Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

133 - We're Only As Sick As Our Secrets: Brock Bevell

Text a Message to the ShowWhat happens when the cop who was taking down bad guys and drug addicts, becomes a drug addict…  for years… ruining everything and costing everything?  Today we're talking to Brock Bevell, a medically retired cop who lost everything to opioid addiction.  We're going to talk about the injuries, the pain, the addiction, the cost, and Brock's recovery.  If you think that your addiction is going to remain hidden where no one will ever find out about it, then you need to hear what Brock has to say.Music is by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 133Tags:Police, Addiction, Commitment, Consistency, Detox, Doctors, Drugs, Fear, God, Identity, Injury, Medical Retirement, Pain, Prescriptions, Relationships, Shame, Undercover, Mesa, ArizonaSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

132.5 - When a Cop Sticks His Foot in His Mouth: JD Pettey, Part 2

Text a Message to the ShowToday we return to police officer JD Pettey to talk about what happens when an officer starts talking during someone else's tragedy and how badly that can go.  JD's family has had a number of serious tragedies and he was gracious enough to share those difficult memories with us because each story is an example of cops saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, even when they knew they were talking to a fellow police.  Obviously this is a sensitive conversation with discussion of suicide and other tragic deaths, but this is also one of my favorite conversations I've ever had with a police officer.  I think it was instructive, insightful, and even funny at times.  And we've all been there, when you need just the right words, and instead you put your foot your mouth.Music is by Alexander Nakarada and by National SweetheartHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 132.5Tags:Police, Accidents, Assumptions, Communication, Death Notifications, Family, Humor, Jargon, Loss, Professionalism, Suicide, Tragedy, Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri, OklahomaSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

132 - We Need You to Talk to This Guy: JD Pettey, CIT officer

Text a Message to the ShowToday we're talking about Crisis Intervention Teams and the work they do to free up police resources for other jobs.  Our guest today is a CIT officer and instructor I met at a training I went to this last year.  His name is JD Pettey and he's a thirty year officer with about a decade specifically working with co-responders (the community behavioral health liaisons) to help people in need because of addiction and mental health problems.  JD has a tremendous amount of experience and you're going to want to catch what he says is valuable about having officers who specifically specialize in CIT areas.Music is by Alexander NakaradaHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 132Tags:CIT, Addiction, Army, Career, Co-Responders, Crisis, Mental Health, Police, Psychosis, Substance Abuse, Training, Veterans, Kansas City, Kansas, MissouriSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

131.5 - Fear of Bad PR Risks Officer Safety: Travis Yates, Part 2

Text a Message to the ShowIn the first part of our conversation with Travis Yates, we talked about cowardly leadership.  If you didn't listen to that episode, go back and listen to it right now, it's episode 131.  This is the second part of that conversation where we veered off from the cowardly leadership conversation to the more specific conversation of how leadership affects officer safety.  And this is something that Travis is really passionate about -- I mean he really gets fired up here.  This is really isn't a space for political correctness; we're just kinda telling it like it is.  I have these conversations all the time, just not usually with a cop who has a doctorate in this stuff.Resources:Travis' website: travisyates.orgMusic is by National Sweetheart, by LesFM, and by Chris Haugen Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 131.5Tags:Police, Career, Cowardice, Courage, Leadership; Police Culture, Safety, Tulsa, OklahomaSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

131 - Cowardly Leadership: Travis Yates

Text a Message to the ShowFollowing the law should be straightforward and black and white.  Following department policy should be the same way.  But navigating the murky waters of how to lead and inspire people to do their best work in a competitive and demoralizing environment… well, that's going to take some courage.  Our guest today is Travis Yates, who rose up through the police ranks, saw a lot of good and bad leadership, had to practice it himself, and now is ringing the alarm that bad leadership can destroy an agency.  Today we're specifically talking about courageous leadership and what it's opposite, cowardly leadership, looks like in a police department.Resources:Travis' website: travisyates.orgMusic is by Chris Haugen Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 131Tags:Police, Career, Cowardice, Courage, Family, Interviews, Leadership; Police Culture, Politics, Promotions, Ride Alongs, Supervision, Fort Smith, Little Rock, Tulsa, Arkansas, OklahomaSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain