Best Clint Walton Podcasts (2025)

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E1000 The Shift Work Sleep Spiral: When “I'll Catch Up Later” Never Happens | Tactical Living Podcast 10:38

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This episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosted by Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton, tackles one of the most overlooked threats to first responder health: chronic sleep deprivation. Check out these electrolyte hydration tablets (Amazon Affiliate) that I mentioned in today's episode 🔎 Episode Overview: Shift work isn't just exhausti…

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E999 Fear of Softness: Why Emotional Intelligence Still Feels Risky on the Job | Tactical Living Podcast 11:40

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On the job, strength is measured in grit, control, and composure under pressure. But behind the badge (Amazon Affiliate), there’s another kind of strength that’s often overlooked: emotional intelligence. Why does it still feel “soft” or unsafe to express empathy, vulnerability, or self-awareness on the job? In this episode, Ashlie and Clint unpack …

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E998 What Happens When You Hate Your Partner (but Still Do the Job Well) | Tactical Living Podcast 10:45

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This episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosted by Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton, takes a raw look at one of the most uncomfortable truths in first responder life: Sometimes, you just don’t like your partner (Amazon Affiliate) but you still have to do the job. 🔎 Episode Overview: For first responders, your partner is more than j…

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E997 When the Job Becomes Your Religion | Tactical Living Podcast 10:32

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This episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosted by Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton, explores a powerful question: What happens when your profession becomes your only source of meaning (Amazon Affiliate)? When the badge replaces your beliefs, rituals, and identity—what gets lost? For many first responders, the job isn’t just what t…

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E996 Andrew Serra | Retired FDNY Captain & Historical Novelist 22:26

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Inside the mind of a firefighter-turned-author who survived 9/11 and now writes to heal, remember, and educate. We're honored to welcome Andrew Serra, retired FDNY captain and the powerful voice behind Hell’s Hundred Acres and Finding John, to the Tactical Living Podcast. After 25 years on the front lines of New York City’s Fire Department—includin…

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E995 The Invisible Competition: Rank, Resentment, and Rivalry in the Ranks | Tactical Living Podcast 10:26

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Not all competition is healthy—especially when it’s happening behind the badge. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton pull back the curtain on the unspoken rivalries, silent resentment (Amazon Affiliate), and morale issues that creep into first responder culture when rank becomes personal. If …

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E994 Is Your Humor Hiding Hurt? The Dark Side of First Responder Banter | Tactical Living Podcast 11:02

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Laughter is a survival skill in this job (Amazon Affiliate) but sometimes, it’s also a shield. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the fine line between coping and covering up, showing how sarcasm, dark humor, and constant banter can signal unprocessed pain beneath the surface. 🔎 Epi…

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E993 De‑Escalation Tactics: From the Street to Your Marriage | Tactical Living Podcast 10:24

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You’re trained to defuse tension on the job (Amazon Affiliate)—so why does a simple disagreement at home turn into a standoff? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton bridge the gap between professional de‑escalation skills and healthy conflict resolution in marriage, showing how the same mindse…

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E992 From Trauma to Triumph With Retired Fire Captain, Rick Cheatham 23:02

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What happens when everything that once defined you—your marriage, your faith, your strength, your career—gets stripped away (Amazon Affiliate)? We’re honored to welcome Rick Cheatham, retired Anaheim City Fire Captain turned transformational life coach, to the Tactical Living Podcast. Rick's life story is not just powerful—it’s a roadmap for anyone…

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E991 Your Uniform Isn’t an Excuse for Avoidance | Tactical Living Podcast 10:44

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It’s easy to say you’re “too busy” or “too tired” because of the job. But what if the truth is… you’re hiding? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton dive into the hard truth about how the uniform can become emotional armor—and how some first responders use it to avoid dealing with what’s going…

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E990 The Slow Burn of Bitterness: When the Job Makes You Angry | Tactical Living Podcast 10:16

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It doesn’t happen overnight. But one shift, one betrayal, one broken promise at a time—and suddenly you’re angry all the time (Amazon Affiliate). In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton unpack the slow, corrosive build-up of bitterness in first responders—and how frustration with the system, lea…

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E989 From Shift to Shelter: Why Officers Bond So Deeply with Their Pets | Tactical Living Podcast 10:39

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You may never open up to a therapist… but your dog already knows how you’re feeling (Amazon Affiliate). In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the deep emotional connection between first responders and their pets—and why animals often become silent partners in the journey through trauma…

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E988 The Echo Chamber Effect: When Everyone Thinks Like You | Tactical Living Podcast 10:26

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Surrounding yourself with people who “get it” feels safe—but what if it’s also keeping you stuck (Amazon Affiliate)? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the Echo Chamber Effect—how always being around fellow first responders can unintentionally limit your growth, reinforce unhealthy …

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E987 Over-Sanitizing the Job: Is Hiding the Truth Hurting Us? | Tactical Living Podcast 9:57

