Welcome to Fight in Progress!
Sean Stoddard was a 13-year veteran with the Mesa Police Department when he was critically injured in a car crash on the U.S. 60 on August 11, 2020. Sean noticed a ladder blocking a lane. He stopped his patrol car, activated his emergency lights, but before he could get out, a woman driving an SUV collided with his patrol car from behind.
Sean was critically injured and sustained a traumatic brain injury. Sean says since part of his brain was deleted, ...
Welcome to Fight in Progress!
Sean Stoddard was a 13-year veteran with the Mesa Police Department when he was critically injured in a car crash on the U.S. 60 on August 11, 2020. Sean noticed a ladder blocking a lane. He stopped his patrol car, activated his emergency lights, but before he could get out, a woman driving an SUV collided with his patrol car from behind.
Sean was critically injured and sustained a traumatic brain injury. Sean says since part of his brain was deleted, he now uses the term Sean 1.0, and Sean 2.0, to explain his before and after.
Although his brain injury changed him, it hasn't changed his priority to help people. He started his own nonprofit called Archangels, which helps veterans and first responders dealing with PTSD or other challenges.
Sean also has worked with Vitanya which we recently did a podcast with and the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona.
Sean did medically retire from Mesa PD, but still volunteers with their cadet program. He is still in the Army Reserves and had deployed with them four times before his accident.
To learn more about Sean and his organization visit: https://www.archangel.rocks
You can also contact Sean at: SStoddard@archangel.rocks
Description:
Fight in Progress with Susan Simons aims to discuss problems and difficulties our officers face every day from sleep deprivation, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and adrenal fatigue, to depression, isolation, physical illnesses, emotional distress, divorce and all too often suicide. Fight in Progress looks to cover these topics and discuss their solutions to help these warriors navigate these threats through education and preparation. We speak to experts, officers and their families from around the country to have hard discussions on what challenges this community faces, and what we can do to strengthen our men and women in law enforcement.
About the Host:
Susan, President and founder of Under the Shield, is a leading subject matter expert in First Responder Stress/PTSI, and has been an instructor for 26 years in many major military and law enforcement installations around the country including, FBI Academy Quantico VA, US Marine Corps 3rd Battalion 23 Marines Lima Company, US Air Force Europe, consulting clinician NYPD/FDNY post 9-11, National Tactical Operators Association, and Luke AFB in Arizona (current). In these trainings she provides resilience training for all first responders and takes a head on approach to the issues of suicide, divorce, and Post traumatic stress, with solutions to the real issues affecting those in the first responder community.
Through her non-profit, Under the Shield Inc., she has created the only Stress Coach Certification in the United States specifically for law enforcement, first responders, military and their families. Susan holds a M.S. in Counseling and Human Development from Troy University and is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress as well as a Fellow with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.
Contact a stress coach near you at Under The Shield: (855)889-2348
You can also reach out to the hosts directly for help at:
Susan Simmons (334) 324-3570 or susan.simons@undertheshield.com
Tom The-Bomb-Dot-Com (480) 861-6574 or Thaubold@undertheshield.com
If you want to share your story on our Podcast, reach out to:
Tracy “Mrs. The-Bomb-Dot-Com” - Spousal Stress Coach (480) 518-3775
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