Best Narelle Fraser Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Leith Middleton part 2 40:26

1h ago40:26

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Dr. Leith Middleton’s expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managing psychological hazards in the workplace. That whole term (psychological hazards in the workplace) brings a …

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Dr. Leith Middleton part 1 40:26

8d ago40:26

40:26

Dr. Leith Middleton’s expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managing psychological hazards in the workplace. That whole term (psychological hazards in the workplace) brings a …

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TIM PECK – THE INVISIBLE OBVIOUS 1:05:37

21d ago1:05:37

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Tim Peck was an amazing Policeman – he had a presence, he was smart and he had that air of confidence & intelligence. He was popular, charismatic and just a great guy to be around. But underneath that façade was a man crumbling big time. He was hiding so many fears, insecurities, anxieties and alcohol dependency and for those like me who knew and w…

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Holly Ann Martin OBE - part 2 44:00

27d ago44:00

44:00

Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse. She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyone who has anything to do with children. She discusses for instance, consent, how to recognise sexualised beha…

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Holly Ann Martin OBE - part 1 44:17

26d ago44:17

44:17

Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse. She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyone who has anything to do with children. She discusses for instance, consent, how to recognise sexualised beha…

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Transgenders in the prison system 1:03:28

1M ago1:03:28

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This week may be a bit uncomfortable for some as we discuss the difficulties of where to house people who identify as transgender within the prison system, as there’s only two types of prison – male prisons and female prisons. Is it acceptable to place a male identifying as female into a female prison? Who’s human rights are more important – those …

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Justice Lee Judgement part 2 1:10:18

1M ago1:10:18

1:10:18

Over the next two weeks I'm providing some personal comments and thoughts on parts (certainly not all) of The Honourable Justice Michael Lee's judgement where he was the presiding judge in the Lehrman v Network 10 Trial Judgement which he handed down on 15th April 2024. These are MY thoughts and opinions on Justice LEE's judgement and not about wha…

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Justice Lee Judgement part 1 54:51

2M ago54:51

54:51

Over the next two weeks I'm providing some personal comments and thoughts on parts (certainly not all) of The Honourable Justice Michael Lee's judgement where he was the presiding judge in the Lehrman v Network 10 Trial Judgement which he handed down on 15th April 2024. These are MY thoughts and opinions on Justice LEE's judgement and not about wha…

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Pat Storer part 2 50:30

2M ago50:30

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Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but it’s the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didn’t have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist units/squads or services to help – most times it was up to Pat and Pat alone. Violet Town taught Pat the true mea…

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Pat Storer part 1 49:13

2M ago49:13

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Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but it’s the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didn’t have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist units/squads or services to help – most times it was up to Pat and Pat alone. Violet Town taught Pat the true mea…

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REVISITING PETER – FORMER PRISON OFFICER / part 2 43:20

3M ago43:20

43:20

‘Peter’ was a prison officer for 12 years and in that 12 years he saw a lot. Part 1 of a fascinating interview with a Prison Officer who has worked at every major prison here in Victoria. He wants to improve many aspects including prison officer training and training programs for prisoners. An amazing insight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …

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REVISITING PETER – FORMER PRISON OFFICER / part 1 42:00

3M ago42:00

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We revisit some of our best episodes. ‘Peter’ was a prison officer for 12 years and in that 12 years he saw a lot. Part 1 of a fascinating interview with a Prison Officer who has worked at every major prison here in Victoria. He wants to improve many aspects including prison officer training and training programs for prisoners. An amazing insight H…

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Charlotte and Michelle 1:25:40

3M ago1:25:40

1:25:40

This week’s podcast is quite different. I talk with many partners of Police and today I have the pleasure of sharing with you 2 separate conversations I had with 2 women who give very different accounts of what it’s like being in/having been in, a relationship with a Police Officer. I need to point out as I often do, but I need to reiterate, these …

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Di McDonald 53:20

3M ago53:20

53:20

This week’s podcast is dedicated to Di McDonald, who is launching Stalking Awareness Day Australia (SADA) on 24th May 2024. Di has been a guest of NFI a few times, and is a strong advocate for law reform regarding stalking legislation and Police response to reports of stalking. She’s lobbied MP’s, organisations & the media in her mission to raise a…

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Selena (Sel) McCrickard - part 2 48:31

4M ago48:31

48:31

Sel is a trauma informed lawyer and understands the stresses clients experience when navigating the Family Court system as unfortunately, she has experienced this on a personal level, so she really DOES understand the impacts. Sel is committed to trying to resolve family law matters in a timely way without court proceedings where possible. There’s …

