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Happy Monday! In this solo episode, Patrick breaks down the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people – your 3AM crew. The ones who show up when things fall apart. Negative energy is contagious, so take inventory: who lifts you up, and who drags you down?

Ben Walker, founder/CEO of Ditto Transcripts, explains how certified, on-demand transcription slashes paperwork and stress for law-enforcement pros. We also discuss officer burnout, how outsourcing interviews buys back patrol time, and the tech wave modernizing evidence handling. If you care about efficient, tech-forward policing, this one’s for you.🔗 Visit Ditto: https://www.dittotranscripts.com/ Ditto Transcription provides certified, accurate, cost-effective transcription services for professionals in law enforcement, legal, medical, academic research, and more.Unlike other transcription companies, Ditto prioritizes your calls and concerns. Each of our departments has its own dedicated account manager, quality assurance manager, and transcription team to ensure each client receives personalized, outstanding service.Criminal Justice EvolutionEpisode 726June 4, 2025

Feeling tossed by anxiety? In today's episode of Microcast Monday, Patrick breaks down ACT’s “anchor” move: acknowledge what’s happening, lock in on your breath and body, and let the storm pass. Use it to halt rumination, regulate emotions, and regain control – anytime, anywhere.

YC alum Tamar Blue joins us to unpack how her HIPAA-compliant platform, MentalHappy, is turning virtual support groups into a lifeline for 1,500+ providers and the communities they serve. Topics discussed include the stigmas behind metal health, the toll of therapist burnout, and the power behind group therapy.🔗 More from Tamar: Visit MentalHappy.com

In this Microcast Monday, our host Patrick Fitzgibbons strips Memorial Day down to its core: honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the United States. He traces the holiday’s roots from post-Civil War to its designation as a federal holiday, and offers practical ways to pay respect.

In this Microcast Monday, Patrick Fitzgibbons critiques the common advice to “just be yourself,” showing how clinging to the status quo can stall growth and why purposeful self-improvement is the way forward.

Too many Americans slip through the cracks when primary care and behavioral health services sit in separate silos. Dr. Patricia Robinson wants to change that. In this episode, she lays out her vision for fully integrated primary care – where patients see their physician and therapist under one roof. We dig into why the status quo leaves millions untreated, how consolidated teams cut friction for patients, and why clinicians must guard against burnout while the U.S. faces a mental‑health worker shortage.🔗 More from Dr. Robinson: explore her work at SpeakToYourDoctor.com

In today's quick episode, host Patrick Ftizgibbons explains why owning your role is the first step to fixing everyday challenges (finances, relationships, work, etc.) Tune in for a blunt reminder: happiness and success are DIY projects.

Aswad survived a career‑ending shooting while pursuing pro‑basketball overseas. Instead of revenge, he chose forgiveness – then dedicated his life to helping other survivors heal and be heard. His story tests what we think we know about justice, resilience, and public safety.

In this Microcast Monday, host Patrick Fitzgibbons breaks down why radical presence is more than a meditation cliché. He explains how dwelling on the past fuels depression, while future-tripping often drives anxiety, then offers quick advice on how to pull your attention back to the now.

In this Microcast Monday, we redefine “walking a higher path” as a deliberate upgrade to every area of life – health, mindset, work, and relationships – not a quest to outshine others. Host Patrick Fitzgibbons shares concrete pivots that move you from autopilot to intentional living, anchored by Henry Ford’s reminder: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t – you’re right.”

In this Microcast Monday, we explore some powerful self-improvement hacks that can propel you beyond mediocrity – from following up and showing kindness, to embracing a growth mindset and finishing what you start. Learn how these simple habits can quickly separate you from the crowd and boost your personal and professional success.

In this Microcast Monday, we explore the story of the Trojan Horse – a gift that appeared harmless but led to the fall of Troy. We take a hard look at how you can harbor your own “Trojan Horse” within: hidden doubts, fears, or influences that, if left unchecked, can bring about personal or professional downfall. Tune in for a quick, thought-provoking reminder to stay vigilant against self-sabotage and steer your journey toward success.

