EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 43 MIN
S6 E18 Trauma, Loss, and What It Takes to Heal with Guest Christopher Littrell
from Responder Resilience
Every LEO has a version of the glory days. The calls that reminded you why you signed up. The moments where the job felt like exactly what it was supposed to be — meaningful, necessary, alive with purpose.Chris Littrell had those days.But the other calls came too. They always do. The ones that don't debrief cleanly. The ones that follow you home in the dark and take up residence somewhere behind your eyes. Twenty years of them. And somewhere in the accumulation — the weight of the badge, the silence of the locker room, the culture that confused suffering with strength — the bottle started making more sense than asking for help.Chris Littrell is a retired police sergeant, Air Force veteran, and the author of Echoes from the Street — a book that required him to walk back through everything he'd spent years trying to outrun. The trauma calls. The PTSD he didn't name until it had already taken things from him. And then — the loss that broke the framework entirely. The kind of grief that doesn't respond to willpower, rank, or any coping mechanism a twenty-year veteran thinks he has.In this episode, Chris talks about all of it — the good, the broken, and the long, uncertain road back to himself. Not because it's easy. Because silence has already cost this profession too much.This one stays with you. ★ Resources for Responder Wellness ★• Book: Helping the Helpers https://a.co/d/dm0VS4Q• Fitness: FightCamp (code RR10 for 10% off) http://joinfightcamp.com/rr• Free App: CRACKYL http://crackyl.respondertv.comContact Christopher Littrell:Website: https://christopherlittrell.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/chris.littrell.5Instagram: https://instagram.com/chris.littrell.5LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gravitychrisContact Responder Resilience:Phone: +1 844-344-6655Email: [email protected] website with past episodes and more: https://www.respondertv.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ResponderResilienceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/responder-resilience-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/responder.tv/
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Every LEO has a version of the glory days. The calls that reminded you why you signed up. The moments where the job felt like exactly what it was supposed to be — meaningful, necessary, alive with purpose. Chris Littrell had those days. But the other calls came too. They always do. The ones that don't debrief cleanly. The ones that follow you home in the dark and take up residence somewhere behind your eyes. Twenty years of them. And somewhere in the accumulation — the weight of the badge...
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S6 E18 Trauma, Loss, and What It Takes to Heal with Guest Christopher Littrell
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