EP01: ZACH SKOW

This week I am speaking with Zach Skow, founder of Marley’s Mutts and The Positive Change program. I first became aware of Zach through the Pawsitive Change Instagram page, and admittedly, I had some preconceived notions about the incarcerated, but after watching their videos and stories, as well as having experienced the transformational healing nature of dogs in my own life, through my two rescues, I quickly found my perspective changing and really saw the power in the work they were doing not only to change the lives of those participating in the program, but also to shift societal perceptions as a whole.

As you will hear in our conversation, Pawsitive Change is about much more than photo ops and Instagram posts, and regardless of where you land on the greater issue of incarceration and how we as a society view, as well as treat people who have served time in prison, it’s impossible to deny that they are making a very positive impact on a very under served segment of society. And that’s not even taking into account the residual affect the program has had on the participants families, as well as race relations within the prison walls. And all of this work is made possible through private donations as incredibly they get no federal or state funding.

Zach’s personal journey is equally as powerful as the work he is doing with Positive Change, but I’ll let you hear it in his own words. So with that, here's Zach Skow on The Days Between..