ENROUTE: The Podcast of The First Responder Behavioral Health Institute

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE, I’m Joseph Brigandi.  On this episode we have the privilege of visiting with a paramedic who has over 25 years of field experience and a Ph. D. in Human Development and Organizational Systems.    His book Hypnotic Communication in Emergency Medical Settings for Life Saving Therapeutic Outcomes is both groundbreaking and insightful.    How we talk to people in be...

Conrad Weaver is a documentary filmmaker whose dedicated his life to telling stories that matter.  Stories that make a difference and stories that define the many problems we all face in tangible ways that help us better understand the situation and positions us to take action and engage solutions.  PTSD911 is a powerful new documentary that explores the story of first responders and the stress of...

The focus of this three-part series is children’s advocacy. We are going to examine how first responders can benefit from collaborating with child advocacy centers during the investigation of crimes against children. In Part One of this Special Edition Podcast Series, we talk with President & CEO of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, Irish Burch and examine the child advocacy model and...

The focus of this three-part series is children’s advocacy. We are going to examine how first responders can benefit from collaborating with child advocacy centers during the investigation of crimes against children. In Part One of this Special Edition Podcast Series, we talk with President & CEO of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, Irish Burch and examine the child advocacy model and...

The focus of this three-part series is children’s advocacy. We are going to examine how first responders can benefit from collaborating with child advocacy centers during the investigation of crimes against children. In Part One of this Special Edition Podcast Series, we talk with President & CEO of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, Irish Burch and examine the child advocacy model and...

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE I’m Joseph Brigandi.   On this episode we interview the multitalented Dr. Olivia Johnson the founder of the Blue Wall Institute.  The Blue Wall Institute consults with first responder agencies on needs assessments for training and education programs as well as furthering research on first responder suicide.  She’s the mind behind the concept of The Fatal 10 which...

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE I’m Joseph Brigandi.  Today we have been given the opportunity to visit with one of the fire services many vocal advocates for change, better safety practices, and quality leadership programs.   He’s a consultant to many first responder agencies. He’s also a published author and a fire service instructor. He is dedicated to bringing successful transformational ch...

MARK HILL is a firefighter, paramedic, teacher, speaker and best-selling author of the book Two Dark Thirty, True stories to inspire teaching and learning in our local heroes and his companion workbook by the same name.  Two Dark Thirty gives us insights into training first responders and the importance of education and continuing education as we progress through our careers.   Marc will be speaki...

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE. I'm Joseph Brigandi Today we have the special privilege of visiting with Dr. Umar Latif.  Umar Latif is a very special contributor in the space of behavioral health and first responders.  He's a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology with triple board certification in General Psy...

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE  I’m Joseph Brigandi. Today we’re being given the opportunity to get inside the mind of a man who’s been inside many criminal minds.  He’s the chief hostage negotiator for the Lubbock Police Department. He’s the author of multiple books, including  fight or flight … negotiating crisis on the front line When every word counts … an insiders view of crisis negotiati...

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE.  I’m Joseph Brigandi.   Today we have Mark Bouchard visiting with us.  Mark is a current member of the RCMP The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.   He is a member of their ERT Emergency Response Team which is the Canadian equivalent of a SWAT team.  He also holds the special designation and achievement of MEDIC on the team.   He is assigned to the Williams Lake det...

Dr. Roger Solomon is a psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in the areas of trauma and grief. He is on the Senior Faculty of the EMDR Institute and provides basic and advanced EMDR training internationally. He currently consults with the US Senate, NASA, and several law enforcement agencies. Dr. Solomon has provided clinical services and training to the FBI, Secret Service, U.S. State Dep...

Welcome to this edition of ENROUTE I’m Joseph Brigandi, thank you for joining us.  Today we have the opportunity to visit with a very unique firefighter paramedic.  Over one million people would say he’s the funniest fire fighter on YouTube with the possible exception of fire fighter, Fenton,  but most of you know him as the brilliant mind behind fire department Chronicles  and the spokesperson fo...

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Sundahl, firefighter, paramedic, award winning artist and mental health advocate. In the first responder world if you don’t know him by name you most certainly know him by his artwork and images. Daniel talks with us about the therapeutic process, his journey towards post traumatic growth, art as a part of the healing process, and his annual peer...

Welcome to this episode of ENROUTE the podcast of the First Responder Behavioral Health Institute. Today we are privileged to have a legend in the area of fire department leadership on the show with us. Frank Viscuso, FRANK has a long history of published works and public speaking engagements including. · Step Up and Lead · Step Up Your Teamwork · Flashpoint: Ignite Your Team and Forge a Winning C...

We will have best-selling author Michael Sugrue the author of RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma. Michael is a medically retired police officer and an air force veteran who has served all over the world and returned home to serve his community as a police officer and detective. Suffering a critical incident on the job placed him in the unenviable position of seeking so...