Responder Resilience

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The Silent Epidemic in Police Officer Mental Health | S2 E47
Nov. 23, 2022

The Silent Epidemic in Police Officer Mental Health | S2 E47

In April 2016, Police Officer Adam A. Meyers was involved in a critical incident when he used deadly force against someone who armed themselves with a hatchet inside a busy department store. In the aftermath of this incident, Meyers was plagued with trauma and guilt, descending into a spiral of …
Guest: Adam A. Meyers
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The Silent Epidemic in Police Officer Mental Health | S2 E47
The Silent Epidemic in Police Officer Mental Health | S2 E47
S2 E46 US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events For 1st Responders
Nov. 17, 2022

S2 E46 US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events For 1st Responders

In this episode, we speak with Edmund Russell, Executive Director, and Jim King, Vice President of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF). Edmund is a retired 31-year member of the LAPD, and Jim retired as a Capta...
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S2 E46 US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events For 1st Responders
S2 E46 US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events For 1st Responders
US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events for 1st Responders | S2 E46
Nov. 16, 2022

US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events for 1st Responders | S2 E46

In this episode, we speak with Edmund Russell, Executive Director, and Jim King, Vice President of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF). about the United States Police & Fire Championships, an Olympic-style competition with athletes representing law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and…
Guests: Edmund Russell , Jim King
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US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events for 1st Responders | S2 E46
US Police & Fire Championships-Olympics Style Events for 1st Responders | S2 E46
S2 E45 Shatterproof: A Journey Of Courage, Inspiration And Hope with Guest Patrick Fitzgibbons
Nov. 10, 2022

S2 E45 Shatterproof: A Journey Of Courage, Inspiration And Hope with Guest Patrick Fitzgibbons

Patrick Fitzgibbons is a retired Police Commander who went through dark periods, then sought help at FHEHealth’s Shatterproof Program for first responders, which he says saved his life. Patrick is now on a mission to help oth...
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S2 E45 Shatterproof: A Journey Of Courage, Inspiration And Hope with Guest Patrick Fitzgibbons
S2 E45 Shatterproof: A Journey Of Courage, Inspiration And Hope with Guest Patrick Fitzgibbons
Shatterproof: A Journey of Courage, Inspiration and Hope | S2 E45
Nov. 9, 2022

Shatterproof: A Journey of Courage, Inspiration and Hope | S2 E45

Patrick Fitzgibbons is a retired Police Commander who discusses the struggles he experienced, and provides advice, inspiration, and hope for overcoming mental health issues, through his role as National Outreach Liaison for the Shatterproof Program for First Responders.
Guest: Patrick Fitzgibbons
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Shatterproof: A Journey of Courage, Inspiration and Hope | S2 E45
Shatterproof: A Journey of Courage, Inspiration and Hope | S2 E45
S2 E44 PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD with Guest Conrad Weaver
Nov. 3, 2022

S2 E44 PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD with Guest Conrad Weaver

Join us for a deep dive discussion with award-winning filmmaker Conrad Weaver about PTSD 911, a documentary film that follows the lives of first responders, who are suffering from line of duty PTSD. It was created to raise aw...
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S2 E44 PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD with Guest Conrad Weaver
S2 E44 PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD with Guest Conrad Weaver
PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD | S2 E44
Nov. 2, 2022

PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD | S2 E44

Conrad Weaver, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Podcast Host, Producer and Director of PTSD911
Guest: Conrad Weaver
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PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD | S2 E44
PTSD911: Documentary Film About Responder PTSD | S2 E44
S2 E43 Mental Health Cops: Connecting With Empathy with Guest Ernie Stevens
Oct. 27, 2022

S2 E43 Mental Health Cops: Connecting With Empathy with Guest Ernie Stevens

Join us for a conversation with Ernie Stevens from the Emmy Award Winning HBO Documentary, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops. This film shows how community policing can make a difference in the lives of those who are suffering. It a...
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S2 E43 Mental Health Cops: Connecting With Empathy with Guest Ernie Stevens
S2 E43 Mental Health Cops: Connecting With Empathy with Guest Ernie Stevens
Mental Health Cops: Connecting with Empathy | S2 E43
Oct. 26, 2022