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Selena (Sel) McCrickard - part 1 52:46

4M ago52:46

52:46

Sel is a trauma informed lawyer and understands the stresses clients experience when navigating the Family Court system as unfortunately, she has experienced this on a personal level, so she really DOES understand the impacts. Sel is committed to trying to resolve family law matters in a timely way without court proceedings where possible. There’s …

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Robin (Rob) Bailey - Intergraph - The Whole Story! 1:05:40

4M ago1:05:40

1:05:40

In 1990 Assistant Commissioner Ray Shuey called Chief Inspector Rob Bailey to his office, as Rob had already managed one force-wide project called TRIM (the tape recording of formal interviews) in the 80”s Rob was asked to select a group of selected people to investigate the potential to introduce Computer Aided Dispatch to the Victoria Police. Ult…

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Tammy Casselson part 2 45:33

4M ago45:33

45:33

You wouldn’t believe that we’re recording this the day after the Victims of Crime Commissioner here in Victoria released her report titled ‘Silenced and Sidelined” which was a disturbing report/insight into how victims of crime are treated by the justice system – from their initial report to Police through to their experience in the court system an…

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Tammy Casselson part 1 44:23

4M ago44:23

44:23

You wouldn’t believe that we’re recording this the day after the Victims of Crime Commissioner here in Victoria released her report titled ‘Silenced & Sidelined” which was a disturbing report/insight into how victims of crime are treated by the justice system – from their initial report to Police through to their experience in the court system & ho…

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Peter Eames Part 2 43:53

5M ago43:53

43:53

Last year I interviewed Peter ‘Lucky’ Lukaitis a Policeman from Castlemaine, who was involved in a siege at Kangaroo Flat, here in Victoria, where 4 Police were shot (thankfully all survived). There were many heroic efforts on this day which have resulted in a number of bravery awards, not only for Police, but also members of the public who put the…

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Peter Eames Part 1 47:29

5M ago47:29

47:29

Last year I interviewed Peter ‘Lucky’ Lukaitis a Policeman from Castlemaine, who was involved in a siege at Kangaroo Flat, here in Victoria, where 4 Police were shot (thankfully all survived). There were many heroic efforts on this day which have resulted in a number of bravery awards, not only for Police, but also members of the public who put the…

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DR LEAH WILLIAMS part 3 45:34

5M ago45:34

45:34

Kathleen Folbigg was convicted for the deaths of her 4 young children (all babies) in NSW over a 10 year period and in 2003 was convicted of the murder of 3 of them and manslaughter of one child. Always maintaining her innocence, she was initially sentenced to 40yrs in prison (reduced to 30yrs on appeal) however after 2 decades in jail, she was par…

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DR LEAH WILLIAMS part 2 48:58

5M ago48:58

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Kathleen Folbigg was convicted for the deaths of her 4 young children (all babies) in NSW over a 10 year period and in 2003 was convicted of the murder of 3 of them and manslaughter of one child. Always maintaining her innocence, she was initially sentenced to 40yrs in prison (reduced to 30yrs on appeal) however after 2 decades in jail, she was par…

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DR LEAH WILLIAMS 41:55

6M ago41:55

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Kathleen Folbigg was convicted for the deaths of her 4 young children (all babies) in NSW over a 10 year period and in 2003 was convicted of the murder of 3 of them and manslaughter of one child. Always maintaining her innocence, she was initially sentenced to 40yrs in prison (reduced to 30yrs on appeal) however after 2 decades in jail, she was par…

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Kane Nuttall - The Power In You 1:04:39

6M ago1:04:39

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Kane Nuttall’s story isn’t, unfortunately, all that unusual. As a teenager he struggled to fit in on many levels. He was overweight and hence got bullied. He suffered severe acne which resulted in embarrassment and humiliation. Being a teenager is difficult enough, but with these added pressures, he couldn’t escape his feelings of helplessness and …

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Michael - Survivor of Child Abuse 1:02:43

6M ago1:02:43

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One of the best things about doing my podcast is discovering people who’ve never thought of sharing their story because 1) they didn’t think anyone would be interested 2) they thought there were others who were doing it tougher than them 3) they had never had the opportunity to tell their story or didn’t think they had the courage. Today’s guest Mi…

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Giles Easton - Prison Officer/Corrections Victoria Part 2 47:10

