'I Didn't Let Them Incarcerate My Mind.' His Prison Survival Method
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What happens when the environment you grow up in teaches you to become a monster—and you have to fight to find your way back?
In this powerful episode of From Behind This Chair, Carlos sits down with Silky Slim for an unfiltered conversation about childhood trauma, survival, incarceration, gang life, addiction, faith, and transformation.
Silky Slim opens up about growing up in an abusive home, becoming involved in crime at just 12 years old, and spending decades living a life surrounded by violence. He shares how learning to read while incarcerated changed his perspective, why he refused to let prison “incarcerate his mind,” and how studying history helped him see the systems around him differently.
The conversation also takes a deeply personal turn as Silky Slim reflects on addiction, losing loved ones, surviving multiple suicide attempts, finding faith, and ultimately turning his pain into a mission to help others. His story is a powerful reminder that transformation is a process and that your past does not have to determine your future.
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