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DCT Audio

Welcome to DCT Audio. The home of great podcasts. Welcome and thankyou for taking a moment to see what DCT Audio is about. My name is Dave Thomas and I am a retired police Officer. I spent nearly 30 years policing the streets of Lancashire. After a decade on roads policing, I went into the detective arena where I specialised in investigating serious and complex crime. Finally, I spent the final few years of my career on the child protection unit. It was as challenging role as you might imagine

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S5 Ep9: Richard Horton aka “The Night Jack”

DCT Audio ·

2022/04/26

Richard Horton began his career with a short spell in accountancy before joining the police. Serving in the east side of Lancashire he performed several duties before becoming a Detective, a role he dedicated himself to for more than twenty years. Moving back into uniform towards the end of his career he was a response Sergeant overseeing a team of young and eager police officers. But that isn’t the real story. Richard wrote an anonymous blog called The Night Jack in which he described the

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S5 Ep8: Pilot episode

DCT Audio ·

2022/04/17

Welcome to what is a first for A Mindful Life. This podcast is a concept if you like, a working idea of something I have wanted to do for sometime. If successful it may become a commercial project, another first. Retired police officers Steve Bradshaw and Richard Horton, together with myself have collaborated to produce a show about current policing issues and topics. We would very much appreciate your comments if you have a few minutes. We are keen to get this in the right place before it goes

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S5 Ep7: Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

DCT Audio ·

2022/04/05

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann Max Ehrmann(1872-1945) was a scholar and poet, born in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 16, 1872. He was the youngest of five children of German immigrants. He graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in 1894, and then studied law and philosophy at Harvard University. After 10 years in the business world, Ehrmann retired so he could devote all his time to literary work. During his life, Max Ehrmann contributed great thoughts to our literary lexicons,

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36:43

S5 Ep6: Alfie Moore aka “The Laughing Policeman”

DCT Audio ·

2022/02/13

Alfie Moore was a police officer for twenty years before deciding that his path lay in stand up comedy. Using the skills that he gained on the street, he learnt how to “work the room” and became increasingly successful. Now playing to sell out theatres up and down the country and having his own radio series on BBC Radio 4, it’s fair to say he has become an established entertainer. In this podcast, we discuss the police, the comedy circuit, how Alfie got his big break and some of the darker issues

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28:33

S5 Ep5: Karen Davies - Sequins to sirens

DCT Audio ·

2022/02/02

Karen Davies was a cabaret performer who later became a police officer. However, years of working in the high pressure environment eventually took its toil and Karen left the service in 2015. It is a story that I could have written myself since it has many similarities to my own decent into mental anguish and trauma. Thankfully, Karen has now found her solace in the beautiful mountains of South Wales and hopes to organise and run retreats for those who find themselves in the position she was

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S5 Ep4: Dimpsey Dusk by Eily Nash

DCT Audio ·

2022/01/20

Dimpsey Dusk by Eily Nash Eily Nash is an English author with 18 books of poetry and story telling under her belt. Firmly connected to Mother Earth through her pagan beliefs, she weaves stories of magic and love. She has very kindly given me permission to read one of her short stories entitled Dimpsey Dusk. A delightful tale of forests, elves and fairies 🧚‍♀️ You can find her books here on her website edendeanbooks.com

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S5 Ep3: If by Rudyard Kipling

DCT Audio ·

2021/11/30

Rudyard Kipling has written several stories that have gone on to become famous. The Jungle Book, Kim and The Man who would be King to name a few. He was also responsible for some notable poems, perhaps his best known and philosophical entitled “If.” It is a marvellous poem which basically enthuses care and compassion of others and not to take yourself too seriously. The poem is now in the copyright public domain and has been recorded many times. I thought I would have a go and try do justice to

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19:32

S5 Ep2: A broken cop and his road to recovery.

DCT Audio ·

2021/11/17

It would seem fitting perhaps that my first podcast under the new mantle of A Mindful Life should concentrate on myself. After 25 years in the UK police, I suffered a mental breakdown. Even now I feel weak for admitting that. That is my ego talking though. My hope is that my experience in the blue light services will assist others to make sense of their own journey. I retire in 2022 where I will explore so much more than I did in my previous podcast Walk the Talk.

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29:29

S5 Ep1: Sam Murray. Former Royal Marine.

DCT Audio ·

2021/03/19

Sam Murray is a former Royal Marine who later worked in the private sector doing surveillance and close protection assignments. Whilst his professional life was varied and exciting, his own wellbeing started to suffer. Buried grief and other personal traumas started to take their toll on Sam and he turned to alcohol and drugs before trying to his own life. After a spell in hospital and finding his prescription medication wasn’t helping him, he tried to take his life again. It was a chance

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21:07

S4 Ep5: PILGRIM BANDITS: The Curtis Palmer Project

DCT Audio ·

2020/09/09

The Pilgrim Bandits Pilgrim Bandits recognises the dangerous and often stressful work carried out by the Policing Family. We understand that PTSD, stress and mental health related issues have increased within the Police and Emergency services. Officers nationwide are also daily suffering injuries, some life changing. Having worked for many years helping our Armed Forces servicemen and women suffering similar issues we have decided to extend our remit of help to the Policing family. The Charity

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S4 Ep4: MIKE CUNNINGHAM QPM: CEO of the College of...

