Road Trippin': Riding and Rebuilding through Resilience:

by Crystal Wyatt

Overview

From being accused of orchestrating a homicide to becoming the owner of the most reputable prison van service in Philadelphia, the birthplace of America and the criminal justice reform movement, Crystal knew she had come too far to die from burnout and compassion fatigue. She was a trauma survivor and those are the kind of people who retrace their steps to heal themselves with the hope of healing others. For seven years, she transported women to visit an incarcerated loved one to 13 of the 26 state prisons in Pennsylvania. She too had been inside 7 herself and had even legally married a Lifer in the visiting room of one. What she gleaned from the tales of the women on her van and her very own experience is that women bear the biggest burden on the incarceration journey. This book is her truth and homage to the women, the forgotten soldiers in the war on mass incarceration, who will triumph in learning that trauma isn't what's wrong with you, but what's happened to you and your resilience to endure is the real testament of strength!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578746005
Publisher:	Real Resilience PWL
Publication date:	08/12/2020
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

For more than 20 years, Crystal Wyatt has focused her personal and professional efforts on the research and service needs of families affected by health disparities, including sexual health, diabetes, trauma, community violence and incarceration. She is a native of Philadelphia and utilizing “lived experiences” as her educational foundation, has supported various community-based research projects locally and across the country for the top research institutions in the city. She is also the founder of a social justice prison transportation service and the creator of a trauma-informed empowerment program focused on women’s mental, physical and financial health, providing tools on how to cope with the trauma of their loved ones’ incarceration.