Trauma Recovery Episodes

Her Police Sergeant Husband's Death By Suicide. A Powerful Special Episode of the Show.

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.

Trauma, Walking Away From A 20 Year Police Career To Save His Life and Family.

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...

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...

Deputy Was Shot and Paralyzed by Unlikely Source. His powerful story, his inspiring life before and after the shooting. Plus, how you can help.

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...

An Undercover Police Officer and Navy Veteran's Path From Suicide to Redemption. His journey, recovery, rebuilding his life and mission to help others.

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...

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.

The least talked about form of child sexual abuse. Sexually abused for 6 years. She tells her story and her empowering recovery.

This Police Officer was nearly killed in Afghanistan. T.B.I., hearing loss and PTSD led to the brink of suicide.

Rape in an Amish Community. Her 30 year quest for Justice. Her amazing story of recovery and mission to help others.

England, Violence and Trauma, former Police Sergeant. Jim Nixon is our guest. He is a former police sergeant from the Birmingham England area. The Violence and Trauma, Policing in England. After a 20 year career the Sergeant walked away. The effects of all the crime & trauma took it’s toll. Jim talks about the realities of the violent crime that took place during his police career in England. He also discusses the last of many traumatic incidents during his career in policing. When his own depa...

Held Hostage and Tortured for 81 days in Syria. He tells his amazing story and life after.

Give me all the money and no one will get hurt. The armed robbery that changed the course of her life.

Her Husband Sheriff’s Detective, Died From Cancer. He started in law enforcement later in life... when we got the diagnosis we thought we had a lot more time. Line Of Duty Cancer That Took The Life Of Her Husband, Sheriff’s Detective Mitch Speed. Vickie Speed is our guest. She tells her story of watching her husband gradually get worse from the line of duty cancer that eventually took his life. Sheriff's Detective Mitch Speed started his law enforcement career at an age where he was much older t...

In Germany She was Sexually Assaulted as a Teen, Her Amazing Life After. The alarm bells were going off... I didn't feel like I could tell anyone. Every time the effects of the trauma came up, I put them away until I could deal with them better. Sexually Assaulted As A Young Teen, She Not Only Survived, She Prospered. Cat Corchado is our guest. She is retired from the US Air Force, after serving for 20 years. Cat is also a podcaster, she works to help veterans and is a personal trainer in NC. S...

Sheriff Sergeant Husband Murdered, She's a retired Deputy. He stood over my husband Sgt. Steve Owen and assassinated him. The brutal murder of Sgt. Steve Owen told by Tania Owen, his widow and retired Deputy. Tania Owen is our guest. She is a retired L.A. Deputy Sheriff and an immigrant from El Salvador. Tania talks about the brutal assassination style murder of her husband, Sheriff's Sergeant Steve Owen. The criminal first wounded him, then stood over him and fired four more rounds into the his...

Husband Police Officer's Suicide. She tells their story to save lives. When she saw two N.Y.P.D. chaplains approaching the house, that's when it hit her, he was gone. Her husband, veteran of the N.Y.P.D. died by suicide. Maryann tells their story to save lives. MaryAnn Maginnis is our guest. In 2002 her husband, NYPD Sergeant Peter Maginnis died by suicide. MaryAnn tells the story of his death, what she experienced on that tragic day. She also talks about the events that led up to and contribut...

A Violent Attack Led to Many Surgeries, Retirement, Addiction, His Recovery and More.

The Horrors and Trauma of Investigating Child Porn.

Mission and Motivation of Blue Wives Matter. It’s Not Political. After experiencing traumatic line of duty deaths during his Police career, they knew that something had to be done to help the spouses and families left behind. Blue Wives Matter? Their Mission, Motivation... Hint, It’s Not Political. Rob and Kristen Sweaza are our guests. They talk about their combined experiences during his police career. During that police career they experienced the line of duty deaths of officers. They both a...

How The Secret Service Changed My Life And Helped Save It... Agent Innocent.