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The Stoic Responder

Kristofor Healey

Welcome to The Stoic Responder Podcast. In my law enforcement career, Stoic philosophy provided the mindset edge that was the foundation of my professional success. My mission today is to share those ancient mindset lessons with you so that you can approach your career and life with a tactical advantage live your life with valor.

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OUT OF ROLE: FEMA's Response to Hurricane Helene |...

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/10/07

In this episode, former DHS OIG Special Agent Kristofor Healey discusses the role of FEMA in disaster response, particularly in the context of Hurricane Helene. He explains FEMA's responsibilities as a secondary responder, the challenges faced during the recent hurricane, and the reality of the $750 emergency checks provided to affected individuals and what other funding FEMA provides after a disaster. Healey also discusses the statutes that govern FEMA's operations and the systemic issues within

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11:33

It Isn't the External

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/10/05

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” - Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Marcus Aurelius didn’t have social media or 24-hour news networks broadcasting the chaos of the external world into his living room on a near constant basis. But that doesn’t mean the chaos didn’t exist. The same pressures existed in the second century that exist in the 21st

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15:44

A Shared Humanity

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/10/04

“What is divine deserves our respect because it is good; what is human deserves our affection because it is like us. “ – Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: While the divine may inspire awe and reverence, it is our shared human experience that elicits empathy, understanding, and affection. It is only by recognizing and striving for the ideal represented in the divine while respecting our shared humanity, that we can live lives of virtue, compassion, and understanding. We talk

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13:47

Be Ready

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/10/03

“In days of peace the soldier performs maneuvers, throws up earthworks with no enemy in sight, and wearies himself by gratuitous toil, in order that he may be equal to unavoidable toil. If you would not have a man flinch when the crisis comes, train him before it comes.” - Seneca In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Like the Minutemen we must drill and remain vigilant, ready to respond in a moment’s notice. And like the rattlesnake, we must remain peaceful until threatened - violent but under

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16:08

It's the Little Things

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/10/02

"Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater." – Epictetus In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: There is a maxim in triathlon that says that amateurs train to their strengths and professionals train to their weaknesses. It’s how you end up with Ironman age groupers barely making the cutoff despite a sub five-hour bike split. Rather than focus on getting faster in the pool or grinding out another speed work session on the track, they opt to do the

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12:19

Keep Showing Up

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/27

“When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.” – Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Self-control is not a static state. We all mess up from time to time. We skip a workout. We hit the snooze button. We lose our temper. We overindulge food or drink. To err, as the Alexander Pope poem reminds us, is

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19:32

The Domino Effect

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/26

“The responsibility is all yours; no one can stop you from being honest or straightforward.” – Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: A screenshot from a 2009 educational video posted to YouTube by Stephen Morris has become a popular meme showcasing how the ‘Domino Effect’ works. In the meme, users label the first tiny domino with some insignificant event like “skipping class today” and then the last, large domino, with a life changing event such as “becoming homeless.” It’s a

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17:27

The More We Train

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/25

“That’s why the philosophers warn us not to be satisfied with mere learning, but to add practice and then training. For as time passes we forget what we learned and end up doing the opposite, and hold opinions the opposite of what we should.” – Epictetus In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: In 1980, Marcinko hand selected an elite group of Navy SEALs and other special operations personnel and instituted an intensive six month training regimen to bring the unit online. Over the next three years,

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17:59

You Don't Have to Have an Opinion

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/24

“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.” - Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: It’s an old media trick on Capitol Hill. Every time a politician gets caught doing something controversial, reporters seek comment from every passing Senator or Representative and use the responses to fuel the next news cycle.

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13:23

True Freedom

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/20

“[It is] like seeing roasted meat and other dishes in front of you and suddenly realizing: This is a dead fish. A dead bird. A dead pig. Or that this noble vintage [wine] is rotted grapes… perceptions like that... latching onto things and piercing through them, to see what they really are… to strip away the legend that encrusts them.” - Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: What is the world around you when it is stripped of the values that you place upon it? Your badge? A piece

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11:32

Master or Slave?

