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On today's "Special Episode" we meet Lauren Goldbach, a licensed mental health professional, and owner of East Valley Trauma Counseling, who focuses are treating first responders. She discusses how the lifestyle challenges and emotional traumas not only affect first responder but their families as well. In Part 1 of her interview, Lauren shares her professional experiences about these challenges a...

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On today's episode we wanted to explain what peer support and employee wellness programs are like in first responder agencies. We introduce Jane, a firefighter, who also manages her department's peer support team. She shares how she learned the hard way that you cannot invest in people more than they are willing to invest in themselves. Her commitment and dedication to her team and what her agency...

In this Spotlight Monday, Vicki breaks down self-care, and how it can be practiced and prioritized. She reviews an important self-care tool she has used many times called the "Self-Care Wheel" assessment that can be found at www.olgaphoenix.com. She also shares how Lisa in Episode #2 "Getting the Call" was a great example of making self-care a priority.

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Join us for Part 2 of this two-part episode series of a married police couple who found a way to make it work. In this second episode, we introduce John who shares his unique perspective on being married to his LEO wife, Julie. He gives his account on how they navigated their expanding family, their individual careers, and their relationship. And, John explains how a foundation of friendship and m...

Join us for Part 1 of a two-part episode series as we meet a married police couple and find out how they are making it work. In this first episode, we meet Julie who shares her unique perspective on meeting and working with her LEO husband, John; expanding their blended family; navigating their individual careers; and finding the balance to make their relationship important. Julie explains how a f...

In this special episode we meet with Patrick Fitzgibbons of CJ Evolution. Besides being a podcaster, Patrick is a retired police commander, author and advocate for first responder mental health wellness. After surviving 23 years in law enforcement, Patrick never expected to experience a significant mental health crisis, which led him to attended Shatterproof/FHE, a first responder only treatment f...

What a first year for Ridealong Chronicles! Join us as we reflect on 2022, and review the lessons learned, the unexpected challenges, the surprising themes, and our exciting plans for next year. We share how validation, support, clear expectations and self-care turned out to be important factors to us as well as our guests. Come ride with us as we breakdown these themes and explore future ideas fo...

The most wonderful time of the year? It can be. With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, finding time to make connections with friends, celebrate old traditions, or create new ones can feel overwhelming. Self-care is not something that we prioritize amidst the decorating, shopping, cooking, cleaning and school recitals, but it is exactly at this time that we must take care of ourselves. One...

Today we meet Sydney who shares how she refused to let unexpected obstacles in her personal life keep her from reaching her dream of becoming a federal law enforcement officer. She details her journey of being recycled during her first academy after sustaining a serious injury, being away from her family for months, and going through an emotional breakup with her fiancee during her second academy....

Join us for part 2 of this couple series as we continue with Carolynn’s and Vincent’s stories. Carolynn shares her perspective following her LEO’s traumatic work incident that resulted in his participation in an out-of-state treatment facility for 30 days. She explains what she went through before her LEO agreed to go to treatment, how his behavior affected their family, and how they adjusted thei...