On 8 May, Dr. Paul Wood and TV3’s Paul Henry discussed an initiative introduced in New Zealand’s newest prison to reduce reoffending by allowing inmates access to telephones and computers.
Radio Live’s Mark Sainsbury speaks to Dr Paul Wood on the recent events around the escape of convicted murderer Phillip John Smith.
Dr Paul Wood speaks to Newstalk ZB’s Rachel Smalley about The National Party’s plan to make New Zealand’s prisons working prisons, and wy work should be a choice for inmates.
In comment to a discussion on penal reform in New Zealand and the findings of a United Nations committee report on torture in detention facilities, Dr Paul Wood “said the problems exposed in the UN report were much the same as when he first arrived in prison 20 years ago…
On New Zealand’s Channel One Breakfast, Dr Paul Wood discusses a recent report released by prison reform organisation, JustSpeak, and his recommendations on improving the country’s current prison system.
The Daily Mail Online highlight’s Dr Paul Wood’s story from incarceration to inspiration, and how he has encourage many to change their lives and break out of their own mental prison.
Dr Paul Wood speaks out in support of the prison reform organisation JustSpeak, which will release its report on the state of the New Zealand justice system this week. “If you take away the ability to make decisions, then you’re not actually giving people the opportunity to take accountability for their actions,” said Dr Wood.
In an interview on The Leighton Smith Show (28 February) on NewstalkZB, Dr Paul Wood discusses the 5 Steps to Freedom and provides his opinions on realistic positive thinking, managing the process of change, and the challenges and consequences that may result.
It’s a New Year, but the issues I encounter in my own life and those of my clients often reside in a lifetime’s worth of unrealistic and self-defeating beliefs about what emotions they should feel and how to deal with those which cause us pain.
Phil Taylor from The New Zealand Herald, speaks to Paul Wood, on whether personal transformation is possible for people who have served terms in prison for serious crimes and misdemeanours. “Once a crim always a crim, is a notion debunked by the discovery that the brain changes not just functionally but physically throughout life as a response to experience.