Blue Wife Life
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsWe are two best friends who love to talk... so why not start a podcast, right? We love the law enforcement community and want to help bring some encouragement to those who are behind the badge. This is an interview show for law enforcement wives and families. We want to support specifically the wives in their daily role as wife, mom and friend! We hope that this show can bring a smile to your face and that you can find your place here!
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Christina Dages
July 17, 2021 14:15 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBWe speak with Christina Dages, wife of fired La Mesa Police Officer, Matthew Dages. Their day started like any other day but after Matthew came home from work protesters showed up the Dages home. A video of an arrest Matthew made that day had gone viral. Their address, phone number and social media accounts had been released to the public. That was over a year ago now. Matthew has since been cleared of low level use of force, passed a voluntary polygraph, the subject admits to pushing Dages ...
Prisoner of War:
July 09, 2021 00:06 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBToday we introduce you to Steve and Tracy Gonzales. While he is currently a law enforcement officer, there was one time he wore the title of soldier and for thirty days the title of Prisoner of War. Steve tells us about that time in his life then brings us twenty years up to date. While Tracy and Steve weren't married at the time of his capture but rather friends, we knew you would value her perspective through their marriage. As the interviews draws to a conclusion we talk PTSD, a topic we ...
Father's Day:
June 18, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBIt's been a while since we interviewed our own leos. We wrangled them in to discuss their views on parenting within the context of their jobs. How does their job influence their parenting? That would sound by comparison to many other careers but as you know this is a job with ripple effects. This is a good time interview with lots of laughter. Lots of questions and a few dad jokes thrown in. Happy Father's Day to any men out there listening!
LEOW Pep Rally
April 30, 2021 13:13 - 16 minutes - 22 MBThe most efficient episode we have ever done. It's the definition of short and sweet. This is an episode designed to encourage you as a leow (law enforcement officer wife). Thanks for listening.
"Hey, where did y'all go?"
April 19, 2021 17:13 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBAlright, I'm gonna level with you. This isn't gonna be a riveting episode if you are new here. However, for those that have been with us for a while we want to explain where we have been and where we are going. The where turns out to be both literal and figurative as you will find out. As you might expect we have had our fair share of trolls coming out to bully and intimidate. We discuss a specific incident and how we handled it. As always, thank you for being here. We hope that you fee...
Military Wife Life:
February 09, 2021 02:37 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBWe have wanted to record an episode with a military wife, well, since we began the podcast. Meet Molly. There aren't many people who can understand law enforcement life with the exception of a military wife and vice versa. No, they are not the exact same. However, we wanted to ask some questions that would help us to learn from a military wife. This is a great episode to kick off our first episode of 2021.
Encouragement in 2020
December 07, 2020 14:42 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBAfter a discouraging year, we hope this podcast episode will encourage you. We are continuing with just the two of us today. It's a conversation between our heads and hearts. Sometimes the things we know to be true in our head haven't quite convinced our hearts. We talk about forgiveness and what that can look like especially when you need to forgive someone who hasn't asked for forgiveness. Nothing in this episode is profound but we are just two normal girls trying to figure things out and ...
Academy
October 13, 2020 00:34 - 27 minutes - 38 MBIt's just us again talking today about academy. Not our experience actually in it. No. No. No. This is from the perspective of sending your loved one away for months on end. This is our experience on that end of things. Mary has a much better memory than I do and is a wealth of information from this time in her life. We hope everyone enjoys this shorter more upbeat episode than our last few heavier topics. However, if you know someone that is about to send their loved one to an academy this ...
Becky & Mary Summer 2020 Rant
September 20, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBFor the second episode in a row it's just us. Tune in for what it's like on one of our phone calls. A "phone call" that comes on the heels of the two LAPD officers ambushed while sitting in their patrol car. While you may not find much wisdom in this episode, maybe it will simply ring as relatable. Enjoy , it's another short one.
The summer of 2020 thoughts
August 30, 2020 02:07 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBNo we will not be talking about covid or masks or killer hornets or whatever craziness the world is happening in the world. However, we will be sharing our personal thoughts on what this summer was like to be in a law enforcement family. We've felt lots of emotions but manage to keep cool, calm and collected for this episode. We also share our thoughts on the best ways to have an honest discussion with someone who thinks differently than you. This might be the shortest interview we've ever d...
A Conversation About Race In Law Enforcement
July 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBLet's talk qualified immunity. Let's talk no knock warrants. We even talk LA riots from the early 90's. Let's talk about about what America is talking about with a retired black law enforcement officer who isn't shy in his opinions. We are excited to introduce you to Hugh Coleman today. If you are not in law enforcement, maybe this will help give you perspective. If you are a leow, this may help you articulate what some of you have been feeling. We are putting this out raw and hardly edited....
