Show Notes:

Today we are continuing our new series called “Family of Front Line Heroes” where I get the chance to speak with spouses and adult children of front line helpers who will be sharing about their experiences, the challenges they have faced, the joys associated with supporting someone on the front lines, and the needs they see for both front line helpers and the families that love them. My hope is that all of you listening will also encourage your family members to listen in and connect more together around how the job is served not only by you but also by your loved ones vicariously. And I hope that offers opportunities to open new conversations around what is cool, what is hard, and how you might support one another in the midst of it. 

I am so grateful to be joined today by the Kristen. Kristen has been a police wife for 10 years to her Los Angeles metropolitan police husband. She is a working mom of two boys ages 5 and 7. She started @heelsandholster, a supportive community for police wives in 2021. She is the author of “Heelsandholster: a police wife devotional” available on Amazon. She is known for her funny, relatable short form videos on Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube. You can also check out her blog, heelsandholster.com.

Listen in to our conversation and share it with your loved one(s). 

Episode Challenge:

·        Connect with your partner and/or family and start some conversations about their experiences (the good and hard). Learn about their experiences and get curious about how to better know about, care about and support one another.

·        Register for Beating the Breaking Point (choose the enhanced support experience – it’s worth it!), my online resilience training program.

Additional Resources:

Learn more about Kristen's work:

• HeelsandHolster Blog, here.
• HeelsandHolster: a police wife devotional (book), here.
• @HeelsandHolster on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok & YouTube

Register for Beating the Breaking Point, our top-rated self-paced resilience training program tailor made for First Responders and Front Line Workers to protect against (and recover from) Burnout and related concerns (eg. Organizational Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma).

Check out some of our related episodes…
-        Front Line Families – Balancing the Cost & the Protection of Connection (S1E3)
-        Front Line Families Series (S1E28-31)

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