A Marriage in Progress: Tactical Support for Law Enforcement Relationships - Paperback

by Victoria M. Newman (Author)

A Marriage in Progress - Tactical Support for Law Enforcement Relationships is the law enforcement training manual for off-duty life. Written specifically to and for officers, Victoria looks at relationships through principles and examples of police training and culture. It includes positive perspectives, real stories, encouragement, practical tools, and personal examples for how to improve your personal life as a member of law enforcement. What officers say about A Marriage in Progress: "This book covers more ground than anything available today." - Oklahoma"Knocks it out of the park!" - California "An unparalleled tool" - Tennessee"She tells it like it is and doesn't pull punches" - Texas "Takes us to a place where we can walk it through" - California"Nuggets of pure gold wisdom in a down-to-earth, true-to-life, completely genuine way" - Virginia"Relevant, relational and resourceful" - Georgia"It could save not only marriages, but lives" - Pennsylvania"One of the best police family resource books I've ever read!" National Police Wives AssociationVoted First Place in Published Nonfiction by the Public Safety Writer's AssociationAuthor and speaker Victoria M. Newman has over 27 years of marriage with her Chief of the California Highway Patrol, fifteen years of experience supporting spouses in family-related problems, and has compiled information from over 1,000 law enforcement families for this work

Author Biography

Meet the Author Victoria M. Newman is Founder and CEO of How2LoveYourCop, an organization that creates encouraging and supportive resources for police families. Married over 27 years to a Chief with the California Highway Patrol, she authored A CHiP on my Shoulder, a realistic but positive book to help police wives in their marriages. You can find more of her writing in her blog on www.how2loveyourcop.com and postings on Facebook and Twitter. Victoria speaks to audiences throughout the United States, Canada and the Philippines. Her seminar, Backup for the Home, is available in four and eight hour increments through SAFETAC Training. She has been instrumental in shaping and improving spousal academies for several departments. She partners with Hunting4Heroes to create and present at the VOWS Retreat, a marriage conference for wounded law enforcement officers and their spouses. She also speaks with her husband, Brent, who is a seasoned trainer/presenter for the California Highway Patrol and FranklinCovey. Trained as a law enforcement chaplain, Victoria personally mentors several officer wives and has come alongside families in crisis for over fifteen years. Victoria has operated a book consulting business for the past thirteen years, collaborating, editing, and ghostwriting works on business practices, prison survival, special needs children, fantasy fiction, marriage, and a memoir from a World War II prisoner of war. She collaborated with SSG Emmett Spraktes to write Selfish Prayer: How California National Guard DUSTOFF Changed the Face of Army Medevac amid the Chaos, Carnage and Politics of War. The research of this controversial book took Victoria to several states of the Union, culminating at the White House for a Medal of Honor ceremony. The project also gave her an opportunity to see firsthand the emotional toll of war. Victoria has four children, one daughter-in-law, and resides near Sacramento, California. You can reach her via her website email, at victoria@how2loveyourcop.com