Comments on: A Conversation with Jessica Earnshaw (JACINTA)

By: Christopher Reed

Christopher Reed — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:20:59 +0000

In reply to Shawn. I agree that it is a great doc. Thanks for reading!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 24 May 2025 04:43:23 +0000

Great documentary! Jacinta loves her daughter very much and I can see that!! And her daughter is beautiful, intelligent and very insightful because of that love! She knew that placing her daughter with her grandparents was the best and safest choice! I pray Jacinta and Caylyn stay in some type of therapy and I hope the mom gets some therapy as well!

By: Judy Sailor

Judy Sailor — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:48:36 +0000

I am a recovering alcoholic, and have been for almost 40 years. I had problems with my14 year old daughter.. I went to a free clinic and with Gods help I never once had a relapse… but my 14 year old daughter never truly recovered . She is now 54, and I helped bringing up her kids. I loved this documentary so much and will tell her to watch it. Thanks Jacita for sharing . I love telling my story , and I wish more people would do so . ??

By: Lolly

Lolly — Mon, 22 May 2023 18:35:42 +0000

Just watched “Jacinta.” After wiping my tears,I grabbed my phone to search how she & family are doing these days. I could relate to some of the situations & feelings on the show beings I was in active addiction most of my sons adolescent yrs. He lived with my parents back then but would occasionally bounce back & fourth from my house to theirs. I hate that I put everyone who cared about me on a crazy roller-coaster ride of emotions & I was the only person in control. I finally hit my rock bottom after many extended stays in jail & 2 rehab trys. I got incarcerated for close to 4 months the last time. For me it seemed like a long time bc I spent most of the year before in jail or rehab. I learned I was pregnant while in jail. I was so scared for the baby & our health. I didnt know what I was going to do or where I was going to stay. I was close to 5 months along when I got out. I moved back to my parents home with my son!….I had a little girl and we just celebrated her 5th birthday!

By: Elisa Marie Lopez Canseco

Elisa Marie Lopez Canseco — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:10:20 +0000

I am the President of the International Community Justice Association (icjaonline.org) and we will be viewing this film and having a panel discussion as a preconference session in Cleveland in August. This film was captivating, raw, and definitely hit home for me as knowing firsthand what it is like to lose a parent to the CJ system. We are hoping to have Jacinta part of our panel discussion as her strength, love for her daughter and overall journey certainly come straight through my monitor and into my heart. Our system in US is broken on so many levels and the trauma that leads women into the system does not get addressed. We are unnecessarily breaking up families when we should be repairing the harm, the hurt and the trauma impacting individuals, their families and our communities.

By: Christopher Reed

Christopher Reed — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:26:01 +0000

In reply to Karen B. Thanks for watching the film and reading the review. You make a lot of excellent points here.

By: Karen B

Karen B — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:19:23 +0000

Oh man.. I was so glad the prison system separated Jacinta and her mother. The dynamic was so incredible to watch. Jacinta’s mother was a terrible parent from a traditional sense, but Jacinta was desperate for her approval and love. Caylinn had that same desperation to get the love from her mother and how easy it would be for Jacinta to screw her up. I hope Caylinn keeps a polite distance as she forged a relationship with her mother.

I’ve never seen so much self sabotage. I think Jacinta summed it all up when she returned to prison. ‘I’m always in prison, no matter which side of the wall I’m at’ or words to that effect.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:56:03 +0000

These type of documentary are so important. My heart breaks for the whole family! It’s so hard to watch addiction in family. I lost my 34 year old nephew only 1 month ago. I trued to help him but I didn’t really know how too! I have so many regrets. Anyway I hope you all can stay sober! Please keep getting therapy it helps!

By: Christopher Reed

Christopher Reed — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 01:25:00 +0000

In reply to Justin. Thank you for taking the time to watch the film and to read the review, Justin. And congratulations on your own sobriety. As someone who has struggled with drinking (something I no longer do), I have some insight into the issues Jacinta faces even if I have no experience with drug addiction. Indeed, I agree that achieving sobriety is difficult, and that the path is unique to each person. And for me, too, these kinds of films are difficult. I applaud Earnshaw for her earnest efforts to shed light on the topic.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:40:31 +0000

As a recovering addict myself, I always feel so many conflicting emotions when watching documentaries like these. There seems to be a lot of talk of incarceration, sober living, probation etc and not much focus on actual recovery if that makes sense. I’m sorry but for someone like Jacinta, she’s going to need more than an IOP program. For me to achieve long-term sobriety, it took having the desire to stop but also the willingness to put in some hard work and make uncomfortable changes. Of course, we only see a small snippet of a person’s life in a film like this. Also, I do realize everyone’s recovery looks different and hope each person in the film finds lasting peace, health and happiness.