
Chief of Police, Criminal Justice PhD, and an Author & Speaker on Ego and Leadership

Mens Anonymous
May 29, 2026
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Chief of Police Dr. Ron Camacho opens up about the immense personal toll of maintaining the "Iron Duke" persona—a mask of anger, ego, and fear of failure rooted in childhood trauma, which cost him his family and relationships, and led him to terrorize his own officers. In this raw and honest conversation, Dr. Ron shares the breaking point (an affair) that forced him into therapy, revealing his powerful four-step recipe for transformation: cultivating Self-Awareness, practicing Introspection (even when painful), developing Empathy, and relentlessly Suppressing the Ego. Discover how this new mindset of putting others first led to exponential blessings, significant reductions in departmental use of force and citizen complaints, and the key actionable step—looking in the mirror—that you can take this week to start changing your own life.
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