Mental Health Cops: Connecting with Empathy | S2 E43

Join us for a conversation with Ernie Stevens from the Emmy Award Winning HBO Documentary, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops.
Guest: Ernie Stevens
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Mental Health Cops: Connecting with Empathy | S2 E43
Mental Health Cops: Connecting with Empathy | S2 E43
S2 E42 Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator To Cancer Warrior with Guest Terry Tucker
Oct. 20, 2022

S2 E42 Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator To Cancer Warrior with Guest Terry Tucker

What does the phrase “Motivational Check” mean? Former LEO Terry Tucker has reinvented himself frequently over his professional career. He was an officer and SWAT Hostage Negotiator with the Cincinnati Police Department. Moti...
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S2 E42 Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator To Cancer Warrior with Guest Terry Tucker
S2 E42 Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator To Cancer Warrior with Guest Terry Tucker
Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator to Cancer Warrior | S2 E42
Oct. 19, 2022

Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator to Cancer Warrior | S2 E42

What does the phrase “Motivational Check” mean? Former LEO Terry Tucker has reinvented himself frequently over his professional career. He was an officer and SWAT Hostage Negotiator with the Cincinnati Police Department.
Guest: Terry Tucker
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Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator to Cancer Warrior | S2 E42
Motivational Check: From Hostage Negotiator to Cancer Warrior | S2 E42
S2 E41 The Connection Between Pain And Trauma with Guest Gabriel Shaw
Oct. 13, 2022

S2 E41 The Connection Between Pain And Trauma with Guest Gabriel Shaw

Is there a connection between pain and trauma? How are stress and trauma stored in the body? Many responders are struggling with some kind of emotional pain, substance abuse, depression, trauma and even suicidal ideation, etc...
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S2 E41 The Connection Between Pain And Trauma with Guest Gabriel Shaw
S2 E41 The Connection Between Pain And Trauma with Guest Gabriel Shaw
The Connection Between Pain and Trauma | S2 E41
Oct. 12, 2022

The Connection Between Pain and Trauma | S2 E41

Is there a connection between pain and trauma? Many responders are struggling with some kind of emotional pain, substance abuse, depression, trauma and even suicidal ideation. Guest, Gabriel Shaw, Kinesiologist, Exercise Physiologist, Tai Chi and Qigong Instructor
Guest: Gabriel Shaw
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The Connection Between Pain and Trauma | S2 E41
The Connection Between Pain and Trauma | S2 E41
S2 E40 Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost Of Courage with Guest Michael Crouch
Oct. 6, 2022

S2 E40 Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost Of Courage with Guest Michael Crouch

In this episode, we’ll be speaking with Michael Crouch, LCSW on the topic, “Is Trauma Treatable?” Michael is an EMDR Consultant and Co-Coordinator of the Fairfield County Trauma Response Team (FCTRT). Mental health trauma tre...
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S2 E40 Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost Of Courage with Guest Michael Crouch
S2 E40 Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost Of Courage with Guest Michael Crouch
Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost of Courage | S2 E40
Oct. 5, 2022

Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost of Courage | S2 E40

In this episode, we’ll be speaking with Michael Crouch, LCSW on the topic, “Is Trauma Treatable?” Michael is an EMDR Consultant and Co-Coordinator of the Fairfield County Trauma Response Team (FCTRT). Mental health trauma treatment is a critical topic for many in the first responder community.
Guest: Michael Crouch, LCSW
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Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost of Courage | S2 E40
Is Trauma Treatable? The Cost of Courage | S2 E40
S2 E39 Responder Finance$: Tips For Building Your Future with Guest Adam Palamara
Sept. 29, 2022

S2 E39 Responder Finance$: Tips For Building Your Future with Guest Adam Palamara

We'll be speaking with financial representative Adam Palamara of Northwestern Mutual, who works with over 100 First Responders and Veterans across the country. We discuss some critical questions that should be answered well b...
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S2 E39 Responder Finance$: Tips For Building Your Future with Guest Adam Palamara
S2 E39 Responder Finance$: Tips For Building Your Future with Guest Adam Palamara
Responder Finance$: Tips for Building Your Future | S2 E39
Sept. 28, 2022