6M ago47:10

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Giles was Prison Officer with Corrections Victoria for 12 years. for 6 of these years he worked in the Operations Team for Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit. His role was to investigate prison offences, drug trafficking into prisons, disrupt prison gang activity, investigate staff misconduct and to provide intelligence information to law enfor…

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Giles Easton - Prison Officer/Corrections Victoria Part ! 1:02:24

7M ago1:02:24

1:02:24

Giles was Prison Officer with Corrections Victoria for 12 years. for 6 of these years he worked in the Operations Team for Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit. His role was to investigate prison offences, drug trafficking into prisons, disrupt prison gang activity, investigate staff misconduct and to provide intelligence information to law enfor…

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Cameron Duncan - Special Operations Group 1:14:54

7M ago1:14:54

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Cameron Duncan was part of a hand-picked team of Victorian Detectives assigned to assist the Special Operations Group in arresting criminals, Archie Butterly & Peter Gibb, who, with the aid of Gibb’s secret lover, prison guard Heather Parker, escaped from the Melbourne Remand Centre in March 1993. Butterly despised Cameron & only days before their …

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Tania Maxwell Part 2 45:03

7M ago45:03

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Tania Maxwell was sexually abused as a child, which led to difficulties as a teenager, battling a gamut of emotions including depression, suicidal ideations and anxiety. But as you’ll hear today, her philosophy has been since then, to learn something from every experience, both the good and bad. Tania found a purpose in her life – to become a victi…

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Tania Maxwell Part 1 1:04:25

7M ago1:04:25

1:04:25

Tania Maxwell was sexually abused as a child, which led to difficulties as a teenager, battling a gamut of emotions including depression, suicidal ideations and anxiety. But as you’ll hear today, her philosophy has been since then, to learn something from every experience, both the good and bad. Tania found a purpose in her life – to become a victi…

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Anastasia - No longer remaining silent part 3 45:08

8M ago45:08

45:08

Anastasia – endured physical, psychological and verbal abuse from her husband. A mother of two children, both of whom have learning difficulties. Anastasia herself had learning difficulties. She managed a highly successful business. A trailblazer! Helping young and vulnerable children. Throughout this she held a secret, she endured physical, psycho…

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Anastasia - No longer remaining silent part 2 50:40

9M ago50:40

50:40

Anastasia – endured physical, psychological and verbal abuse from her husband. A mother of two children, both of whom have learning difficulties. Anastasia herself had learning difficulties. She managed a highly successful business. A trailblazer! Helping young and vulnerable children. Throughout this she held a secret, she endured physical, psycho…

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Anastasia - No longer remaining silent part 1 41:58

9M ago41:58

41:58

Anastasia – endured physical, psychological and verbal abuse from her husband. A mother of two children, both of whom have learning difficulties. Anastasia herself had learning difficulties. She managed a highly successful business. A trailblazer! Helping young and vulnerable children. Throughout this she held a secret, she endured physical, psycho…

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Today’s podcast is to give you an update on The Floods podcast I did last year. 29:06

9M ago29:06

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To recap, on October 14th 2022, my husband Lloyd and I experienced surviving a flood of mammoth, unheard of levels and the impact it had not only our life but so many others was huge. It’s like anything – unless you’ve experienced a similar situation to what others are going through you just can’t truly understand the impact something so major has …

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Robin (Rob) Bailey - Fraud Investigation part 2 1:02:58

9M ago1:02:58

1:02:58

Rob was a specialist Forensic Fraud Investigator and did an aggregate of 11 years with the VicPol Fraud Squad at 3 ranks. Today he takes us into a complicated, what he describes as a “basically uninvestigable” messy file he was handed and asked to have a look at, which contained a plethora of fraudulent insurance claims, false personal injury claim…

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Robin (Rob) Bailey - Fraud Investigation part 1 1:05:33

10M ago1:05:33

1:05:33

Rob was a specialist Forensic Fraud Investigator and did an aggregate of 11 years with the VicPol Fraud Squad at 3 ranks. Today he takes us into a complicated, what he describes as a “basically uninvestigable” messy file he was handed and asked to have a look at, which contained a plethora of fraudulent insurance claims, false personal injury claim…

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Sarah lived in fear every single day. Part 2 58:17

10M ago58:17

58:17

Sarah was a single mum doing everything to make ends meet when she re-connected with a childhood friend who she’d never really liked, but years later, as an adult, sparks flew. But it wasn’t long before she realised those traits she hadn’t liked in their childhood hadn’t disappeared She couldn’t escape his psychological, physical and sexual abuse o…

