Another Lesson Learned
Over the past 30 years I have experienced traumatic events, been diagnosed with PTSD, shut down, and failed at two marriages. In spite of...
- Mar 13
- 4 min
It Only Takes One Connection, From The Heart
I've been in Florida for a couple of weeks, doing book signings at bookstores, and attempting to have a real vacation for the first time...
- Feb 22
- 4 min
The Choices We Make......
Today, as I was driving on the freeway I saw a flat bed truck ahead with long narrow objects strapped to the platform of the truck....
- Jan 20
- 5 min
The Ups and Downs of Life?
The past month has been an interesting time. My book, Bridging the Gap that I have been anxiously waiting for was finally released. It...
- Jan 4
- 5 min
The Hats We Wear
The New Year is a time of reflection and renewal. The dichotomy of looking at the past while simultaneously looking at the future. For...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
It Really is a Small World
The last week has been extremely busy, yet enlightening. My book, Bridging the Gap was released on December 14, 2021 and like all authors...
- Dec 6, 2021
- 6 min
Gratitude and Trauma
I was in the shower this morning and a thought came to me: funny how that happens. Everyone has trauma in their life. This is proven...
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
It's OK to ask....
I spent twenty-six years as a police officer/detective. In that time I have never heard an officer quit because of the job. It seems...
- Nov 4, 2021
- 4 min
A Community That Cares
I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural convention sponsored by Randy Sutton, Retired Lieutenant of Las Vegas Metro PD and founder...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 6 min
How to Be a Hero
Life is interesting as it offers opportunities to each of us, allowing us to make choices. The choices we make shift the path we are on...
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
Flying by the Seat of Our Pants
My father had a saying for times when we were unsure what to do and did not know what to expect in a given situation. We would just head...
- Feb 20, 2020
- 4 min
What About the Box?
As I have been writing my book, and teaching my course, Bridging the Gap, I have been doing some serious soul searching. I have heard...
- Dec 10, 2019
- 5 min
Us vs Them vs Reality; time for a change?
I read an interesting comment about the Us vs Them mentality that is trained into law enforcement on Linked-in and it struck a chord...
- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
Still Making a Difference
I wasn’t at Ground Zero on 9-11. I didn’t survive a shootout with six bank robbers and I haven’t been on a special task force tracking...
- Jun 28, 2019
- 3 min
Enough is enough
Earlier this week I read that the Law Enforcement suicides in 2019 had reached 100. This is more than the number killed in the line of...
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
This article entitled: There is No Such Thing as PTSD, and I Have It, hits the nail, right on the head. In the past, we were told to just...
- Jan 22, 2019
- 3 min
The best time to solve a problem is......
The frightening statistics for 2018 came out and reaffirmed what we all have know for some time. Once again, law enforcement suicides out...
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
Cumulative PTSD
How does PTSD effect our lives, careers, community relations and the decisions we make? How can we prevent the negative effects? ...
- Nov 28, 2018
- 5 min
Talk to Reduce PTSD/Suicide/Divorce in Law Enforcement
This is an excellent starting list put together by the National Alliance on Mental Illness to reduce PTSD and suicide in Law...
- Oct 22, 2018
- 1 min
Silence Can Be Deadly
In a USA Today article entitled "Silence Can Be Deadly"; it is reported that in 2017 there were 129 Line of Duty deaths for law...
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