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This is just a quick update to talk about my own experience with debriefing after exposure to trauma and critical incidents.   Guest host Kaleb Sackett joins Chaplain Altic again to talk about getting everybody to talk to someone after a hard day.

Hey Chaplain Update Q3 2024

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Police, Chaplaincy, Critical Incidents, Debriefs, Ministry, Suicide, Support, Trauma, Kansas City, Kansas

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I've been impressed by the wide variety of jobs in law enforcement and I delight in uncovering forgotten corners of this profession, perhaps to remind you that changing jobs doesn't necessarily mean hanging up the badge.  Today I'm talking to Scott Robertson, a game warden from the forests and swampy lakes of East Texas.  Scott's daily patrols look a lot different from what I see in urban Kansas City, but there's also a lot of similarities.  I want you to hear the pros and cons of this kind of work, and especially to hear the wisdom that Scott has gleaned from it.

Music is by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 091

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Game Wardens, Boating, Conservation, Family, Fishing, Hunting, Law Enforcement, Police, Tragedy, Wildlife, Kansas City, Kansas, Texas

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Today we welcome back Dr. Barry Young.  Barry is my friend and a fellow police chaplain and my favorite chaplain & peer support trainer.  On Hey Chaplain he was previously in the very highly rated episode, Bonus Episode 24, where we talked about bad death notifications.  Today Barry is back and this time he's going to talk about the phenomenon of "leakage" where the intentions to take a life are telegraphed ahead of time, and you and I might catch the clues if we know what we're looking for.


Resources:

• Barry's previous episode: Bonus Episode 24
• Barry's website: https://www.servingheroes.net
• The book Barry mentioned: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Music is by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 090


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Chaplaincy, Homicide, Mass Shootings, Mental Health, Peer Support, Psychology, Suicide Prevention, Tragedy, Training, Independence, Kansas City, Peoria, Illiniois, Kansas, Missouri

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Today I'm presenting to you a select episode from the Blue Canary podcast by Steve Kellams.  I listen to a lot of podcasts.  I recommend very few.  This is one of the good ones and this particular episode of Blue Canary is one that Steve picked specifically to air on Hey Chaplain.


Intro Music is by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain Bonus Episode 32

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Police, Marriage, Police wives, Relationships, Stress, Trauma, Indiana

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Today we're talking to Chris Moore, a Virginia-based firefighter whose father was a police officer.  Chris is a great interview because he's got a lifetime of experience wrestling with the ups and downs of first responder behavioral health, both firsthand and as a child of a cop.  Chris brings a radical level of transparency to this conversation and I want you to especially notice the three unhealthy coping mechanisms he says he turned to through most of his career.

Music is by Chris Haugen and by Winking Fox Music

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 089

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Firefighting, Alcohol, Behavioral Health, Coping Mechanisms, Family, Fatherhood, Influence, Mental Health, Relationships, Uniforms, Norfolk, Virginia

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Two years ago we talked with Doug Monda and this is a special abbreviated and condensed version of that interview with him. The original is Episode 022.  

Doug Monda was a professional athlete turned high-speed, low-drag SWAT cop, in a Florida city with a very high rate violent crime.  His identity was wrapped up in being an a very active athlete and operator… until that was suddenly taken away by a serious injury.  This led to depression, post traumatic stress, and finally two attempts to take his own life.  

Warning:  This episode contains detailed discussion of suicide attempts.  Listener discretion is advised.

Resources:

• Survive First –  www.survivefirst.us
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 988
• Copline – 1-800-267-5463
• Emergencies (in the United States) – 911
• The full episode is Episode 022: https://heychaplain.buzzsprout.com/1792621/10015539-022-surviving-my-suicide-doug-monda-survive-first

Music is by Kevin MacLeod

Hey Chaplain Archive Excerpt A022

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Police, Depression, Health, Injury, PTSD, Suicide, SWAT, Florida

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There are two conflicting truisms in law enforcement: one is old and one is new.  First, it's stereotypical that cops, when you ask them, don't want their kids to go into the same line of work.  Second, it's becoming more and more true that law enforcement families are some of the only reliable places to find applicants for the job.  Police work, like firefighting and the military, is becoming a family business and we're seeing more multi-generational law enforcement families. Today we're talking to Kevin Steele, who is part of three generation, 63 year legacy at the Kansas City Kansas Police Department.

Music is by Chris Haugen and by Winking Fox Music

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 088

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Police, Career, Cars, Children, Family, Fatherhood, History, Legacy, Lessons, Parenting, Teaching, Kansas City, Kansas

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This is part two of an interview with Shawn Thomas.  If you haven't listened to part one, in which talked about her experience as the wellness officer in a large Sheriff's Office in the Pacific Northwest, then please go download that episode.  She had a lot of insight to share, especially if you think you might be the first wellness officer in your agency.  But today we're talking about her second chapter.  She began producing wellness conferences with speakers and vendors and hundreds of first responder attendees.  And this unexpected role became her main gig when she retired.

The whole process of putting together a conference is fascinating but I think the main thing I want to walk away with is that you are capable of doing things you never thought you'd do.  There may not be a clear path forward, but don't let that stop you from making a difference.

Resources:

• Shawn's organization, 1st Responder Conferences:  https://www.1strc.org
• First HELP First Responder Suicide statistics:  https://1sthelp.org

Music is by Alexander Nakarada

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 087.5

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Wellness, Conferences, Divorce, Finances , Retirement, Stress, PTSD, Ocean City, Seattle, California, Maryland, Oregon, Washington

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Today's guest is Shawn Thomas.  She was a deputy with a major Sheriff's Office in the Pacific Northwest and also married to an officer.  Shawn was a wellness officer in a major agency and she had to build the airplane while it was flying and a lot of wellness coordinators can identify with that.  She also runs 1st Responder Conferences, which has taught thousands of first responders in dozens of locations across the country.

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• Shawn's organization, 1st Responder Conferences:  https://www.1strc.org
• First HELP:  https://1sthelp.org
• A previous interview about wellness officers: https://heychaplain.buzzsprout.com/1792621/11810998-044-wellness-officers-explained-wendy-hummel

Music is by Chris Haugen and by Alexander Nakarada

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 087

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Police, Sheriff Office, Cultural Competency, Marriage, Resiliency, Suicide, SWAT, Undercover, Wellness, Seattle, Washington

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Today we continue our conversation with Dr Cordell Hachinsky and we discuss his career change from combat leader to medical doctor.  I hope you listen to this carefully; Dr Hachinsky is a Christian man, so he's going to talk about hearing God call him to a new career but I want you to listen to him describe the process of coming to that conclusion and the different ways that making a big career decision affected him.  I think that it's really valuable to hear an intelligent and thoughtful man describe a transition that was really difficult for him; it's the main reason I wanted the good doctor to talk to you.

Music is by PineApple Music, by the Mini Vandals, and by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 086.5

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Career, Army, Career Change, Combat, Death, Discernment, Failure, Family, Health, Humility, Leadership, Med School, Transitions, Florida, Afghanistan

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