Responder Resilience

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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
Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma with Timely Tools | S2 E35
Aug. 31, 2022

Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma with Timely Tools | S2 E35

Sonny Provetto is a former state trooper, EMDR clinician and a trauma consultant for police departments and emergency responders nationwide.
Guest: Sonny Provetto
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Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma with Timely Tools | S2 E35
Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma with Timely Tools | S2 E35
S2 E34 Last Responder: Matters Of Life And Death with Guest Katharine Pope
Aug. 25, 2022

S2 E34 Last Responder: Matters Of Life And Death with Guest Katharine Pope

Katharine Pope is a renowned Forensic Investigator and Crime Scene Specialist, whose resilient career and path through PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder is remarkable. Death investigation is a challenging field that requires a un...
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S2 E34 Last Responder: Matters Of Life And Death with Guest Katharine Pope
S2 E34 Last Responder: Matters Of Life And Death with Guest Katharine Pope
Last Responder: Matters of Life And Death | S2 E34
Aug. 24, 2022

Last Responder: Matters of Life And Death | S2 E34

Katharine Pope is a renowned Forensic Investigator and Crime Scene Specialist, whose resilient career and path through PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder is remarkable. Pope shares how she was able to overcome betrayal trauma, burnout and alcohol use to ultimately continue her forensics career working …
Guest: Katharine Pope
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Last Responder: Matters of Life And Death | S2 E34
Last Responder: Matters of Life And Death | S2 E34
S2 E33 The Reality Of PTSD When Children Die with Guest Patrick Wills
Aug. 18, 2022

S2 E33 The Reality Of PTSD When Children Die with Guest Patrick Wills

Throughout his 46 year career as a Fire Captain and Investigator, Patrick Wills had seen more than his share of trauma and death, but it wasn’t until he responded to a tragic fire that claimed the lives of three young sisters...
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S2 E33 The Reality Of PTSD When Children Die with Guest Patrick Wills
S2 E33 The Reality Of PTSD When Children Die with Guest Patrick Wills
The Reality of PTSD When Children Die S2 | E33
Aug. 17, 2022

The Reality of PTSD When Children Die S2 | E33

Throughout his 46 year career as a Fire Captain and Investigator, Patrick Wills had seen more than his share of trauma and death, but it wasn’t until he responded to a tragic fire that claimed the lives of three young sisters that he unknowingly descended into total PTSD.
Guests: Patrick Wills , Kim O'Neill
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The Reality of PTSD When Children Die S2 | E33
The Reality of PTSD When Children Die S2 | E33
S2 E32 Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice And The Road To Recovery with Guest Michael Van Meter
Aug. 11, 2022

S2 E32 Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice And The Road To Recovery with Guest Michael Van Meter

Retired L.E.O. and FBI agent Michael Van Meter is a well respected Law Enforcement Leader and an Addiction Recovery Expert. In this episode, he talks about the devastating effects of addiction on the public, himself, and his ...
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S2 E32 Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice And The Road To Recovery with Guest Michael Van Meter
S2 E32 Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice And The Road To Recovery with Guest Michael Van Meter
Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice and The Road to Recovery | S2 E32
Aug. 10, 2022

Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice and The Road to Recovery | S2 E32

Michael Van Meter is a well respected Law Enforcement Leader and an Addiction Recovery Expert. In this episode, he talks about the devastating effects of addiction on the public, himself, and his profession. Pulling from personal and professional experience, Michael shares thoughts on this complex,…
Guest: Michael Van Meter
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Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice and The Road to Recovery | S2 E32
Addiction Crisis: Truth, Justice and The Road to Recovery | S2 E32
S2 E31 Paramedics Don't Sleep....They Wait with Guest Nick Paproski
Aug. 4, 2022

S2 E31 Paramedics Don't Sleep....They Wait with Guest Nick Paproski

Award-winning paramedic and educator Nick Paproski talks with David about a vital and elusive commodity: SLEEP. EMS workers, like all first responders and shift workers, are at risk for sleep deprivation and fatigue. When you...
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S2 E31 Paramedics Don't Sleep....They Wait with Guest Nick Paproski
S2 E31 Paramedics Don't Sleep....They Wait with Guest Nick Paproski