Episode 815: One Foot In Front of the Other with Kevin Donaldson

Street Cop Podcast

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4.9 • 967 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by retired police officer and host of The Suffering Podcast, Kevin Donaldson. Surviving post traumatic stress and multiple suicide attempts, Kevin Donaldson found resiliency in the embrace of his trauma. Retiring from the police department in New Jersey in 2014 after being involved in a shooting during a domestic incident, Kevin struggled to find peace inside his own chaotic mind dealing with feelings that were foreign and new while fighting through the difficulties that life threw his way. Kevin now Chronicles his struggles by speaking out and destigmatizing mental health to find resiliency in facing suffering head-on by showing that there is a way to find your smile once again. His work now includes his dedication to repaying the assistance that was given during his most trying of times with His Non-Profit organization Dented Development Project which helps first responders and their families repair dents caused by Suffering. In 2022, Kevin was honored by being named to Who's Who in America. Coming in Fall of 2023, Kevin is co-authoring a book with Detective Chris Anderson call Man You Are Crazy chronicling his journey into and out of the darkness exploring Mental Health in the Police world. A seasoned Motivational Speaker, Kevin Donaldson is known for transforming the lives of audiences. His talks are attended by people of all ages and backgrounds. Kevin's approach toward finding success and healing is approached by embracing your pain and running towards it head on. Today, Dennis and Kevin discuss trauma, the effects it has on the body and mind, battling addiction, medical retirement and how to move on from the job when you're forced to leave due to trauma and injury. Find out more about Kevin and The Suffering Podcast here: ⁠https://www.realkevindonaldson.com/ | https://thesufferingpodcast.com/ If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StreetCopTraining Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps! Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/ or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515

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0:00.0	All right, so I was in a shooting and I was not in a good place.
0:04.5	I'm sitting in the doctor, in this doctor, his name is Eugene Stefinelli, he's the doctor for the
0:08.9	PBA. He sits in his office and he's an old school Italian from Newark
0:15.2	puts a cult 45 World War II bake light handles. He puts it in my hand and he's watching so he's like hey listen I got this he's a gun fanatic and he said I got this gun I want you know see what you think of it. It's a beautiful gun puts it in my hand and he said as soon as that touched your hand he goes I knew you weren't going back. You're training to be a street cop?
0:45.0	Hey guys, welcome this episode of the street cop
0:47.3	training podcast, we're your host, founder and CEO of
0:49.2	street cop training. My name is Dennis Benino and I have it to be
0:51.3	today Kevin Donaldson. Kevin's going to tell
0:53.0	us a cool story. He hosts a podcast I'll let him tell everything about himself.
0:56.7	I'll probably do the service if I try to do it. But I appreciate you being here today
1:00.9	brother. He actually came into in studio which is awesome We could have that happen because he's a Jersey guy and it's just better when we can have people in person.
1:09.0	It's nothing like an in person podcast. You know, I can't feel what you're saying like if I say something offensive to you which is a high probability.
1:17.1	If I say something offensive to you I can read your body language. I can read your face and through Zoom you get it but it's just not the same. I would challenge you to try to find
1:27.6	some way to offend me because I probably have the thickest skin I don't know what you could say to get me to get worked up I'm just so
1:35.9	thick skin dude because I just don't give a fuck about anything.
1:38.3	Talk to my wife for a couple minutes she'll find a way to a
1:40.0	yeah it's different yeah it's different They seem to get you a little bit.
1:43.2	Do so tell us about you, give us the bio.
1:45.0	I'm a retired police officer. I've been retired now for almost nine years.
1:49.9	I haven't gone to work in 10. You know I'm a lifelong New Jersey resident
1:56.6	grew up in the Atlantic City area north Jersey transplant and you know unfortunately I had to retire because I was in a shooting that sort of took me down a pretty dark road.
2:10.0	How did you become a North Jersey transplant from Atlantic City because Atlantic City is basically Delaware?
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