The Missing Link
The Missing Link in a Nation's Safety: Well-being for Police Officers
Logotherapy
Applying Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy to Police Officers' Lives
The Importance of Taking Cold Showers
Cold shower or a practice of bathing in cold water, has been a common habit or ritual in many cultures for centuries and is gaining popularity for various numerous health benefits. While the idea of voluntarily subjecting oneself to cold water may seem uncomfortable, research suggests that cold showers can have a significant positive impact on physical and mental well-being. Below, we will explore the various benefits of taking cold showers, including their effects on the immune system, circulation, mood stabilization, and potential for increasing resilience.
The Health Benefits of Sauna Therapy
Saunas have been utilized for centuries as a form of therapy and relaxation. This traditional bathing practice involves exposing the body to high temperatures and has gained popularity worldwide due to its numerous health benefits. Below, we will explore the physiological and psychological advantages of sauna therapy, backed by scientific evidence and professional research.
The Benefits of Steam Room
A steam room, also known as a steam bath, is a heated enclosure that generates water vapor to produce a warm and humid atmosphere. It has been used by various civilizations throughout history for its numerous health benefits. Steam rooms are commonly found in fitness centers, spas, and wellness retreats, offering rejuvenation and relaxation to those who indulge in this ancient practice. Below, we aim to discuss the benefits of using a steam room, providing scientific evidence from various studies and reliable sources to support these claims.
Self-Discipline: The Greatest of Personal Attributes
“Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are our greatest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.” Dennis Prager
Wellness Starts In the Mind
“I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.”
The power of investing 1% of your day in personal growth
While 1% improvement can be hard to measure what if you committed to spending just 1% of your day on self-improvement? 1% of your day is 14 minutes and 24 seconds. (You could round it up to 15 minutes for ease of the math and the timer.)
Assess Your Performance
For a limited time, we are offering this new self-assessment for you to identify your top 3 and bottom 3 performance capabilities.
Overcoming Negativity
Imagine if whenever you encountered emotions such as irritability, frustration, impatience, and the other emotions that feed stress, you could shift. Instead of getting stuck in those emotions you could experience something more renewing. How might that impact your day, your week, or your life?
Surround Yourself with Positive People
Well-being has a lost to do with happiness and living a good life. However, the Volitality, Uncertainity, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) that goes on daily in our socitities impact our well-being of thos eof us who are in the Public Safety and Special Operations profession. We can counter this VUCA by surrounding ourselves with with positive people inside and outside of our agencies. Here are some qoutes for reflection.
Winning Mindset
Fulfilling your purpose requires a specific type of mindset. Even if you clarify your purpose and calling, you will not be able to sustain or enjoy it without the right mindset.
Make Sure You Take Care of Yourself
Much of what I write about in these posts is about your responsibility as a leader to look after your people. What I probably don’t write enough about is the importance of self-care; making sure you look after yourself. As a leader it can be easy to neglect yourself in the drive to make sure your people are cared for.
Are You Worried?
What is worry costing you?
Make time to Wok on Yourself
As a leader it is easy to get so focused on looking after, and developing your people that you forget to work on yourself. I am a fan of Michael Gervais’ podcast Finding Mastery. Gervais is a sport and performance psychologist who works closely with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks and has worked with a number of top performers in high consequence environments. I have heard him say that the three areas we can improve and work on are: Mind – Body – Craft. As a leader, what are you doing to develop your mind, body and craft?
Can You Let Go?
Are you able to let go of toxic, negative attitudes, events, or situations? Many people refuse to let go—no matter what.
Anxiety Disorders and Anxiety Attacks
Anxiety is a normal reaction to danger, the body’s automatic fight-or-flight response that is triggered when you feel threatened, under pressure, or are facing a challenging situation, such as a job interview, exam, or first date. In moderation, anxiety isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can help you to stay alert and focused, spur you to action, and motivate you to solve problems. But when anxiety is constant or overwhelming—when worries and fears interfere with your relationships and daily life—you’ve likely crossed the line from normal anxiety into the territory of an anxiety disorder.
The Adaptiv Calming Blend for Mental Wellbeing
When stress and tension seem to be relentless, Adaptiv is the precise solution. In preliminary studies, the scent of Lavender, a main ingredient of Adaptiv, has been found to contribute to an environment conducive to performing tasks requiring sustained attention and resiliency.
How to Cope When Tragedy Hits
If you live long enough, you will likely experience a tragedy that will cause some level of trauma to you personally. But do you know how to cope when tragedy strikes? Many people are not equipped with knowledge of what to do when they experience tragedy.
Wellness programs aren’t working – Try this instead
Thousands of takes on how to improve policing over the past 12 months have called for additions to the curriculum, like de-escalation or empathy training. Those certainly have value, but there is a larger concern not getting nearly as much (or the right kind of) attention. It’s time for a different, more productive approach to mental health.
Human Factors: Police Leaders Improving Safety While Developing Meaningful Public Trust
The discipline of human factors focuses on understanding the interactions among people and other elements of a system; it applies theory, principles, data, and methods to help optimize employee well-being and overall agency performance.1 The specific workplace elements involved include the environmental, organizational, and individual characteristics that influence behavior.
Virtues & Wellbeing
The word virtues comes from Greek roots and means, to scratch or engrave.
Sweat the Small Stuff
You have all heard the old adage “Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it is all small stuff”. I understand the thought, not worrying about little things can reduce your stress. While I understand the thought I have to say that there are times to sweat the “small” stuff.
Positive Attitude
A positive attitude provides energy to those around you, positivity creates optimism. A positive attitude is essential to promoting wellbeing, to being resilient, to improving productivity and to reducing cynicism.