Outside the Line

Welcome back to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Dr. Kenneth Quick - professor of Criminal Justice at DeSales University and retired NYPD Inspector. Ken talks about staying anchored to the real world while moving up the ranks, seeking help for his own personal struggles while serving as an NYPD Sergeant, and h...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Dr. Falisa Asberry - a retired detective, now a practicioner and founder/ CEO of Peacock Training and Consulting. Dr. Falisa talks about navigating the beginning of her career as a single mother with a newborn, facing her own challenges with vicarious trauma, and how...

Welcome to  Outside the Line -  the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored in the real world. This week I'm joined by Charlie Carroll - a friend, retired NYPD Detective, and founder of Jacked on Sobriety - an organization dedicated to supporting people struggling with addiction. Charlie talks about his own struggle with alcohol, when he finally hit rock bottom, and how he came out...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Billy Bowering - a navy veteran, former law enforcement, DJ on the Thin Line Rock Station, and founder, CEO and chaplain of his non-profit organization Day 1 Week 1. Billy talks about growing up on a dairy farm in Upstate New York, his career in the US Navy, why he e...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by husband and wife team Rico Lopez and BriAnn Shipley, the voices on the Thin Line Rock Station and 8158 podcasts, among others. Together they share how they built a platform rooted in helping first responders while also advocating for something people tend to overlook...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. Trigger warning: sexual abuse, suicide (attempt). This week I'm joined by Mark DiBona aka "The Rockstar of Mental Health." Mark started as a cop in Boston and retired as a Sgt in Seminole County, Florida. Mark gets vulnerable about childhood trauma, why he's known as "Th...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Peter Kandinov - a retired NYPD Detective and founder for the NYPD Financial Club as well as the NYPD's Financial Wellness classes. Peter talks about coming to this country and starting from humble beginnings, what led him to created financial wellness seminars,...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Stan Partlow - retired Commander of the City of Columbus, Ohio Police Department, board member of First Responders Bridge, and author of the book Leading Relentlessly. Stan talks about the legacy of service that runs in his family - starting with his father, then him...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. In this week's bonus episode, I talk about my journey back to my faith. For a long time, I thought I had gone too far. Been too angry, too distant, too far removed from the little girl who once believed without hesitation. I stopped going to Church. Stopped praying. Stopped trying. Somewher...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Jackie MacIsaac - a Senior Medical Examiner for a local jurisdiction.  Jackie talks about her first day as an autopsy assistant, how she stays anchored to the real world, and life as a wife, mother, and last responder. Connect with Dina: https://www.instagram.com/out...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Reuben Ramirez - retired Assistant Chief of Dallas PD and founder of the Checkpoints program. Reuben talks about how his faith keeps him anchored to the real world and influences his approach to leadership, the lessons he learned by being vulnerable about his own struggles,...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week, I'm joined by John Luedke - author, speaker, and trader. John is the author of Big Dump - the story of grit and resilience told through his battle with multiple forms of addiction. John struggled with addiction and compulsive behavior from a very young age. Food and video games w...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by a special guest, my coworker Amanda Rivera. Amanda is the daughter of Police Officer William Rivera, who died in the line of duty in 2004 as a result of injuries sustained while pursuing a burglary suspect. Amanda talks about growing up in the NYPD, the moment she re...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Vincent Esposito - a retired NYPD Captain now in his second career as a lawyer. Vincent talks about experiencing multiple critical incidents the same year, his mission to spread awareness to the public about the things officers face on a daily basis, and why suicide...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Joe King - a 29-year veteran of Dallas PD and board member of Assist the Officer Foundation, a foundation providing financial assistance to first responders facing a loss of income due to serious injury, life-threatening illness or other catastrophic event. In this e...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week Dina is joined by Josh Grandinetti, a medically retired fire Captain of 15 years and CEO of Foundation Fortified - an organization dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging the practice of mindfulness among first responders. Josh talks about how a training class changed his career...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week Dina is joined by Patrick Kreuzer, a military veteran and retired Police Officer turned Social Worker and Therapy Dog Handler Instructor. Patrick talks about his repeated exposure to critical incidents, his experience in therapy, medical retirement, and how he uses his own healing journey to b...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world.  This week I'm joined by Vincent Scotto, retired NYPD Sergeant who is a strong avocate for law enforcement mental health.  Vincent talks about growing up as the son of an NYPD officer, intentionally being the mentor to others that he never had, and how his own personal struggles led him to...

Welcome to Outside the Line, the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week I'm joined by Brad Waudby, Detective First-Grade with the Bergen County NJ Prosecutor's Office.  Brad talks about what led him into law enforcement, his journey to sobriety, and how that opened the door for the work he's doing now with his department's officer wellne...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This episode I'm joined by Jason Andrews. Retired US Coast Guard and US Army veteran, Jason is now a CEO of his own business and radio DJ. Jason talks about his childhood, what led him to join the military, overcoming adversity and many injuries, and how he became involved with one of the n...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world.  This week I'm joined by Jess Flores, a retired cop, LEOW, and mindset coach.  Jess talks about her career, being involved in a critical incident, navigating her career in the aftermath, and an injury that transformed the trajectory of her life and gave her a new mission outside of law enfo...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world. This week, I'm joined by Dr. Medina Baumgart, an agency embedded psychologist, LEOW, author of "Surviving Retirement" and host of the "We Carry This" podcast.  Dr. Baumgart talks about her strategy of intentional loitering, what surprised her the most about police cultur...

Welcome to Outside the Line - the podcast for cops who are learning to stay anchored to the real world.  The holidays can be heavy - especially for cops carrying the weight of grief beneath their uniform. In this solo episode, I talk about navigating grief during the holiday season while still showing up for the job, family, and everyone else who expects you to be "okay." This episode ex...

Welcome to Outside The Line - a podcast dedicated to helping cops discover and develop an identity outside of the Thin Blue Line.  In this episode I'll introduce myself, talk about my identity outside the job, and my experience being in therapy as an active-duty cop.