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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

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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.

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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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