038: What the Job Takes - Keith Banks

What does a career spent running towards danger eventually take from you?

Keith Banks spent decades in policing, including some of the most demanding and dangerous roles imaginable.

In this episode of Behind the Badge, Keith takes us from the experiences that first drew him towards policing through a career that would include tactical operations, undercover work, violence, adrenaline and years spent operating in a heightened state of awareness.

But beneath the extraordinary stories is a much bigger conversation about what prolonged exposure to the job can do to the person wearing the uniform.

Keith speaks openly about identity, hypervigilance, PTSD, policing culture, the difficulty of recognising when something isn't right, and the process of eventually understanding the impact his career had on him.

It's also a conversation about purpose — why people are drawn to service, what keeps them there, and the importance of building the awareness and tools to look after yourself along the way.

An honest conversation about service, trauma, identity, recovery — and what the job takes.

Music thanks to:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠These Four Walls - Hard Rock Band Gold Coast QLD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Improve sleep, performance and wellbeing with GOAT:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Greatest of All Tapes - Sleep Better. Perform Better. – The Greatest of all Tapes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Discount code 'BTB15'

You can keep up to date by following us here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We hope you enjoy the show, please subscribe & leave a rating.