Barb Bigalke joins us on the podcast.

Barb is the founder of the Center for Suicide Awareness, a 501 c3 non-profit where they create the kind of mental health support that doesn't wait for someone to hit rock bottom. No red tape, no judgment, just real, early intervention. Barb talks about working for the department of justice delivering death notifications, and how those duties led her to an awareness about the impacts of death by suicide, and first responder mental health, which propelled her into this journey. She shares with us the many ways her center approaches its mission, which includes a HOPELine offering suicide prevention, partnering with the video game industry to educate our youth about suicide prevention and intervention, creating a documentary, developing training programs and outreach with First Responders.

To learn more about Barb and the Center for Suicide Awareness click here: https://www.centerforsuicideawareness.org/

Mike Peterson joins us to discuss his military service, career in law enforcement, and shares his personal journey through trauma and loss to wellness.

Mike is now a mindfulness coach, his passionate belief in the benefits of mindfulness was evident as he explained how the process can increase resiliency, performance, and well-being in first responders.

To learn more please visit: https://www.nemindfulnessandperformance.org/home

Sean Kilbreth joins us on the podcast and shares about his experiences in law enforcement, his path to wellness and continued service.

Sean has been a police officer for 26 years, he joins Linda and Jay to discuss his career - including his experience in an officer involved shooting. Sean shares how the job impacted his mental health, his family relationships, how stigma played a role in his life, how mindfulness and other recovery methods helped restore him to a state of well-being, and how he uses what he learned along the way to help others.