The Guns & Yoga Podcast

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead.   THE TACTICAL HABITS SERIES This week: Tactical Habit 2 - Sleep: Don't Steal Energy from Tomorrow  

Welcome to episode 20 of the Guns and Yoga podcast, my name is Wendy Hummell.  In today’s episode I talk with Jonathan Hickory.  He’s been a police officer for 18 years in Virginia and is the award winning author of the book Break Every Chain that is now a powerful award winning movie. I reached out to Jonathan after seeing a facebook post about his book.  As I often do when I stumble upon interes...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead.   THE TACTICAL HABITS SERIES This week: Tactical Habit 1 - Earlier, Lighter Dinner  

Dr. Jennifer Prohaska, PhD, has a postdoctoral fellowship in Neurorehabilitation Psychology and received a Bachelor of Arts, Master’s Degree and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Prohaska has spent nearly two decades focused on the needs of those on the front lines.  Her passion is to help those who help others by providing the critical tools needed to navigate the st...

This week I share an episode of the Evolve to Harmony Podcast hosted By Carole Westerman . In this episode the tables are turned and I am the guest and the one answering questions instead of asking them. I thought this would be a great way to not only share Carole's excellent new podcast, but to also give my listeners an opportunity to learn a little bit more about me.  LINKS: evolvetoharmony.com...

Welcome to episode 18 of the Guns and Yoga podcast, my name is Wendy Hummell.  In today’s episode I talk with Shawna McClure. Shawna recently retired from a 25 year career in law enforcement, her most recent assignment was with the Omaha Police Department.  In my conversation with Shawna, it dawned on me that she is the first female cop I’ve had on the show.  Law Enforcement is still predominantly...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: A Growth Mindset

Sonny Provetto is a former police officer and a trauma-focused therapist.  He is the Clinical Director at The Vermont Center for Responder Wellness & The Institute for Trauma Recovery and Resilience.  It is a comprehensive treatment center for first responders that uses a  multi-disciplinary approach to healing traumatic stress. They treat trauma at its core by using EMDR, biofeedback, and trauma-...

This week I talk with Within the Trenches podcast host, Ricardo Martinez.  He worked as a dispatcher for 13 years and  is doing amazing things within the dispatch world by bringing awareness to issues surrounding burnout, wellness, and self-care through the power of storytelling.   He talks about how burying his own calls and not reaching out was personally detrimental to him, and used this as mot...

Today’s guest is Stephanie Samuels, the founder and director of COPLINE, a 24/7 hotline manned by vetted and retired LEOs, she is a psychotherapist that specializes in working with police officers and their families, a trainer, an author, and she hosts her own show, Steph Therapy 911. LINKS: COPLINE @  www.copline.org Facebook - StephTherapy911 with Stephanie Samuels  

This week, we continue with our Podcaster Series. I speak with Garrett TeSlaa, veteran law enforcement sergeant and host of the successful podcast, The Squad Room .  Garrett  left a successful career in the music and film industry in 2005 to pursue a life in public service. Garrett is now an active duty 16-year law enforcement veteran and sergeant for a sheriff's office in Southern California. Gar...

This week, we continue our first responder podcast series.  During the month of June, we will be releasing podcast episodes in which I talk with fellow first responder podcasters.   In today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Rachelle Zemlok.  She is a licensed child and family psychologist in California.  She  specializes in supporting and educating first responder families in private practice. She is m...

Today’s guest is James Geering.  If you don’t yet know James, you are in for a treat.  He is a Rockstar and trailblazer in the arena of first responder well-being.  He is a retired firefighter/paramedic, author, and successful podcaster. James served for 14 years as a firefighter/paramedic on both the east and west coasts.  He was inspired to start the Behind the Shield Podcast in 2016 after exper...

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Brady Pilster. Brady is the Vice President for Strategic Partnerships for CORDICO. For those of you not familiar with Cordico, Cordico is the leader in officer wellness technology. CordicoShield Wellness Apps are confidential, available 24/7, easy to use, proactive wellness solutions customized for law enforcement agencies of every type and size. CordicoS...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: Find Your Tribe Links for 30X30 Initiative: https://30x30initiative.org/about-30x30/ https://www.police1.com/women-officers/articles/police-agencies-sign-national-pledge-to-recruit-30-women-by-2030-NAeOiIHClnyIEeqH/

Pam Opoka is the Public Safety Training Coordinator and Peer Support Program Planner at Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).  She has over 25 years of experience in Public Safety and has a master’s degree in Public Administration and is an ENP or Emergency Number Professional. Pam is active in University Research projects for peer support efficacy.  She is currently the co-chair of National Emerge...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: How yoga and meditation helped sharpen my aim Article Link: https://www.police1.com/police-training/articles/how-yoga-and-meditation-helped-sharpen-my-aim-U1igYyNBTQ1RSINh/

“HORSES ARE THE BRIDGE, VETERANS ARE THEIR OWN BEST THERAPY.”   – PATRICK BENSON Co-Founder/Director of War Horses For Veterans Patrick Benson is an Army Veteran who served in the Infantry from 1998 to 2004. His numerous military operations enable his understanding of the physical and emotional strain on our combat veterans. As a professional horseman, he manages a training and breeding program fo...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: What Lies Beneath

Bulletproof Spirit:  This week, I speak with retired Captain Dan Willis who served with the La Mesa Police Department near San Diego for 30 years.  During his career, he worked violent crimes cases such as sexual assault - child molestation – and homicide.  He also served as the  SWAT Commander, and Wellness Unit Coordinator. He's a graduate of the FBI National Academy and is author of the emotion...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: Establishing a Morning Routine  

This week I speak with Rob Sanderson, a retired Police Sergeant from the Lenexa Kansas Police Department. He started his career in 2003 with the Harrison County SO in Gulfport, MS. Earlier last year, Rob founded the non profit organization, SWEL, which stands for Surf Waves Enjoy Life.  Rob founded the organization with a group of like-minded veterans and first responders in order to fill a void i...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: The Man in the Arena

Bill Mauro is an 8 year law enforcement veteran who has worked in corrections, patrol, and investigations.  Bill started studying Stoicism in 2018 while working night shift.  He noticed a parallel between this philosophy and policing and how applying the stoic virtues of wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance, improved his character and his attitude towards stress.   Bill was so impacted by the...

Tactical Tip Tuesday is a weekly microcast where we will share a tip, tool, or dose of inspiration for the week ahead. This week: The Carrot, The Egg, and The Coffee Bean