#86 - Love, Trauma, And The Cost Of Service: A Wife's Fight For Healing & Justice w/Katelyn Roberts

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Five minutes after a tense goodbye, her phone rang. A stranger said her husband—an on-duty motor cop—was down. What followed is a raw, unfiltered journey through trauma, a broken workers’ comp system, and the quiet heroism it takes to hold a family together when institutions look away.
We walk you through the scene: a mangled bike, a hallway lined with uniforms, and the breath held until he wiggled his toes. The medical list runs long—shattered wrists, fractured vertebrae, TBI—but the emotional ledger is heavier: insomnia, anger, isolation, and a “brotherhood” that went silent the moment the badge came off. She became an advocate and an archivist, documenting everything while fighting denials and delays that turned healing into a second job.
The crazy ups and downs of Katelyn's story put life in perspective of what curveballs life can throw when you least expect it, followed by how you pivot towards life's curveballs. If you love a first responder—or are one—this conversation gives you a playbook: never let them leave angry, create space to decompress before you probe, document relentlessly, learn your benefits before the worst day, and question protocols that keep families sick and stuck. We also talk identity after the uniform, moving to start fresh, and why purpose beats platitudes when the cameras are off.

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1. The Call No Spouse Wants (00:00:00)

2. Introducing A Life Behind The Badge (00:10:44)

3. Marriage, Shift Life, And Identity (00:18:50)

4. The Crash, ER Triage, First Fears (00:27:20)

5. Injuries, Surgeries, And Survival (00:36:40)

6. Home From Hospital, New Reality (00:47:40)

7. Workers’ Comp Maze And Lawyers (00:57:20)

8. Mental Health, Isolation, And Anger (01:09:30)

9. Systemic Failures And “Brotherhood” (01:20:00)

10. Fighting The City, Ratings, And Money (01:31:20)

11. Turning To Peptides And Alternatives (01:42:00)

12. Sleep, Weight, Recovery Protocols (01:54:00)

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