138: Lessons in Police work and BURN OUT w/ author and ret. LEO Joshua Hood

Blue Grit Radio: the Police Performance Podcast: Mindset, Wellness, Leadership · Oct 8, 2024 · 1h 17m

In this episode, I am pleased to introduce you to former LEO, SWAT cop, and author Joshua Hood. We talk about his entry into the policing career after his military service and the experiences therein.We connect on the toll and strain he felt in his career, and how he started writing more regularly. There are parallels we experienced and saw in police around us- that absolutely became overarching themes in his new novel, Burn Out.We talk about the book- which I got a chance to read in advance- which features different first responders at different stages of their careers and prerogatives…