Fighting the Mental Health Stigma with Autumn Clifford
June 22, 2020 20:35 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBToday we chat with Autumn Clifford or otherwise known as "Officer Autumn" on her popular Instagram account. She is a police wife, former police officer, life coach, and now podcast host. She has devoted her life to changing the culture of law enforcement officers and how their mental health is dealt with at work and at home. She is very passionate about helping men and women fight against demons that can often times creep up and cause suicidal thoughts. Suicide among officers is rising and ...
A Conversation about Race
June 15, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 188 MBWe started a conversation about race. A 2.5 hour conversation and really we've just scratched the surface. We wanted to take this conversation out of memes and boxes and have it amongst four real women. Let us introduce you to Janei and Phebe, two black law enforcement officer wives who sit down with us to talk to us about race relations today. And yes, this interview is long (our longest ever) but we didn't want to edit it down and cut out anything that you might feel is worth listening to....
Liz Nelson
May 05, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBHad enough doom and gloom for one day/year? Yeah, us too. This was a light and fun conversation with Liz Nelson or known on Instagram as @lizdiane. She is a champion of women, small business, nurses everywhere and queen of skincare #botoxbaby. She is representin' for the fire wives out there who are patiently waiting for another fire wife interview! And because we are Ft. Worth girls we had to talk a little rodeo. It's practically a holiday in our neck of the woods. Liz chats about fire wif...
Amanda Walker
April 20, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBPolice Wife, Coach and host of the podcast "Feel Amazing Naked" are just a few of the titles that Amanda Walker wears. Today we talk to her about self-care which can be a highly stretched term these days. Have you ever assessed what taking care of yourself looks like? Have you ever wanted to "feel amazing naked?" If you say no, you are a liar! ;) Let's talk about it in today's episode.
Adam Davis
April 08, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBIf you are anything like us you keep hearing this name pop up amongst people in the law enforcement world. Adam Davis Adam Davis Adam Davis. He is the author of Bulletproof Marriage, a devotional for first responder and military families. While we set out to talk about his book, which is worth a read (or two), we ended up talking a lot about Adam's life story. He has an incredible story of finding comfort and purpose in Christ. He is honest and real and completely transformed by one encounte...
Ammo & Grace
March 25, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBMany of you know our guest today or at least you know her memes. Today we interview the person behind all those uplifting memes that get shared thousands of times. We talk about her personal life and how ammo and grace writer for IG turned her into a full fledged author. She talks about her faith and the huge role that plays in her life.
Anxiety and Covid-19
March 22, 2020 15:59 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBThis is likely the shortest interview we have ever done or ever will do! We wanted to put out in interview that directly speaks to the anxieties many are facing at this moment. We kept it short and concise. We interview a licensed professional counselor who provides coping skills for these anxieties. If you have felt tensions rising within yourself or others take a listen.
Dispatcher Life
March 09, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MBWhat does it look like to work with your spouse? What is like to be the first point of contact for people in need of help after calling 911? This is the life of a dispatcher and for this episode more specifically "Dispatcher Kristen." We interview Kristen who enlightens us (we really knew very little about dispatch life before this). She is the mom of three girls balancing motherhood, blue wife life and work. She puts it all out there on Instagram as @dispatcherkristen.
Welcome to Blue Wife Life
March 03, 2020 02:32 - 4 minutes - 6.02 MBWhen you need a virtual best friend, listen here. When you want to know that you have a community of people that understand your world, listen here. We are proud to back the blue and we know you are too. We are a interview style show dedicated to encouraging women through stories and the advice of experts in their fields. Thank you for stopping by.
Style Duplicated: Paige & Jeni
November 18, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 34.6 MBBonus Episode! Friendship ladies. It's all about friendship and what that looks like as an adult. We chose to interview these two long time best friends behind the blog and account, Style Duplicated. We've been drawn to these two and their chemistry online for a long time and I think you will find it translates in this episode as well. If this interview is done right, you will feel like you are in the room with us, sitting down with a glass of wine and chatting like old friends. As best frie...
Courtney Kerr: Blogger and Style Influencer
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 43 minutes - 31.9 MBWe are giddy to talk with Style and Fashion influencer Courtney Kerr today. We are taking a break from our typical topics that have to deal more with law enforcement wife life and talking about something that's just really fun for us to explore. This is a bonus episode and a conversation with someone we really love to follow on social media. Courtney is nothing short of hilarious and looks cute while making us all laugh. She is a fashion and beauty influencer and owner of Kerrently.com. You ...
