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No one is born bad.

Episode 1. Samual Nathaniel Brown explains, in his own words, the theory he built from 24 years inside: criminality, addiction and every other destructive habit start as a way to cope with unprocessed trauma.

In this episode

  • 0:00 "100% was a casualty before they were an offender."
  • 0:08 A diagnosis, and the question that changed everything
  • 0:24 Antisocial means emotionally illiterate
  • 0:39 The theory: no one is born bad, no one is born evil
  • 0:55 Literacy reads, intelligence chooses the tool
  • 1:17 Trauma doesn't discriminate. Neither does healing.

The series

  1. 01

    No one is born bad

    The Theory of Emotional Illiteracy-Based Criminality, in Sam's own words.

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  2. 02

    Literacy reads. Intelligence chooses.

    The 10P Emotional Literacy System and its four quadrants, explained in 90 seconds.

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  3. 03

    My name is Trauma

    Trauma does not discriminate. Neither does healing.

    Trauma and emotional literacy →
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  4. 04

    What is the opposite of antisocial?

    A diagnosis in a prison psych evaluation, and the question that started everything.

    Sam's story →
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  5. 05

    Retail therapy is a coping mechanism

    Drinking, spending, sex, rage, crime. Different behaviors, one root.

    Coping mechanisms →
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  6. 06

    Name it to tame it

    The 60-second tool that quiets the brain's alarm.

    Try the tool →
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