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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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S3 Ep5: EWEN SIM: Part 1 The mindful cop

DCT Audio ·

2019/04/18

Ewen Sim first discovered mindfulness whilst at university and it seemed a natural partner to his interest in Buddhism. Over the years he has taken additional training in yoga and hypnotherapy. In 2018 he was invited to the Houses of Parliament to take part in a Parliamentary committee looking at well-being and mindfulness in the armed and emergency services. He is also a busy response officer with Lancashire Constabulary and previously Greater Manchester police. He regularly takes mindfulness

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S3 Ep4: WILL HOGAN Part 2: Steps to recovery and a...

DCT Audio ·

2019/02/16

In our last episode Detective Will Hogan describes his mental breakdown, his post traumatic stress diagnosis and the collapse of his shed. In this episode Will shares with us how he sought help, overcame stigma and like a broken bone (a topic he is also familiar with) became stronger as a result of his lived experience. He now as a result, has a strong beautiful shed. I began by asking Will about his first steps to recovery.

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S3 Ep3: WILL HOGAN Part 1: A journey into PTSD and...

DCT Audio ·

2019/02/14

A mental health episode , in the police at least, is affectionately known as a shed collapse. Detective Will Hogan attended an incident at the back end of 2009 that would cause HIS shed to well and truly collapse three years later. Such was the trauma he experienced, he tried to take his own life. In a two part podcast, Will describes the incident that lead to his breakdown. In the second episode Will describes his subsequent treatment and what organisations and indeed colleagues can do to

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22:56

S3 Ep2: IAN WHITEHEAD: The roles and pitfalls of the...

DCT Audio ·

2019/01/18

Ian Whitehead is a career detective having spent the last 24 years in Lancashire Constabulary. His early career saw him on various squads tackling burglary and robbery before moving on to serious and organised crime. He has served in every rank up to chief inspector in both uniformed and detective roles. He was promoted to detective superintendent and in 2017 became the head of public protection, a role he feels very privileged to hold. He believes that poor performance is almost always a

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28:36

S3 Ep1: BLACKPOOL TRAGEDY 1983 - Police Officers lost...

DCT Audio ·

2019/01/06

At 1.48pm on Wednesday the 5th January 1983 the police control room at Blackpool broadcast a radio message that was to change the lives of many and would result in the loss of four human beings. Holiday maker Alistair Anthony was walking his Jack Russell dog along the lower walk when it went into the sea. He attempted a rescue but was washed away into a sea that has been described by many as some of the worst conditions they have ever seen. Blackpool police officers were quickly on the scene and

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S2 Ep10: ARMISTICE: Lest we forget

DCT Audio ·

2018/11/22

This year marked the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, the end of the war. Join us at War Memorial 565 in Blackpool as we experience this years remembrance service and some of views of those who were there.

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S2 Ep9: DAVE THOMAS: My own adverse childhood...

DCT Audio ·

2018/10/10

Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day. After doing a series of podcasts with ex offenders I promised that I would share my own childhood experiences. Fairly boring but no less impactful on me and that is the point. You don’t have to be the victim of a traumatic event to traumatised. The podcast does not come from a point of expertise but one of experience. In hindsight, dealing with victims of crime and the bereaved was part of my journey to make sense of my own life through the

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S2 Ep8: FIONA MEECHAN: Compassion at work

DCT Audio ·

2018/09/20

Compassion at Work Toolkit Fiona Meechan’s current role is Lecturer in Healthcare Leadership and Management at the Alliance Manchester Business School, where she delivers an MSc in Healthcare Leadership for people working in a wide range of senior clinical and non-clinical roles across the NHS. Previous roles include: Fiona has recently written a ‘Compassion at Work Toolkit’ for the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work (which is available on OscarKilo). She also designed the

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S2 Ep7: KATIE HUTCHINGS: Heart transplant survivor

DCT Audio ·

2018/08/18

There was nothing common about the cold Katie Hutchings caught over the Easter of 2015. Within day's she was taken to hospital and put on the urgent transplant list. The virus has attacked her heart and had damaged it beyond repair. She eventually received a new donor heart and you would think that would have been the beginning of a new life. However it was to be the start of a nightmare she only just got through. Katies describes the setbacks she encountered on her long road to recovery and the

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S2 Ep6: EX OFFENDER: Describes through his recovery...