Behind The Scenes Season Two
October 03, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBToday we talk about a lot of things! What we loved about season 2 and what our game plan is going forward with season 3. Listen to hear some funny stories, behind the scenes tidbits, and how we feel about being cohosts of a podcast!
Meet our Husbands: Part Two
September 09, 2019 11:00 - 36 minutes - 39 MBToday, we bring you part two of the interview with our husbands, the men behind Blue Wife Life. This section of the interview we talk with Scott and Stephen about marriage. We wanted to get a male perspective from a law enforcement officer on what men actually want and need in a healthy relationship. Scott and Stephen were part funny, part sweet and all honest when we asked them questions about our relationships. We wanted to hear from them and get their opinions to help other women maybe so...
Meet our Husbands: the men behind Blue Wife Life
September 02, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBToday we introduce you to our husbands. They get exactly thirty minutes to leave a good impression. So we have properly threatened them to be on their best behavior. However, it didn't work....as you will soon see. In part one of this two part interview we ask questions that as blue wives you might find interesting to hear from another law enforcement officer. We talk a lot about their experiences as law enforcement officers and how that effects the whole family. Also, today we celebrate one...
Miracle on the Hudson
August 05, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBTen years ago Flight went down shortly after taking off. With nowhere to go the Pilots were forced to land in the icy cold waters of the Hudson River. The 155 people on board were forced to flee to the rafts or plane wings while wondering and waiting if they would be rescued. Our interviewee today, Karin was onboard that day and recounts what happened from the inside. What’s it like to live through such a frightening ordeal? This is a story with a happy ending and a surprisingly upbeat episo...
Sex Therapist: Nancy Houston
July 22, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBLet us introduce you to licensed professional counselor and sex therapist, Nancy Houston. How does one decide to become a sex therapist? She explains how her career began and the importance of a healthy sex life. Nancy wrote a book called, “Love and Sex,” which we will link below. We talk about connecting within your relationship and true intimacy. We were able to ask many questions all about, well you guessed it, SEX. It’s an honest conversation and we learned so much. While this conversat...
Honor The Brave
July 08, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this episode we speak with Zanna Wolfgang of Honor The Brave, an organization that is committed to giving back to first responder and military families through realty. However, it wasn't always this way. Zanna's husband Jeff was a police officer who was injured in the line of duty. For years he tried to rehab himself to full health and eventually was forced to retire. Today Zanna shares how she and Jeff have taken this turn of events and stayed connected with the first responder and milit...
Cheryl Scruggs: Hope Matters
June 24, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWe are beyond excited to introduce you to our guest for this episode, Cheryl Scruggs. Cheryl is Wife to Jeff, mom to two grown daughters and two son-in-laws, and “Momo” to almost two cute grandkids. Life looks pretty sweet for Cheryl and her family right now, but it hasn’t been without struggles. She shares her story of infidelity that led to the destruction of her marriage, but later that relationship was redeemed and restored. Cheryl and her husband, Jeff, now run a ministry called Hope Ma...
Interracial Marriage & Law Enforcement Life
June 10, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 30.6 MBIt's 2019 in the melting pot that is America. Surely race relations is not still a heavily talked about subject. Except that it is. It still makes national headlines and is still something that can make people uncomfortable to talk about. And this is exactly why we felt that we should talk about it. Today you will meet police officer Jesse, and his wife Jessica. In this conversation we discuss their biracial marriage, how his race has affected his career in law enforcement and personal life....
Amber Massey: Fire Wife
May 13, 2019 17:26 - 48 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode we would like to introduce you to Amber Massey. We are exploring what it's like for other first responder families and today are speaking with a fire wife. What's it like to run a household with five little kids under seven years old on a fireman's schedule? How does she handle the worry that comes with loving a first responder? Amber also gives us a glimpse into what it's like to run a large (and I mean very large) social media account. Ever wonder why some social media acco...
Brittany Price Brooker
April 29, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 45.8 MBThis interview is a special one. We were honored to chat with Brittany Price Brooker. A wife, mom and Christ follower. She is just a gem of a person and has so much wisdom in her young life. Brittany's story starts out like a lot of us... meet your soul mate, get married, have babies. You know the drill. Brittany was a stay at home mom and her husband, Patrick, was in law enforcement. Then, one day it all changed in a moment. Her healthy 30 year old husband died. We talk about her grief, wal...
Anxiety
April 15, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBAnxiety is a beast that so many of us wrestle with daily. Being anxious can steal so much joy and happiness from our lives if left untreated. Today we interview Stacey, a licensed therapist who also happens to be a law enforcement wife. A former police wife and now federal agent wife she knows all about how anxiety can affect the every day life of a LEOW and all people in general. Stacey is knowledgeable, fun spirited and passionate about her work and helping others. We talk about everythi...
