Blue Grit Radio: the Police Performance Podcast: Mindset, Wellness, Leadership
Welcome to Blue Grit Radio: the podcast for police officers, first responders, and service-minded leaders who want to elevate their performance in career and life. Hosted by Eric Tung, an active police leader, trainer, and mentor, this show explores topics, lessons, and resources, for listeners with to achieve professional excellence and personal resilience.
Each episode features raw conversations, actionable insights, and interviews with leaders in law enforcement, wellness experts, veterans, and high performers who share their lessons on overcoming adversity, leading with purpose, and creating positive change in their first responder and organizational culture.
Whether you’re a rookie, veteran officer, aspiring leader, or just passionate about growth and service, Blue Grit Radio will help you strengthen your mindset, improve your health, and elevate your impact on the job and in life.
Topics include:
- Police leadership and team building
- Officer mental health and wellness
- Navigating toxic police culture
- Resilience, mindset, and Stoicism
- Career development and promotion
- Fitness, family, and fulfillment beyond the badge
Host Eric Tung is an 18-year police officer currently serving as a Patrol Operations Commander and wellness coordinator in Washington State. He is an author, host, speaker, and industry voice focused on building critical mindset, wellness, recruiting, hiring, retention, police leadership, organizational health and community engagement.
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Blue Grit Radio: the Police Performance Podcast: Mindset, Wellness, Leadership
336: Broken Trust is Killing Your Organization, and What to Do About it, Christine Townsend pt. 1
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In this insightful interview, Christine Townsend shares her unique journey from journalism to policing and her deep exploration of trust, moral courage, and mental health in first responder communities. We use her book (Trust) as a jump-off point for key themes that affect every relationship, perception, and organization.
She shares how trust underpins organizational culture, personal resilience, and effective leadership, with practical insights on fostering trust and well-being.
We discuss:
- Trust as the foundation of organizational and interpersonal relations
- The role of moral courage in leadership and ethics
- Mental health challenges and innovative therapies like ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
- The impact of trauma and stress on first responders
- Strategies for building and restoring trust within organizations
Website - https://christinetownsend.com
LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/christinetownsend
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