Retired Lieutenant Randy Sutton is a 34-year law enforcement veteran and founder of The Wounded Blue, an organization dedicated to supporting injured and disabled officers. After suffering a career-ending stroke while on patrol, Randy faced a battle over his benefits—but he refused to give up. Now, as Chair of The Wounded Blue’s Board of Directors, he leads programs that offer vital assistance to officers in need. Known for his media appearances and advocacy, Randy also champions Shatterproof to help officers find treatment and resources.His story proves that when you’re down, the only way forward is up.

Every decision leads us to where we stand today. In this quick episode, I talk about how even the darkest paths can shift toward a brighter future once we choose to grow and move forward.

Retired law enforcement officer and academic leader Kelly Enos shares how first responders can leverage their unique skill sets in new careers. Discover how adapting, learning, and teaching others can open doors far beyond the badge.

There is never a right time to take the action you need to. The right time is now. Stop procrastinating with the things you want to do, and more importantly the things you know you need to do. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn't promised. All we have is now.---A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you.Visit the site or call 303.960.9819.

Retired undercover detective Brent Cartwright was shot multiple times on the job – yet his will to survive never faltered. In this captivating episode, Brent reveals the mindset and perseverance that fueled his recovery, proving you can conquer any challenge if you truly believe you can. Find Brent on LinkedIn or visit his website to learn more.

Happy Monday and thank you for your patience. For the past few weeks, I've been setting up a new website behind the scenes. But I'm happy to announce that it's finally LIVE so back to normal programming. Stay tuned for more new episodes, guests, and interviews coming your way.A special thanks to YOU, the criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol. I was contemplating hurting myself. I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you.Visit the site or call 303.960.9819.

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.    A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe.    I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819.   https://fherehab.com/   https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/   So many times in life you feel down. You feel like you aren't good enough. Maybe you are feeling this now. Flip that script. Think of all the good you have accomplished in your life up to this point. You have the power to make the changes to make your life better. But, you have to do the work. No one is coming to do the work for you or save you. There are people who love and care about you. People who will walk by your side on your journey, but you must do the work. It has always been this way and always will be. Life is an inside game.  And you can do it. www.cjevolution.com  Stay tuned for more great shows.   Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe.  — I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/ You don't want to hear this, but you have to. You have to learn to accept where you are right now. It might suck. Most of the time it does, but it's essential for your growth if you accept it. Once you accept you can move forward. If you don't you will stay in the cycle of anger, frustration, depression and all of the other stuff you are dealing with.  Acceptance is the first step towards a better life. Go out and conquer your day. www.cjevolution.com   Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to to everyone who has supported this show in 2024. Thank you very much. A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/   Is 2025 going to be your year? Is this going to be the year you go for that promotion, ask for that raise, start that business, write that book or ask for the help you need? It is entirely up to you.  Sure bad shit happens to us all, but it's the way you react and move forward that is going to determine your trajectory for 2025.  Remember the power you have. Go out and conquer your day and week. Happy New Year!!!! www.cjevolution.com   Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/ I am a big believer in our vibrational energy.  "If you want to know the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration" - Nikola Tesla When you start vibrating at a higher level you are going to start getting what you want. Don't believe me? Check out the emerging research and science behind this.  We are all energy, and we all vibrate and give off a frequency - good or bad.  Want to change you life? Start vibrating at a higher level. Go out and conquer your day and week. Until next time, Patrick www.cjevolution.com   

