What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

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Audacious with Chion Wolf

What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

By Jessica Severin de Martinez,

Chion Wolf

Published September 29, 2022 at 10:09 AM EDT

Callie Russell of 'Alone' on the History Channel stands in a snowy field in the Northwest Territories of Canada, bundled in fur.

1 of 8 — Callie Russell of Alone

Callie Russell: Contestant on Season 7 (aired in 2020) of 'Alone' on the History Channel. She lasted 89 days in the Northwest Territories of Canada before being medically evacuated due to frostbite of the toes.

2 of 8 — Steve Fuller: One of the last winter caretakers at Yellowstone National Park, a job he鈥檚 done for 50 years.

Steve Fuller: One of the last winter caretakers at Yellowstone National Park, a job he鈥檚 done for 50 years.

3 of 8 — Steve Fuller: One of the last winter caretakers at Yellowstone National Park, a job he鈥檚 done for 50 years.

Steve Fuller: One of the last winter caretakers at Yellowstone National Park, a job he鈥檚 done for 50 years.

4 of 8 — Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Steve Fuller

5 of 8 — Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Steve Fuller

6 of 8 — Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Steve Fuller

7 of 8 — Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Image by Steve Fuller of Yellowstone National Park in the winter.

Steve Fuller

8 of 8 — Ray Boyd: After serving 29.5 years incarcerated for a murder he committed at the age of 17, he became a spokesperson for Stop Solitary CT, which successfully rallied for changes in 海角换妻's solitary confinement protocol. He is the author of "Mind Over Matter: How I Became the Model Inmate".

Ray Boyd: After serving 29.5 years incarcerated for a murder he committed at the age of 17, he became a spokesperson for Stop Solitary CT, which successfully rallied for changes in 海角换妻's solitary confinement protocol. He is the author of "Mind Over Matter: How I Became the Model Inmate".

Nietzsche once said, 鈥淚t is what one takes into solitude that grows there, the beast within included.鈥�

This episode features three people who experienced solitude: by choice and not.

There鈥檚 a winter caretaker at Yellowstone, a runner-up from the History Channel show, Alone, and you'll hear from a 海角换妻 man who spent almost 30 years in solitary confinement.

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: Contestant on Season 7 (aired in 2020) of . She lasted 89 days in the Northwest Territories of Canada before being medically evacuated due to frostbite of the toes
: One of the last winter caretakers at Yellowstone National Park, a job he鈥檚 done for 50 years
Ray Boyd: After serving 29.5 years incarcerated for a murder he committed at the age of 17, he became a spokesperson for , which successfully rallied for changes in 海角换妻's solitary confinement protocol. He is the author of

Jessica Severin de Martinez and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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