27 Years in Law Enforcement: TBI, PTSD, Survival — Jeff Casselman
Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts
Steven D Gould
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Discover the raw truth about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD in law enforcement from retired officer Jeff Casselman, who served 27 years in the military and at Lorain Ohio PD. After multiple concussions from cruiser accidents, bar fights, and on-duty violence, Jeff faced memory loss, rage blackouts, seizures, and three failed marriages before a diagnosis changed everything.
He shares powerful stories: brutal fights, bizarre calls (like a grim reaper walking a goat), heartwarming redemption with a former addict he helped save, and the "Wild West" days of policing. Jeff founded the Sentinel Neuro Awareness Institute and authored Survival Guide to educate officers, departments, and families on recognizing cumulative brain damage early—before it destroys careers, relationships, or lives.
Topics include: firearm concussion risks, hyperactive startle response, adult-onset ADD from head trauma, medications like lamotrigine (Lamictal) for impulse control, and why early awareness matters for cops, veterans, and contact-sport athletes.
If you're in law enforcement, a first responder, veteran, or love someone who is—this eye-opening interview reveals the hidden neurological toll of the job and how to fight back.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Things Police See, first-hand accounts with your host, Steve Gold. |
| 0:08.1 | Welcome to the podcast at interviews Act and retired police officers, |
| 0:11.2 | both their most intense, bizarre, and sometimes humorous moments on the job. |
| 0:15.9 | Bizarz. |
| 0:16.6 | Old Ginger Face here with you, as always, guys. |
| 0:20.1 | Thank you for joining us. Have another guest today and another great group of stories for you to hear um thank you i've been saying this at almost every episode but i do mean it um thank you to the all the sergeant steve youtube people uh coming over and enjoying the podcast the numbers are going up a good amount. I mean, |
| 0:39.6 | they were already pretty good, but I can see more people have found it and are really into |
| 0:45.1 | the podcast, which is, which is fantastic. I really appreciate that. And don't forget, |
| 0:49.3 | if you've been a longtime listener and you really appreciate the show. You want to find some way to show |
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| 1:00.8 | But rest assured, the show will remain free. It's just if you really want to support, that's where |
| 1:05.8 | you can do that. So today's guest, excited to have him. Retired law enforcement after 27 years between military and municipal policing that would have been Lorraine, Ohio PD. |
| 1:18.9 | Author of Survival Guide focused on cumulative brain damage, TBI, and PTSD in law enforcement. |
| 1:26.2 | He is the founder of Sentinel Neuro Awareness Institute, |
| 1:30.3 | dedicated to helping officers recognize and address long-term, |
| 1:33.0 | neurological, and emotional impacts of the job before it costs them, |
| 1:37.1 | their careers, or their families. |
| 1:39.6 | Without further ado, let me bring on the great Jeff Castleman. |
| 1:43.7 | Jeff. |
| 1:44.9 | Hey, Steve, how you do it? |
| 1:46.4 | I'm good, man. |
| 1:47.3 | So, yeah, you got some really cool stuff going on. |
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