Turning Forward: The Work Beyond Fear

What if freedom wasn’t just walking out — but walking forward?

In Turning Forward: The Work Beyond Fear, author, speaker, and advocate Antoine Rivers takes readers inside the deeply personal and often misunderstood journey of reentry — where the real work begins long after the prison gates open.

Part memoir and part workbook, this powerful follow-up to No Turning Back: The Journey Home and the Work Within invites you to confront fear, rebuild identity, and transform survival into purpose. Through candid storytelling, reflection prompts, and practical exercises, Antoine shows how the same courage that carried him through incarceration became the foundation for a meaningful life after it.

Whether you’re navigating your own second chance or supporting someone who is, Turning Forward offers a roadmap for emotional, spiritual, and professional growth. It blends raw honesty with structured guidance — proving that redemption isn’t a moment; it’s a process.

You’ll learn how to:

• Face fear with faith and stop letting the past dictate your future.
• Build structure in chaos and create momentum that lasts.
• Redefine work and success through quiet, consistent discipline.
• Transform anger into peace and shame into self-leadership.
• Use reflection and mentorship to multiply progress and purpose.

Every chapter ends with space to write, reflect, and plan — turning the lessons into lived experience.

For those who’ve lived through incarceration, recovery, or any life reset, Turning Forward: The Work Beyond Fear is a reminder that freedom isn’t just physical — it’s personal. And the journey doesn’t end when you come home. That’s where it begins.

Perfect for:

• Returning citizens & reentry programs
• Mentors, coaches, and faith-based leaders
• Readers of memoirs about redemption, purpose, and growth
• Anyone committed to transformation through accountability and faith