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Code4CouplesEp 165: Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor If you’re in law enforcement, you already know the job changes you, mentally, physically, emotionally, and relationally. What most people don’t realize is that those changes often pile up slowly, until something breaks down, sleep, relationships, health, or your outlook on the job. That’s exactly why Dr. Stephanie Conn wrote Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor and why the second edition is more than just a refresh. It’s a timely, research-driven update that meets today’s law enforcement culture head-on, with realistic tools that actually work. This isn’t a...
2025-08-0854 min
Code4CouplesEp 137: Workicide We have all worked in a toxic work environment due to the workplace culture, co-workers, supervisors, or the work itself. Stephanie Kiesow is a former law enforcement officer, cop kid, and cop’s wife. She saw how work impacted her parents, their mood, and in turn the family. She started her career in law enforcement at 18 and in 2011, when her fiancé had a pending IA, lost him to death by suicide. This kicked off what Stephanie calls her obsessive curiosity about suicide and how the workplace contributes to the permanent decision. Stephanie is currently working on her PhD in Organi...
2024-03-0145 min
Code4CouplesEp 124: Support Behind the BadgeImagine you sustain an injury on the job as an officer, an injury that takes you out of work for a while. Now, imagine what it would be like if no one in the department called to check on you. Imagine being that spouse who is taking care of the officer, still needing to work, picking up all the household duties, and still trying to physically take care of your spouse while emotionally addressing their needs. I don't know about you, but if I were that officer, I'd feel betrayed, and if I were the spouse, I would feel...
2023-09-2945 min
Code4CouplesEpisode 60: The Divorce Myth Cyndi Doyle, law enforcement officer’s wife and licensed professional counselor, does the research to myth bust the divorce rate among law enforcement couples and hopes to give some peace of mind. Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck” First Responder Mental Health Conference: https://www.backingthebluedenton.com/ Podcast Episode with That Peer Support Couple: http://code4couples.libsyn.com/episode-46-that-peer-support-couple Podcast Episode with Dr. Stephanie Conn: http://code4couples.libsyn.com/episode-47-the-importance-of-resilience Stephanie Conn’s Book - https://www.amazon.com/Increasing-Resilience-Police-Emergency-Personnel/dp/1138643688 Jeff Shannon Police One: https://www.policeone.com/off-duty/articles/p1-first...
2020-01-3119 min
Code4CouplesEpisode 47: The Importance of Resilience- Cyndi Doyle, law enforcement officer’s wife and licensed professional counselor, sits down with Dr. Stephanie Conn, licensed psychologist and former police officer, to talk about resiliency and her book Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor. - Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck” - Dr. Stephanie Conn’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Increasing-Resilience-Police-Emergency-Personnel/dp/113864367X/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=stephanie+conn+book&qid=1556128706&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull - Dr. Gillmartin’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-survival-law-enforcement-officers/dp/0971725403/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gilmartin+book&qid=1556130599...
2019-04-2627 min
Code4CouplesEpisode 43: Real Struggle, Real Resilience: Asst. Chief John & Stephanie Oldham- Cyndi Doyle, law enforcement officer’s wife and licensed professional counselor, sits down with fellow LEO couple Asst. Chief John and Stephanie Oldham to discuss how they navigated through the challenges that we tend to face being in a first responder relationship. - Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck” - IACP Conference: https://www.theiacpconference.org/attend/past-conferences/ - Gottman Training: https://www.gottman.com/professionals/training/ - The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work book: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0609805797 - Gottman Cards App: https://www.gottman.com/coupl...
2019-02-1448 min