by EllenK | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the great pleasures of a long-lived career as a police psychologist is watching officers as they grow from wide-eyed, eager rookies to a more settled version of themselves. From recruitment to retirement, police work changes people and affects their families. A...
by EllenK | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Women in law enforcement face continuing doubts about their ability to be as brave, competent, and dedicated as their male counterparts. How we respond in a life-threatening crisis may be hard to predict. One woman may have exceeded expectations. Being hailed as a...
by EllenK | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Research shows that durable, happy relationships need daily doses of positivity. To strengthen your relationship, find out what feels like affection to your mate, because it may not be the same for you. Your relationship can deepen with small, spontaneous acts of love...
by EllenK | Dec 23, 2021 | Counseling for cops, Law Enforcement
Traumatic stress is contagious. You can catch it from your mate. This has important implications for first responder families. Mouse studies suggest that males and females destress differently. Female mice destress in the company of an unstressed mouse. Males do not....
by EllenK | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
My colleague, Coach Bruce Sokolove of Field Training Associates, sent me a link to an article by Arthur C. Brooks titled, “A Profession Is Not a Personality.” His subtitle? “Reducing yourself to any single characteristic, whether it be your title or your...