Episode 20: NYPD Sgt. Aaron Lohman

In this episode, we interview Sergeant Aaron Lohman who is a 15 year veteran of the NYPD, and works in NYPD’s Health and Wellness Section. He is nationally known and locally respected - a fellow podcaster (The Notorious HFL Podcast) and is known on social media as Huge Fat Loser.

He discusses his own childhood trauma and identifies the relationship between his trauma and poor coping during adulthood. By 2015, Aaron weighed over 425 pounds and had several events occur that helped open his eyes to changes that needed to occur in his life. He also works as a fitness coach and helps motivate his coworkers toward health and wellness, and teaches stress and resilience courses to NYPD police academy recruits.