The Armor We Wear Unlearning Prison Survival After Release
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
13.08.2026
Verlag
Amazon Digital Services LLC - KdpSeitenzahl
198
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/1,3 cm
Gewicht
245 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798192549551
The prison gate may open in a day. Survival mode can take much longer to leave behind.
Inside prison, certain behaviors can keep you alive: stay alert, never show weakness, trust carefully, watch the room, protect your space, control your emotions, and always be ready for trouble.
But what happens when those same survival skills follow you home?
In The Armor We Wear, Carey Randall explores what happens when prison survival habits collide with life after release. Hypervigilance, emotional shutdown, anger, constant threat scanning, distrust, rigid boundaries, and the fear of vulnerability may have served a purpose inside-but outside, they can damage relationships, employment, sleep, family connections, and the ability to experience peace.
This practical reentry guide helps readers understand the armor they learned to wear without shaming them for needing it.
Inside you'll explore how to:
- Recognize when awareness has turned into constant threat scanning
- Understand why peace and relaxation can initially feel uncomfortable
- Reduce emotional shutdown without losing self-control
- Respond to disrespect and conflict without sacrificing your future
- Rebuild trust without becoming naive
- Navigate relationships, employment, family, supervision, and everyday freedom
- Use simple body-based grounding practices when the nervous system stays on alert
- Reconnect with emotions without becoming overwhelmed
- Build healthier boundaries and communication
- Create a new identity beyond incarceration
- Develop an Outside Code for protecting freedom, relationships, and peace
The book also includes Armor Checks, Inside Rule → Outside Reality exercises, reflection questions, real-world scenarios, a personal armor inventory, and a 30-day Taking Off the Armor program.
This is not about becoming weak.
It is not about forgetting what prison taught you.
It is about recognizing that strength looks different when the environment changes.
The armor helped you survive prison. Now you can learn when it is safe to put it down.
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