Traumatic stress is contagious. You can catch it from your mate. This has important implications for first-responder families. Mouse studies suggest that males and females distress differently. Female mice destress in the company of an unstressed mouse. Males do not….
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First-responder work is taxing for the individual and their family. Successful treatment of first responders in crisis requires a multidisciplinary team of peers, chaplains, and culturally competent clinicians. A residential retreat is one approach to keeping first responders and their…
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Nothing worth doing is easy—and that includes loving a cop. Being a member of the law enforcement community is a source of pride for officers and families alike. It can also be a source of worry. Separating fact from myth,…
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Kim Colegrove, the author, is the widow of a first responder who died by suicide. She previously taught mindfulness in corporate settings such as Garmin International, United Way, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and The National Court Reporters Association. After…
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The Two Feet on the Ground – Gravity Podcast explores the relationships, experiences, and values that keep us grounded in a chaotic world full of noise and conflict. Every other Monday, Jaimie joins Chris to host Marriage Mondays, exploring how…
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Wellness for Warriors is free and confidential support for first responders. They offer peer and familial support. They also provide sleep support, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, nutrition, and fitness guidance. Law Enforcement Family recommended.
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So often we forget as a society that there is a price to be paid to ensure our freedoms and protection. Those of us who love our law enforcement partners live with the impacts of that sacrifice. That impact can be…
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Stronger Families exist to offer life-changing relationship skills to military, veteran, and first responder families so they can be strong and thrive. Their Oxygen program gives officers and their spouses skills to communicate, resolve conflict, create emotional intimacy, interact with…
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In the Law Enforcement world, it is the NORM to feel disconnected from each other, frustrated at the lack of communication, lonely, angry at the situation or each other, naggy because you don’t feel heard, irritated, and to struggle with…
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