WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

It's not "what's wrong with you?"

It's "what happened to you?"

That seemingly simple shift in perspective begins understanding, compassion, and real change.

I'm Demetrius Wright. I spent decades as both victim and offender-hurt by systems that failed me, and hurting others because I did not know how to heal. My story and mission is about breaking cycles.

WHO AM I NOW?

Demetrius is just a name, and I am many things that come along with it:

• A convicted felon with decades in the criminal justice system
• A survivor of severe childhood physical and sexual abuse
• Someone who brought harm into the lives of others in my darkest years
• A student of trauma, healing, and human resilience by way of experience and study
• An advocate for trauma-informed communities, policymakers, and criminal justice system
• A writer, speaker, and educator

I don't hide from my past. I own it-the harm done to me and the harm I did to others, especially. Both are true. Both matter.

The work I do now is about holding complexity with honesty, full accountability for my own actions, and demanding accountability from the systems that failed vulnerable children like me and abandoning the adults we become to whatever the consequences may be.

If you were looking for simple answers or easy narratives, particularly those that fit stereotypes, this isn't the place. But if you're interested in experienced-based truth about trauma and offending, context, and understanding transformation even after terrible harm-stick with us.