Why do people commit crimes? Are people really bad? Driven to be bad and consequently unable to be reformed by the prison system? These are some of the questions we explore today with our guest Toby Dorr, subject of the Lifetime movie Jailbreak Lovers, and author of the number one bestselling memoir, Living with Conviction. Toby made a conscious choice to use her twenty-seven months in prison as a time to heal and make new choices about her life. Her turning point was when she was at her lowest, during her second time in suicide watch. The revelation she found during her time in isolation is what Toby says gave her life purpose and direction. None of us is our worst mistake. Nor are any of us inherently bad or incapable of reform and change. In our past conversations with criminal justice reformer, Justin Brooks, the topic of why people commit crimes has come up over and over again. The answer is simple. Trauma. By teaching that your life and your value are not defined by your worst mistake, Toby pushes people to move beyond the confines of their circumstances and live each moment with conviction, allowing its fullest, most beautiful potential to unfold. To learn more about Toby and discover the real story behind the hype, listen in and then get the book on audiobook, ebook, and print form at https://gracepointpublishing.com/bookstore/books-cards/living-with-conviction/ Find all books and audiobooks by Toby Dorr at https://linktr.ee/tobydorrbooks To connect with Toby, please follow the links below: Toby Dorr's podcast, Fierce Conversations with Toby: https://linktr.ee/fierceconversations Toby Dorr official website, https://tobydorr.com/ Toby Dorr on Instagram, @tobydorr Toby Dorr on Twitter, @TobyDorrAuthor Toby Dorr on Facebook, @TobyDorrAuthor About Toby Dorr: Toby Dorr dared the unthinkable. She liberated a handsome younger man, a convicted murderer, from Lansing Correctional Facility. Since completing her time in Federal Prison, Toby has achieved two master's degrees and rebuilt a broken life. Throughout her memoir, Living with Conviction, you will feel all the heart-pounding, tear-jerking, eye-opening experiences that touch the most primal human need: the need to be significant. A fascinating prison tale, through the lens of love, inspires change. Thank you for joining us on the Quantum Revolution Podcast. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss any of the amazing shows we have in store for you. Learn more about remembering the truth of you are and get your free Quantum Human Design Chart at https://freehumandesignchart.com/ Produced by Number Three Productions (who also produced Toby's audiobook!), numberthreeproductions.com

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