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Learn moreA traumatic way of life. First responders have the incredibly difficult job of running toward danger while the rest of us run away. After thirty years in law enforcement, her husband took his own life. This agonizing experience opened Kim's eyes to the desperate need for an effective form of stress-relief and support for first responders.
The power of meditation. Taking care of our mental health is a priority. For first responders, like cops and EMTs facing trauma, ensuring that their heads are in a healthy place is crucial.
A source of hope. In 2017, Kim founded The PauseFirst Project, Mindfulness for First Responders. Kim offers the PauseFirst block of training to organizations across the country; teaching techniques that help reduce stress, regulate emotion, and improve overall health and well-being.
In Mental Wellness and Trauma Recovery Handbook for First Responders find:
● Evidence-based practices to help first responders and families deal with stress
● Interviews with first responders who share stories of overcoming, surviving, and thriving
● Colegrove's own raw and intimate story of her husband's troubles and how she continues each day fighting in his memory
Kim Colegrove is a veteran meditator and speaker with over forty years of experience. She is the creator of PAUSE15 Meditation and Learn to Pause Mindfulness Training, and the founder of The PauseFirst Project: Mindfulness for First Responders. Colegrove's expertise in meditation has benefited individuals and corporations across the country, including Garmin International, The National Court Reporters Association, Department of Veterans Affairs, United Way, and others. In 2014, Kim lost her husband David to suicide, less than three months after he retired from a thirty-year law enforcement career. She created The PauseFirst Project to honor David's memory, and to help other first responders cope with stress and trauma. She partnered with Major Darren Ivey of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department in 2017 and began offering a four-hour block of mindfulness training to law enforcement professionals and other first responders. The course has been very well-received and Colegrove now speaks at conferences and offers her course to first responder organizations nationwide. Kim is a contributing writer for In Public Safety, an American Military University (AMU) sponsored website. In August, her In Public Safety article, "My Husband's Suicide: Recognizing Predictors of Police Suicide," was published on PoliceOne online, which boasts over 600,000 subscribers and over 2 million monthly visitors. Previously, Colegrove was a regular contributing writer for Kansas City Health and Wellness magazine.
Eva Wilhelm is a classically trained stage actor, with two decades of theater experience, primarily in Washington, D.C., and Chicago; she has worked with theaters like The Folger Theatre, Studio Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre, and The Court Theatre. Eva has recorded over a hundred audiobooks for various producers, and teaches everything from "Acting for Business Professionals" to "Shakespeare Scene Study" and "Voice for the Microphone" for The Shakespeare Theatre, Howard University, and other educational institutions.