No One Fights Alone

Shatterproof FHE Health (formerly Florida House Shatterproof ) employs evidence-based therapies, innovative medical care, and a comprehensive wellness program. These focus on symptoms of PTSD, among other mental health conditions, in order to help our first responders successfully manage their condition and/or achieve life-long recovery from drugs and alcohol.

Everyone has some vices....throughout our life we learn that even though we may still have our issues. Life is a work in progress

Lighthouse Health & Wellness is an in-hand, on-demand, 100% confidential health and wellness platform available at no cost to our nation’s public safety agencies. Lighthouse was designed to provide your employees and their families anonymous access to your agency’s existing health and wellness programs, along with a growing library of the latest educational health and wellness information and...

Brad attending a Non Profit resource fair over the weekend and speaks on his experience and the lack of resources for our veterans

Chris Fields is a former member of the Oklahoma City Fire Department, Chris joined the fire department July 12, 1985 promoting through the ranks and retiring as a Major March 1, 2017 serving the citizens of Oklahoma City for 31yrs and 7 months. Chris was captured in a photo that became an iconic symbol of the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995 when he was cradling the body of 1yr old Baylee Almon. Chri...

More than 264 million people suffer from depression worldwide. (World Health Organization, 2020)

Doug was a minor league baseball player turned Firefighter. His story is about turning away from that career to join the first responder community.

Negative Self Talk is something we all experience. Everyday we are faced with a challenge on whether or not to listen to that voice

Holger Durre is from Colorado where he served as the Deputy Fire Chief for Support Services at Boulder Fire-Rescue, which included oversight of the department’s budget, strategic planning, and fleet and facilities. Chief Durre has 26 years of diverse public safety experience including emergency medical services, fire suppression, community risk reduction, administration, and labor relations and is...

Ben Pearson has been a clinician for 20 years. After adopting the Arbinger practices of Mindset, he believes he has found a key to helping First Responders

The Window of Tolerance is a fascinating subject to help individuals understand what happens when their body may go into fight or flight

In honor of Police Week, we wanted to rerelease our episode with Max Morgan. Max's story is one that we believe is extremely important for First Responders to listen to.

Brad and Austin speak on Alcoholics Anonymous as a resource for First Responders struggling with Substance Abuse. They take the time to explain both the negatives and the positives, and what the 12 steps are about

Back by popular demand...our friend Rob comes on to share his experience and opinions

We pause for a minute and reflect on this year's podcasts. We've had some great guests this year, and we want to take a moment to say how thankful we are to them, and to our listeners.

Lisa served in the Salt Lake City Police Department for over 30 years. Her story is one of pain and suffering but is also one of triumph.

As Police week is coming up, we talk about our own needs and how we view the importance of therapy

Sherri Martin serves as FOP National Director of Wellness Services. Sheri served most of her 23-year police career at the Charleston Police Department in South Carolina, where she achieved the rank of Lieutenant. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Counseling from the Citadel, and a Postgradu...

Tyler is the admissions director at Chateau Recovery. He comes on to talk about his life and journey through recovery and how he ended up helping First Responders get into treatment

Lou is the program director for Chateau Recovery. After serving in the middle east he struggled to find direction and purpose. Check out how he became involved in First Responder and veteran treatment

It's been a tough week for your hosts. Listen into the struggle that we see in our side of the mental health challenges First Responders and veterans face.

Vickie Speed is the widow of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Detective Mitch Speed, who succumbed to job-related cancer in 2018. After her experience dealing with departmental benefits, worker’s comp, attorneys, and medical treatments, Vickie realized she needed to assist other law enforcement families who also have heard the words, you have cancer. Check out her website https://bluecancer...

Brad and Austin go deep into our personal lives and how we deal with some of the mental health struggles that have made us who we are today.

First Response Mental Health is a Canadian company, headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Their company was founded by individuals who worked closely with first responder organizations to understand the intricacies and subtleties of the mental health landscape, the stressors that first responders are exposed to, and the support systems in place to protect and support them. PeerConnect is the resu...

Kyle has been in the fire service for multiple years. After a number of tours in the middle east, EMS services, and years in the fire department, life became a difficult journey. Listen to his rise to the adversity he faced and how he lives his life today.