Relationships. Does that word make you go.. "Oh!" (endearing tone and heart eyes) or "Oh.." (cautious tone with pause) or "Ugh.." (you know...)

Unfortunately, all responses are valid as relationships and marriages are complex, difficult, and often catabolic and draining. But is it relationships themselves - or not having the right guardrails, systems, lessons, and tips alongside this arduous career and lifestyle?  

Enter Linda and Brian, who lived a full police career/marriage.  With Brian retired after a 32-year career, they now share lessons in marriage, for first responders (and others) with key insights, they experienced upfront and personal. Brian brings his experience with OIS(es) and Trauma Support Team and Linda with her various professional coaching, teaching, and counseling in addition to being alongside Brian all those decades of shared service. 

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Brian recently retired after a distinguished 32-year law enforcement career, serving with both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Huntington Beach Police Department. Brian retired at the rank of Captain, and also served on the Crisis Negotiation Team and Trauma Support Team.  In addition to his police work, he was a Lay Christian Counselor for many years at a well-known church in Southern California.

Linda worked for 17 years as a Special Education Behavior Tutor and is a certified Biblical/Life Coach through Light University. She also served as a Lay Christian Counselor and Counselor Supervisor at the same Southern California church. Linda is the author of Officer Involved Spouse: Sharing Experiences to Reach the Heart of Your Law Enforcement Marriage and Cultivating Contentment as a Law Enforcement Wife, a seven-day devotional. Together, Brian and Linda co-authored Rebuild Your Marriage: A Nine-Week Curriculum to Help Strengthen Marriages. (All available on Amazon).

Drawing on their deep experience in lay counseling, coaching, and marriage mentoring, Brian and Linda launched Peaks and Valleys Life Coaching (www.PeaksAndValleys.life).

Through their nonprofit, Blazing New Trails Law Enforcement Marriage Retreat (www.BlazingNewTrails.org)  they are committed to strengthening the officer’s marriage, home life, and overall wellness.

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