Positive Connections Radio

Positive Connections Radio: E-66: MY DISEASE WANTS ME DEAD Firefighter Keith Vitale Do you want to know what life looks like in active recovery? Listen to my friend Keith Vitale and you will be on your way. Keith shares his experience, strength and hope about what life was like in the disease of alcoholism and how it changed because he decided to get honest with himself and others. He now lives a...

Positive Connections Radio: Episode-65: Kelley Hattox CADC-II, ICADC, CPC Personal Recovery and the State of the Recovery World Today I want to introduce you all to my friend Kelly Hattox. Kelley has been a constant positive influence in my life and personal recovery program for the past 9 years. I hold overwhelming gratitude that she agreed to come on the show and share her strength, courage, and...

Positive Connections Radio: E-64: Alternatives to SUICIDE: Former Firefighter Christy Warren. Retired Fire Captain Christy Warren is back on PCR to share her experience, strength and hope to those suffering from mental health issues and to show that you are not alone. Today we talk in depth about suicide and why it sometimes feels like the only way out of the pain. We hold on to this pain and trau...

Manny G has shared his experience strength and hope with others for the past 46 years and many in recovery know him just on his first name alone. Practicing the principles set forth in the recovery program Alcoholics Anonymous, Manny shares his life experiences and what he does daily to remain happy, joyous, free and sober from all mood-altering substances. Many of us are not able to stay sober 46...

Positive Connections Radio: E-62: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like RECOVERY With Jim McLintock LMFT Another great talk with my friend Jim. Have a safe and low stress season of your life. www. MentalHealthNewsRadionetwork.com www.positiveconnectionsradio.com www. McLintockcounseling.com www.firstresponder-wellness.com

Positive Connections Radio: E-61: James McLintock LMFT Self-Care and the Holidays James McLintock and I talk about many things including self-care during the holidays and how First Responders and others who may be in recovery can get through these often-stressful times in our lives. Holidays, especially Christmas, often is viewed as a joyous and happy time by many, however these seasons in our liv...

Positive Connections Radio: E-60: Addiction Has No Boundaries Sheriff-Prison-Recovery: Kyle Overmyer Kyle Overmyer was elected Sheriff of Sandusky County in Freemont, Ohio at the age of 34 in 2008. Kyle became addicted to opioid pain medication due to injuries that subsequently resulted in doctor shopping and taking medications from the Sheriff “Prescription Takeback boxes” to feed his addiction....

Positive Connections Radio: E-59: Debriefing with my Chief: Former Carlsbad Police Chief Gary Morrison. I am honored to have this connection with my former Police Chief Gary Morrison. Nine and a half years ago he found out how dark my path of addiction had taken me and stood before the media to announce the criminal investigation, my arrest, and my subsequent termination as a police officer for th...

Positive Connections Radio: E-58: Travis Wittaker Where is Your “ROCK BOTTOM” going to be? How do you know you’ve hit your rock bottom? Been there before? How many more times do you want to do it your way? What do you do? Listen to my intro and Travis and know there is help available. Confidential help by trusted professionals who “Get Us” and they are there to help point you in the right directio...

Positive Connections Radio: E-57: James McLintock LMFT Police Officer to First Responder Clinician James always had the passion to be in service to those in need. Early on he became a lifeguard, EMT, and then a Police Officer for the City of Anaheim throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s. In the time post-911 he noticed several of his police teammates coming back from battle and how the negative imp...

Positive Connections Radio: Episode-56: Captain Kelly Lucas OCFA Fire Captain Kelly Lucas has been a firefighter/paramedic for 19 years and currently serves on a truck company for Orange County Fire Authority. Kelly talks about his struggles with alcoholism and how he was able to break free and get sober. Around the 13th year mark Kelly realized he was carrying around a lot of stress and trauma of...

Positive Connections Radio: E-55: Cassie Sexton The 1st First Responder. Cassie Sexton is a Dispatcher for the City of Newport Beach California and is a strong supporter of Peer Support for all First Responders. Cassie shares her experience, strength, and hope so that others know that it is "ok" to be "not ok". There is hope for breaking the stigma and that asking for help is a sign on strength. w...

Positive Connections Radio: E-54: Brock Bevell: Former Undercover Cop. Identity Loss, Addiction and Recovery. Brock Bevell became a police officer and like all First Responders survived through countless critical incidents and emotional stress and events that change his life. His last critical incident involved being run over by a suspect in a truck trying to escape arrest. Brock suffered career e...

