Welcome everybody, today\u2019s show will be especially valuable for those of you who are first responders and maybe more important, for their families to listen to. Or, if you are curious about what goes on behind closed doors in a police family. There is so much good information here, I had to split this up into two episodes. My guest on today\u2019s show is known as the \u2018Cop Doc\u2019, Dr. Ellen Kirschman.\xa0
For over four decades, Dr. Ellen Kirschman's specialty has been treating first responders, cops, firefighters, and their families who are suffering from work-related traumatic stress. Today\u2019s episode is going to lean more on the cop side of the house but can be easily translated to other first responders.
Dr. Kirschman is also an award-winning and best-selling author of fiction and non-fiction. She is best known for the gold standard book for cops and their families, \u201cI Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know\u201d along with \u201cCounseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know\u201d and \u201cI Love a Fire Fighter: What the Family Needs to Know.\u201d
Dr. Kirschman is also the author of her very successful crime series, The Dot Meyerhoff Mystery Series, where she blends her real-life stories with cops into fiction.\xa0
In today\u2019s episode we discuss:
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 Has Dr. Kirschman ever loved a cop?\xa0
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 My own, and other cop\u2019s recollections of her book, I Love a Cop.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 How Dr. Kirschman got into the business of helping cops through trauma.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 The divorce rate among cops, the numbers might surprise you.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 The different phases of a law enforcement career.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 When should a cop leave the job?
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 When and how should a cop talk to their families about what they are going through at work?
Visit Dr. Kirschman's website to learn more about her and her books!
Check out Field Training (Brew City Blues Book 1)!!
Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series.
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