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

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 - 00:01:47:10 Teaser 00:01:47:10 - 00:02:15:14 Intro 00:02:15:14 - 00:04:15:02 Jared and Brian’s background 00:04:15:02 - 00:12:27:04 The life of Lucas Sizemore 00:12:27:04 - 00:16:08:03 Enabling your children 00:16:08:03 - 00:24:19:07 Lucas’s experience as a police officer in Atlanta 00:24:19:07 - 00:27:46:12 The lack of apparent change in Lucas’ behavior 00:27:46:12 - 00:35:41:03 The stress of working in law enforcement 00:35:41:03 - 00:36:00:07 Midroll 00:36:00:07 - 00:43:49:14 Repairing your life after losing someone to suicide 00:43:49:14 - 00:52:25:03 The impacts of suicide 00:52:25:03 - 00:57:49:21 Valuing life 00:57:49:21 - 01:07:47:04 Forgiveness & dealing with guilt 01:07:47:04 - 01:09:17:03 The reality of law enforcement suicide 01:09:17:03 - 01:25:32:21 How to move forward & how to make change 01:25:32:21 - 01:30:54:14 The mental health conversation in law enforcement 01:30:54:14 - 01:34:43:04 What does it mean to care? 01:34:43:04 - 01:35:25:23 The Lucas Foundation 01:35:25:23 - 01:38:42:24 Outro