Meet the Founders
Nathalie Sorrell, founder of Truth Be Told, came to the prison in
early 2000 in response to a spiritual call to service. A Lockhart Prison
warden's desire to have female inmates tell their stories to juveniles on
probation, in combination with Nathalie's background in speaking, resulted in
the development of the Talk To Me classes. Later, a Hobby Prison chaplain asked
Nathalie to help inmates improve reading and writing skills, and she started the
Relational Bible Study class there as well.
Coming to share her story with the women of Lockhart prison in spring of 2000,
Carol Waid felt her own call to service. She continued working with Nathalie,
eventually becoming a full partner in the work. Together, they developed the
Discovery class for Talk To Me graduates and incorporated Exploring Creativity
workshops. At the request of a warden, Carol developed Short Timing, a class for
inmates being released in nine months or less.
In late 2001, Suzanne Armistead, a dance artist and life coach, was invited to
lead an Exploring Creativity session. In that experience, she also encountered a
call to service and subsequently joined the team as the third partner. Suzanne
developed Talk To Me - Movement, the third in the Talk To Me series. At the
warden's request, Suzanne has created Show Me Spirit! - a movement and
creativity class that reaches out to inmates not enrolled in the Talk To Me
program.
Suzanne and Carol also brought Centering Prayer to an existing Emotions
Anonymous group in Hobby Prison.