Rich Creamer - A native of Chelsea Ma, is a Navy Veteran, and retired Sergeant with 24 years of service with the Norfolk VA police dept. During his career Rich worked homicide, gangs, served on the FBI's violent crimes task force, and in the training division. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of officer wellness and peer support, and served as a consultant for the IACP's officer wellness and safety initiative. Rich currently serves as the director of public safety insights at Lighthouse Health and Wellness, Military public safety liaison at the Farley Center, and first responder liaison with Mutts with a Mission - placing facility dogs with agencies nationwide. He is also a board member and trainer for Blue Cancer Connect, and co-host on the podcast Trauma Behind the Badge.
Rich opens up about his childhood, his pathway into law enforcement, his career as an officer, and all the trauma's he had collected along the way. He also shares with us how those trauma's impacted his life, how his suffering impacted his family and relationships, and how he overcame those struggles, reconnected with his family, and began to heal.