KarmaTube Video

Here's to the power of reclaiming narrative and our own personal stories and seeing ourselves for who we really are. and the additional incredible power of witnessing each other's stories as a journey to healing.

As a survivor and someone who works with those who've experienced trauma, through a program called Steer Your Story, I resonated deeply with the stories shared by each courageous man in the video. For them to own their truth, as well as see their own humanity and where their actions stemmed from (hurt people, hurt people) is a message more need to see and experience.
My own goal within the next year is to share my program with perpetrators so they too can heal. Already have witnessed this informally as several have shared their stories with me and as a survivor of sexual trauma it felt healing for me to witness and to share forgiveness from my heart. The healing is on both sides, all sides. Thank you for such a very powerful video and for the much needed work you do in GRIP. May you be able to continue this work.

This was just so beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you to every person involved in this beautiful sharing--we are truly all healed by this courageous vulnerability and honesty---I feel so grateful and send loving prayers to everyone--

The openness and honesty, the ability to feel expressed by men, who have been so badly hurt themselves. Yeah, hurt people hurt people. The opening of their hearts opens my heart. In gratitude and in loving kindness. Robert

The loss and pain represented in that one room is almost too much to contemplate. And notice all the quiet affirming nods (5:00 - 5:15) to the story of a daughter's forgiveness. I see longing for healing and reconciliation in those faces. May they find it. May we all find it.

We aren't different. I am not in prison physically, but the prison emotionally and mentally that we share, require healing to let oneself out. We have all been hurt. But can we take responsibility for the times while we hurt, that we hurt others? What can I do to make this right? I am inspired by the courage of these men to face each's inner storms and come out stronger on the other side, grateful to be more than a collection of my own mistakes.

We already have the know-how to create a peaceful world. The G.R.I.P. Program is without-a-doubt one of them. The human spirit is the driving force. My hat goes off to all who offer this program.

People helping people so that they may help people,

WOW!!! Wow and wow again. What a moving and powerful message - showing that there is an alternative way to anger and violence - allowing the real person to emerge. Tears still flowing.

All our souls want is to love and be loved and these men are proving it even after surviving such horrific personal histories-bless them all.

Everything. Very touching. Amazing how sweet is the good side of people.

As I watched this video I was struck by how many of the men were people of colour. Our prisons are disproportionately full of blacks and First Nations people. They have already been treated as second class citizens and then are punished again. I have nothing but admiration for those who participate in this program. We have all experienced anger, but many lack the awareness to recognize that anger is a reaction to a more deep seated feeling or experience. We ALL need to dig deeply, face our demons and move forward with honesty and compassion.
Margaret Thompson