancer
![Mural of American flag and bald eagle](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mural-header-compassion-prison-project.jpg)
California Prison Murals
![Four men with arms around eachother holding a draft of their book](https://compassionprisonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/compassion-prison-publishing-header.jpg)