🎙️ EP 9 – Failing Forward: Lessons in Growth, Identity & Grace
Description:
🚔 When failure hits, do you spiral—or do you step up?

In this powerful episode of Blah, Blah, Blah…Something Wellness, host Tami Sharp leads a raw roundtable with retired officers, wellness coaches, and law enforcement leaders on what it truly means to “fail forward.” From tactical mistakes to personal meltdowns, divorce, addiction, and self-doubt, this is the episode every first responder needs to hear.

💥 The conversation doesn’t sugarcoat the pain—but it does offer a way through it.

🎯 What You’ll Learn:
Why vulnerability is the key to post-traumatic growth
How ego and identity create barriers to healing
The importance of peer support and leadership grace
What happens when departments don’t show up for their people
The connection between unhealed childhood scripts and shame
Why overidentifying with the badge is dangerous
The real ROI of reinvesting in struggling officers
Tactical strategies for self-awareness, family balance, and leadership accountability

🧠 Guests Include:
Chris Zamora
John Kelly
Mike W. Reilly
Vince Scotto
Tiffany Graaff

🛠️ Mentioned Resources:
First Responder Wellness (CA-based inpatient recovery)
https://www.firstresponder-wellness.com

FHE Health – Shatterproof Program (FL-based inpatient recovery)
https://fherehab.com/first-responders

Lakeside Behavioral Health (Jacksonville, FL – human-centered recovery)
https://www.lakesidebhs.com

NYPD Peer Support & “The Farm”
(Internal program, contact NYPD or Law Enforcement Coaching for peer support resources)

💡 If you're a spouse, command staff member, or officer struggling with burnout, addiction, or identity loss—reach out. We can help.
Email us directly: [email protected]

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