The Overwatch Collective Podcast

Tony was diagnosed with a terminal diagnosed of one of the most difficult diseases that weakens ones muscles in your body so much that you can’t complete simple life tasks anymore. Thankfully, his wife Karen provides for him with just about every task from eating, to showering, and even using the restroom.  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurological disease that attacks the nervous...

As September is Suicide Awareness Month, it is extremely fitting that we release this powerful episode with Angelo Martinez @barracks_legend who is a United States Marine Combat Veteran, who served in Fallujah and other area’s where he lost several fellow Marines due to fighting for our County.  There were never any debriefs or down time to grief with his fellow Marines as the mission had priority...

Had the pleasure of chatting with Marco from Dogs of war Podcast and his experience as a K9 Handler in the Marines. Marco discusses a variety of training along with deployments he did while serving. We talked about the struggles and reintegration from military back to civilian life and some of the mental tolls it not only took on him but his fellow friends. If you have any questions about anything...

“Everyone has Post Traumatic Stress following a trauma PERIOD”.  Deana has been a psychotherapist for over 11 years with experience in CISM and EMDR, who can assist our audience within the state of California upon request.  We were able to catch up with Deana following her time at the McKinney, Yeti, and Alex fires assisting our first responders. Deana breaks down the categories of PTSD, discussin...

Matt who started OPTEMPO training shares his story about his enlistment in the the United States Marine Marine Corps (USMC). Following his transition out of the USMC, he had an experience with a service member who was in a dark place and struggling, whom he helped the best he could. Matt completed a combat deployment during his enlistment and discusses the high demand required by our service membe...

Tony Rhine is the creator of the NeuroAthletic Performance Organization (NAPO) and the owner and founder of Tony Rhine NeuroAthletic Training LLC. He has worked in the training and rehabilitation field since 2010 and has worked with a myriad of different populations.  From experience with rehabilitation of PTSD, ADD, Autism, chronic pain, and other complex issues to training professional athletes...

Have you ever wanted some advice on keeping track of your finances and monitoring your income and spending? Listen in as Rebecca with Priority One FC discusses the common negative themes of first responders and service members financially, which causes some hardship.  Rebecca provides some tips and tools to track your finances and not find yourself working countless hours of overtime to afford the...

Imagine being in the U.S. Military and flying all over the Middle East returning fallen Service Members to their final point of rest… this was Mark’s job for quite some time… which takes a serious toll on our service members that we don’t think about.  Mark discusses his current career as a law enforcement officer and being an owner of his company, West Coast Long Range.  Mark hosts long range sho...

Tricia has been a first responder for well over 20 years. Throughout the time, she started as a fire Cadet and then became a EMT, FD/PD Dispatcher, and a Trauma nurse. She has a lot of experience, both good and bad.  As you can imagine, these professions come with some traumatic stories and calls for service. Listen in as Tricia explains her most traumatic stories and how they affected her.  Suppo...

We started off Season 3 with Liz, the spouse of a Law Enforcement Officer, mother of a U.S. Marine, and business owner of Artisanbyliz!  Please check out her business as she’s customizing Wooden American Flags, key chain holders, bottle openers, etc. Liz was fortunate enough to donate to our first fundraiser in addition to our second fundraiser on Sept 24th as well!!  Also, she donated an American...

John started his own lawfirm called Unruh Law with the mission of assisting Veteran’s with obtaining the best VA rating percentage and ensuring each Veteran is compensated for the injuries they sustained during their time of service.  John discusses tips and things to look out for that when discharging from the U.S. Military to get the VA Rating each Veteran deserves.  Check out John’s website, jr...

Listen in as Tim tells his heart wrenching story of how he would continuously drink and do drugs for 27 years of his life after getting medically discharged from the United States Marine Corps. His story begins as a young kid due to his father leaving him building resentment and him finally coming to terms with what had happened as a child and able to let go of his past. From the age of 18, Tim st...

On September 18, 2011, Joshua Corral (Chachi) was killed in Afghanistan by an Improvised Explosive Device while on a patrol.  Listen as Zack, Chachi’s older brother, discusses growing up and being best friends with Chachi, being told the news about Chachi’s death, the 6 years following his death of a great deal of depression, and how faith has helped his recovery.  This was our first time hearing...

