We speak with Christina Dages, wife of fired La Mesa Police Officer, Matthew Dages. Their day started like any other day but after Matthew came home from work protesters showed up the Dages home. A video of an arrest Matthew made that day had gone viral. Their address, phone number and social media accounts had been released to the public. That was over a year ago now. Matthew has since been cleared of low level use of force, passed a voluntary polygraph, the subject admits to pushing Dages and his report is corroborated by witnesses and other on scene officers. So why is he still being prosecuted? 

We talk about the ways you can get involved with the "Clear Officer Dages" fight and what Christina wants to share with other leows. She wants you to protect your privacy starting today because this could be any one of our husbands. 

Today we introduce you to Steve and Tracy Gonzales. While he is currently a law enforcement officer, there was one time he wore the title of soldier and for thirty days the title of Prisoner of War. Steve tells us about that time in his life then brings us twenty years up to date. While Tracy and Steve weren't married at the time of his capture but rather friends, we knew you would value her perspective through their marriage. As the interviews draws to a conclusion we talk PTSD, a topic we can all use more information on. 

It's been a while since we interviewed our own leos. We wrangled them in to discuss their views on parenting within the context of their jobs. How does their job influence their parenting? That would sound by comparison to many other careers but as you know this is a job with ripple effects. This is a good time interview with lots of laughter.  Lots of questions and a few dad jokes thrown in. Happy Father's Day to any men out there listening!

The most efficient episode we have ever done. It's the definition of short and sweet. This is an episode designed to encourage you as a leow (law enforcement officer wife). Thanks for listening.

Alright, I'm gonna level with you. This isn't gonna be a riveting episode if you are new here. However, for those that have been with us for a while we want to explain where we have been and where we are going. The where turns out to be both literal and figurative as you will find out.

As you might expect we have had our fair share of trolls coming out to bully and intimidate. We discuss a specific incident and how we handled it. 

As always, thank you for being here. We hope that you feel encouraged after many episodes but at minimum we hope you find community here. 

We have wanted to record an episode with a military wife, well, since we began the podcast. Meet Molly. There aren't many people who can understand law enforcement life with the exception of a military wife and vice versa. No, they are not the exact same. However, we wanted to ask some questions that would help us to learn from a military wife.  This is a great episode to kick off our first episode of 2021. 

After a discouraging year, we hope this podcast episode will encourage you. We are continuing with just the two of us today. It's a conversation between our heads and hearts. Sometimes the things we know to be true in our head haven't quite convinced our hearts. We talk about forgiveness and what that can look like especially when you need to forgive someone who hasn't asked for forgiveness. Nothing in this episode is profound but we are just two normal girls trying to figure things out and sharing that journey. We hope you can relate. 

Thank you to all of you who have found us on social media. We are still taking a social media break for the holidays but head over to Instagram and give bluewifelifepodcast a follow. 

It's just us again talking today about academy. Not our experience actually in it. No. No. No. This is from the perspective of sending your loved one away for months on end. This is our experience on that end of things. Mary has a much better memory than I do and is a wealth of information from this time in her life. We hope everyone enjoys this shorter more upbeat episode than our last few heavier topics. However, if you know someone that is about to send their loved one to an academy this might be a helpful source of information for them. 

For the second episode in a row it's just us. Tune in for what it's like on one of our phone calls. A "phone call" that comes on the heels of the two LAPD officers ambushed while sitting in their patrol car. While you may not find much wisdom in this episode, maybe it will simply ring as relatable. Enjoy , it's another short one. 

No we will not be talking about covid or masks or killer hornets or whatever craziness the world is happening in the world. However, we will be sharing our personal thoughts on what this summer was like to be in a law enforcement family. We've felt lots of emotions but manage to keep cool, calm and collected for this episode. We also share our thoughts on the best ways to have an honest discussion with someone who thinks differently than you. This might be the shortest interview we've ever done so you can knock it out in one sitting. 

Don't forget to sign up for Run for The Badge 5k October 10th. Check out our Instagram highlight section for more details @bluewifelifepodcast