When You've Gone Over the Edge (And How to Come Back)
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Kevin Barnhill discusses his journey from a high-pressure law enforcement role to personal transformation and the importance of recognizing harmful behaviors.
Episode 51 - Kevin Barnhill: "When You've Gone Over the Edge (And How to Come Back)" You know exactly what you're doing—cutting people off mid-sentence, getting short, getting harsh—and you can't seem to stop. The people closest to you have noticed the shift. The question isn't whether you've drifted. It's whether you can actually come back. EPISODE DESCRIPTION You spend eight years in a high-pressure role thinking you're fine. You tell yourself the hard edge is necessary, that it's part of the job. Then one day your chief pulls you into his office and asks a simple question: "Why are you mean to people?" And everything shifts. Kevin Barnhill spent 28 years in law enforcement—pastor turned cop turned clinical counselor. Somewhere around year eight, he realized he'd become someone his family didn't recognize. His ex-wife asked years later why he didn't change sooner. His kids wanted to know the same thing. But here's what matters: he actually changed it. Not ten years down the road. While he was still in the thick of it. In this episode, Kevin walks host Shelly Rood through the spiral—how it builds layer by layer, how you can watch it happening and still feel powerless to stop it…
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