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Erie Crawford

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Author | Speaker | Social worker | Business Psychologist

Dr. Crawford is an author, speaker, social worker and business psychologist . She has more than twenty years of experience i fostering resilience and facilitating healing with a trauma-informed approach. Following the loss of her husband, a police officer, to suicide, she penned her memoir, The Other Side of Midnight: A Journey to healing spouses and loved ones affected by suicide. She also recently released the S.U.N.R.I.S.E. Healing Journey for suicide survivors. Dr. Crawford holds a PhD in Organizational Leadership from the Chicago School in addition to a master's and bachelor's degree in Social Work from Loyola University. Her mission is to help those who have suffered a loved ones suicide move forward from grief while honoring and remembering the one who fell.

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July 15, 2026

Grief and Suicide Loss in Law Enforcement — Dr. Erie Crawford | S6 E28

She lost him. Then she found a way through. Lt. James Crawford (Ret.) of the Chicago Police Department was a pastor, a mentor, and the man everyone leaned on. Months after retiring, he died by suicide.
Guest: Erie Crawford