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Dan Willis

Dan Willis

Dan Willis

Captain Dan Willis (ret) served for 30 years with the La Mesa Police Department in California and now travels the country as an international instructor on trauma recovery, resilience, and wellness. He is the author of the emotional survival and wellness guidebook Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responders Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart, which is required reading at the FBI National Academy. Visit FirstResponderWellness.com for more information.

The mindfulness practice of conscious awareness to enhance resilience

The mindfulness practice of conscious awareness to enhance resilience

August 4, 2025

Mindfulness is a pause, the space between stimulus and response — that’s where choice lies.” — Tara Brach, clinical psychologist While at work, how often have you reacted without really […] Read More

“Hold my beer”

“Hold my beer”

How not to bring home the dysfunction of your work experiences

July 12, 2025

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for […] Read More

Intuition: Your interior guidance system

Intuition: Your interior guidance system

April 7, 2025

Every person has intuition, and every peace officer either follows it to their great benefit or ignores it at their peril. Intuition is critically important in law enforcement. It’s not […] Read More

Finding peace through nature

Finding peace through nature

To decrease your stress and increase your well-being, just step outside

January 20, 2025

As John Muir, the renowned “father of the National Parks,” poetically expressed, “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal […] Read More

Developing an early identification and intervention system to manage risk

Developing an early identification and intervention system to manage risk

December 3, 2024

Early identification and intervention systems (EIIS) for law enforcement agencies to better manage officers’ performance have been recognized by CALEA as a best practice since 2001, yet few agencies have […] Read More

Warning signs of being affected by work traumas

Warning signs of being affected by work traumas

September 30, 2024

Invisible wounds caused by the daily traumas of police work are often far more threatening than physical injuries. Traumas — experiences that have the potential to adversely affect an officer […] Read More

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