Tell This Story
Tell This Story
Podcast Description
My name is Doug White, a veteran and retired first responder with over 30 years of service. I wrote Hiding in Plain Sight: The Truth about Trauma, Service, and The Way Forward to ignite essential conversations on the unique challenges veterans, first responders, and their families face. Through my book and the Tell This Story platform, I aim to create a space for authentic storytelling and shared hope. Each week on Tell This Story, I’ll sit down with fellow veterans, responders, and their loved ones to discuss these challenges and explore paths forward.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on issues surrounding mental health, trauma recovery, and personal resilience among veterans and first responders. Episodes cover a variety of topics, such as the impact of PTSD on first responders, holistic approaches to mental health like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and the roles of community support and leadership in mental health advocacy. For instance, a notable episode highlights the significance of culturally competent counseling in mental health support for first responders.
My name is Doug White, a veteran and retired first responder with over 30 years of service. I wrote Hiding in Plain Sight: The Truth about Trauma, Service, and The Way Forward to ignite essential conversations on the unique challenges veterans, first responders, and their families face. Through my book and the Tell This Story platform, I aim to create a space for authentic storytelling and shared hope. Each week on Tell This Story, I’ll sit down with fellow veterans, responders, and their loved ones to discuss these challenges and explore paths forward.
💡 Episode Summary
In this powerful episode of Tell This Story, Doug White sits down with AK Dozanti—a former deputy sheriff, undercover investigator, and now trauma-informed wellness coach—for an unfiltered discussion on burnout, trauma, and post-service growth.
🔥 What We Cover
AK shares her journey from early law enforcement to the breaking point of burnout, and how she rebuilt her identity through awareness, physiology, and sustainable wellness. Her book, Beat the Burnout, is already being called the perfect companion to Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement—and for good reason.
We talk about the realities of wearing the uniform, silent suffering, and the courage to choose healing without abandoning the mission.
• How AK’s trauma caught up with her after years on patrol and undercover work
• The three pillars of burnout: exhaustion, cynicism, and low self-efficacy
• Why movement and awareness are critical to recovery
• The importance of protecting your peace while serving others
• How trauma shows up in the nervous system and how to discharge it
• Why healing doesn't mean you're ”abandoning your team”
• The intentional structure of Beat the Burnout — a crawl-walk-run blueprint for healing
• AK’s upcoming tool to support first responders—something that fits in your pocket
• The challenge of setting boundaries in a high-responsibility profession
🎧 Listen Now
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Tell_This_Story
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0C4wNoBzyn8e8HwXqdEp7W
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tell-this-story/id1705672345
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6378e00d-episodes
• iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tell-this-story-237345244/
📘 Grab the Book and Connect with AK Dozanti
Beat the Burnout by AK Dozanti: https://akdozanti.com
Website: https://akdozanti.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akdozanti
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akdozanti
Life Saver Academy App: https://akdozanti.com/life-saver-academy
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