Dr. Jenny Prohaska

03/12/2026

Even if the “system” does suck, it’s pretty unrealistic to wait on it to change before you can get better.

03/07/2026

Something most law enforcement leaders never think about until it’s too late:

Acquired Brain Injury.

When an officer dies by su***de, the conversation almost always centers on stress, trauma exposure, or organizational culture. Those are important factors.

But there’s another variable that almost never gets discussed.

Brain injury.

Concussions and other forms of acquired brain injury are far more common in policing than most agencies realize.

But the science on brain injury has changed dramatically over the last decade, and we now know that even mild brain injuries can significantly affect emotional regulation, impulse control, sleep, and mood… all factors strongly associated with su***de risk.

Here’s the problem.

Most agencies won’t start thinking about this until an officer is already struggling.

By that point, the most important window for intervention may have already passed.

The first few days after a concussion or other acquired brain injury are critical for recovery.
Unfortunately, many return-to-work and workers’ comp protocols are still based on outdated guidance that can unintentionally make recovery harder.

If you’re responsible for the health and longevity of your people, this is something worth understanding before you ever need it.

Because when it comes to brain injury…
Waiting until someone is in crisis means you missed the moment that mattered most.

I’ll be talking more about this tomorrow.

03/06/2026

Yesterday we spent the day with leadership and first line supervisors at the Gardner Police Department.

Gardner is one of those cities experiencing the kind of growth many communities are seeing right now. More residents, more calls for service, and increasing diversity in the types of needs from the public.

Growth like that creates a uniquely complex type of pressure on an organization. Good policing in growing communities requires intentionality. And I know that agencies are starting to realize that 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 that pushes past just resiliency training is becoming more and more relevant.

Great conversation yesterday about the realities of leadership, supervision, and adapting to a wider range of demands as a city grows.

03/03/2026

Most people don't come to therapy because they want to change. They just want to suffer less.

02/26/2026

02/26/2026

𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐒:
I haven’t taken a real vacation since 2018.
Not a complaint, just the season of life I’m in.

Because of that, I have had to build in a few rituals for myself when I travel for work.
Every great city gets one moment where I stop working and appreciate its uniqueness.

In New Orleans, that moment is always the same.
A coffee with chicory and an order of beignets at Cafe Du Monde.

A small pause to pay respect to a career that’s taken me to places I never expected.
It's become a gratitude exercise of sorts,
something almost spiritual.

And maybe that’s why I pay attention to rituals now.
The way small acts of gratitude keep people plugged in and motivated in demanding work.
It’s something we reinforce often in Tactical Longevity, even if we call it something different.

02/24/2026

Here’s why David Goggins’ perspective resonates with so many people:
𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Most of modern mental-health culture treats discomfort as an automatic negative.
Goggins treats it as an opportunity.

And honestly, I take the same perspective.
It’s also the same perspective that is taken by many elite athletes and high performers in their respective spaces.

And if I had to describe my approach to how I do my job now, I’d say my therapeutic style isn’t “Cognitive Behavioral” or “Supportive” or “Psychoanalytic”... it’s David Goggins.

Discomfort is just information and difficulty is just opportunity.

Imagine if modern therapy culture finally started to see that “awareness” and validating feelings aren’t making anyone better, and started teaching people how to use hard moments instead of fear them.

That’s the mindset I build into my work now, especially through the Tactical Longevity lens:
stress is a skill, not a threat.

02/19/2026

Rigid thinkers don’t get the negative attention they deserve.

They lock onto the first plan or the first interpretation, even when the situation has already shifted.

And in complex, high-pressure environments, the situation always shifts.

Complex problems require flexibility.

They require people who can adjust when new information comes in, when conditions change, and when reality doesn’t match the familiar way of doing things.

Indecision costs you time.
Rigidity costs you the outcome.

Because rigid thinking doesn’t just slow people down…it breaks the connection between 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬.That’s where coordination falls apart and teams lose the ability to respond to what’s really happening.

In complex situations, survival belongs to the people who can adapt. Not the ones who cling to the first version of the plan.

02/12/2026

I made a personal choice to trade "freedom and fun" for "passion and purpose".

I chose it.

So that means I chose late nights, less sleep, financial insecurity, teaching myself something I don't know, and then making sure I master that same thing I just taught myself.

No one required it of me, no one assigned it to me. It would be easier to keep my responsibility low, but if you want to get really good at something, you will pay for it.

You will pay for it by sacrificing time, comfort, relationships, and a sense of security.

But sacrifice doesn’t register as punishment if you choose it.

02/12/2026

Struggle isn’t a threat. It’s actually a great teacher.
I can look back now and feel grateful for the difficulties that no one rescued me from.
Of course, constant struggle isn’t ideal, but how you view difficulties you face makes all the difference.

It’s the same mindset we train at Tactical Longevity. Seeing struggle clearly, and using it wisely to make us better.
Tactical Longevity

02/04/2026

A bad incident doesn’t define the next one.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥.

We train people to separate the event from the interpretation, so one bad moment doesn’t bleed into the next.

Tactical Longevity

02/02/2026

One (of the many) downsides of kids playing less team sports: 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. Here are 5 ways to make up for that skill gap: 1.) Normalize the correction without drama 2.) Train recovery not comfort. 3.) Build reps under mild stress. 4.) When giving feedback, separate identity out from performance. 5.) Train to the skill gap. Tactical Longevity.