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Jailed For Murder At 18, Now A Doctor Of Psychology | Dr Paul Wood
At 18 years old, 3 days after his mother died, Paul Wood committed murder. He spent the next 11 years in prison.
Today, he’s a Doctor of Psychology, an author, a husband and a dad. And the story of how he got from there to here is extraordinary.
Paul first came on the podcast four years ago, when I was recording in the spare bedroom at home.
He came back on the show to celebrate his third book and there are plenty of great takeaways in this conversation we can all use to improve our own lives.
In this episode we talk about prison, taking responsibility, and what it’s like walking back into the world after 11 years locked away.
There’s also his dad, who kept turning up and paid for Paul’s education out of his pension. And how Paul went from smuggling drugs into prison to smuggling in study materials.
His new book is called Better Never Stops. And there’s plenty in this conversation about getting better, whatever your starting point happens to be.
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