Renee Thornton

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Dr. Renee Thornton has spent more than 20 years working alongside police, fire, EMS, 911/dispatch, corrections, and military professionals – who are rarely taught how to sustain the wiring that got them hired. She writes for them, from faith and from the field. Service is a holy calling, and the people who answer it deserve more than generic wellness advice.

Where to start:

Navigating Adversity (2nd Edition), with Rodger Ruge, is the practical foundation: eight dimensions of wellness, and the difference between true burnout and the understimulation that mimics it. Its companion self-care toolkit lives in the Pathfinder Resilience app.

Mission-Critical Mindset is the why: the calling, the wounds that bring people to this work, and how to lead peers, up, and across an organization.

Honor the Temple, with Rodger Ruge, is the advanced practice: drawing from Bushidō, Scripture, and the realities of high-stakes service.

Renee Thornton

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