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Building Resilience Without Trauma: RCMP Sgt. Major Sebastien Lavoie's Approach to Leading Through Critical Incidents Mar 09, 2021

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Welcome back to the Bend Don't Break podcast! Chief Neil Dubord is welcoming RCMP Sergeant Major Sebastien Lavoie to this episode.

Sgt. Major Lavoie's career highlights include the Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program and the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team.

In their conversation together, Sgt. Major Lavoie talks about his career journey, the lessons he has learned through difficult experiences and the recovery plan that he developed to ensure people on his team were provided with enough support through critical incidents. He also shares how to build resilience without trauma, and how to build your emotional IQ.

If you're a leader or colleague of someone who is going through a difficult time right now this episode will be particularly impactful for you.

Aftermath of a Mass Shooting: Las Vegas Police Department Lt. Joshua Bitsko Recounts the Months and Years After the Tragedy. Feb 02, 2021

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This episode is part two of the two-part series with Lt. Joshua Bitsko from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

In the first part of the series, Josh recounts the day of the October 1st, 2017 Las Vegas shooting as one of the first responders on the scene. He took listeners moment-by-moment from when he first received the call up to finding the shooter deceased in his room.

In this episode, Josh shares further insight into his mindset, emotions, and mentality during and post-incident. He also speaks about the key lessons he learned about resiliency, and the pieces that played the most important roles in helping him heal and move forward.

His body cam footage from the incident can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlrwOaQTuFw

Massacre in Sin City: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lieutenant Joshua Bitsko's Moment-by-Moment Account of the 'Route-91' Music Festival Shooting Dec 15, 2020

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Today is a special episode for the Bend Don't Break podcast. Chief Neil Dubord is joined by Lt. Joshua Bitsko from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who recounts the day of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival.

Lt. Bitsko takes listeners moment-by-moment from when he first received the call, to finding the shooter deceased in his room.

Be sure to tune in to our next episode, where Josh shares further insight into his mindset, emotions, and mentality during and after the crisis.

Seeking Help: Abbotsford Police Cst. Mike Willford's Story of Compassion Fatigue. Nov 03, 2020

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*This episode contains graphic language.* In this episode, Cst. Mike Willford of the Abbotsford Police Department joins the podcast to share his personal story on compassion fatigue.

Mike and Chief Neil Dubord discuss Mike's experience of being the 'helper', but not seeking help for himself and how that led to physical symptoms he could not ignore.

His story is a unique but common one in the sense that there was no one, single event that stood out or led to his symptoms; it was the small incidents that added up over time.

Reintegration: How Edmonton Police Service is Helping Police Officers After a Traumatic Event Oct 06, 2020

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In this episode, Chief Neil Dubord is excited to be joined by two guests who are both long-time Edmonton Police Service members, Colleen Mooney and Glen Klose. In this episode, Glen and Colleen discuss how Edmonton Police look after their members after traumatic events on the job, and how for the past 11 years, the department's Reintegration Program has been helping police officers get back to work.

Beyond the Blue: Police Spouse Erica McKeddie Shares her Story about Strengthening and Supporting Law Enforcement Families. Sep 08, 2020

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On this episode of Bend Don't Break, host Chief Neil Dubord speaks to the founder of the Vancouver chapter of Beyond the Blue about the need for more peer support for family members of police officers.

As the spouse of a Vancouver Police officer, Erica McKeddie founded Beyond the Blue after tragedy touched her family and her extended police family. Erica shares her story about how Beyond the Blue is working to strengthen and support law enforcement families.

Shot in the Line of Duty: Metro Vancouver Transit Police Cst. Josh Harm's Story of Recovery and Resiliency Aug 04, 2020

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Metro Vancouver Transit Police Constable (Cst.) Josh Harms joins the podcast to discuss his recovery after he was shot while on duty in early 2019. After going through this traumatic event, Cst. Harms returned to work, concentrating not on the number of days it took to return, but the work he put into his recovery, resiliency, and mindset.

60 Hour Walk for PTSD Awareness: RCMP Sgt. Rob Farrer's Quest to Support First Responders Jun 01, 2020

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A 20 year RCMP officer, Rob Farrer recognized the need for more awareness associated with post-traumatic stress disorder amongst first responders. Rob took it upon himself to hike 1 kilometer for every fallen officer of the RCMP - 239 kilometers in 56.5 hours, over the course of three straight days.

Rob shares his process of why he decided to do the walk, what the walk was like, and what happened as a result.

Surviving the Covid-19 Crisis: Advice on How to Stay Resilient Mar 30, 2020

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Metro Vancouver Transit Police Cst. Julien Ponsioen on Facing Adversity on and off the Job. Mar 03, 2020

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After a 21-year career with B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), Cst. Julien Ponsioen joined the Metro Vancouver Transit Police, serving Vancouver's Downtown Community area as a Neighbourhood Police Officer. In this episode, Julien speaks about the adversities he's faced on and off the job, including trauma while with EHS, as well as coming to terms, and coming out as gay to family and colleagues.

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