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/19

“Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. “ – Epictetus In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: We have sovereignty over a few things in this life - our choices, our attitude, our actions and our reactions. But we are quick to give away that sovereignty the moment our fragile ego is threatened by a perceived slight or insult. In those moments, when we let the anger rise and boil over, we surrender our agency and

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14:15

Loyalty in Adversity

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/18

“In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things” – Epictetus In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: At the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the cadre at the Physical Techniques Division love to meter out punishment for minor transgressions. Students learn, in short order, that there is no benefit in standing out from the crowd and classes quickly band together to up level everyone’s performance for the good of the whole. Through this

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24:42

You Are Not Rich

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/17

“When a youth was giving himself airs in the theater and saying, “I am wise for I have conversed with many wise men,” Epictetus said, “I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich.” – Epictetus In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: To Stoics, the wise man is the ideal. And though it is the ideal, it is exceedingly rare and only born out of constant practice and humility. It is vital to seek the ideal, striving every day to gain perfect consistency of our rational faculties so that

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09:39

Do Something

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/16

E065: Do Something “When men choose to do nothing, they also learn to do evil.” – Cato In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Cato inspired our founding fathers with his steadfast integrity and fealty to the Republic. Like them, he understood that in the face of wrongdoing and injustice, remaining passive or indifferent could lead individuals down a perilous path of moral decline. Law enforcement needs more men like Cato. In today’s hyper-political policing environment, the profession is

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11:26

Dust to Dust

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/12

E064: Dust to Dust “Alexander the Great and his mule driver both died and the same thing happened to both. “ – Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom period, around 2580–2560 BC, the Great Pyramid was commissioned by Pharaoh Khufu as a tomb, intended to house his mummified body and treasures for the afterlife. Historians estimate that the project took at least 20 years to complete and required the labor of some 20,000 full time

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09:02

Friction is Essential

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/11

E063: Friction is Essential “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” – Seneca In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Picture a gemstone in its natural state. Raw, uncut, and hidden beneath layers of imperfection. Though full of potential brilliance, it remains obscured and unrealized. It is only through friction—the act of polishing—that its innate beauty becomes manifest. We often think of friction as a bad thing, but we’ll talk about the benefits of

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16:17

Curb Your Desires

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/10

E062: Curb Your Desires "Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire." – Epictetus In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Our desires and attachments to external things are a significant source of our discontent and a potential obstacle to our freedom. Just ask Jonathan Trevino. In 2006, at the age of 22, Trevino, a Mission, Texas police officer, was placed in charge of a hybrid task force of Mission PD and Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Deputies

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11:09

Discipline Yourself

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/06

“Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.” – John Wooden In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: In other words, we get a whole lot luckier when we are consistently prepared. And that takes discipline. Want to be luckier? Be more disciplined. We talk about luck and discipline on today’s podcast! Resources + Links: Connect with Kristofor | www.kristoforhealey.com Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack |

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12:58

Show Them Their Mistake

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/05

“Shall any man hate me? That will be his affair. But I will be mild and benevolent toward every man, and ready to show even him his mistake, not reproachfully, nor yet as making a display of my endurance, but nobly and honestly.” – Marcus Aurelius In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: When faced with prejudice against our profession it can be easy to get defensive. After all, you didn’t do anything deserving of the enmity. But does that defensiveness win any hearts and minds? No. Marcus Aurelius

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14:06

Sweat the Small Stuff

The Stoic Responder ·

2024/09/04

“Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.” – Zeno In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, is known for his work on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. In his writing he emphasizes the importance of small, incremental changes as the key to achieving significant and lasting progress in life, and advocates for the concept of continuous improvement as a way to make consistent and sustainable advancements. We talk

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