KEITH BANKS is best selling author of the books titled Gun to the Head and Drugs, Guns and Lies. Keith is also one of Queensland’s most decorated police officers with a twenty year career in the QPS. Today he is a highly regarded keynote speaker and mental health advocate.

In this episode we spoke about his role with the Police Veterans of Victoria association and work as a peer support, and also chatted about a range of topics connected to the theme of mental health and post traumatic stress including developing mental fitness before you need it, the importance of physical effort and the emergence of AI.

For more information about Keith’s work and access to his books, visit his website:

https://keithbanks.com.au/

THIS PODCAST

This podcast was intended to give insights into the lives of front line workers who have walked the miles and carried the weight of the past with them. Through their stories we hope to be able to positively influence others from all walks of life who are also dealing with post traumatic stress.

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DALE WEIGHTMAN, aka Zulu, was a long serving member of the Queensland Police Service. He worked in uniform for a short time, then embarked on a remarkable career in criminal intelligence, undercover, and special operations.

In this discussion with George, Zulu speaks about his career which began in the mid 1970s, his various postings, stories of operations he was involved in, and gives his experience and thoughts about how front line workers can deal with the weight of post traumatic stress.

Thanks for your service Zulu.

THIS PODCAST

This podcast was intended to give insights into the lives of front line workers who have walked the miles and carried the weight of the past with them. Through their stories we hope to be able to positively influence others from all walks of life who are also dealing with post traumatic stress.

Please share this.

MADE POSSIBLE BY ..

This podcast is made possible by the BE THE VOICE Book which is used to fund this work. Details can be found on amazon:

Australia - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0645718211/

USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0645718211/

UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0645718211/

AUDIO

The music on this podcast is used under license from Artlist - License Number 248442

TAGS

#bethevoice #ptsd #posttrauma #posttraumaticsrress #criticalincident #mentalhealth

DON MCKAY has been a police officer for many years and is a close friend with whom George worked back in his special operations days. In this episode Don talks about his experience surviving cancer, specifically Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

The discussion, which took place in 2021 evolved around a range of related topics such as going through chemotherapy, maintaining a positive attitude and healthy mindset, diet, fasting, resilience, and getting back into connection with people at a time when his appearance had changed drastically.

There are many lessons for all of us in this podcast about life and how we approach it, even if we aren’t going through a similar experience.

BE THE VOICE Book Details can be found on amazon:

Australia - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0645718211/

USA - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0645718211/

UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0645718211/

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The music on this podcast is used under license from Artlist - License Number 248442

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#bethevoice #ptsd #posttrauma #criticalincident #mentalhealth #resilience #donmckay #survivingcancer