The black sheep by Wired Differently

Jenna & Jason Arsenault come chat with us about their business and hardship related to trauma. From Police constable to dog trainer, we visit what can be interesting and sometimes harder to face. Arsenal canine academy was started because they realized that there was a high demand for professional dog training in the Saskatchewan and Alberta areas. They currently have 5 training locations in P...

Brandi L. Benson’s debut memoir, The Enemy Inside Me: A Young Soldier’s Unexpected Battle With Cancer, tells the powerful story of her 2009 Ewing Sarcoma diagnosis during her deployment in Iraq and her ensuing mental and physical battle to triumph over cancer. Over the years, Brandi has also published numerous articles about wellness, cancer and business. A SOUGHT-AFTER SPEAKER – Through national...

A French-canadian who gets the job done.  After 18 years of serving his country in the Canadian Armed Forces, Charles Desilets changed targets through his lens, moving from the violence of war to the beauty of the humans he photographs. His strength lies in his ability to make the client comfortable within the first minutes of a meeting. Years in the military taught him to see beauty, in places wh...

MISSION-Less Talk More Walk- At Walk For The Wounded, we are dedicated to stepping up to address mental health in and after service. Through working to support organizations such as Wounded Warriors Canada we can help get those struggling the help they deserve. By creating an event that puts mental health at the forefront, it is our mission to reduce the number of those who struggle in silence. we...

Chance Burles: a combat engineer and horseman who served in Afghanistan and now gives his time to raise awareness of mental health. He is also a student of everything—and he means everything.  I love to learn about anything that interests me, from music and language to science, history, and psychology. If you've got something interesting to teach me, let's talk!  You can find Chance doin...

Boris Milinkovich joined the Canadian Forces as an Infantry Reservist in 1998, eventually transitioning to Intelligence and then to his current position as a member of the Military Police. He was decorated with the Canadian Forces’ Decorations for his service. He is also a 17-year veteran of the Federal government, having served 5 years as a Customs Officer (with his last year in a Special Enforce...

A Canadian Armed Forces Veteran... Still processing this part of my story, it will definitely be a chapter in his book.    Chad has been involved in Law Enforcement since 2004, most recently with the Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol, he is now off work indefinitely while working on his healing.   Up until a few years ago, he had a constant battle with anger and anxiety... He reached o...

Who is A.K. Dozanti? She is a former Deputy Sheriff and Criminal Court Victim Advocate turned First Responder Coach and specialist and she helps First Responders win their mental battle and go on to keep thriving in their career. She knows and understands the pressure, the overwhelm and the complete disconnect that you feel after a while in a high stakes job. She created Life Saver Wellness to hel...

A former US Navy SEAL with 26 years of service, William Branum is the founder of NW Recovery.  At an early age William knew he wanted to be part of a team that would push him beyond whatever limits he thought he had and still enjoy the outdoors and all it had to offer.  He charged forward and became an Eagle Scout and joined the Navy immediately after graduating High School. After gradua...

Pete has served in the military for 8 years(reg & reserve forces), he was Paratrooper, Pete served 32  plus years in the police (still serving), 20 years of it in a SWAT team. We visit leadership in his team and in general. How he copes and how he deals with his personal and family life while leading an Elite Team!  His mindset and how he sees life are inspirational.

From the past to the present Seb Lavoie has had a very interesting life and quite inspirational. Seb served in the military (infantry), then joined the RCMP where he was part of ERT and ended his career as the Sergeant Major for the division E. He is an entrepreneur who enjoy have his hands into challenges. Tune in and listen to his story and his wisdom.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

Jeff Depatie, a retired assaulter from Join Task Forces 2(JTF2), master sniper, founder of Special Forces Experience (SFE), and producer of ''Dark night of our soul''.    Special forces experience has been an eye-opener for me, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is seeking a challenge.   website: https://thespecialforcesexperience.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com...

Dave, husband, father, former teacher, combat veteran, author, personal trainer, motivator, and entrepreneur, the man wears so many hats that I am convinced I forgot to mention some. Dave tells us about the origins of the ''Hard to Kill Podcast''.  What's coming in 2023, secret projects, and how it always fuels on challenges.    Website: https://davemorrow.net/getting-started/strong...

Grant is a father, a war veteran (Afghanistan), a first responders and some who deeply care about this community. He is a dear friend of mine. We met on a peer support where we clicked within second.  3 years has now passed, and we both went through the rabbit hole of PTSD and now recovery. We met during an angry part of my life and he helped me going through it. We are reconnecting on a podc...

***** Content may trigger some audiences *****   Dr. Pamela Hall is a Forensic and Clinical psychologist and a subject matter expert in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. She's spoken with thousands of veterans and civilians about the impact of violence on living well. Although their stories are all unique, PTSD is a patterned, predictable response to violence exposure. Any violent event can cau...

JP has worn so many hats, from serving in the Army, a Green beret, to entrepreneur, actor and raising awareness into mental health!   JP explains his mindset during some hardships that he had to go through. He also explains his charity ''Let's Walk It Out'' a 222 miles ruck sack march to raise awareness to mental health injuries and suicide in the uniform ( military and first responders)...

Corey is a combat veteran, father, husband, and entrepreneur! The man wears multiple hats and succeeds in every field he has put his energy into it.  What to expect In the 2023 year! He shares with us part of his story and future projects.   Website: https://madhatterindustries.ca/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadHatterIndustries/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ma...

Time to get out of your healing plateau.  Have you forgiven yourself? Are you still fighting your mental health injury? Because you won't win that one, about you jump on the road of recovery. How can you be better? How can you be more aware of those activating items in your life? Stop fighting your mental health injury, fight for recovery, fight for healing, and fight for your mental health g...

A servant at heart, in 4 words is how I would describe Lauren. Lauren used to be a correctional officer, she battled with cancer, battled with PTSD due to her service. After leaving the uniform, she took the road to entrepreneurship and now hosts a podcast, and owns a business to help spouses of first responders/military who need support. It isn't all, she is also a mother of two and a first respo...

Sach has been inspiring many in the past 2 years. He is at the moment training to run across Canada in less than 70 days. He tells us what drives him and how does he over come those hardships. 

An inside look at the systemic gaslighting within the 4 walls of a Police station. The paramilitary approach and the parameters that make it hard to have a voice and advocate for your needs.

After having talked about mental health at work, let's start to talk about leadership because to bring a change it has to come from the top and the bottom. 

This episode is a bit different, it is from the heart, it is a statement... 

On this episode, I visit the therapist team (OT, Psychologist, psychiatrist, fam doc and more) and medications.

Let's talk about leaving the uniform behind... who am I ? what can I do? believe in yourself.