Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

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Today we're talking to a pair of forensic nurses. Their names are Morgan and Sarah and they are the Forensic Nurses in a two different hospitals in the Midwest. A forensic nurse has special training to examine victims of sexual assault and other violent crimes. It takes a tremendous amount of professional skill, empathy, and personal resiliency to do this day after day and also, apparently, a wonderfully dark sense of humor.

Make sure you catch how these nurses approach the victims of violent crime, the type of victim they find the most difficult to face, and their relationship to local law enforcement, including a couple of really funny cop stories that you won't want to miss.

Please be warned: this episode contains limited, clinical discussion of sexual assault and human anatomy. Listener discretion is advised.

Links and resources:

• Morgan & Sarah's podcast, Do I Make You Uncomfortable?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-i-make-you-uncomfortable/id1510771771

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Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 031

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Today I am talking to Sheriff Don Ash. Don is retiring after getting elected three times as Sheriff of Wyandotte County, Kansas, and that came after a 35 year career in the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department. Don is a well respected leader and man of faith; he's approaching 50 years in law enforcement.

If you have aspirations to be a leader of an organization, perhaps the place you're at now or a different one, take a moment and soak up this wisdom. Moving from a merit or seniority based system to campaigning for a public office is a big leap and Don has a lot of wisdom about how to approach this transition. He also offers insight on how to navigate moving into a new agency, in this case from the police department to the top job at the Sheriff's Office.

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Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 012

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Today I get to talk to Ginger Passarelli. Ginger is the executive director and founder of the Soup Ladies, a nonprofit that feeds first responders during crisis situations in the Pacific Northwest and around the country. She is also a trained chaplain with two police departments and two fire departments in the Seattle area.

In my conversation with her today, Ginger explains how this extraordinary ministry got started and what it looks like when they take food and love to police and firefighters in extreme scenarios, including fires, search and rescue, line of duty deaths, and Antifa riots.

Make sure you note her rare combination of talent, experience, and loving devotion to first responders. And listen to what she says it takes to start an amazing program like this in your city.

The Soup Ladies: http://www.soupladies.org

Blessings to our listeners in South Africa; may God protect you while you serve.

Music is by Chris Haugen from the YouTube Audio Library and by Winking Fox Music from Pixebay.

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 010

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In the past we've have a limited way to talk about trauma and distress which was helped over 40 years ago when we began using the term PTSD in some situations. But this term doesn't fully cover what every first responder might be going through and I want to introduce you to some of these newer terms and concepts.

My guest today is Debra Fontes. She is a law enforcement chaplain in Sacramento, California, and trains other chaplains. One of the topics she teaches is the subject of moral injury. Moral injury is not PTSD, although it may occur at the same time or come from the same event. Listen to Debra as she walks me through the similarities and differences between Post Traumatic Stress Injury and Moral Injury.

Today you'll hear Debra give encouragement to those who have suffered trauma and challenge police chaplains to speak life and health into our officers' lives. Also listen for the distinction between feeling guilt over something and feeling shame, and what effect that has on an officer at home.

Resources:

The Moral Injury Workbook by Wyatt R. Evans PhD, et al.

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Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 020

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Today we pick up with part two of my interview with Norm Wielsch. We look at the results of Norm's downward spiral, caused by his PTSI, failing health, prescription med addiction, and a slippery slope of bad moral decisions; we'll discuss his crime and incarceration and we'll look at his remarkable journey from prison to what he's doing now.

You don't want to miss our discussion of what the next chapter looks like when you've committed your life to helping others. But first, we'll pick up the conversation with Norm's decision to commit a crime.

Norm's website for his book:

• www.christ-centeredhealing.com

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Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 039.5

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