by EllenK | Apr 4, 2020 | Law Enforcement
I have been a student of Buddhism for more than a decade. It’s been personally useful and has influenced the way I practice psychology. Just this morning, I was reading from The Issue at Hand, Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice by my teacher, Gil Fronsdal. The...
by EllenK | Mar 24, 2020 | Law Enforcement
13 tips to help you and your family through this pandemic. As a police psychologist, I am used to responding to crises and offering my help to first responders and families when they need it. It feels bad to be told to stay home, shelter-in-place and even worse to be...
by EllenK | Feb 21, 2020 | Law Enforcement
The aftermath is not what you may think or see on TV. After 30-plus years as a police and public safety psychologist, I remain convinced that policing is one of the most stressful and complex occupations in the world. What other job requires you to be combat-ready at...
by EllenK | Dec 1, 2018 | Law Enforcement, Working on Holidays?
My husband and I were on our way to celebrate Thanksgiving at my cousin’s house. Something we’ve done for decades.There was a light rain, first of the season and the roads were slick. A highway patrol car sped by, lights flashing. We were on our way to a...
by EllenK | Jun 25, 2018 | Law Enforcement, police psychology
June 27th is National PTSD Awareness Day. Last year at this time I posted a blog giving a general overview of PTSD. (The preferable term is post-traumatic stress injury or PTSI. People recover from injuries, whereas a disorder sounds like a life sentence). This...
by EllenK | Aug 5, 2017 | Law Enforcement, police psychology
I recently took a 5 hour tour of San Quentin, sponsored by the Northern California chapter of Sisters-in-Crime of which I’m a member. As a police psychologist, most of the time, you’ll find me working the other side of the aisle; writing about cops,...
