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Man (Dr. James Doty) standing in a living room with a smile

The journey of compassion with Dr. James Doty

Fritzi Horstman Interviews Stephen Porges

Woman and group of volunteers walking passed a group of correctional officers

Prisons are a Public-Safety Hazard

Image of Eldra Jckson III (credit: Marla Aufmuth / TED)

Inside the Circle with Eldra Jackson III

Hand on back comforting man

What is the Source of our Sorrow? CPP Volunteers Share their Hearts with the Incarcerated

CPP Volunteers Remind The Incarcerated That They Matter

Peter Crone

Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Crone

Portrait of Willie. B Smith by artist, Rune Nielsen

A Celebration of Willie B. Smith

Author, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, smiling

Fritzi Horstman interviews Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Compassion Prison Project goes to Valley State Prison

African American incarcerated male reciting poetry passionately while crying

Action Alert: Demand the Release of Derrick Carter

Jail cell with heart shape in bars

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We are going to Valley State Prison

Man sitting in hot prison cell

Heat in prison could be deadly for those inside

Dr Joe Dispenza via LondonReal.tv

Fritzi Horstman interviews Joe Dispenza

Peter Levine speaking

Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Levine

man speaking, Bessel Van Der Kolk

Fritzi Horstman interviews Bessel van der Kolk

Jail cell with heart shape in bars

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Nathaniel Lindell’s ACE Quiz

Dr. Bruce Perry, co-author of "What Happened to You?" with Oprah, on our podcast, Compassion in Action

Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Bruce Perry

Jason Hernandez

Fritzi Horstman interviews Jason Hernandez

Fritzi Horstman interviews Kim Gorgens

Dean Williams, Executive Director of Colorado Department of Corrections

Fritzi Horstman interviews Dean Williams

Christine Montross, author of Waiting For An Echo

Fritzi Horstman interviews Christine Montross

Thomas Hubl standing outside smiling

Fritzi Horstman interviews Thomas Hübl

Man standing smiling with arms crossed

Just A Kid

Rick Raemisch sitting in a solitary confinement cell

Fritzi Horstman interviews Rick Raemisch

Doctor Gabor Mate speaking

Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Gabor Maté

T-shirt with picture of dragon and happy birthday signatures written all over it

An Unexpected Birthday Gift

Dr. Vincent Felitti talking about Adverse Childhood Experiences

Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Vincent Felitti, co-creator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Quiz

Electric chair in executioners room

Portrait of a Human: Ezra Williams

Correctional officer guard tower and outside prison wall

A Gift of Compassion

Jail cell with heart shape in bars

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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

Stephanie Covington talks with Fritzi Horstman | Trauma-Informed Prisons

Emily Evans on Compassion in Action podcast

Emily Evans talks with Fritzi Horstman | Understanding Trauma’s Impact

Incarcerated man's hands holding a variety of colorful origami cranes

Origami for Foster Youth

Drawing of polar bear laying down next to wrapped gift

Holiday Greeting Card Fundraiser

Sketch of tormented beings and faces

Artistic Expression

Group of incarcerated men and CPP volunteers with big check for breast cancer fundraiser

Fundraising for Breast Cancer

Mural of American flag and bald eagle

California Prison Murals

Four men with arms around eachother holding a draft of their book

Invincible Minds

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