DCT Audio ·

2020/08/24

In this episode I talk with Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, current head of the college of policing. We discuss the PEQF and direct entry scheme to policing and the controversy it has caused with many front line officers. We also discuss the new projects the college is currently rolling out and Mike reflects on his 30+ years in law enforcement.

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38:32

S4 Ep3: LANCASHIRE VIOLENCE REDUCTION NETWORK: Police...

DCT Audio ·

2020/08/01

The Lancashire Violence Reduction Network are a team of specialists from health, education, police, youth offending, probation, local government and social care who are working together to share best practices and connect services to tackle violent crime and its underlying causes. We talk to Detective Chief Superintendent Sue Clarke who is leading Lancashire Constabulary's initiative to tackle crime through a trauma informed approach. Joining Sue is Rose Latham and Daniel Wolstencroft, who through

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35:29

S4 Ep2: LIAM MAHON: Systems thinker and human being

DCT Audio ·

2020/03/11

Liam Mahon by his own mission didn’t enjoy school and left academically with very little. He joined the army and worked hard to gain his Green beret after completing the Royal Marines commando course. After serving in Iraq he left the army and joined the police spending the next 13 years serving the police of Lancashire. But as we have heard so many times before he attended several incidents that adversely affected his mental health and he resigned. Searching for a purpose and perhaps trying to

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51:04

S4 Ep1: JOHN SUTHERLAND: Crossing the line.

DCT Audio ·

2020/02/16

In the April of 2013 my guest suffered a traumatic mental breakdown that would cut short his career as a police officer. He chose to write about that experience and in 2017 his book "Blue, a memoire: Keeping the peace and falling to pieces" was published. Searingly honest, sharing police work in a way perhaps no one has ever done before and the toll that it took on him, it quickly became a best seller. He became somewhat of a celebrity within the policing and wellbeing world and was soon in demand

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S3 Ep11: PETER KIRKHAM: Ex Met Police Officer and...

DCT Audio ·

2019/12/13

Peter Kirkham was born & bred on a farm in Cheshire. He travelled to London and basically never went back! He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Special Constable whilst at university and joined as a Constable immediately after he finished his degree. He served in the Metropolitan Police for over 21 years, both in uniform and CID at all ranks up to Detective Chief Inspector. He spent five years on the Flying Squad,dealing with armed robbers in the early 1990s, followed by two years, as

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S3 Ep10: LT COL WILL MEDDINGS: Leadership in the...

DCT Audio ·

2019/11/29

Lieutenant Colonel Will Meddings is an infantry officer in the Royal Anglian Regiment. Throughout his career he has commanded soldiers on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, in teams sizing from a 12 man patrol fighting alongside the Afghan Army in Helmand, to a 100-strong company protecting advisors in Kabul. He now commands a battalion of 500 soldiers. In 2016 Will was one of the founders of the Centre for Army Leadership at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, a small organisation designed to

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S3 Ep9: TOM WHEELHOUSE: The impact on officers...

DCT Audio ·

2019/11/16

Tom Wheelhouse spent several years in the Metropolitan police service and one of his career highlights was working on the 2012 London Olympics. However he soon came to realise that his dream job was becoming a nightmare and after careful thought handed in his resignation due to the toxic work atmosphere he found himself in. With no job and no plan he managed to find work in the commercial sector for several years before realising what he really wanted to do was to help people who found themselves

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37:11

S3 Ep8: SARAH JANE LENNIE: The impact of emotional...

DCT Audio ·

2019/07/22

Sarah-Jane (SJ) Lennie served as a police officer for 18 years before struggling with her mental health and finally making a personally difficult decision to change her career. It was only at the point of finally speaking out about her own experiences of mental ill-health that she came to realise how many of her colleagues were also suffering, though no one was talking. Coming from a family of police officers, with both parents and husband serving officers, Sarah Jane has always cared deeply

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S3 Ep7: TONI WHITE: Men’s mental health advocate.

DCT Audio ·

2019/05/19

Tony White is a freelance mental health consultant with 20 years experience of high functioning depression, anxiety and complex PTSD specialising in men’s and workplace mental health. Tony’s work centres around education and advocation of men’s mental health and vulnerability, mentoring and supporting men on a one-to-one level as well as talks and training on the topic using a direct but humorous approach offering realistic advice and solutions. She has been credited with changing peoples

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19:07

S3 Ep6: EWEN SIM: Part 2 A mindfulness meditation.

DCT Audio ·

2019/05/07

In our last episode Ewen sim (@mindfulcop) explained his work involving mindfulness and what it is. Ewen has kindly returned to record a mindfulness mediation which lasts just under 20 minutes. So relax, unwind and let the moment take you. I do hope you enjoy it. Music by www.Premierbeat.com www.bensound.com

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