🚨 This episode features AK Dozanti, a former sheriff's deputy turned wellness advocate and author of Beat the Burnout, who shares her personal journey through severe law enforcement burnout, PTSD, and adrenal fatigue. AK opens up about the physical, emotional, and relational toll that burnout takes on first responders and their law enforcement spouses, and why permission to step back or change careers can be life-saving.

In this conversation on burnout prevention and first responder wellness, you'll learn:

🔍 How to spot the early signs of burnout in yourself or your spouse

🛠 Sustainable systems to prevent and recover from law enforcement burnout

💤 The role of sleep, nutrition, and relationships in preventing spouse burnout and marriage challenges

🧠 Why first responder burnout prevention is also suicide prevention

⚠️ How to recognize burnout signs before they damage your health, career, or relationship

🎙 Hosted by Cyndi Doyle — licensed professional counselor, founder of Code4Couples®, retired police spouse, and author of Hold the Line — this podcast is dedicated to helping law enforcement spouses, officers, and first responders strengthen their relationships, improve first responder wellness, and thrive in this unique lifestyle.

📘 Hold the Line by Cyndi Doyle → https://www.amazon.com/Hold-Line-Protecting-Enforcement-Relationship-ebook/dp/B08TPRTY9G#customerReviews

📗 Beat the Burnout by Amanda Kay Dozanti → https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW6PPGML/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_G9X9MK5R0S9ERNR92WVE?linkCode=ml1&tag=amanda-kaydoz-20

00:00 – 👋 Welcome & Guest Intro 02:45 – 🚓 AK's Journey from Deputy to Wellness Advocate 10:15 – ✅ The Permission to Leave: Choosing Yourself Over the Job 16:00 – 🩺 Physical & Emotional Burnout Signs 23:30 – 🛡 Sustainable Systems for Burnout Prevention 33:00 – 💭 The SNAGS Framework & Subconscious Bias 42:00 – ❤️ Spouse Burnout & the Role of Relationships 48:30 – 🎯 Closing Advice