Welcome to our Podcast! We are 3 great friends who raised our families in the LEO lifestyle for over 20 years. Without realizing it, we ended up creating our own support system because the struggles of police families haven’t changed. We hope to bring those challenges to light by allowing our confidential guests to share what didn’t exist for us, a safe space to feel supported instead of alone. Our guests will openly share their journeys without identifying themselves, their first responder ...
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Lorenzo's Polyvagal Theory
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On today's Spotlight Monday, we shine the light on polyvagel theory as shared from our guest, Lorenzo, author of Bringing Hope, from Episode 61. He explained polyvagal theory and how it relates to first responders. He shared how through his research he discovered that there were several first responders who lived in this disassociated, dorsal vagal…
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Our guest today, Jason, shares his professional journey for over 25 years as a police officer, and later, as an agency leader. He discusses the importance of organizations actually caring about their employees and how it can help them retain good people. He explains what he learned about valuing employees and the importance of leaders being ambassa…
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Today, in honor of Child Safety and Protection Month AND National Family Week, we wanted to revisit a topic we discussed with Monica in Episode 4 that often goes unnoticed when discussing the challenges of living in first responder families. They are the children of first responders; the invisible ones who often hear and see everything first respon…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Avoid Minimal Encouragers
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Jeff's Addiction and Sobriety
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Today's Special Episode is still so sensitive and taboo amongst the first responder career. As you know we have learned about addiction and addiction recovery from some of our past guests, and how it impacted their personal and professional lives. However, our guest today's personal addiction journey is actually very enlightening and inspiring. Jef…
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Lorenzo Bringing Hope
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Today, we had the opportunity to meet Lorenzo Ortiz, a crisis negotiations team lead in one of the largest cities in the US. He has a background in education and psychology and is currently currently working towards another masters degree in clinical mental health. He has 19 years of law-enforcement experience, and utilizes opportunities when teach…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Practicing Problem-Solving
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Critical Thinking Can Change Conflict
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In today's episode we had an opportunity to speak with a seasoned police officer, Red, whose dedication for peer support resonates with both young and veteran officers. This commitment has led him to become a Team Leader for his agency's Peer Support & Wellness Unit and help them expand their outreach to smaller surrounding first responder agencies…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Four Trauma Responses
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Kristofor's Stoic Philosophy & Practice
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Today's Special Episode, is pretty unique. We have an opportunity to meet, Kristofer Healey, a retired law enforcement officer whose belief and practice of stoic philosophy helped him succeed in his personal and professional life. His passion for helping other first responders and their families learn about and practice stoicism led him to writing …
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Threshold Technique
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Anxiety Within First Responder Families
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Cynthia's Veterans Mission (Part 2)
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Join us for Part 2 of this Special Episode as Cynthia, a combat veteran and business professional who works in the behavioral health field, continues her story. Cynthia will share how her personal mental health journey, and the challenges she faced seeking treatment, fueled her passion on helping active service members and veterans navigate mental …
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: 365 Stoic Meditations & Resilience
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: 100Club Assistance Programs
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: What Are Your Blind Spots?
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Having a Growth Mindset
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Cynthia's Veterans Mission (Part 1)
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Join us for Part 1 of this Special Episode with Cynthia, a combat veteran and business professional who works in the behavioral health field. Cynthia will share her personal mental health journey and the challenges she faced seeking treatment through the VA. She will also explain how her experience fueled her focus to help active service members an…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Father's Day Connections
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Paying It Forward with Jenny
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On today's special episode we meet Jenny, a licensed mental health professional, who explained what it was like working with first responders in the field and inside behavioral health facilities. Jenny shared how she got into this career and fell in love with helping individuals dealing with mental health struggles. She explained how her profession…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Lisa's Reflections and Resources
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Rearview Mirror Reflections with Lisa (Part 2)
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Join us for Part 2 of this two-part reflection episode. It's been two years since we launched our podcast! To honor this momentous occasion, we brought back our first guest, Lisa from Episode #2, Getting "THAT" Call, to share with us. We look back at Lisa's story about her experience with her first responder's officer involved shooting incident, mu…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Repairing Relationships After Conflict
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Intentional Communications
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Rearview Mirror Reflections with Lisa (Part 1)
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It's been two years since we launched our podcast! Join us as we honor this momentous occasion by going back to where it all started and reflect on lessons learned, how we have grown, and what we have achieved these last two years. We brought back our first guest, Lisa from Episode #2, Getting "THAT" Call, to join us in this two-part reflection epi…
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Rainee & The 100Club (Part 2)
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Join us for Part 2 of our Special Episode with Rainee as she continues her personal story as a first responder spouse and how she incorporated her experiences in this lifestyle in her newfound position as a Programs Manager at the 100 Club of Arizona. In this Part 2 episode, Rainee specifically shares how she helps first responders and their famili…
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Rainee & The 100Club (Part 1)
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On today's two-part Special Episode, Rainee from the 100 Club of Arizona shares her story as a longtime first responder spouse AND how helping first responders and their families in her newfound position there became her greatest, unexpected privilege. In this Part 1 episode, Rainee shares her personal journey living in the first responder lifestyl…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: SEXUAL ASSUALT AWARENESS MONTH
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On today's episode, we wanted to honor the anniversary of our podcast! Two years ago this month Vicki, Tina and I launched Ride Along Chronicles. It has been a whirlwind two years filled with highs, lows and lots of lessons in between. We have so much gratitude and respect for our guests who have shared such deep and personal stories. We have had s…
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Fear of Being Vulnerable
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On today's episode Sarah shares a very unique perspective regarding a type of culture shock that she experienced while dating a first responder. She will tell us how she navigated their personal relationship and what family life was like as she adapted to this lifestyle. So, come ride along with us!Por Ride Along Chronicles
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Today’s guest, Renee, shares her story and experiences as a public safety dispatcher and being the primary breadwinner in her marriage. She and her husband faced challenges when he became the stay-at-home Dad receiving negative judgements from family, friends and society in general. Her perspective on not following the traditional role is fresh, in…
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Spotlight Monday: Review of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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Spotlight Monday: 100 Club of AZ Resource
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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Power of an Apology
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On today's episode we meet Duke, a law enforcement officer, who shared her journey working in various agencies from Municipal, Federal and State levels, and finding the courage to change her career paths. She shared her experiences at each level and how she made these decisions. Being a female in a male dominated field, meeting and exceeding certai…
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