Trauma Recovery Episodes
This category features episodes that delve into personal journeys of trauma and recovery, showcasing how individuals have overcome adversity in the face of crime and emotional distress.
376
Feb. 6, 2022
Police Officer Shot Many Times, Died Twice. Miracle Story. Special Episode.
Police Officer Shot Many Times, Died Twice. Miracle Story. Special Episode. Shot Many Times, He Died Twice And Barely Survived. He tells his miraculous survival story. And the work they do to help other violently injured police. Retired Police Detective Mario Oliveira was working to stem the flow of guns to violent criminals. He was shot 6 times, point blank by a suspect. He died twice during surgery. Mario tells the story of his miraculous survival, and the lengthy recovery for him and his fam...
Guests: John J Wiley , Mario Oliveira
375
Feb. 2, 2022
Critically Injured as a Combat Veteran, Fought to Become a Police Officer.
Critically Injured In Military Combat, He Fought To Recover And Became A Police Officer.
Guests: John J Wiley , Dexter Pitts
369
Jan. 12, 2022
Police Sergeant's Shooting, Trauma and PTSD
Shots Fired, All The Trauma And Life After Police Work.
Guests: Michael Sugrue , John J Wiley
367
Jan. 5, 2022
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Killed, Father Talks about his Death.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Killed, Father Talks about his Death. His Son, A Reserve Deputy Was Killed In The Line Of Duty. Be sure to Like and Follow us on Facebook. Jim Whitehead talks about his Son, the extreme trauma of his L.O.D. death, how it impacted him and the family. And how it motivates him to help others. Reserve Deputy Sheriff Mark Alan Whitehead and his partner Reserve Sergeant Scott Collins were killed when their patrol car was struck by a drunk driver. Jim Whitehead is our guest. J...
Guests: John J Wiley , Jim Whitehead
366
Jan. 2, 2022
Firefighter's Deadly Incident. Survival and lessons learned.
A Potentially Deadly Incident As A Firefighter. How he survived and the lessons learned inspired him to create life saving products and business.
Guests: John J Wiley , Zachary Green
363
Dec. 22, 2021
Their Sacrifice: The Deputy Sheriff's Murder, Widow's Journey, and the Aftermath For The Family. Special Episode.
he Murder of Her Husband Deputy Brandy Winfield and Their Family After. Don't miss this special episode.
Guests: John J Wiley , Sara Winfield
362
Dec. 19, 2021
Police Officer's Suicide, Shocking Response
Her Police Sergeant Husband's Death By Suicide. A Powerful Special Episode of the Show.
Guests: John J Wiley , Lindsey Doolittle
360
Dec. 12, 2021
Retired Police Officer's Life Saved by Christmas Eve Angel.
Christmas Eve Angel Saved Retired N.Y.P.D. Cop's Life. Shot in the line of duty, he survived the life and death attack, but later his life spiraled out of control. A chance encounter with a stranger saved his life. He shares his inspiring story.
Guests: John J Wiley , Dean Simpson
357
Dec. 1, 2021
Walking Away From a Twenty Year Police Career, Trauma and Life After.
Trauma, Walking Away From A 20 Year Police Career To Save His Life and Family.
Guests: John J Wiley , Dennis Profitt
356
Nov. 28, 2021
Two Police Officers Murdered, Toll on Him. His Story.
Two Police Officers Murdered, Toll on Him. His Story. The Murder of 2 of His Brother Police Officers by a Paroled Convict Took it's Toll on Him. The trauma had him spiraling out of control. He states that his salvation was due in large part to the efforts of one person. This episode is brought to you in part by Retalk.com "the new social network". Police Officers Kevin Burrell and James MacDonald were shot and killed while making a traffic stop. Frederick Reynolds, their friend and fellow Comp...
Guests: John J Wiley , Frederick Reynolds
353
Nov. 17, 2021
Police Officer Shot, Survived and Eventually Became The Police Chief.
Police Officer Shot, Survived and Eventually Became The Police Chief. Shot with a Shotgun, He Survived and Eventually Became The Police Chief. He purchased soft body armor at his expense before, and that saved his life. He tells his story & his ascension to Police Chief. Early in his police career before Departments issued soft body armor, he was shot with a shotgun. Fortunately for him, he and his wife made the expensive decision to purchase soft body armor at their expense. The soft body armo...
Guests: John J Wiley , Tom Weitzel
344
Oct. 17, 2021
Shot and Paralyzed Reportedly by Unlikely Source. Deputy Sheriff tells his story.
Deputy Was Shot and Paralyzed by Unlikely Source. His powerful story, his inspiring life before and after the shooting. Plus, how you can help.
Guests: John J Wiley , Jaime Morales
343
Oct. 13, 2021
Terrifying Ride with a Serial Killer Murderer.
Terrifying Ride with a Serial Killer Murderer. As a teenager she caught a ride with a person who turned out to be a Serial Killer. Her life and death struggle, her journey afterwards and successful life today. Ride With A Serial Killer, Her Terrifying Ordeal. Constance M. Drew is our guest. She tells her terrifying story of survival and her path to success today. When Constance was a teenager she accepted a ride from a man. During the car ride the man began to threaten to torture, rape and kill...
Guests: John J Wiley , Constance M. Drew
342
Oct. 10, 2021
Police Officer and Vet's Path From Suicide to Recovery.
An Undercover Police Officer and Navy Veteran's Path From Suicide to Redemption. His journey, recovery, rebuilding his life and mission to help others.
Guests: John J Wiley , Matt Griffin
336
Sept. 15, 2021
Police Officer's Throat Was Slit in
Police Officer's Throat Was Slit in Vicious Attack, She Tells her Story. "It was a call for service that shouldn't have taken more than 5 minutes out of my life. The attack nearly cost me my life and has left me forever changed." She Was Stabbed Many Times In An Unexpected Attack And Her Throat Was Slit. Special episode of the Podcast. Hartford Police Officer Jill Kidik was stabbed multiple times, her throat and trachea were slit. One of her tear ducts was ripped out during a sudden and totally...
Guests: John J Wiley , Jill Kidik
332
Sept. 1, 2021
Trauma “Broke” This Sheriff's Deputy, Drowning Deaths Of Children
Trauma In Her Law Enforcement Career “Broke” Her. In Addition To The Violence, She Talks About The Drowning Deaths Of Children And The Impact It Had On Them.
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Aug. 29, 2021
Abused Sexually as a Child for Years, she tells her powerful story.
The least talked about form of child sexual abuse. Sexually abused for 6 years. She tells her story and her empowering recovery.
Guests: John J Wiley , Jane Epstien
330
Aug. 25, 2021
Nearly killed in Afghanistan. Police Officer's T.B.I., hearing loss and PTSD led to the brink of suicide.
This Police Officer was nearly killed in Afghanistan. T.B.I., hearing loss and PTSD led to the brink of suicide.
Guests: John J Wiley , Andrew Einstein