Brandielee Baker is our guest today on Positive Connections Radio. She is a former First Responder working in EMS and is a professional coach/strategist specializing in wellness, specifically stress, anxiety and conflict. Brandielee is the cofounder of the national non-profit organization, The Code 9 Project, the founder of Positive Constructs, and the creator, and executive director, of the natio...

Podcast 52: Positive Connections Radio The First Responder Project: Dr. Tracy S. Hejmanowski Dr. Tracy S. Hejmanowski is a licensed clinical psychologist, with 20 years of clinical expertise working with service members, first responders, veterans, and their families. Her work began at a VA Medical Center, followed by neuropsychological and emotional assessment of repatriated prisoners of war. She...

Podcast 50: Positive Connections Radio Fighting Through the Darkest Times in Law Enforcement Retired U.S. Air Force Captain and Police Sergeant Michael Sugrue joins me again on Positive Connections Radio for my 50th episode. Michael speaks up about smashing the stigma and going all in to get the help you need. How Command Staff (showing their true leadership abilities) can set the bar and open the...

Podcast 49: Positive Connections Radio IPSA International Public Safety Association Dr. Stephen Odom (First Responder Wellness) Dr. Stephen Odom is a notable healthcare and addiction treatment professional with more than 30 years of expertise in the field. He is the founder and Chief Clinical Officer of First Responder Wellness by Simple Recovery. He possesses an educational background in organiza...

Podcast 48: Positive Connections Radio Commander Greg Dean. Glen Waverley Police Melbourne, Australia Commander Greg Dean is a 30-year police veteran currently working as station commander of Glen Waverley Police Station. Greg was Senior Sergeant of Victoria Police’s Welfare Services who provide 24/7/365 confidential well-being support to all 20,000 Victoria Police as well as their immediate famil...

Podcast 47: Positive Connections Radio “Fighting Naked” Firefighter, Cop and their Amazing Clinician Wives Tiffany and Shonna along with their husbands Mark and Jason join me for an in-person talk about what it’s like being in a relationship with a First Responder and Clinician. Dealing with stress, communication, self-care, self-help, coping strategies and breaking the stigma. A very unique, valu...

Podcast 46: Positive Connections Radio The Counseling Team International: Nancy Bohl-Penrod Ph. D. From 1985 to the present, Nancy Bohl-Penrod has been assisting First Responders by providing safe and confidential guidance to the ones who help everyone else First. Nancy talks about her start in the field of First Responder Wellness and Peer Support and the motivation that keeps her passion alive....

"Being Your Own First Responder Through Self-Care" Jennifer Ellis - Life Enlightenment - Manager of Authors and Speakers, ACE-certified Fitness Instructor, YogaRenew Certified Yoga Teacher, Peta Vegan Mentor, Essential Oils Distributor Jim Ellis - Legacy Productions - Author, Filmmaker, Healer, Corona Virus Survivor James Anthony Ellis is an award-winning playwright, author and videographer embrac...

COVID19 has and is changing everything we understood about how we live and conduct ourselves in our day to day lives. We stand together as a nation, a country, a world and as members of the Human Race. I started this podcast to bring together those that wish to help break the stigma of mental health issues among First Responders and to everyone even if you are not on the front lines every day and...

Laura Murray was arrested in the 90's for her involvement in a large heroin drug cartel and subsequent criminal investigation named "Operation Tarpit". After getting out of prison Laura lost everything in the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and again found herself addicted to drugs and homeless. After robbing several banks she was sent to prison and turned her life around. With the help of Project R...

In 1985, Jan Canty’s life changed forever when her husband was murdered and his body scattered throughout Detroit. Jan escaped the media and news coverage of this horrific crime by changing her name and starting over in another state. Jan did not speak of her husband’s murder for 30 years and lived a secret life. Jan has a podcast named The Domino Effect of Murder and today speaks with Mike Koch a...

PCR was created to reach out and find individuals with integrity, passion and the ability to have the courage to stand for what they believe and share their truth. It is PCR’s goal to connect others together who are in line helping break the stigma. Whatever and wherever this “Stigma” exists. I know you will be able to relate in some way to Janessa’s life experiences and realize that no matter wha...