Warning: This post discusses sensitive topics, including life and death.

In 2021, I started posting on social media because I saw a gap in content people truly needed—real conversations about the human condition and the relationships that define our lives.

But my journey to The Blueprint Coaching didn’t start with coaching.
It started in law enforcement.

Life in Law Enforcement Changes You

I didn’t become a police officer until my mid-thirties. At 33, I went back to school for my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice as a “non-traditional student.” Later, I earned my Master’s in Threat and Response Management from the University of Chicago in 2020.

Over the years, I served in SWAT, Crime Scene, and Field Training.
From the outside, it looks like action and adrenaline.
But the reality? You’re face-to-face with the rawest side of humanity—and it leaves a mark.

The most life-altering calls were the ones where someone decided they couldn’t stay on this earth anymore.
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