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“We can’t let the public see this.” But what if keeping it all behind the curtain is doing more harm than good? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton dive into the uncomfortable reality of over-sanitizing the job—and how hiding the full weight of what first responders experience may be limitin…

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E986 When Retirement Feels Like a Breakup | Tactical Living Podcast 10:00

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You turned in your gear. You walked out the door. But why does it feel like something died? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore why retirement from law enforcement (Amazon Affiliate) or fire service often feels like heartbreak—and what it takes to rebuild a new identity, purpose, and…

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E985 The Emotional Toll of Missing Holidays in Uniform | Tactical Living Podcast 10:28

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You signed up to serve. But no one warned you how much it would hurt to miss the moments that matter most. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the hidden emotional cost of working holidays year after year (Amazon Affiliate)—and how it slowly chips away at connection, tradition, and e…

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Joanna Macy, In Memoriam — Beauty and Wisdom and Courage (and Rilke) to Sustain Us 50:57

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This rich, gorgeous conversation will fill your soul. The singular and beloved Joanna Macy died at home at the age of 96 on July 20, 2025. She has left an immense legacy of beauty and wisdom and courage to sustain us. A Buddhist teacher, ecological philosopher, and Rilke translator, she taught and embodied a wild love for the world. What follows is…

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E984 When Your Spouse and Your Law Enforcement Career Clash | Tactical Living Podcast 11:13

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You’re married to the badge (Amazon Affiliate)—and to each other. But what happens when those two worlds start pulling in opposite directions? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the tension that builds when your law enforcement career starts to conflict with your marriage—and how to…

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E983 The Lone Wolf Lie: Why You Don’t Have to Fix It Alone | Tactical Living Podcast 10:58

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“I’ll handle it.” It’s a mindset that feels honorable—but often becomes isolating. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton challenge the myth that you have to solve everything on your own (Amazon Affiliate) —and explore what happens when the “lone wolf” mentality becomes more harmful than heroic…

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E982 Who Are You Without the Badge? | Tactical Living Podcast 9:49

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If the job ended tomorrow—who would you be? In this deeply reflective episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the personal identity crisis many first responders face when their sense of self is completely wrapped in the badge… and what it means to start building a life that has purpose (Amazon A…

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E981 Afraid to Ask for Help: The Stigma Around EAP in the Badge | Tactical Living Podcast 10:51

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The tools are there. The support is available. But many officers still don’t reach out. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore why so many first responders are afraid to use their Employee Assistance Program (EAP)—and how to shift the culture of silence around seeking help (Amazon Affil…

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E980 When Your Kids Don’t Want the Badge | Tactical Living Podcast 11:30

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You wore the badge with pride. Maybe your father did too. But what happens when your child decides to take a different path? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the emotional impact of legacy pressure—and how to process it when the next generation doesn’t follow in your professional …

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Ross Gay — Hope Portal, Episode 7 10:19

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Ross Gay is a poet, community gardener, and teacher who brings another way of wisdom to the conviction that we have to know what we love and what delights us. And that we have to tend to that as fiercely as to what is broken and what we’re called to make better, what we’re called to make more just. Knowing what we love and knowing how to take delig…

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E979 The Guilt of Surviving: Unspoken Remorse in the Badge | Tactical Living Podcast 10:42

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Why them and not me? It’s a question that haunts many first responders after tragic calls. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton open up the conversation around survivor’s remorse (Amazon Affiliate)—the silent guilt that creeps in when you walk away from something others didn’t. 🔎 Episode Over…

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E978 Protecting Your Partner’s Peace: Sharing Without Overloading | Tactical Living Podcast 10:31

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Your spouse wants to support you—but do they need to hear everything? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the delicate balance between honest communication and emotional dumping in first responder marriages (Amazon Affiliate)—and how to protect your partner’s peace without shutting t…

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E977 Burn Bags, Go Bags, and Emotional Baggage | Tactical Living Podcast 11:21

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You pack light (Amazon Affiliate)—but your emotional load tells a different story. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the deeper symbolism behind what first responders carry—from burn bags and go bags to emotional baggage that’s harder to unpack. 🔎 Episode Overview: Every responder …

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Joy Harjo — The Hope Portal Ep. 6 17:09

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Our teacher this time is the extraordinary Joy Harjo. She is a musician, a visual artist, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, and she’s also former Poet Laureate of the United States. From the beginning of her life, from childhood and even before, she has carried and retained a sense of space and time and life that is so much vaster than present…

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E976 What Your Ride Reveals: Identity, Safety & Status on the Road | Tactical Living Podcast 11:07

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Lifted trucks, blackout tint, thin blue line decals (Amazon Affiliate) —most civilians see a vehicle. But for many first responders, it’s so much more. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton break down why your vehicle says more about you than you think—and how modifications often reflect deepe…

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E975 Off Duty, Still Wired: How to Take a Real Vacation | Tactical Living Podcast 10:30

