Episode 1000: Choosing Life - Suicide, Forgiveness, and the Fight for Change w/ Brian Sizemore and Jared Murphey
Description
Brian Sizemore and Jared Murphey reflect on the life and death of Brian’s son, Lucas Sizemore—an Atlanta police officer who died by suicide. They open up about Lucas’ childhood, his service in law enforcement, and the lack of apparent changes in his behavior. Through raw honesty and deep reflection, they explore grief, guilt, and the urgent need to talk about mental health in policing—and how we can prevent this kind of loss from happening again.
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Teaser
Intro
Jared and Brian’s background
The life of Lucas Sizemore
Enabling your children
Lucas’s experience as a police officer in Atlanta
The lack of apparent change in Lucas’ behavior
The stress of working in law enforcement
Midroll
Repairing your life after losing someone to suicide
The impacts of suicide
Valuing life
Forgiveness & dealing with guilt
The reality of law enforcement suicide
How to move forward & how to make change
The mental health conversation in law enforcement
What does it mean to care?
The Lucas Foundation
Outro
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