After 22 years of service, I had reached a point where I just felt like I had no more emotional capacity to continue. I had no words for what I was dealing with, but I knew I needed help. Those are cuss words in our world, and most of us think that if we admit it, that’s the end of our career.

After finding A.K. on social media, I reached out to her. She has been there and done that, and led me out of a dark time in my life. She knows when to ask the hard questions, and when to relate things to the principals of our career.

A.K. is a consummate professional that our profession would lose far less officers each year if we would only reach out to people like her! 8 is my number. 8 officers that would still be alive today had they had a resource such as A.K. I pray that number never grows! Be ready to answer some hard questions, but I promise you that she will be the help you need! I tell every officer on my department about how she has helped me.

Reaching out to her costs you nothing……she is one of US…….you have nothing to lose! If your department has an EAP/Chaplain/etc you need to add her to your list of resources!