Michelle Palladini - Police Officer, & Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!  Today, my guest is Norfolk, Massachusetts police officer Michelle Palladini. Michelle is widely respected for her policing expertise, and leadership in the areas of positive youth development, mindful policing, and human resiliency.  Michelle excels at her multi-faceted position with the Norfolk Police Department, but she'll be the first to tell you her long-standing success is attributed to her living her dream job - and it certainly shows.  A strong proponent of community policing and building villages to instill, nurture and foster a strong, fundamental support for children, her zeal for bettering the lives of others took on an amazing life of its own.  She was inspired to develop the Leadership, Empowerment, Awareness and Protection or L.E.A.P. Program in 2013, which offers a solution-focused method for connecting the police with the schools as a pathway to children's success in four areas: happiness, health, safety and resilience.  Michelle is a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor with 15 years of personal practice. She brings wellness to the forefront in all areas of her work, whether with children, families, women, law enforcement officers, and first responders.  She is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer, using her authenticity and passion to help others cultivate a greater sense of compassion, connection and community.  We’re going to find out a lot more about Michelle, her work as a police officer, her yoga and mindfulness teaching and practice, and her speaking gig - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast.  (Note, this episode was recorded in April before the George Floyd killing and subsequent movement to end racial injustice.  I'm sure Michelle would have commented on this otherwise!) Check out Michelle here:  https://michellepalladini.com http://linkedin.com/in/michelle-palladini-b45b8310a  https://instagram.com/michelle_palladini?igshid=e8zdo4fxr8t3  ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/  Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path  Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath