Episode 651: It's Okay to Not Be Okay with Mark DiBona

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with retired Patrol Sergeant Mark DiBona. Mark discusses his 33 year long career and opens up about the mental health issues that he developed and tells his captivating story about attempting to commit suicide twice while on the job. Mark is currently a Technical Advisor and Law Enforcement Mental Health Liaison with In The Line of Duty Video’s with Protecting the Guardian, a organization dedicated to creating, promoting, and maintaining the health and wellness of law enforcement officers through education and training.

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0:34.0	training podcast, we're your host, founder and CEO of
0:36.2	Street cop training.
0:37.6	Today have with me a gentleman who has a great story to tell
0:40.6	and helps with the attention of bringing awareness to a lot of issues that
0:45.4	faces law enforcement today no other than a great gentleman a 33 years in
0:52.0	law enforcement right right, Mark?
0:53.7	Yes, sir, yeah, absolutely, bro.
0:55.4	Mark de Bona.
0:56.4	So Mark, give us the one to two minute version
0:59.9	of who you are, the explanation, and what we're going to do here today.
1:04.3	Okay, well my name is Mark de Bonn.
1:06.0	I was born and raised in Boston.
1:08.1	I now live in Florida.
1:09.8	I did it the backwards route.
1:11.9	I was a cop in Massachusetts for eight years, then
1:14.1	did 25 in Florida, where most cops from up north retire in Florida. I did a
1:19.4	little bit early. So I was on a job for 33 years.
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