The Hey Chaplain podcast is where cops encourage each other by sharing their wisdom and experience with the Chaplain. On Hey Chaplain you'll hear from dispatchers and federal agents, Sheriffs and US Marshals, as well as local detectives and patrolmen. From the LAPD to Scotland Yard, the guests on Hey Chaplain deliver advice and insights so that police officers everywhere can survive and thrive. The host, Jared Altic, has almost 30 years of experience serving and counseling military and law enforcement families. The show looks at both the humorous and traumatic sides of police life, sharing wisdom to create healthy cops both at work and at home. New podcast episodes about police life and chaplaincy are available on first, third, and fifth Mondays of each month. Look for occasional special bonus episodes! Share this podcast with a cop or someone who loves a cop.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 22 hours 27 minutes
024 - Top 3 Money Moves for LEOs: Nick Daugherty, FinancialCop
Today we're talking about the difficult subject of money. A key component of officer wellness is financial wellness. But many officers find themselves stuck in the overtime cycle, working an unholy number of hours, just to stay afloat, just to pay the monthly bills. Financial stress leads to a host of other problems which can then snowball out of control, leading to all kinds of pain and heartache.
Our guest today is Nick Daugherty, the president and owner of FinancialCop...
The Fight Is On! Firsthand Accounts - Bonus Ep 5
This shouldn't surprise anyone but cops want to catch bad guys. And when I talk to cops they routinely tell war stories describing how they ran someone down, wrestled them into submission, and heroically made the arrest. Naturally, these fights occupy a lot of headspace. Officers spend a lot of time training for it, they carry equipment, on their person, everyday for different levels of confrontation, and every time it happens, they risk serious injury or worse...
023 - Going to the FBI National Academy: Ryan Miller
Today I'm talking to Major Ryan Miller from the Overland Park Kansas Police Department. Ryan just returned home a few months ago from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The National Academy is an executive leadership training program for law enforcement professionals and Ryan is going to give us a look inside to see what the "NA" is all about...
022 - Surviving My Suicide: Doug Monda, Survive First
Today I want to share with you the story of Doug Monda. Doug was a Florida cop who, after being injured, suddenly had the weight of the job collapse in on him, driving him to despair and, eventually, to putting a gun to his head and pulling the trigger. Doug survived and today he walks us through his compelling story, how he survived, and how he then wanted to build a program that would be better than the mental health journey he went through...
021 - A Calm Voice in the Dark: Manuel DeLeon
Today I'm taking you to the other side of the police radio, to the communications center, to talk about dispatchers. We'll discuss what's happening during a 911 call from the point of view of the call taker and dispatcher. And we'll ask what do officers sometimes not understand about the job of the person on the other side of the radio? And what is life like for that disembodied voice in the dark?
Today I'm talking to Manny DeLeon...
020 - What is Moral Injury: Debra Fontes
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...
019 - Read to Lead II: Joe Grasela
Today we return to the subject of developing leadership skills through reading great books. I'm a big believer in the idea that we should "think before we speak and we should read before we think." Reading good books is critical to building up good leaders. In an age where many people don't read books hardly at all anymore, let me encourage you to invest time in reading...
018 - Officer Wellness: Matt Domyancic, Tactical Chaplain
Today I'm talking to Matt Domyancic. Matt was a linebacker and competitive power lifter at the Air Force Academy and Colgate University and was a police officer in Connecticut and the Washington DC area. He was also a Division 1 strength coach at Yale and Georgetown and for the NFL Combine. In law enforcement, he worked patrol, SWAT, and as a full-time police academy instructor and helped with peer support...
Year End Evaluations (w/ Joe Grasela) - Bonus Ep 4
A special guest host interviews Chaplain Altic to end the year! Police Captain Joe Grasela joins Jared to give us a recap of their favorite moments of the Hey Chaplain episodes of 2021. Listen in to find out what are Joe and the Chaplain's favorite episodes or most surprising episodes. Which episodes were difficult to get through recording and which one had the worst technical difficulties?
Make sure you catch them discuss how podcasting benefits officer wellness...
017 - Pipe Band: Rodney Ashley, Jim Higgins
Today I'm talking to Jim Higgins and Detective Rodney Ashley who play the bagpipes in the Kansas City Kansas Police Department Pipe Band. Jim is not a police officer, but he has taught bagpipes to police officers and played for them and with them for several years. Rodney, or RJ, who is a detective in the department, has been playing the bagpipes for five years, taught and coached along by Jim...