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  West Palm Beach, Fl - Police Officer Shot in the Face, Then Fired by His Agency: His PTSD Journey From Trauma to Purpose A .40-caliber bullet tore through Police Officer Cameron McKay’s face, deflected off the inside of his skull and stopped between two of the most critical blood vessels in his neck. He survived the shooting. Read More or listen to the Podcast Interview both are free.      Then came PTSD, the loss of his career and a medical emergency that brought him dangerously close to death again. This is Cameron McKay’s remarkable journey from trauma to purpose. A Bullet Changed Everything On March 12, 2015, McKay was standing on a protest line during the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. He had served in law enforcement for approximately five years and was working for the Webster Groves Police Department when a .40-caliber full-metal-jacket bullet struck him in the face. The bullet entered through his right cheek and traveled toward the back of his head. It defle...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - After serving 20 years in the United States Army and completing multiple combat tours, retired Sergeant First Class William Alfred Stephens Jr. learned that some battles do not end when a service member comes home. The military trained Stephens to fight, lead and survive under extraordinary pressure. As an artilleryman during wartime, he operated in an environment shaped by danger, destruction and death. Read More or Listen to the Free Podcast, here. But nothing fully prepared him for the battle that followed, the fight for his mental health, identity and future. During an emotional interview on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, Stephens discusses his military combat experiences, the incident that led to him being relieved of duty in Iraq and the difficult process of rebuilding his life afterward. His story is about trauma, anger and loss. It is also about resilience, purpose and refusing to allow the worst moments of the past to control the f...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  An Army veteran survived military sexual trauma, struggled with PTSD, and rebuilt his life through faith, gratitude, and service. Today, Pastor Jeff speaks so other survivors know they are not alone. Military trauma does not always begin on a battlefield. For retired Army veteran Jeff Moffett, known to many as Dr. PJ or Pastor Jeff, the wounds that transformed his life were caused by a sexual assault committed by someone who outranked him during his military career. Read more or listen to the Free Podcast on their website. The assault left injuries that no one could see. Combined with other hardships from his military service and personal life, the experience contributed to years of emotional pain and an eventual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. But this Army vet’s trauma recovery and message are not defined only by what happened to him. His story is also about what he did afterward. Pastor Jeff refused to allow the person who assaulted him...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  Shot in the Face by a Man With a Crossbow: A Mental Health Call Became a Fight for Survival. Sheriff’s Sergeant Tom Lee survived an almost unimaginable attack. But the physical wound was only one chapter in a 23-year journey through trauma, faith, failure, and redemption. Hardin County Sheriff’s Sergeant Tom Lee had responded to countless difficult calls during more than two decades in law enforcement. Read more or listen to the Free Podcast here. On June 20, 2019, he and a mental health caseworker approached a Texas home believing they were there to help a family in crisis. Relatives of a 38-year-old man had contacted the sheriff’s office because he was reportedly experiencing a mental health emergency. Lee was serving in the agency’s mental health division—a role that demanded patience, restraint, communication skills, and the ability to recognize when a troubled person might become dangerous. The assignment began as an effort to help. Then the man e...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - A retired California Juvenile Hall Officer faced a career-ending injury, congestive heart failure, cancer, nightmares, and anxiety. Instead of surrendering to despair, he found a new mission. Most people would struggle to remain hopeful after one devastating medical diagnosis. Tyrone “Ty” Armstrong Sr. has faced several. Read more or listen to the Free Podcast Interview. The retired California Juvenile Hall Officer first lost his career because of a serious foot injury. He was later hospitalized with congestive heart failure, and his heart function reportedly fell to approximately 15 percent. Then came another frightening diagnosis: myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer. The physical conditions were accompanied by nightmares and anxiety. His mobility, independence, professional identity, and plans for the future all changed. Yet Armstrong still finds reasons to smile. “The illnesses are part of my life, but they are not everything I am,” Armstron...