Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge: Sergeant Kevin Briggs (ep. 722)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Sergeant Kevin Briggs is a retired California Highway Patrol officer known as the Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge. For more than 20 years, Kevin patrolled the Golden Gate Bridge, where he saved more than 200 people from suicide.

Today, Kevin shares how his own battles with abuse, cancer, and depression gave him a unique compassion, and the unforgettable lessons he’s learned from hundreds of conversations with those on the edge of despair. In a world where societal pressures and personal pain can drown out hope, Kevin’s story reminds us that a simple, empathetic presence can rekindle the courage to choose life.

My friends, as suicide remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, this conversation reminds us that even in our darkest moments, there’s light—and a way forward.

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0:48.7	podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national bestselling author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class
0:56.0	inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast. John interviews extraordinary
1:01.5	individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more
1:07.5	fully live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary. Well, hello, my friends, and
1:14.1	welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. You are in for an emotional, awesome,
1:22.5	inspirational treat today. I'm going to begin by introducing my guest, Sergeant Kevin Briggs.
1:29.3	So Kevin Briggs is a retired California Highway Patrol officer known as, I love this term,
1:36.6	the guardian of the Golden Gate. For more than 20 years, Kevin patrolled the Golden Gate Bridge,
1:42.7	where he saved more than 200 individuals from taking out of the Golden Gate Bridge, where he saved more than 200 individuals
1:47.1	from taking their own life. Today, Kevin shares how his own battles with abuse, with cancer,
1:55.5	with depression, gave him a unique compassion and the unforgettable lessons that he learned from hundreds of conversations
2:03.0	with those on the edge of despair.
2:05.8	In a world, my friends, where societal pressures, where personal pain, where the struggles
2:12.0	we're dealing with in social media and mainstream media, for some of us politically, can drown
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