The Debrief with Jon Becker

Tactical Longevity – Dr. Jenny Prohaska

Oct 22, 2025
Dr. Jenny Prohaska, a clinical psychologist who trains law enforcement in trauma, neuro-rehab, and tactical performance. She explains Tactical Longevity and antifragility. Conversations cover pre-incident prevention, the Rule of R's for coping, reframing stress as growth, the importance of social connection, and concrete training methods to build durable teams.
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ADVICE

Use The Rule Of R's After Incidents

  • Use the Rule of R's: Recognize, Respect, Return to process traumatic exposures.
  • Recognize the reaction, respect the feeling by briefly processing it, then return to duty to avoid languishing in emotion.
INSIGHT

Antifragility Beats Mere Resilience

  • Antifragility goes beyond resilience by using negative events to produce growth.
  • Prohaska argues bouncing back (resilience) is insufficient when baseline functioning may be inadequate for career stressors.
ANECDOTE

Recruit Psychs Show Declining Readiness

  • Dr. Prohaska reviews hundreds of new-hire psychs and documents a generational shift toward lower self-efficacy and self-awareness.
  • Over the last four to five years psychological metrics fell, showing recruits less prepared for sustained stress.
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