"From Grief to Action" - My Interview with Kim Colegrove

I’m pleased to introduce today’s guest, Kim Colegrove. Kim has been a meditator for over 40 years. But meditation became the focus of her service path when, in 2014, she lost her husband David to suicide, less than three months after he retired from a 30-year law enforcement career. She created The PauseFirst Project, which we’ll talk about, to honor David’s memory, and to help other first responders cope with stress and trauma. As you’ll soon hear, Kim suggests that first responders may sometimes get so focused on service to others, that there’s bit of denial around the care that they themselves need. But this conversation is not just about first responders. Kim says it’s time for us as a society to better balance our external focus by turning our awareness toward also caring for our own internal needs.