The Road to Motherhood: Infertility and Adoption
February 25, 2019 15:45 - 44 minutes - 57.2 MBHave you ever wanted something so badly that it hurt? For a lot of women... this happens sometime in the realm of their mid 20s-mid 30s. This burning desire for a baby sets in and it doesn’t let go until those 2 little pink lines show up on a pregnancy test. But... what if those two pink little lines never come? Or what if they come 10 years later? Today, we talk about what it’s like to want a baby so badly and do everything you can to have one, but then realize you’re not in control! Meet K...
The Road to Motherhood: Micro-Preemie
February 18, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBThis week we will introduce you to Ashley, who delivered her third child in her 28th week of pregnancy. Ellisyn stopped growing at 23 weeks in utero and when Ashley gave birth she was only 1 lb 9 oz! That's roughly the size of a 20 oz coke bottle! Ellisyn spent the next 72 days in the NICU while Ashley learned how to leave her heart in two different places: at the hospital with her micro-preemie and the other half with her two other kids at home. Motherhood is not for the faint of heart and ...
The Road to Motherhood: The loss of a child
February 11, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 59 MBThe journey to motherhood for our friend Kiley started out with tragedy and so much pain. Kiley lost her first born son, Austin at 28 weeks pregnant. She talks about what it was like to have a stillborn and what it was like to say goodbye to her baby. She walks us through her journey to have her beautiful daughter, Emma and what life was like after losing Austin. We also talk about how to help a friend who is experiencing extreme grief. Just a warning that this is not suitable for little ear...
The Road to Motherhood: Miscarriage
February 04, 2019 12:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBWe all know the cute photos of the moms holding their sweet newborn...everyone’s smiling and happy. It seems as though everything is perfect and while it is in that moment we don’t always see the pain that they went through to have that baby. This interview is different because Our hosts are switching it up. Becky interviews Mary on what it was like for her to experience multiple miscarriages. We know that one in four pregnancies results in miscarriage and our hope is to bring encouragement ...
Behind the Scenes of Season 1 with Becky and Mary
December 03, 2018 12:00 - 33 minutes - 34.8 MBWe answer questions from BWL followers about LEOW life, tell behind the scenes of season one and talk about where our podcast is headed in 2019. Thank you all for supporting and listening to us. We appreciate you so much!
Marriage: A Male perspective
November 12, 2018 12:00 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBHave you ever wondered what it would be like to get into your husband's mind? Well... Today we talk with Dr. Gilberto Salinas, licensed professional counselor, veteran, and a married man. So its kind of like getting into your husbands mind, right? We discuss what marriage is like from the man's prospective. Dr. Salinas really does a great job of breaking down where the man is coming from when he comes home from work and what is going through his mind when the man is stressed. Specifically, m...
We Went Through Hell and Survived: The Story of a Police Shooting
October 15, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutes - 85.4 MBLaura Pearce, a police wife was putting her girls down for a nap when she received some of the worst news of her life. Her husband, a Fort Worth police officer, had been shot. Laura walks us through that day and what her life looked like while her husband lay in ICU for nearly 5 weeks. She is strong, brave and a beautiful example of what it means to be a blue wife!
Thriving Where You Are Planted
October 01, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBHave you ever had to start over? Maybe that means learning a new city, meeting new friends, starting a new career or maybe all of the above. It can be exhausting and sometimes downright depressing! We speak with Wee Rascals co-founder and federal law enforcement wife, Liz, about how she has tackled all of these things. She tells us how she and her best friend built a company from the ground up. We hope it inspires you today.
Surviving a Church Shooting: A Story of Tragedy and Redemption
September 17, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 72.4 MBNineteen years ago, a crazed gunman entered a church and opened fire on a church youth rally filled with teenagers. We interview, Cole, a 16 year old at the time who sat on the front row of the Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting. He shares how his life was impacted that night and how the words of a police officer brought comfort to many in the face of tragedy.
Wives on Duty: A Law Enforcement Wives Guide to Marriage
August 31, 2018 13:56 - 39 minutes - 56 MBAllison Uribe is the founder of Wives on Duty, a ministry for law enforcement wives. She began after a dark time in her marriage. Typically law enforcement marriages undergo more stress than the average marriage....and that is saying something! Allison speaks to how God used her personal life to build a ministry with over 14k women today. She talks parenthood when you are a leo family and how she responds to negativity on social media. Allison is the author of two books, Cuffs and Coffee: A ...