Life Sentence Can Be Life Changing
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. Referred to as brain plasticity or neuroplasticity, modern research disproved the earlier assumption the brain’s structure was set by early adulthood. Everyone is shaped by their habits and beliefs – hence Wood calls the personal development programme he offers “What’s Your Prison” – but science confirms change is possible.”
Read the full article here; also published in the Otago Daily Times.