PART 2 RIORDAN MAYNARD – REBUILDING LIFE AFTER PRISON & LOSING EVERYTHING
Description
This is a first for me – a part 2. If you haven’t heard my first interview with Riordan Maynard, the businessman who got sent to maximum security prison in the US for 6 years, go back and listen now! The reaction from that first episode was astonishing so we simply had to get him back in to answer all those burning questions you all had sent in…
We talk about the lasting impact of prison on his confidence, his identity, and most of all, his family. And of course, dive into the ins and outs of what prison in the states is really like.
We cover:
• The PTSD he now lives with after leaving jail
• The unexpected friendships (and business offers) he made in prison (including an offer to be the European C*caine King!!)
• Mental resilience he developed inside
• The impact of his time away on his kids and wife
• How he’s rebuilding his life now
This is a conversation about second chances and what it really takes to rebuild your life after everything has fallen apart. I admire Riordan’s honesty and sheer resilience more than ever – and I think you’ll understand why.
If you’re interested in finding out more about Riordan’s work, you can head to https://www.mindfort.co/
0:00 Jamie’s intro
01:20 Riordan is BACK
4:30 Rule 1 in prison: Don’t be a snitch
8:57 How do you become the leader of a prison gang?
10:46 My prison gang wrote to me after hearing me on Great Company
12:21 I didn’t want to make friends in prison
16:00 It’s virtually impossible to get a job after you’ve been in prison
17:10 I was asked if I wanted to be the European Ccaine King
19:40 What it’s been like returning to non-prison life and the UK
21:00 My trial was tough, it felt like everyone hated me
22:30 My friends and family stuck by me
23:30 Second chances are so important
24:28 I struggled with PTSD post-prison
26:58 The world changed so much whilst I was in prison
32:10 I wrote a book whilst I was in prison…
33:22 What a day in prison is really like
35:06 Prison food is NOT fit for human consumption
38:44 How to shift your mindset after reaching rock bottom
41:55 How to find your direction for your life
46:30 Why it’s important to keep fit and healthy in prison
52:20 “I really fcked up, didn’t I?”
53:11 Jamie has a surprise for me… From my son, Gussie
54:20 I wasn’t able to be there for my family while I was in prison
56:22 I will forever be grateful to my wife for not vilifying me
57:45 My relationship with my family is incredible now
59:57 Special closing words
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THE CREDITS
Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone
Producer: Helen Burke
Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer + Emily D’Souza
Video: Jake Ji & Ryley Kirby
Audio: Rafi Amsili
Social Media: Laura Coughlan
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