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Episodes
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (189)
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Hello everyone!
In this week's episode we take a look at a study done by the Justice Policy Center of the Urban Institute. From 2001 to 2006, the Justice Policy Center did a study to determine what challanges men and women face upon returning home from incarceration. When I compare my experince to their high end research, there are a lot of "duhs" along with some strange outcomes. However, everyone's experience is unique even though there are undoubtedly some common issues. So we take a look at the study to see what we can learn for loved ones coming home or formerly incarcerated individuals looking for validation of their struggles. There are no answers here this week and that really is my point. It takes high end research scholars to tell us that ex-offenders have a hard time finding a job? Hey scholars - where are the answers?
You can see the entire study here : Justice Policy Center Study
Remember, if God is for you, who can be against you?
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (188)
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Hello and welcome!
In this week's episode I take a look at the phases of reentry. Preparation, transitions, and stabalization are ideas that can be worked on prior to release and of course after. The preparation stage can be attacked while awaiting release. In this weeks episode I look at these three phases. You can find out even more about these phases of reentry by clicking here.
As always remember, if God is for you, who can be against you?
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (187)
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Hello!
It's just a fact that someone coming home from prison is going to need some help. It's not just about financial and job issues. Dealing with the changes that have taken place while someone has been incarcerated can be a strange experience! Believe me, I know about this! Within the first 48 hours of being paroled there were several things that jumped out at me. Slang had changed: people were saying, "really?" and "seriously?" People were eating chicken on a biscuit for breakfast. Where did all the Ekard drug stores go? These changes might seem ridiculous to most but to me, they were glaring!
Ex-offenders will also need help in dealing with the way society treats them. Rejection is probably the most intense of these behaviors of people toward ex-offenders.
We will discuss these things and several other things that ex-offenders could use a little help with upon returning home on this episode of JOH.
If God is for you, who can be against you?
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (186)
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Hi everybody!
My guest this week is author Everett De Morier. Everett writes for 543 magazine and his book, Thirty-Three Cecils, won the top prize for fiction at the London Book Festival in 2015. One of the people he writes about in this book is an ex-offender and Everett explores his post incarceration life. Join me as we discuss Everett's take on all of this. You can check out Everett's book and his upcoming book as well by clicking HERE.
Remember: If God is for you, who can be against you?
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (185)
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Hello Everyone!
My guest this week has had drug dealers talking about where to burry his body and hit men tring to kill him. Merle Temple has been a deputy sheriff, an agent for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcatics (captain), a campaign chairman, an author, and an inmate in a federal prison. Merle discusses his life, how he reintegrated, and how his books are being used to help people. Check out my interview with Merle Temple and afterwards, check out his web page: Merle Temple
Remember, if God is for you, who can be against you?
Friday May 04, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (184)
Friday May 04, 2018
Friday May 04, 2018
Hello everyone!
It's always good to have a guest on the show that has actually experienced incarceration and reintegration. My guest this week, Carl Route, has done just that. He has additional experience in helping with the reintegration process for ex-offenders. So on this episode, we pick Carl's brain in search for ideas to help us with our own reintegration.
I want to thank you for the get well emails I've recieved. Double bypass surgery is rough and the recovery is not easy but your concern has indeed helped my raise my spirits! Thank youu.
Remember, if God is for you who can be against you?
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (183)
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Hello Everyone!
Finally, we're back!
My first guest of the new year is John Kennedy. John has worked with the Marines in the context of PTSD and when I was first corresponding with John about appearing on the show, it was the PTSD that jumped out at me. Any time I see a potential guest that has worked with individuals suffering from PTSD it peaks my intrest.
Here's why:
It is my belief that in some cases, released offenders can have mild to serious PTSD. Some people that are incarcerated in prison (not county jail....PRISON) are intermingling with persons of the same street mentality they left prior to prison. There are other individuals that prior to prison had been in professional careers, are college educated, and had never been in trouble before. This is much more common than the general public realizes.
It is these individuals I think will benefit from John Kennedy's techniques. These individuals are not wise to ways of "the street". They spend each day of their incarceration trying not to show the weaknesses that WILL result trouble. The courtesies of professionalism don't translate to prison culture. These individuals suffer from PTSD after release in my view. If you have to worry about your personal safety every day for years while coming from a sheleterd background, I really don't see how anyone can argue this point.
John's technique adresses this and other conditions by physically changing the brain to be more efficient at the processing level.
After the interview, check out John Kennedy's web page: click here
On a different note, check out my new video: https://youtu.be/2VQJiIQp-gM
Remember, if God is for you, who can be against you?
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (182)
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Hi Yall!
I hope everyone was able to get some time around someone you care about and some good chow for Thanksgiving!
My guest this week is Elizabeth O'Keefe and man does she have a story to tell! I hope you find at least one idea in her story that that will help you on your journey to put prison and what put you there behind you.
I've never done this before but I'm going to let Elizabeth give you a preview of her story. These are her words:
Facts
Rodney is a graduate of Houston Baptist University. The first decade of his career was focused on teaching Special Education where he chaired an elementary Special Education department. He spent the second half (about 8 years) of his career coaching football, coaching track, and teaching History
Rodney and Rose have 5 children. Two of those those children are now teachers and both are, at the time of this writing, in graduate school. One of their children has a Master's degree in Engineering. One of their daughters is having a wonderful career at Amazon. One of their children is currently traveling and observing life.
Rodney and Rose are extremely proud of their children.
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