February 10, 2026
Silent Choices, Loud Lessons
A young woman gives voice to a story many never tell: a hidden pregnancy, a desperate delivery alone, and a loss that reshaped everything. We sit with the details most people look away from—the fear that kept her silent, the hospital scene, the charges that followed—and we trace how she rebuilt a life from rock bottom with faith, routine, and unexpected skills.
She describes the long nights in county, the padded cell, and the slow work of stabilizing her mind. Then we move into the rhythm of prison life: kitchen shifts feeding hundreds, hard-won teamwork, and a chaplain who brought worship, art, and a different way to read scripture. You’ll hear how “worship and flow” opened a door to transformation that wasn’t performative—it was daily, grounded, and honest about doubt.
The turning point arrives with The Last Mile, a coding program that translated persistence into progress. With packets during lockdown and mentors who’d done time themselves, she learned HTML and CSS, discovered patience she didn’t think she had, and built a path to employment after release. We talk about reentry, family showing up week after week, and the quiet network that keeps freedom from collapsing under old weight.
We also confront a painful gap: she only learned about the safe haven law after incarceration. Rather than pretend there’s an easy answer, we unpack what safe haven sites, baby boxes, hospitals, and staffed fire stations offer—legal, safe, and anonymous surrender for newborns when a parent can’t parent. Her message to anyone hiding a pregnancy is simple and urgent: you’re not alone, ask for help, and if you can’t, use the options that protect life.
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