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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2015 · 59 MIN

Bulletproof Spirit: First Responder's Resource for Healing Mind & Heart

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Bulletproof Spirit: First Responder's Essential Resource for Protecting & Healing Mind & Heart ~ Capt. (Ret.) Dan Willis Suicide, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and many more emotional and stress-related problems plague the first-responder community. Hundreds of thousands of these brave public servants have unwittingly become victims of the professions they once loved. However, the suffering that results from a professional life of sacrifice and service can be prevented and mitigated. As a law-enforcement veteran, police captain Dan Willis has witnessed the damage of emotional trauma and has made it his personal mission to safeguard and enhance the wellness and wholeness of police officers, firefighters, EMTs, emergency-room personnel, and soldiers. Bulletproof Spirit offers field-tested expertise designed to be used by all first responders — and their families — to heal themselves and continue serving with compassion and strength. La Mesa Police Captain (Ret.) Dan Willis is a former homicide investigator and SWAT commander who has developed wellness programs and specializes in providing emotional survival and wellness training to first responders throughout the country. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and the FBI National Academy. He lives in San Diego, CA. For more information visit: www.firstresponderwellness.com  

Bulletproof Spirit: First Responder's Essential Resource for Protecting & Healing Mind & Heart ~ Capt. (Ret.) Dan Willis Suicide, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and many more emotional and stress-related problems plague the first-responder community. Hundreds of thousands of these brave public servants have unwittingly become victims of the professions they once loved. However, the suffering that results from a professional life of sacrifice and service can be prevented and mitigated. As a law-enforcement veteran, police captain Dan Willis has witnessed the damage of emotional trauma and has made it his personal mission to safeguard and enhance the wellness and wholeness of police officers, firefighters, EMTs, emergency-room personnel, and soldiers. Bulletproof Spirit offers field-tested expertise designed to be used by all first responders — and their families — to heal themselves and continue serving with compassion and strength. La Mesa Police Captain (Ret.) Dan Willis is a former homicide investigator and SWAT commander who has developed wellness programs and specializes in providing emotional survival and wellness training to first responders throughout the country. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and the FBI National Academy. He lives in San Diego, CA. For more information visit: www.firstresponderwellness.com

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