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/ Stop telling yourself you are going to do something and don't. Just do it! The longer you procrastinate the likelihood you won't do it.  Mel Robbins, big time influencer has a book called 5, 4, 3, 2,1. Count from down to 1 then do it. The psychology behind this is that the longer you have the brain will talk you out of what you should do.  Try this the next time you don't want to get out of bed. It works. In the end, you don't want to have more " I tried" more than "you did."  Go out and conquer your day. It's a new month, December. Let's make this month a good one.  www.cjevolution.com Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe.  I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/ Happy Monday and Happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all the brave men and women who have served this great country. When you adopt a Zero F*ck's Attitude something great happens. You don't let people get under your skin. You don't care what people say about you because you aren't giving away your power to them. You're taking your power back. This attitude is not about rude, non-caring or indifferent. It's about not giving people your energy who don't deserve you. When you become stronger and more resilient you start pulling away from people who are toxic and are trying to bring you down.  Start given a F*ck about what really matters. What's best for you and your overall health and happiness. www.cjevolution.com   Patrick

My next guest has been in law enforcement for a very long time, and his area of expertise in crimes against children. These are horrific crimes that are very difficult to investigate for everyone involved. God Bless the men and women who investigate this crimes. Mike Weber, is a graduate of the University of North Texas (BS, 1990), who has an impressive 40-year law enforcement career. This includes over 16 years investigating Crimes Against Children. His impressive amount of years, along with his dedication to combating crimes against children have established him as a national authority in the investigation of Medical Child Abuse, commonly known as Munchausen by Proxy. Mike and I also talk about how these crimes can mentally effect the investigator, and we also touch on agency betrayal. You can find Mike here:https://www.mikeweberconsulting.com/ A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ 

Thank you for listening to the show and welcome back. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe.  I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ I am going to guess that most of you, like me, like being in control of everything. Most first responders have this trait. In fact, I would say most people in the world want to be in control all the time. The reality is that most of the times we are NOT. You can't control other people or most situations, but you CAN control You and how You react. When you stop giving your power and energy to the things and people you can't control you will start to regain your personal power so you can use it the way you need to that benefits YOU. Go out and conquer your day and week. www.cjevolution.com Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe.  I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/   If you want to know the secrets of the Universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration - Nikola Tesla We are all energy. We put out a frequency and we all vibrate. That is what energy does. We have so much power to change our lives, but we stay stuck in misery. What if you changed how you thought about things?  Scientists say we have about 70k-80k thoughts a DAY! Wow....That's a lot of thoughts, and here is the kicker. Most of the thoughts we are thinking were the same thoughts as yesterday. What if you changed 10% of those? What about 5% or 3%? Your life would begin to change for the better.  Go out and conquer your day.   www.cjevolution.com Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe. I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/ I want you to remember this - You are Good Enough. I know you might not think it because you might be facing some challenges right now. I know how that feels. You have made mistakes in the past. You might have said something to someone that you regret. Maybe you didn't act fast enough. Whatever the reasons you can't change the past. You are HUMAN and you will make mistakes.  But, it doesn't take away from the fact that you are a good person and you are good enough. When you start feeling better and you start taking care of yourself you will start to see that more and more. Brighter days are ahead. Just don't give up. Keep going. It will always get better my friend. Go out and conquer you day. More great shows coming. www.cjevolution.com Patrick

Thank you for listening to the show. Please give us that 5-star Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it.  A special thanks to YOU. The criminal justice / first responder professional. Thank you for what you do every day for our communities. Remember you are honored, cherished, and loved. Keep up the good work and please be safe.  I struggled. I was in a dark place for a long time. I was in pain, and I masked it with alcohol.  I was contemplating hurting myself.  I finally decided to reach out and ask for help, and I am grateful I did. FHE Health and The Shatterproof Program saved my life. If you are struggling, you don’t have to stay there. We can and will help you. Reach out today at 303.960.9819. https://fherehab.com/ https://www.cjevolution.com/shatterproof/ Some people like being alone and they are much happier. On the other end, many people think a relationship will fix all of their problems and it rarely does. If anything, it can often bring more problems. If you are single or just out of a relationship why not take some time and work on yourself? When you find solace and strength in being alone, and you start loving yourself again, you will be a much better place to be in a relationship again. Go out and conquer your day and week. Patrick www.cjevolution.com