Ride Along Chronicles

RIDE ALONG CHRONICLES

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Welcome to our Podcast! We are on a temporary hiatus. While we are away, please dive into our previous episodes and enjoy! 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 or ag...

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Ride Along Chronicles

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Lorenzo Bringing Hope 25.09.2024 31:37

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 teaching to share about crisis intervention and crisis...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Practicing Problem-Solving 23.09.2024 2:25

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Pay It Forward 11.09.2024 56:37

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. His knowledge and passion are contagious, and hi...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Grief and Loss 09.09.2024 3:04

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Four Trauma Responses 19.08.2024 2:48

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Kristofor's Stoic Philosophy & Practice 14.08.2024 55:12

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 his book, In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for Firs...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Threshold Technique 05.08.2024 2:34

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Anxiety Within First Responder Families 29.07.2024 3:13

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Cynthia's Veterans Mission (Part 2) 24.07.2024 35:27

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 health services through the VA. Cynthia will expla...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: 365 Stoic Meditations & Resilience 22.07.2024 4:53

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: 100Club Assistance Programs 15.07.2024 4:43

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: What Are Your Blind Spots? 08.07.2024 2:34

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: The Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 02.07.2024 1:43

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Having a Growth Mindset 24.06.2024 2:41

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Cynthia's Veterans Mission (Part 1) 19.06.2024 43:51

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 and veterans navigate behavioral health services. Cy...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Father's Day Connections 17.06.2024 2:41

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: 100Club Resource Apps 10.06.2024 3:51

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Paying It Forward with Jenny 08.06.2024 59:03

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 professional experience working at Connections Health Soluti...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Lisa's Reflections and Resources 03.06.2024 3:24

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Rearview Mirror Reflections with Lisa (Part 2) 22.05.2024 1:17:16

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, multiple line of duty injuries, and the aftermath re...

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Repairing Relationships After Conflict 20.05.2024 3:01

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Intentional Communications 13.05.2024 3:10

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Rearview Mirror Reflections with Lisa (Part 1) 08.05.2024 1:03:54

SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: National Nurses Week 06.05.2024 0:58

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SPOTLIGHT MONDAY: Types of Communicators 29.04.2024 3:23

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