Responder Finance$: Tips for Building Your Future | S2 E39

We'll be speaking with financial representative Adam Palamara of Northwestern Mutual, who works with over 100 First Responders and Veterans across the country. We discuss some critical questions that should be answered well before retirement arrives.
Guest: Adam Palamara
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Responder Finance$: Tips for Building Your Future | S2 E39
Responder Finance$: Tips for Building Your Future | S2 E39
S2 E38 CopShock: Normal Reactions To Abnormal Stress with Guest Allen Kates
Sept. 22, 2022

S2 E38 CopShock: Normal Reactions To Abnormal Stress with Guest Allen Kates

In this episode, we’ll be speaking with trauma expert and author of the book CopShock, Allen Kates, about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and how to survive it by employing resiliency techniques. CopShock is a go-to tra...
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S2 E38 CopShock: Normal Reactions To Abnormal Stress with Guest Allen Kates
S2 E38 CopShock: Normal Reactions To Abnormal Stress with Guest Allen Kates
CopShock: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Stress | S2 E38
Sept. 21, 2022

CopShock: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Stress | S2 E38

In this episode, we’ll be speaking with trauma expert and author of the book CopShock, Allen Kates, about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and how to survive it by employing resiliency techniques.
Guest: Allen Kates
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CopShock: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Stress | S2 E38
CopShock: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Stress | S2 E38
S2 E37 Mental Fitness For First Responders And Military with Guest Erik Leslie
Sept. 15, 2022

S2 E37 Mental Fitness For First Responders And Military with Guest Erik Leslie

Can we exercise the mind to build mental fitness? Yes, says performance expert Erik Leslie from Modern Mindfulness. Erik has trained professionals in the world’s toughest careers (first responders, Special Forces and Apache P...
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S2 E37 Mental Fitness For First Responders And Military with Guest Erik Leslie
S2 E37 Mental Fitness For First Responders And Military with Guest Erik Leslie
Mental Fitness for First Responders and Military | S2 E37
Sept. 14, 2022

Mental Fitness for First Responders and Military | S2 E37

Can we exercise the mind to build mental fitness? Yes, says performance expert Erik Leslie from Modern Mindfulness. Erik has trained professionals in the world’s toughest careers (first responders, Special Forces and Apache Pilots) with simple ways to become present in high-stress situations.
Guest: Erik Leslie
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Mental Fitness for First Responders and Military | S2 E37
Mental Fitness for First Responders and Military | S2 E37
S2 E36 Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team with Guests Pete Elste and Scott Alvord
Sept. 8, 2022

S2 E36 Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team with Guests Pete Elste and Scott Alvord

As a CIT Coordinator, Officer Peter Elste works closely with Crisis Intervention Clinician Scott Alvord on the Danbury Police Crisis Intervention Team. Together, they respond to calls involving mental and behavioral issues to...
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S2 E36 Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team with Guests Pete Elste and Scott Alvord
S2 E36 Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team with Guests Pete Elste and Scott Alvord
Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team | S2 E36
Sept. 7, 2022

Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team | S2 E36

Crisis Intervention Team coordinator Peter Elste works closely with Crisis Intervention Clinician Scott Alvord on the Danbury Police Crisis Intervention Team. Together, they respond to calls involving mental and behavioral issues to help connect people to available services.
Guests: Peter Elste , Scott Alvord, LCSW
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Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team | S2 E36
Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team | S2 E36
S2 E35 Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma With Timely Tools with Guest Sonny Provetto
Sept. 1, 2022

S2 E35 Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma With Timely Tools with Guest Sonny Provetto

Sonny Provetto is a former state trooper, EMDR clinician and a trauma consultant for police departments and emergency responders nationwide. He runs the Vermont Center for Responder Wellness, a comprehensive treatment center ...
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S2 E35 Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma With Timely Tools with Guest Sonny Provetto
S2 E35 Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma With Timely Tools with Guest Sonny Provetto