A grounded voice for honest conversations about public safety wellness.
About Rachael
Rachael Stark speaks on first responder wellness, public safety culture, burnout, trauma exposure, compassion fatigue, leadership, and the realities of carrying the job home.
Her perspective is shaped by experience in public safety, military service, policy work, peer support, and life as a law enforcement spouse. She focuses on honest conversations about the human side of service and the things first responders often carry quietly.
My Story
I did not come to this work from a distance. My background spans public safety, military service, policy work, peer support, death investigation, and life beside someone in law enforcement. Over time, I became more aware of how often first responders are expected to keep going, keep performing, and keep looking fine, even when the job follows them home.
What started as sharing pieces of my own experience has grown into a larger conversation about burnout, trauma exposure, compassion fatigue, leadership culture, and what it means to stay human in a profession that often asks people to carry more than they say out loud.
Background & Experience
Public safety policy and research
Reserve Police Officer
Missouri National Guard Officer
Former Forensic Death Investigator
Peer support involvement
Law enforcement spouse perspective
POST-certified law enforcement officer
BLS Instructor
Certified Associate in Project Management
Medicolegal death investigation background
