Episode 1000: Choosing Life - Suicide, Forgiveness, and the Fight for Change w/ Brian Sizemore and Jared Murphey

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Recorded28 Jul 2025

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Brian Sizemore and Jared Murphey reflect on the life and death of Brian’s son, Lucas Sizemore—an Atlanta police officer who died by suicide. They open up about Lucas’ childhood, his service in law enforcement, and the lack of apparent changes in his behavior. Through raw honesty and deep reflection, they explore grief, guilt, and the urgent need to talk about mental health in policing—and how we can prevent this kind of loss from happening again.-----00:00:00:00 - 00:01:47:10Teaser00:01:47:10 - 00:02:15:14Intro00:02:15:14 - 00:04:15:02Jared and Brian’s background00:04:15:02 - 00:12:27:04The life of Lucas Sizemore00:12:27:04 - 00:16:08:03Enabling your children00:16:08:03 - 00:24:19:07Lucas’s experience as a police officer in Atlanta00:24:19:07 - 00:27:46:12The lack of apparent change in Lucas’ behavior00:27:46:12 - 00:35:41:03The stress of working in law enforcement00:35:41:03 - 00:36:00:07Midroll00:36:00:07 - 00:43:49:14Repairing your life after losing someone to suicide00:43:49:14 - 00:52:25:03The impacts of suicide00:52:25:03 - 00:57:49:21Valuing life00:57:49:21 - 01:07:47:04Forgiveness & dealing with guilt01:07:47:04 - 01:09:17:03The reality of law enforcement suicide01:09:17:03 - 01:25:32:21How to move forward & how to make change01:25:32:21 - 01:30:54:14The mental health conversation in law enforcement01:30:54:14 - 01:34:43:04What does it mean to care?01:34:43:04 - 01:35:25:23The Lucas Foundation01:35:25:23 - 01:38:42:24Outro

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