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Sarah lived in fear every single day. Part 1 1:00:31

10M ago1:00:31

1:00:31

Sarah was a single mum doing everything to make ends meet when she re-connected with a childhood friend who she’d never really liked, but years later, as an adult, sparks flew. But it wasn’t long before she realised those traits she hadn’t liked in their childhood hadn’t disappeared She couldn’t escape his psychological, physical and sexual abuse o…

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Stu Holmes part 2 38:03

10M ago38:03

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In his own words, Stu Holmes had a ‘blessed childhood’. He wanted to party and party he did. Hard. His life centered around drinking, partying and drug taking. It was never going to end well. Stu eventually found himself in a very dark and lonely place where he believed ending his life was the only answer. He’d lost his wife, his children, his frie…

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Stu Holmes part 1 37:02

11M ago37:02

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In his own words, Stu Holmes had a ‘blessed childhood’. He wanted to party and party he did. Hard. His life centered around drinking, partying and drug taking. It was never going to end well. Stu eventually found himself in a very dark and lonely place where he believed ending his life was the only answer. He’d lost his wife, his children, his frie…

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Gloria Anderson has to be the most forgiving person on this earth. Part 2 1:05:11

11M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

Gloria Anderson has to be the most forgiving person on this earth. Her faith in god is incredibly strong and I believe is the reason she possesses such forgiveness. Not only is she forgiving, but courageous and brave as well. Amazingly so. Gloria has got EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD to think the world was/is a very dark, cruel, place to belong, but it…

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Gloria Anderson has to be the most forgiving person on this earth. Part 1 53:16

11M ago53:16

53:16

Gloria Anderson has to be the most forgiving person on this earth. Her faith in god is incredibly strong and I believe is the reason she possesses such forgiveness. Not only is she forgiving, but courageous and brave as well. Amazingly so. Gloria has got EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD to think the world was/is a very dark, cruel, place to belong, but it…

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Peter Bellion was an Accident Reconstruction Expert with Victoria Police 38:45

11M ago38:45

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Today we are talking about road trauma and examination of those scenes – it may not be suitable for some affected by road trauma. There’s been a spate of BUS and TRUCK crashes of recent times here in Victoria and NSW which made me think it was time we had a chat to an amazing man who was and still is most likely, one of Australia’s most knowledgeab…

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Olivia Nicholls part 2 47:34

11M ago47:34

47:34

Some of the areas of reform Liv worked on included family violence, stalking, sexual offending including childhood sexual abuse, liquor control, policing and voluntary assisted dying, just for starters. Since leaving politics before the 2022 election, she has returned to university and is now studying law. She also volunteers with the Power in You …

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Olivia Nicholls part 1 42:02

12M ago42:02

42:02

Olivia Nicholls is a former Parliamentary Adviser for Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party in the Victorian Parliament. Some of the areas of reform Liv worked on included family violence, stalking, sexual offending including childhood sexual abuse, liquor control, policing and voluntary assisted dying, just for starters. Since leaving politics before the 2…

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We revisit the episode - Dani Laidley and deceased people at crime scenes 26:46

12M ago26:46

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This exclusive Patreon episode, Narelle talks about a former Victoria Police member who shared images of people at their most vulnerable - namely Dani Laidley and deceased people at crime scenes. These saved and shared images created unimaginable grief and distress. But Narelle tells us some further information which may, in some small way, explain…

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We revisit Keith Banks 53:09

12M ago53:09

53:09

Going underground as a cop sounds like an exciting proposition for a young recruit still learning the ropes, and for Keith Banks that’s exactly what it was. He would soon be immersed in the seedy side of criminal life, where he would assume the identity of a drug dealer with the aim of bringing down the cartels flooding the streets with narcotics. …

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We revisit Peter Bellion 1:06:08

1y ago1:06:08

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Peter Bellion held an unenviable position at Victoria Police – he was an Accident Reconstruction Expert. Long after the ambulances had left the scene, it was Peter’s job to painstakingly piece together the events that led to the accident. Over a 30 year long career, Peter would attend over 2000 fatal traffic accidents and eventually the horrific si…

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Mark Thomas part 2 41:29

1y ago41:29

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Mark Thomas is a down to earth, honest and unusually frank Policeman of over 2 decades. In this episode Mark talks openly about his battle with PTSI but the difference with Mark is he is a still a serving/current Vicpol member. Mark was able to recover enough from his PTSI to be able to RTW but much of that was because of the unwavering support of …

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