Listen in on one of our most emotional episodes as Ashley Iverson shares her tragic story of losing her husband, Cory, while he was fighting the wild land fire fighters in Southern California.  Cory was a Fire Apparatus Engineer for CAL FIRE and paid the ultimate sacrifice on December 14, 2017, while battling the Thomas Tire in Ventura County, California. His tragic death happened while Ashley was...

The Overwatch Collective 🎙 We finally got a chance to sit down in person with Wes Piatt to discuss his time in the United States Air Force, being a Fire Fighter, a husband and a father, and owning a CrossFit gym called Coastrange CrossFit.  Wes discussed the challenging time he endured through the coronavirus pandemic and shared all of the stresses which weighed on him heavily. For the first time,...

We finally got Jeffrey on again to finish off our first episode (SZN 1 Ep 15) as we discussed some new important topics.  Jeffrey shared his personal experience with critical incident debriefs as a fire fighter and now as a fire Captain. He also discussed the  importance and some tools to maintain a healthy relationship and to destress before arriving home to your family. In addition, he also disc...

Sit back and enjoy Magic talk about his time in the Marines as a K9 handler and how he was able to get that job. He talks about some of the cool stuff he did while he was in as a handler and why we wanted to be one. He discusses some f the struggles of losing he working dog that he was able to bring home with him and explains some of the low points that he has been able to push through.  While in...

axeALS Foundation was founded by Eric and Amanda Stevens after Eric was diagnosed with ALS at just 29 years old. Our mission is to raise awareness and funding for ALS treatments and clinical trials; to help ALS patients and their families live as full and normal lives as possible; and to encourage research for the prevention, alleviation, care, treatment, and (one day) cure of ALS.  Eric was in th...

The Overwatch Collective 🎙 A quick check in with Jesse and Greg in comfy clothes as Jesse just woke up and Greg got home from a graveyard shift. We don’t look our best, but who cares about the stigma of always having to look “put together”.  Our quick episode together discusses our monthly check in’s with Anita and Danielle, our monthly workouts, our anonymous buddy program, David Nguyen fundraise...

Andy was a Chief in United States Navy who started a podcast called Nothing Off the Table Podcast following his time in the military.  Andy was assigned as a Corpsman stationed with a United States Marine Corps Infantry Unit. Following that duty station, he was assigned to be the head honcho of the medical staff aboard two U.S. Navy submarines. Following his time in the military, he was provided a...

The mission of Ranchin’ Vets is to assist in the reintegration of veterans from military to civilian life through a variety of programs offered within the ranching and agricultural industry. Inspired by family that served in the military, Corey and Kevin Downs co-founded Ranchin’ Vets to be a resource for veterans transitioning out of the military. Kevin witnessed the challenges that our veterans...

Dan Harrington with Harrington Concepts shares his battles he as gone through and how he dealt with his PTSD and the stigma of owning a service dog. We went into depth about how he knows David and shared some stories about him as well. Dan was prior Marine Corps and talked about his time while serving and what he endured when deployed. Tune  in and listen to Dans story!  Support the show

Thank you to Kyle and Rene for being so open in discussing their relationship and their challenges and how they are working together to maintain a healthy partnership. In addition, they discuss the importance of having a sexually active relationship, which we’ve yet to discuss on our podcast.  Kyle, a Fire Captain in the Bay Area, discusses the difficulty of being a first responder and maintaining...

The Overwatch Collective 🎙 Listen in as Kam, a U.S. Marine Corps Combat Vet, learned about his Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) after attending college following his time serving our country.  Kam assisted in the development of Invicta Medical, which is a medical device company who studies sleep apnea and PTS.  Very interesting listening to Kam’s explanation of why PTS should always have the “D” at the...

The Overwatch Collective 🎙 Thankful to have Anita and Danielle, who both currently work along side current and past members of our military and their families, addressing important topics. We highly encourage all service members to listen to this episode and learn about the following important topics, which aren’t discussed as regularly as they should be.  Anita and Danielle touched on maintaining...