"I am a sergeant in the Military Police here in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. I have served for over 20 years in the force and have seen it all! I am well acquainted with this violence, having handled various incidents of robbery, chases, murders, suicides. But after 20 years in the profession, my body couldn't take it anymore; one fine day on duty, I froze—I just couldn’t go on. I ended up at the doctor’s office! But take a look at what my routine was like. With constant stress, night shifts in the work schedule, and the pressures of the job, I was going three or four nights a week without sleep and would still have a full day of duty ahead. Because of this, I developed burnout, depression, and anxiety. I had to stop everything. It was a daily routine of many medications, and sometimes I spent the day either sleeping in my room or sedated by the meds. But in the midst of this hurricane, I began to search for healthy alternatives, and I found something here, another thing there, but there was no single solution. I wanted something ready-made, 'packaged' in an easy format. So, I put together all this knowledge and research on Asian culture, recent discoveries about the effects of sound waves, and guided relaxation. 'Sounds of Freedom' was born then, and I needed to spread it to the world."