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April 27, 2022
Yoga for Responders: Powerful Tools for Stress Relief
In this episode, we speak with yoga instructors Wendy Boscia and Steve Zagami. Wendy comes from a family of responders, including her dad and brothers, and Steve is a retired U.S.M.C. Sgt., and FDNY Firefighter.
Resilience Tools Stress And Burnout Exercise, Meditation, Yoga, Reiki
April 20, 2022
First Responder Addiction Treatment: New Approaches
On this episode, Bonnie and David speak with Michele Giorgianni, First Responder Liaison at Aware Recovery Care and Jason Palamara, Director of Veteran & First Responder Engagement at Forge VFR. Our topic: Substance Abuse Disorder treatments for First Responders.
Retirement And Transitioning Law Enforcement Addiction And Recovery
April 13, 2022
The Spiritual Side of First Responders and Military
In this mini-documentary episode hosted by Dr. Stacy Raymond, we will take a closer look at first responder and military spirituality. Everyone has their own concept of what it means and that's what makes this topic so interesting.
Military Resilience Tools Spirituality
April 07, 2022
2NDGO: Creating Community and Purpose for Veterans and Responders
On this episode, we’ll be speaking with Nick Nunnally, USCG (ret), City of Danbury Firefighter and Plank Owner of 2NDGO.org Nick will be talking about transitioning from one purpose to another and creating a community that lasts after your career is over.
Military Resilience Tools Retirement And Transitioning
March 30, 2022
Building Morale Through Positive, Proactive Leadership
On this episode, we’ll be speaking with John Lynch, Town of Wilton, CT Chief of Police & Emergency Management Director, and Nick Paproski, Director Of ALS Operations at Vintech Management Services, about what you can do to become an engaged, proactive leader.
Peer Support Law Enforcement Leadership And Command EMS
March 25, 2022
Responder Relationships: Challenges and Solutions
Caryn Czarnecki has been married to a career firefighter for twenty years, and will share the many unique challenges that come with being a spouse of a first responder. We’ll review some of the real life issues faced by first responder spouses, with Linda Rost, LCSW.
Relationships And Marriage
March 16, 2022
COPLine: The 24/7 Helpline for Police and Their Families
Guest, Stephanie Samuels, Founder and President of COPLine, a confidential, 24 hour, toll free helpline for law enforcement professionals and their families that is answered by retired police officers. For the past 20 years COPLINE has served as a resource to help law enforcement cope with the stresses of the job.
Peer Support Retirement And Transitioning Law Enforcement
March 09, 2022
K9 First Responders: Connecting in Crisis
In this episode, we speak with Bradford Cole, Executive Director of K9 First Responders, Inc. about Connecting in Crisis: Lessons from the halls of Sandy Hook to the halls of Congress.
Peer Support K9 And Equine Therapy CISD-CISM Sandy Hook Shooting
March 02, 2022
Real Stories: Healing PTSD with EMDR
On this episode of Responder Resilience we hear from a veteran, firefighters, paramedics, police officers and dispatcher who have used EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to overcome traumatic stress.
Ptsd And Emdr Resilience Tools
February 23, 2022
Grace Under Fire - Spirituality In The Trenches
Matt Domyancic, the Tactical Chaplain, offers his modern spiritual approach to help police officers and firefighters who are "in the trenches".
Mental Health And Therapy Spirituality Law Enforcement
February 16, 2022
Family Matters: First Responding to Your Marriage
Family Matters: First Responding to Your Marriage, and Challenges of Firefighter Relationships, with Anne and Captain Mike Gagliano of Seattle Fire Department (Ret.)
Resilience Tools Relationships And Marriage Retirement And Transitioning Spirituality
February 09, 2022
Finding The Right Therapist, When Your Comfort Zone Is Chaos
With Deputy Fire Chief / Paramedic Bernie Meehan Jr., a true icon of emergency services in Connecticut, about Peer Support and Finding an Appropriate Clinician in the “New” Emergency Services.
Ptsd And Emdr Peer Support Resilience Tools Mental Health And Therapy CISD-CISM Fairfield County Trauma Response Team Sandy Hook Shooting Stress And Burnout
February 02, 2022
About Animal Control Officers: Welcome to the Jungle
Guest, Ray Connors, Retired Chief, State of Connecticut Animal Control Unit
Stress And Burnout Animal Control And Hoarding
January 26, 2022
StandFast Alliance: Empowering Our First Responders
Guest, Eve Bucca, Executive Director, FDNY Honorary Battalion Chief, HeartMath Coach and Trainer
Heartmath Fdny 9/11 Military K9 And Equine Therapy Resilience Tools
January 19, 2022
Dispatch - First On Scene, The Forgotten Responders
911 Emergency Dispatcher Craig Tinneny and 31 year veteran Senior Operator Catharine DVileskis
9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Ptsd And Emdr Peer Support Stress And Burnout
January 12, 2022
Support From Superiors - Do They Have Your Back?
In this episode, Dr. Stacy Raymond, Bonnie Rumilly, LCSW/EMT and Lt. David Dachinger (Ret.) talk about Institutional Abandonment in emergency services.
Peer Support Mental Health And Therapy Leadership And Command
January 05, 2022
Story of a Trauma Response Team
Guests, Dawn Roy LCSW and EMDR Therapist, and Captain Jacques Roy speak about the birth of Fairfield County Trauma Response Team.
Ptsd And Emdr Peer Support Mental Health And Therapy Fairfield County Trauma Response Team Sandy Hook Shooting