Brent Vine - Hampshire Police
Behind Blue Lines
English - April 27, 2020 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBMental Health Health & Fitness Society & Culture Relationships trauma ptsd depression police nhs paramedic suicide brene brown anxiety emergency services Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The cumulative trauma Brent Vine experienced pushed his marriage to breaking point and took him to a place where he began planning his own death.
In this episode, we talk about the identity we may assume when we put on the uniform, the masks and armour we wear to survive, and how this can impact relationships with others and ourselves.
We discuss how we can push away support by judging the nature of the events experienced through others eyes, and how identifying with a superhero can conflict with the human needs we have to process the extraordinary circumstances that occur.
Brent shares how he has learnt to let go of the heroic persona, put down the mask and be honest with himself, with his relationships and mental health strengthened as a result.