Christy Warren

The Firefighter Deconstructed

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Christy Warren, PTSD Survivor and retired fire captain, digs into how the job can affect our mental and emotional health, the ensuing physical symptoms, and how to deal with it. Whether you’re just feeling crappy or have full-blown PTSD, or if you want to know the signs and how to help a brother or sister, we'll talk about it here. A part of Mental Health News Radio Network.

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Christy Warren

Episodes

Just Me 19.03.2020 23:32

It's just me today. We talk a little bit about conquering fear and anxiety and some of the good coming out of this pandemic. I also read to you the first chapter of my book.

CAL Fire Captain Noelle Bahnmiller 12.03.2020 1:09:07

CAL Fire Captain Noelle Bahnmiller tells her story of becoming a paramedic and then a firefighter. She shares how PTSD drove her to depression and thinking of suicide. Noelle's authenticity and introspection is captivating. This is an episode you will not want to miss.

Former Undercover Narcotics officer Mike Koch 06.03.2020 1:02:17

Mike Koch, a former undercover narcotics officer, spent 19 years on the job. He began as an eager and dedicated officer who served his community with honor. As with many other officers, he used alcohol to numb the pain and trauma he experienced at work. After a series of injuries with the resulting prescription of pain meds, Mike became addicted to narcotics. Mike tells the story of his spiral int...

Welcome to The Firefighter Deconstructed 25.02.2020 28:49

Christy Warren joins Mental Health News Radio Network to talk about her diagnosis of PTSD. She thought her life was over. Tune in as she goes in depth on being a female firefighter and how stigma about mental health made treatment options seem impossible...until they weren't! Your host, Christy Warren, is a retired fire captain from the Berkeley Fire Department (California). She has 25 years of se...