This week I had the great pleasure of sitting down with retired LEO and Air Force Veteran, Doug White. Doug recently authored, "Hiding In Plain Sight- The Truth About Trauma, Service, and the Way Forward" . We discussed his career and life, the failures, and more importantly the lessons learned. Doug is paying it forward in a meaningful, impactful way. Sit back and give this episode a listen and come away a better version of you for doing so.

More About Doug:
My journey spans over 30 years of service as a veteran and law enforcement officer—a journey filled with both triumphs and profound challenges. Like so many in these fields, I encountered the heavy toll that trauma can exact on the mind, body, and spirit. My breaking point came one night, alone on a midnight shift, behind a school with my hand on my pistol, considering an irreversible option.

But I was saved by grace, by the unwavering love and strength of my wife, and by her faith in God. That moment didn’t just pull me back—it set me on a new path. A path not focused on trauma, but on growth, resilience, and transformation.

Today, I’m the founder of Tell This Story LLC, an organization dedicated to empowering veterans, first responders, and their families. My mission is to help others grow beyond the struggles we often face in silence. It's not about living in the shadow of our trauma or retelling the same story over and over—it’s about the hard work of becoming better, transitioning into a healthy and fulfilling life after service, and embracing the strength that comes from being honest and vulnerable.

I wrote 'Hiding in Plain Sight: The Truth About Trauma, Service, and the Way Forward' as a cautionary tale, sharing my personal and professional journey, but more importantly, as a message of hope. I believe in the power of owning our stories—not as victims, but as victors. Through authentic storytelling, I aim to offer a safe space for others to share their experiences, ask for help, and find healing and growth....


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Every now and then, if you're blessed and fortunate enough you get to meet a man like Robert Darling. Retired Col USMC, flew cobra attack gunships in Desert Shield, Storm and Somalia, Marine Helicopter Squadron One ( HMX-1), Air Lift Operations Officer for the White House... Excellence in all that he does and a commitment to providing the skills necessary for us not only to survive but to thrive in time of crisis. Sit back and give this episode. listed as we discuss flying Cobras in the desert, to Somalia , to the White House and then the morning of 9-11 and the role he played during our nations worst terrorist attack. A true patriot who has taken all theses amazing life experiences and is now speaking and training corporate and organization leaders on crisis leadership, corporate readiness, and business continuity planning, training, and crisis communications. Thank You Bob for taking the time!!!!!

Experienced corporate executive with a demonstrated history of working with government and C-Suite executives on crisis leadership, corporate readiness, and business continuity planning, training, and crisis communications. Public speaker on the events of 9/11 from inside the White House bunker and seminar on "Leading in Times of Uncertainty." Author of 24 Hours Inside President's Bunker; 9/11/01: The White House. Developed Flash-AI to generate fast, compliant, relevant and actionable business continuity plans. Developed FLASH-RTC so workforces can communicate and collaborate on their continuity plans in a secure VOIP environment, outside the purview of cyber intrusions. This "out of band" communication and collaboration tool allows business leaders take the necessary steps to protect their people and successfully lead their organizations through the critical event.

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I had the honor and privilege of sitting down with Lt. Col Dave Grossman this week. Blessed to be able to have a conversation with a man who has made it his life mission to be there for our first responder community. John 15:13, " Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends". The Lt. Col. said something that I will never forget. he said " The greatest act of love isn't to sacrifice your life for your friends, but to live a life of sacrifice " . Thank you to all my brothers and sister across this great land that are living a life of sacrifice.

LT. COL. DAVE GROSSMAN, U.S. Army (Ret.)

In their description of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Slate Magazine said, “Grossman cuts such a heroic, omnicompetent figure, he could have stepped out of a video game.” He has five patents to his name, has published four novels, two children’s’ books, and six non-fiction books to include his “perennial bestseller” On Killing (with over half a million copies sold), and a New York Times best-selling book co-authored with Glenn Beck.

He is a US Army Ranger, a paratrooper, and a former West Point Psychology Professor. He has a Black Belt in Hojutsu, the martial art of the firearm, and has been inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Col. Grossman’s research was cited by the President of the United States in a national address, and he has testified before the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Congress, and numerous state legislatures. He has served as an expert witness and consultant in state and Federal courts. He helped train mental health professionals after the Jonesboro school massacre, and he was also involved in counseling or court cases in the aftermath of the Paducah, Springfield, Littleton and Nickel Mines Amish school massacres.

Col. Grossman has been called upon to write the entry on “Aggression and Violence” in the Oxford Companion to American Military History, three entries in the Academic Press Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict and has presented papers before the national conventions of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Since his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he has been traveling full time as one of our nation’s leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health providers, and school safety organizations.

Today Col. Grossman is the director of Grossman On Truth, LLC (www.GrossmanOnTruth.com). In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he has written and spoken extensively on the terrorist threat, with articles published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Civil Policy and many leading law enforcement journals, and he has been inducted as a "Life Diplomate" by the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, and a "Life Member" of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute.

Thank you for taking the time to give this podcast a listen. If you would like more information on other Law enforcement Life Coach initiatives, our "Sometimes Heroes Need Help" wellness seminar or our One-On-One life coaching please visit :

www.lawenforcementlifecoach.com

John@lawenforcementlifecoach.com

And if you would like to watch the interview you can view it in it's entirety on the Law Enforcement Life Coach YouTube Channel :
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