Every Law Enforcement Officer is a Trauma Survivor. Even veteran officers may not realize this. But constant exposure to traumatic events takes a serious toll. The body is affected, so is the nervous system, and so are the officer’s personal relationships. Off-duty days can become something to dread rather than look forward to. It doesn’t need to be this way. This book— written by a trauma therapist from a first responder family—is a definitive manual for healing from trauma exposure for those who serve in law enforcement and for those who love them. Feeling fit, healthy and unburdened by the effects of trauma can be a short-term therapeutic process. And there are steps law enforcement officers can take on their own, immediately. This book is a good place to start.
This book is now required reading for law enforcement officers at the FBI Academy, which is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s training and research center for FBI agents in Quantico, Virginia.