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You’re out of uniform, out of town, and officially off the clock—but your mind is still scanning exits and tracking threats (Amazon Affiliate). In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the mental battle of taking a true vacation as a first responder—and how to actually unplug without guil…

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E974 Locker Room Codes: The Unwritten Culture Behind the Badge | Tactical Living Podcast 11:08

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It’s not in the manual—but everyone knows the rules. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton unpack the unspoken dynamics of locker room culture (Amazon Affiliate) in first responder life—how camaraderie is built, how conflict brews, and how the hidden code can shape everything from morale to me…

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Joanna Macy — Hope Portal, Episode 5 12:03

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Our teacher and inspiration for this session is Joanna Macy. What she embodies is a wild love for the world and a fierce hope that rises irrepressible from that. And she carries and lives an important reminder to us that when we love, we will also know pain, and we will know grief that can feel too awful to bear. When we talk about the muscle of ho…

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E973 When Reassignment Disrupts Your Rhythm | Tactical Living Podcast 10:28

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New partner. New shift. New unit. Whether it’s voluntary or not, changing assignments (Amazon Affiliate) as a first responder hits harder than most people realize. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton dive deep into the emotional reset that happens during tactical transitions—and how to stay …

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E972 Officers Becoming Hyper-Independent and Affects on Relationships | Tactical Living Podcast 10:58

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“I’ve got it.” It’s a phrase many officers live by—but at what cost? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the hidden dangers of hyper-independence in first responder culture—and how this mindset, while rooted in strength and service, can quietly erode connection, trust, and emotional …

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E971 From NCAA Cheerleader to Boston Marathon Runner With Allison Yamamoto 22:36

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🥇 From NCAA cheerleader to Boston Marathon runner, Allison Yamamoto seemed to have it all figured out—until her body forced her to slow down (Amazon Affiliate). In this eye-opening episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, we sit down with Allison, founder of Ally, to uncover the hidden health risks of overtraining and underfueling—and how it silentl…

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Ocean Vuong — Hope Portal, Episode 4 11:29

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If hope is to be defining and forceful in the world we have to remake ahead of us, we must also speak hope into being. Ocean Vuong is a fascinating and singular person. The sweep of his work is about bearing witness to the other side of violence and the possibility of joy while taking nothing away and continuing to bear witness to the fullness of w…

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E970 The Science of Downtime: Why ‘Doing Nothing’ Is Tactical Recovery | Tactical Living Podcast 10:30

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You were trained to go hard, stay sharp, and always be ready. But what if the real power move… is doing nothing (Amazon Affiliate)? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the science behind rest and recovery—and why many first responders struggle with the idea that downtime is productiv…

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E969 Talking to Kids About Your Job Without Passing Down the Fear | Tactical Living Podcast 10:18

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“What if you don’t come home?” It’s the unspoken question your child may carry—but never ask. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore how to have age-appropriate, empowering conversations with your kids (Amazon Affiliate) about your job—without passing down fear, anxiety, or emotional di…

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E968 When You’re the First Responder in Your Own Home | Tactical Living Podcast 10:24

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You know how to take charge, stay calm, and lead under pressure (Amazon Affiliate). But what happens when you bring that same approach home—and your family becomes the next call you’re trying to “fix”? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the emotional toll of being the first responde…

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Naomi Shihab Nye — Hope Portal, Episode 3 9:15

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In these next few sessions, we investigate some orientations and ways of being that are companions to hope. If hope is a muscle that can be exercised to become stronger and more supple, these qualities might be thought of as fascia, or the tendons — complementary ligaments that make the whole viable and sustainable. The wonderful poet Naomi Shihab …

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Walter Brueggemann, In Memoriam - When the World We Have Trusted In Is Vanishing 1:06:25

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The great Christian scholar of the biblical prophets died on June 5, 2025. Yet, in the lineage of the prophets who called humanity to face its hardest realities, this profound, warm, and timeless conversation is a stunning offering straight into our present. “The amazing contemporaneity of this material," Walter Brueggemann says to Krista in this c…

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E967 What If the Department Is Your Only Social Circle? | Tactical Living Podcast 10:11

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Your shift partners know everything about you. You spend holidays together. You celebrate, mourn, and blow off steam as one unit. But what happens when your entire social life revolves around the department? In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the risks of having all your relational …

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E966 The Gear Addiction: When Tactical Shopping Becomes Emotional Retail Therapy | Tactical Living Podcast 10:36

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Another patch. Another flashlight (Amazon Affiliate). Another piece of gear you probably didn’t need—but buying it felt good… for a moment. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton unpack the emotional drivers behind compulsive gear buying in the first responder world—and why it’s often about mor…

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E965 The Hidden Grief of Career-Ending Injuries | Tactical Living Podcast 10:22

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You trained for it. You lived it. You gave everything to the job—until one injury took it all away. In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton explore the silent and often overlooked grief that comes with career-ending injuries and medical retirement (Amazon Affiliate). For first responders, the jo…