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In this what will be the first podcast in a series of four I will be looking at adverse childhood experiences, how they can lead to addiction and for some a pathway to prison. Jackie Malton is a retired police officer and detective and her own pathway to recovery from alcohol is well documented. We examine the inner self and how Jackie, as an unpaid volunteer counsellor, helps people through recov...

Sue Davies is a typical hard working mum. In 2011 she suffered the unimaginable. Her son Robert aged 26 yrs was travelling home in his car to see her and his son Cameron when it left the motorway and rolled over into a field. The impact was fatal. Sue describes how she coped with that loss and how her grandson misses his Daddy and how Cameron has been her lifeline. Sue has asked this quote is incl...

In this episode Noreen describes the brain and how it works. Realising that trauma is a biological problem and not a mental one helps us understand why we experience these feelings and how we can overcome them. Noreen also discusses empathy and how using the head instead of the heart can help us better understand ourselves and others. After an interesting and varied career working as a medical res...

One year ago the very first Walk the Talk podcast was broadcast with its very first guest Andy Rhodes. In what is the last podcast of 2017 it seemed only fair to invite him back in for an update on his national wellbeing work and on his new job as the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary.

Lynne Wilkins started her career in public relations but through a chance meeting she decided she really wanted to help people and became a cognitive hypnotherapist untangling the unconscious mind which determines our everyday behaviour and mindset. Exploring what makes us tick and the various therapy’s available we discuss how to better our lives. At the end of this podcast Lynne takes us on a qu...

Jackie Malton was openly gay from an early age. As a result her character was put to the test when she joined Leicestershire Police and subsequently the Metropolitan Police. She rose through the ranks and became a member of the renowned “Flying Squad.” Passionate about her job and dealing with all the pressures that entailed she increasingly felt ashamed and she turned to alcohol to cope. It was a...

In this episode I will be looking at change, why I think our lives are wholly dependant on it and how we deal with it when it happens. I will be also talking about my recent experience of change. "When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills" - Chinese Proverb

In this podcast I share my experiences with worry. I have spent a life time worrying until one day I realised that everything I feared would happen hadn't. I will also be talking about addiction and how the person who became an addict can never be the person that stops.

As season one draws to a close I have been amazed by the support and kind wishes everyone has shared with me. With nearly 3000 listens I never thought it would be as well received as it has. I would be pleased if you could join me as I outline the remaining podcasts for 2017 and what promise to be a very exciting season two.

In this episode, I have decided to share a bit of myself with you and my role as a family liaison officer. Recorded purposely in respectful tones showing deference to those family's I've dealt with. It is only fair that I ask of myself what I ask of all my guests . . . . . honesty. A hugely rewarding role, one completely voluntary. It does have a downside that comes with a shelf life. You are abou...

Chief Inspector Jackie Hirst is a 27 year career police officer based at Blackpool in Lancashire. Chair of the "Women in policing" network, she is also a Force Incident Commander and Operations Manager for Firearms and Road Policing. Jackie started her career at the south end of Blackpool, an extremely busy sector where new officers literally sank or swim. During her career she suffered bereavemen...

Devon and Cornwall Police entered into a strategic alliance with Dorset Police in 2016. This week I am delighted to speak with PS Regie Butler about his well being team within the alliance. They offer peer support to Officers and staff and have introduced some interesting initiatives seen as "icebreakers" to kick start the discussion of mental health and well being within the organisations. Regie...

Harry Tangye is a 27 year veteran with the Devon and Cornwall police. It was as much a surprise to himself that he won the best police twitter account in 2016 resulting in a trip to California . In this episode Harry shares his views on social media platforms, PTSD and his work as a firearms commander.

Andy Rhodes is currently the Deputy Chief Constable of the Lancashire Constabulary and the national lead for wellbeing for the police services within England and Wales. In a remarkably candid interview he shares his vision of the future, where the police service is at the moment and some of his own battles that have shaped him into the leader he is today. A fascinating insight into a senior leader...

An ex professional photographer who got bored with himself and became a Police Officer. Now twenty years later concentrating on fatal and serious injury collisions. Exploring well being not only in the police service but further afield. Exploring themes and interviewing people who have endured everything only to have found that they survived. Working on the principle that no one has a problem uniq...