A shift in mindset can help officer's mental health, their relationship, and impact other officers around them.  Garrett TeSlaa, from The Squad Room Podcast, talks about his struggles with his thinking and physical health, how his mindset was impacted by a community coming together during the Montecito Debris Flow, and how his mission to impact other officers to shift there mindset through BADGES.

Hold the Line: The Essential Guide for Protecting your Law Enforcement Relationship is the book to help both officers and spouses understand the psychological impact of law enforcement on them and their relationship.  Cyndi and her husband Bobby talk about why she wrote the book and how he was impacted both by the book but years of enduring Cyndi's "therapizing".

October is Domestic Violence awareness month making it the perfect time to have the conversation. Not only about domestic violence, but a real conversation about what to do if you think you or your spouse might be unintentionally crossing the line.  To help give some clarity to the line between domestic violence and bad behavior, I interviewed Tabitha Westbrook, LMFT Fellow, LCMHC, and LPC, is an expert in domestic violence and an expert witness in PTSD for this podcast. 

Culture and politics continue to take a toll on law enforcement officers and their spouses.  There are serious mental health issues that stem from the ongoing negativity from the world around us.  In this episode, Cyndi addresses the serious and prevalent nature of low compassion satisfaction and high compassion fatigue, its' impact on the officer and spouse, and how to counter the impact.

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. If you missed the first half, check out Ep 69 before listening to this episode.

In this second of two episodes with him, he shared some life hacks he's learned in his career including attacking the epidemic of sleep deprivation and simple solutions to complex problems.

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a retired US Army Ranger, paratrooper, former Westpoint psychology professor, owns five patents, has authored 12 books and his accolades go on and on.

Learn more about our guest at Killology.com.

• Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck”
• EMDR: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
• Sand Tray Therapy: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-sand-tray-therapy-4589493
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury: https://www.posttraumaticstressinjury.org
• Resilience Academy: https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com/resilience
• OSI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Stress_Injury
• Kim’s Contact Info:
  • https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com
  • Email: [email protected]
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Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a retired US Army Ranger, paratrooper, former Westpoint psychology professor, owns five patents, has authored 12 books and his accolades go on and on. 

In this first of two episodes with him, he discussed the sheepdog mentality and protecting those we love here in the present and doing all we can to protect their future. 

Learn more about our guest at Killology.com.

• Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck”
• EMDR: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
• Sand Tray Therapy: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-sand-tray-therapy-4589493
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury: https://www.posttraumaticstressinjury.org
• Resilience Academy: https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com/resilience
• OSI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Stress_Injury
• Kim’s Contact Info:
  • https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com
  • Email: [email protected]
• My website: code4couples.com
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Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan Hickory couldn’t do anymore. After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the death of his son, Jonathan faced the threat of losing his job as a police officer, the loss of his wife and daughter, and contemplating suicide.  In this episode Jonathan Hickory shared his story of struggling with Officer PTSD and alcoholism and resilience.  Learn more about it in his book Break Every Chain.

• Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck”
• EMDR: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
• Sand Tray Therapy: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-sand-tray-therapy-4589493
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury: https://www.posttraumaticstressinjury.org
• Resilience Academy: https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com/resilience
• OSI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Stress_Injury
• Kim’s Contact Info:
  • https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com
  • Email: [email protected]
• My website: code4couples.com
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•  Cyndi Doyle, law enforcement officer wife and licensed professional counselor, sits down with Kim Williamson, owner of First Responder Family Wellness Center, mental health professional, and fellow LEO wife, to talk about personal PTSI (PTSD), secondary traumatic stress, the impact on Officer involved incidents on the spouse, and the practice of resilience for law enforcement officers, first responders, and their families.
• Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck”
• EMDR: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
• Sand Tray Therapy: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-sand-tray-therapy-4589493
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury: https://www.posttraumaticstressinjury.org
• Resilience Academy: https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com/resilience
• OSI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Stress_Injury
• Kim’s Contact Info:
  • https://www.firstresponderfamilywellnesscenter.com
  • Email: [email protected]
• My website: code4couples.com
• Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cyndidoylelpc/

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• Cyndi Doyle, law enforcement officer’s wife and licensed professional counselor, brings on Dr. Amy Fortney Parks to discuss the impact that this pandemic is having on our children and the anxieties that go along with that.
• Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck”
• The Three Phases of Psychological Response to Crisis: Emergency, Regression, and Recovery
• Amy’s Contact Info:

Text “WISEHELP” to 66866

 www.thewisefamily.com

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