Who says the past must define us? | Deborah Jiang-Stein | TEDxMarionCorrectional 2015

An open talk about being born in the most unlikely place. Overcoming your own demons and the perceptions of others. Deborah shows how the beginning doesn't have to be what defines you and that the road to a healthy life is a journey. From prison baby to national advocate and inspiration. Check it out!! If you've been more than what you were expected to be then get familiar with this woman. Deborah Jiang-Stein is a national speaker and founder of The unPrison Project a 501(c)3 nonprofit working to empower incarcerated women and girls with life skills and mentoring to prepare for a successful life after prison. Born heroin-addicted to an incarcerated mother, Deborah is the author of the memoir, Prison Baby, published by Beacon Press, described as “One woman’s struggles—beginning with her birth in prison—to find self-acceptance, proving that redemption and healing are possible, even from the darkest corners. “