Dr. Samuel Arroyo joins the Inside Circle Podcast to share the journey from Spanish Harlem street life to a 40-year New York State sentence — and the slow, deliberate work of real transformation. After becoming involved in organized drug activity and serving nearly 15 years in prison, he began confronting what he calls his "violence problem," using education and deep self-examination to break patterns rooted in intergenerational trauma.
In this conversation, Dr. Arroyo speaks candidly about reentry pressures, nearly returning to crime, the decision to stop "throwing a brick," and how fatherhood reshaped his commitment to change. Today, he works nationally with justice-impacted communities, helping others interrupt the same cycles he once lived inside.
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