"A Massive Mind-Body Disconnect" — What Trauma Really Looks Like in First Responders

Candace Maisel, LCSW has worked with a lot of first responders.

And the first thing she notices — every time — isn't anger. It isn't addiction. It isn't depression.

It's a massive mind-body disconnect.

Years of having to shut down emotion to do the job. Think logically. Save lives. Move to the next call. Compartmentalize and keep going.

It's not weakness. It's what the job requires.

What's missing is the way back.

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