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What 4 Years in Solitary Confinement Taught Me About Surviving Isolation

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Medium Contact: Shaka Senghor Date published: March 13, 2020 Blog: What 4 Years in Solitary Confinement Taught Me About Surviving Isolation
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What can years of solitary confinement teach us about how to cope with social distancing? Shaka Senghor, WKKF Community Leadership Network  alumni fellow, shares eight tips he learned from his experience in prison that turn the pain of isolation into a transformative experience of “enlightenment, creativity and higher learning.” From meditation to visioning and cooking, Senghor offers flickers of hope in the darkest of times.