Episode 4: On a Career in Policing, Facing Trauma, and Family Life

Episode 4 features David and Paul speaking with Vancouver police officer Jamie Proust about his experience addressing some of consequences choosing a career in law enforcement.

Currently seconded from the Vancouver Police Department to the Justice Institute of BC Police Academy, Jamie raised his hand when the call was put out to past attendees of Blueprint’s First Responder Resiliency Program.

“My family and I greatly benefited from my attendance at Loon Lake, and I would be happy to pay it forward in any way that I can,” Jamie told us earlier this spring.

Making an early career pivot into policing, Jamie experienced what many first responders find they cannot avoid and often struggle to reconcile—the collision of formative childhood influences, challenging experiences on the job, and the unrelenting demands of everyday life. In this episode, we learn how addressing helped him turn things around.