Kim Colegrove is the author of Mindfulness for Warriors and the founder of Pause FirstAcademy—an organization that provides online and in-person wellness and resilience trainingfor society’s warriors, protectors, guardians, and healers.Kim is an experienced keynote speaker, and in 2022 she was awarded the Mid-America CIT(Critical Incident Team) Teacher of the Year award.Colegrove is the widow of a first responder who died by suicide. She previously taughtmindfulness in corporate settings such as Garmin International, United Way, Department ofVeterans Affairs, and The National Court Reporters Association. After her husband’s death,Kim turned her attention to helping warriors learn how to cope with stress and trauma.She now leads a team of culturally competent instructors who offer resilience training with afocus on holistic wellbeing and work-life balance.

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