Throwback; Episode 831: Surviving and Thriving with Bill Mazur, Larissa Mason & Nick Norris

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We
believe that it provides immense value and there are some new
listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.





On this episode, Dennis sits down with retired Deputy Chief and
public safety liaison, Bill Mazur, clinical expert in
understanding and treating trauma, Larissa Mason and Navy SEAL
and CEO and Co-Founder at Protekt, Nick Norris.


Nick Norris began his career in the military as
a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic
Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247. Upon completion
of SEAL training in 2004, Nick assumed progressively higher
positions of leadership within Naval Special Warfare. His
deployed roles included combat advisor to Iraqi and Afghan
military units, Cross Functional Team Leader, and Ground Force
Commander during combat operation in both Iraq and Afghanistan.





Bill Mazur is a 25-year law enforcement veteran
and retired in 2017 at the rank of Deputy Chief of Police. Bill
holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton
University and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Training and
Development in the Police Graduate Studies Program from Seton
Hall University.


Bill is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session #256, and
currently serves as a Master Instructor with the FBI National
Academy Associates, in their Comprehensive Officer Resiliency
Training Program. He also acts as a Liaison for the NJ State
Resilience Program for law Enforcement. Additionally, Bill
currently serves on the Wellness Committee for the NJ State
Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) as an advisor.





Larissa Mason is a clinical expert in
understanding and treating trauma. She is a professional
instructor for NJ State and maintains a thriving clinical
practice. Currently working with clients throughout the USA and
overseas, Larissa Mason focuses on areas including neurodivergent
learning and responses as well as complex trauma resiliency and
recovery, for both the impacted individual as well as their
partner and families. Focus on professional mental health and
individual resiliency regarding law enforcement and first
responder stressor is emphasized. She helps individuals and
families understand and work through the stressors that challenge
them so they may lead healthier and happier lives.


Through her career, Ms. Mason was supervisor at an adult partial
care program for the severely mentally ill where she created and
implemented the first clinical trauma track as a way to expound
on the connection between trauma and mental health and offer
appropriate support. Ms. Mason then supervised the county wide
sexual assault response program for Cape May County where she
directed the county’s response to interpersonal violence, both
domestic violence and sexual assault. There she worked to create
pediatric guidelines for responding to childhood survivors of
abuse. Ms. Mason also taught clinical work on the graduate level
for Rutgers University and is a published author in the
Encyclopedia of Sexual Violence.


Today, Dennis, Bill, Larissa and Nick sit down to discuss the
mental health epidemic that plagues law enforcement, first
responders and veterans across the world.


Find more about Nick and Protekt
here: ⁠https://protekt.com/pages/about-page?⁠


Find out more about Bill and Acadia Health here:
⁠https://www.acadiahealthcare.com/⁠


Find out more about Larissa here:
⁠https://www.njspba.com/members/clinical-services/team/Larissa.aspx⁠


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