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Evolving PrisonsAuthor: Kaigan Carrie
An award-nominated podcast that began with a focus on prisons, interviewing those who live or work inside them. Its since grown. In the latest series, Under Pressure: Trauma on the Frontline, we hear from a firefighter, police officer, army colonel, paramedic and prison officer about the long-term impacts of repeated exposure to trauma. Hosted by Kaigan Carrie, a doctoral researcher in criminology, this podcast explores the human cost of systems we rarely see and what it means to do traumatic work on behalf of society. Language: en Genres: True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Under pressure: the trauma expert
Sunday, 20 July, 2025
This is episode 6 of a special 6-part series exploring the mental toll frontline professionals carry as they do vital work to protect all of us.Sean McCallum is a crisis intervention and trauma consultant, and a watch manager in the UK fire service where he's served for 23 years. In this episode, Sean shares his view on why some experiences are traumatic for some individuals but not others, what might cause flashbacks and rumination, and how sleep - or lack there of - can shape how we process trauma.Sean is not a clinician. His perspective comes from a person-centred metapsychological approach.Connect with Kaigan CarrieWebsite: evolvingprisons.comInstagram: @evolvingprisonsLinkedIn: kaigancarrie












