Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement
Wow! What a superb book! My brother, with this book you have sent forth a major ripple of hope! ... You have crafted a book that will help ALL police officers in their struggle to serve justice in a world that is too often dark and confusing. ... In this book you have helped to guide warriors along a path to that vigorous, robust why that can survive any how. ... From the spiritual to the practical, this is a book that provides life-changing and life-affirming resources, and I unhesitatingly recommend and support it. WELL done, my friend and brother warrior-healer! --Dave Grossman, Lt. Col. (ret.) US ArmySpiritual Survival for Law Enforcement is the missing piece of the puzzle of the Behavioral Sciences Triad. There is a lot written about the mental health professionals and the peer counselors, but virtually nothing, until your book, about the spiritual aspect of the Triad. I recommend the book when I speak to law enforcement audiences. --Kevin Gilmartin, Ph. D., Author, Emotional Survival for Law EnforcementWhen police officers are caught up in the everyday struggle of catching bad guys and saving lives, often they seem to forget that they are more than physical beings. They are spiritual beings having an earthly experience, and what they do down here counts for something up there. In Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement, Rabbi Cary A. Friedman reminds police officers that they are made of stuff beyond this existence, and when they see the worst of society, senseless beatings, child abuse, rape, and murder, the physical world will not help them cope. The physical world will not end their despair and hopelessness, but the spiritual world will. The oneness, the connection with God, will give them purpose and a reason for being. The why they exist will give them the inspiration to cope with and thrive in a world gone mad. Every police officer on the planet will benefit and grow from reading this beautifully written book. They will discover who they really are inside and find peace and comfort. --Allen R. Kates, Author, CopShock: Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)