DCT Audio ·

2018/06/26

My guest today comes from a large family of privilege and wealth. His own father was quite elderly when he was born and he was sent to boarding school at an early age where he was sexually abused. All this made my guest feel worthless and he struggled to come to terms with his own emotions. He chose alcohol to take the pain away. As he got older he would enter into relationships which would ultimately fail. Feeling abandoned he would harass his ex partners which led to his

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S2 Ep5: GRAHAM GODDEN: From armed robber to charity...

DCT Audio ·

2018/06/20

In the third of my podcasts on adverse childhood experiences I talk to a man who committed a string of armed robberies in the south east of England at provincial building societies. Such became his notoriety he was dubbed the M25 bandit. He was eventually arrested by the Metropolitan Police's SO19 and has spent a total of eighteen and a half years in prison. Graham Godden had a difficult childhood and was sent to boarding school for mal adjusted children. He discovered drugs and alcohol and slowly

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31:31

S2 Ep4: EX OFFENDER: Reflects on his life choices...

DCT Audio ·

2018/06/17

In the second of my podcasts on adverse childhood experiences my guest has asked to remain anonymous for no other reason that to protect the identities of those people involved. He was responsible for an assault which resulted in a gaol sentence. Whilst inside and through the 12 step program, he closely examined himself and looked at his actions and how they were influenced by his own childhood experiences. DISCLAIMER: My guest talks about several incidents that have been previously reported to

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S2 Ep3: JACKIE MALTON: On unpicking adverse childhood...

DCT Audio ·

2018/06/14

In this what will be the first podcast in a series of four I will be looking at adverse childhood experiences, how they can lead to addiction and for some a pathway to prison. Jackie Malton is a retired police officer and detective and her own pathway to recovery from alcohol is well documented. We examine the inner self and how Jackie, as an unpaid volunteer counsellor, helps people through recovery, many serving long prison sentences. Thus setting the way for a further three podcasts where I

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S2 Ep2: SUE DAVIES: A bereaved mother.

DCT Audio ·

2018/03/27

Sue Davies is a typical hard working mum. In 2011 she suffered the unimaginable. Her son Robert aged 26 yrs was travelling home in his car to see her and his son Cameron when it left the motorway and rolled over into a field. The impact was fatal. Sue describes how she coped with that loss and how her grandson misses his Daddy and how Cameron has been her lifeline. Sue has asked this quote is included on the podcast: “Do not judge the bereaved mother. She comes in many forms. She is breathing,

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36:43

S2 Ep1: Noreen Tehrani

DCT Audio ·

2018/01/20

In this episode Noreen describes the brain and how it works. Realising that trauma is a biological problem and not a mental one helps us understand why we experience these feelings and how we can overcome them. Noreen also discusses empathy and how using the head instead of the heart can help us better understand ourselves and others. After an interesting and varied career working as a medical researcher, retail operations manager and organisational counselling psychologist, Noreen launched her

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S1 Ep12: One year on.

DCT Audio ·

2017/12/16

One year ago the very first Walk the Talk podcast was broadcast with its very first guest Andy Rhodes. In what is the last podcast of 2017 it seemed only fair to invite him back in for an update on his national wellbeing work and on his new job as the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary.

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S1 Ep11: Cognitive hypnotherapist.

DCT Audio ·

2017/12/14

Lynne Wilkins started her career in public relations but through a chance meeting she decided she really wanted to help people and became a cognitive hypnotherapist untangling the unconscious mind which determines our everyday behaviour and mindset. Exploring what makes us tick and the various therapy’s available we discuss how to better our lives. At the end of this podcast Lynne takes us on a quick meditation tutorial that all of us can do. If you would like to find out more about Lynne and

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S1 Ep10: Ex Flying squad officer who beat alcohol and...

DCT Audio ·

2017/12/10

Jackie Malton was openly gay from an early age. As a result her character was put to the test when she joined Leicestershire Police and subsequently the Metropolitan Police. She rose through the ranks and became a member of the renowned “Flying Squad.” Passionate about her job and dealing with all the pressures that entailed she increasingly felt ashamed and she turned to alcohol to cope. It was a chance encounter with a street drinker that would change her life forever. As a thief taker she

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S1 Ep9: Change.

DCT Audio ·

2017/11/22

In this episode I will be looking at change, why I think our lives are wholly dependant on it and how we deal with it when it happens. I will be also talking about my recent experience of change. "When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills" - Chinese Proverb

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S1 Ep8: Worry and addiction.

DCT Audio ·

2017/11/07

In this podcast I share my experiences with worry. I have spent a life time worrying until one day I realised that everything I feared would happen hadn't. I will also be talking about addiction and how the person who became an addict can never be the person that stops.

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