Published by James Cody Goodwin

I am a firm believer in transformational growth and positive change through self-discovery and evidence-based programming. I spent my childhood in state foster care and my teenage years and entire adult life in prison. in spite of this I have not allowed myself to become institutionalized nor have I given up on myself. I have spent years growing and maturing into a person I am proud of in an environment of despair and destruction and in the process overcame addiction, gang life, prison yard, politics, racism, and homophobia. love conquers all.