About
Dr. William Sansing is a licensed professional counselor and author of Beyond Prison who has spent nearly three decades in advocacy following his own journey through the criminal justice system.
He runs Resilient Life Counseling Services and moderated the White Collar Conference panel on healing through supportive community.
Elsewhere on this story
- William Sansing on Nightmare Success Nightmare Success episode: William Sansing, Farm Empire Collapse to Advocacy
At the White Collar Conference
William Sansing moderated the panel on healing through community and shared his first night in prison, when a man from the Christian community offered to look after him until he could look after himself. He closed by describing the need for a judgment-free and shame-free community and invited anyone without one to reach out to the group.
“There is absolutely no way I could have healed from my experience without community.”
Watch at 0:56
“And that is something that I have found within this group is the need to have a judgment and shame-free community.”
Watch at 33:18
Chapters
- 0:00 William Sansing introduces the panel
- 1:13 Father Joe on becoming a police officer and Bergen County sheriff
- 11:25 Father Joe on the family that stood by him
- 13:14 Dr. Naia Wilson on the support around her after a wire fraud charge
- 18:28 Naia Wilson on her work in housing advocacy
- 20:50 Portia Louder on federal prison and coming home
- 23:34 Portia Louder on loneliness after release and finding support
- 27:38 William Sansing on his first night in prison
- 29:08 Letting community in
- 33:12 Closing thoughts on a judgment-free community
With Portia Louder, Naia Wilson and Fr. Joseph Ciccone
Join us in fall 2027.
The fourth annual White Collar Conference is planned for fall 2027, virtual on Zoom and open to all.