A Badge of Honor Podcast

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Mike Marotta, veteran, fmr. law enforcement officer, and director of Warriors Heart in Virginia on @A Badge of Honor TV. Mike started his career in the Air Force. His years served took him to every continent in the world except Antarctica. His unit supported Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mike t...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Dr. Carrie Steiner, Founder of First Responders Wellness Center on @A Badge of Honor TV. Dr. Steiner is a licensed clinical psychologist who also has 13 years of experience as a Chicago Police officer in addition to being a Crisis Intervention Team Officer, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Trainer at the Chicago Police Acad...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Tammy & Dan Roach, founders of Cornerstone Retreat Center on @A Badge of Honor TV. Tammy is an ordained pastor and a trained Spiritual Director who provides Spiritual Coaching First Responders. She also serves as a chaplain for Plainfield PD/FD and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP). Dan worked as a law enfor...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Monty Bynum & Daniel Mee who are changing the face of Law Enforcement instruction through their company A Different Breed on @A Badge of Honor TV. Monty is the founder of A Different Breed. He served 32 years as a USMC Officer, LEO, DEA, and Special Agent. International EXPERT in Money Laundering, Complex Intelligen...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Liz & Joe Bartholomew, founders of Responders Retreats on @A Badge of Honor TV. Responders Retreat's mission is to provide respite and retreat opportunities needed due to the performance of professional service duties.  Liz created the concept for Responders Retreat after Joe retired from the fire department. Joe's...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Dr. Carrie Steiner, Founder of First Responders Wellness Center on @A Badge of Honor TV. Dr. Steiner is a licensed clinical psychologist who also has 13 years of experience as a Chicago Police officer in addition to being a Crisis Intervention Team Officer, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Trainer at the Chicago Police Acad...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Pam Barragan, veteran, music and film producer, and founder of 2200 Taps on @A Badge of Honor TV. Pam found the key to healing were the stories being told through music and sharing her own story. It was this awareness that took the unfathomable option of suicide 100% off the table.  Pam's mission to share what she has l...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Dr. Kristen Wheldon, Clinical Director of On-Duty Psych on @A Badge of Honor TV. Dr. Kristen Wheldon is passionate about the behavioral health of firefighters and their families. She is the President and Founder of the Fire Service Psychology Association (FSPA), the nonprofit created to bridge the gap between profession...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Sean Peterson,  law enforcement officer and mental health clinician on @A Badge of Honor TV. Sean Peterson is a Sergeant with the Taunton Police Department and director of the Southeastern Massachusetts regional peer support/CISM team. As a former gym owner, proven strength coach, published author, and mental health cli...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Shane Ammerman, veteran, and protection specialist on @A Badge of Honor TV. Shane is fueled by a passion, determination, and a profound commitment to security and protection. His instinct to protect was deeply rooted from a young age, sparked when at just eight, when he defended my siblings from our alcoholic father and...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Doug White, veteran, retired first responder, and author on @A Badge of Honor TV. Doug spent over three decades serving in the military and in law enforcement. He witnessed firsthand the toll that trauma can take on a person’s brain, body, and spirit. He knows how it feels to hit the absolute bottom—alone, late at night...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Vincent Scotto, retired NYPD on @A Badge of Honor TV. After a 20 year career with the NYPD, Vincent moved on thinking the transition would be easy. He found it to be just the opposite. Vince engaged in  “soul searching” to uncover his priorities which left a lot of time to ponder the emotional, physical, and psychologic...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with veteran, retired federal law enforcement officer, professor, and founder of Compass Recovery & Counseling, Paul Collette on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Paul has successfully navigated his transition out of law enforcement after serving for three decades working in the federal judiciary, non-profit and hospital-based...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Detective George Wilson with the Albermarle, NC Police Department on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Over the course of his career, George has handled numerous criminal investigations involving human trafficking, homicide, juvenile and internet crimes. He is on a personal mission to utilize his training and experience to hel...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Jason Sautel, retired firefighter, author, and speaker on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Jason Sautel had it all. Confident in his abilities and trusted by his fellow firefighters, he was making a name for himself on the streets of Oakland, California. His adrenaline-fueled job even helped him forget the pain of his childho...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk about the struggles of first responders during this time of year and look back at a year in review on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. A Badge of Honor offers workshops to first responders across the nation, working with mental health liasons and critical incident management teams for Post Traumatic Stress Injury Recovery, wellnes...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with retired detective Heidi Chance who worked undercover to expose sex trafficking's dirty secrets and help further awareness on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Heidi is a 27-Year veteran in Law Enforcement.  She spent more than 13 years working as an undercover detective investigating buyers and traffickers and rescuing countle...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Chad DePew, Police Chief and founder of Heroic Deeds on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Heroic Deeds was formed when firefighters, police officers, custody deputies, chaplains, pastors, and behavioral health personnel gathered from two different states to dream and pray about how they could impact the lives of first responde...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with retired law enforcement officer David Berez  on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. David trained as a Resiliency Program Officer in 2020 for the State of NJ and went on to earn his Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, under Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman. He is a positive psychology practitioner...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with author, business coach and strategist Teri Werner on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Teri empowers others to break through obstacles and create their chosen successful outcomes. She leverages her coaching and training skills to equip and empower individuals to achieve excellence in their businesses and lives. In her latest b...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Davin Cole, retired police officer and national speaker and educator on PTSI and addiction on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Davin was a police officer for 33 years. He served with the San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) and as a Police Officer with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). Davin served in criminal...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Cindy Present from Operation Get Out on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Cindy has spent a lifetime in the wellness, fitness and watersports industry. As a life coach, fitness trainer, watersports coach, cycling, running and Ironman athlete, motivator, and Wellness Director at Lake Austin Spa Resort, Cindy has inspired thousa...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Matt Payne, President of the Outer Circle Foundation, Veteran and retired Law Enforcement Officer on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Outer Circle Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit which supports Veterans, First Responders, and their families, during times of need by providing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) resources...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Dan Horgan, Outreach Director for the Warrior Bonfire Program on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. The Warrior Bonfire Program provides opportunities that improve the lives of enemy combat-wounded veterans on their lifelong journey of recovery and healing by creating activity based, small group retreats that foster healing. WB...

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with The Texas Valor Project, on @A Badge of Honor Podcast. Texas Valor Project provides a solution for veterans and first responders who face challenges due to Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). TBI, commonly seen in post 9/11 Veterans, has been significantly overlooked and neglected. Unfortunately, many of the veterans and fi...