Paula Johnson

An intimate collection of African American women's voices on their lives in prison The rate of women entering prison has increased nearly 400 percent since 1980, with African American women constituting the largest percentage of this population. However, despite their extremely disproportional representation in correctional institutions, little attention has been paid to their experiences within the criminal justice system. Inner Lives provides readers the rare opportunity to intimately connect with African American women prisoners. By presenting the women's stories in their own voices, Paula C. Johnson captures the reality of those who are in the system, and those who are working to help them. Johnson offers a nuanced and compelling portrait of this fastest-growing prison population by blending legal history, ethnography, sociology, and criminology. These striking and vivid narratives are accompanied by equally compelling arguments by Johnson on how to reform our nation's laws and social policies, in order to eradicate existing inequalities. Her thorough and insightful analysis of the historical and legal background of contemporary criminal law doctrine, sentencing theories, and correctional policies sets the stage for understanding the current system.

Presents insights into the lives of African American women prisoners.

What if the very thing that nearly broke you became the turning point that reshaped your life? In her late thirties, Paula Johnson was training for her first Ironman when her body began behaving in ways no one could explain: crushing fatigue, strange symptoms, and bursts of energy that pushed her farther than ever before. The diagnosis, when it finally came, was shocking: a rare hormone-secreting brain tumour. What followed was anything but a tidy story of illness and recovery. Life veered wildly through brain surgery, earthquakes, a devastating house fire, divorce, breast cancer, broken bones, missed diagnoses, unexpected love, and a surprising late-in-life ADHD discovery. And somehow, through all of it, there was laughter. The Brain Tumour That Saved Me is a deeply human memoir about rebuilding a life when everything seems to fall apart. With candour, humour, and hard-earned wisdom, Paula reflects on what it means to keep going when life refuses to follow the plan. Inside this remarkable true story, you'll discover: How resilience is built one difficult chapter at a time Why borrowed belief can carry us when our own runs thin The unexpected strength found in sport, community, and adversity How even life's most chaotic moments can reshape who we become Heartfelt, honest, and unexpectedly funny, The Brain Tumour That Saved Me is for anyone navigating illness, heartbreak, burnout, or a season when everything feels uncertain. This isn't a story about being fearless. It's about beginning before you feel ready and discovering that sometimes the hardest chapters of our lives become the ones that transform us the most. Are you ready to rethink what strength really means and find courage in your own turning point? Then this story is for you.

What if the very thing that nearly broke you became the turning point that reshaped your life? In her late thirties, Paula Johnson was training for her first Ironman when her body began behaving in ways no one could explain: crushing fatigue, strange symptoms, and bursts of energy that pushed her farther than ever before. The diagnosis, when it finally came, was shocking: a rare hormone-secreting brain tumour. What followed was anything but a tidy story of illness and recovery. Life veered wildly through brain surgery, earthquakes, a devastating house fire, divorce, breast cancer, broken bones, missed diagnoses, unexpected love, and a surprising late-in-life ADHD discovery. And somehow, through all of it, there was laughter. The Brain Tumour That Saved Me is a deeply human memoir about rebuilding a life when everything seems to fall apart. With candour, humour, and hard-earned wisdom, Paula reflects on what it means to keep going when life refuses to follow the plan. Inside this remarkable true story, you'll discover: How resilience is built one difficult chapter at a time Why borrowed belief can carry us when our own runs thin The unexpected strength found in sport, community, and adversity How even life's most chaotic moments can reshape who we become Heartfelt, honest, and unexpectedly funny, The Brain Tumour That Saved Me is for anyone navigating illness, heartbreak, burnout, or a season when everything feels uncertain. This isn't a story about being fearless. It's about beginning before you feel ready and discovering that sometimes the hardest chapters of our lives become the ones that transform us the most. Are you ready to rethink what strength really means and find courage in your own turning point? Then this story is for you.

Do you ever feel that you are being attacked by unseen evil forces in your mind, body, and hear voices repeatedly in your head? Some people are under demonic oppression, who do not know how to get free and are enduring the various degrees of torment that Satan and demons inflict. Impending is a book written to expose Satan and his kingdom of darkness and to show people how to get free spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Jesus Christ warns us that we have an enemy (Satan, the devil). "The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)" (John 10:10 AMPC). Whether you need deliverance or have a desire to help set others free, Impending provides solutions for defeating Satan and his kingdom of darkness.

This book was written to encourage someone who is going through anxiety, depression and emotional pain. Through my personal story and other inspiring information, you will see that you can push past the pain and live a happy and fulfilling life.