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• 48 year old
• 32 years in the fire service
• 16 years with Dekalb County Fire-Rescue

I serve currently as a Captain at our Hazmat Station Sta19. We currently have a 4 man Hazmat truck, a 3 man 75’ Quint and a 2 man Squad ( medical calls unit ) I’m also the Peer Support Coordinator for the department. I deal with all the crews that respond to calls with multiple deaths, death of children, child abuse, traumatic incident, or real any call that affects a crew or crew member negatively. I also help with any non work related problems or issues they have going on.
Married with 6 kids and 3 grandkids

Was married for 12 years to my ex wife had 3 kids Kaley 29, Luke 27, Jesse 23. Was single for 6 years and married my current wife and best friend !! We have 3 kids, Jase 10, Grady 7, and Lilly 4. I grew up Banks County GA. Where I lived my whole childhood until I was married at the age of 19. I volunteer with Banks until I became there first paid firefighter where I quickly grew to stats of Captain as the the department grew. I left Banks Co and was hired as the Asst. Chief of a single station small city department called City of Baldwin Fire Department where I served for 4 years until going to Dekalb. On my off days I most spend times with my kids but I do love to hunt, fish, and work my farm ( tractor work, cut grass and building stuff ), I also love working on old school cars and looking for and buying or trading of old advertisement signs. ( coke, gas/oil, beer, RC cola, tobacco related )

J. Robert Parker is a certified hypnotherapist, career coach, and small business consultant who runs Twin Ravens Solutions, LLC. He helps people achieve their personal and professional goals by using his skills in hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming, biofeedback, and more. He is also a speaker, author, and expert who shares his insights and experiences on various topics related to hypnosis and self-improvement. He is passionate about helping others overcome their challenges and transform their lives with the power of the subconscious mind.

LINKS

• https://twinravens.org/
• https://burntoutpodcast.org
• https://worldwidepeersupport.org

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#Hypnotherapy #Coaching #Neuro-LinguisticProgramming #Biofeedback #Subconscious

Richard Ervin, Jr. retired on May 3, 2020 after 27years on the Danville, IL Fire Dept. He also worked 5 years for a private ambulance as a paramedic prior to that. A year after retirement he was diagnosed with bi-polar mania, anxiety, depression, PTSD and alcohol dependency and spent 38 days at the IAFF Center of Excellence. He now hopes that sharing his story will help raise awareness about mental health.

This week,Skip O talks to Steven Guthrie. Steven was born in Elizabethtown, Illinois but has lived most of his life in Madison County in Anderson, Indiana.

Due to having an interest in law enforcement, he left the family business and was hired by the Anderson Police Department in 1978. He was a graduate of the fifth-third Basic Session of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and has over forty-four years of law enforcement experience. He started his Use-of- Force /Expert Witness business, S&G Consulting in 2007. Steven expanded his business to provide Realistic Self-Defense Training in 2008 and other related training to his clients that included physical tactics/self-defense, interpersonal communication, and police ethics/professionalism.

He served 24 ½ years with the Anderson Police Department. Steven joined the staff at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 2003. His primary duties consisted of instructing Physical Fitness,
Police Ethics, Interpersonal Communication, Use-of-Force, Tactical Medical Awareness, and Stress.
Additional duties at the academy included being the Officers in Charge, (OIC) for the following: Police Chief Executive Training for newly appointed Police Chiefs, the Fitness Assessment for Basic Recruits Tier I, and the Jail Officer’s Basic 40 hours certified training.

Steven received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice through Columbia Southern University in 2003. He obtained his Master Instructor Certification in 2008, which is the highest category issued by the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board. He has acquired an enormous amount of law enforcement education and training, along with years of experience in administration and management throughout his career.

He has been invited to teach at various organizations and agencies in the areas of Personal Safety,
Leadership, Interpersonal Communications, and other related topics in law enforcement. In addition, he has been a guest instructor for the Indiana Department of Correction Leadership Program, the Indiana Department of Education Conference, the Indiana Town Marshals conference, the Indiana Fire Chief’s Association conference, and the Indiana Attorney General Annual Law Enforcement conference in the areas of leadership, use-of force, ethics, and searches and seizures.

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Dr. Julie-Ann Good is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and EMDR Specialist that will helps people overcome work and home Stress, Anxiety, school stress, and depression. She is a regular contributor to the Burnt Out Podcast.

LINKS
Burnt Out Podcast: https://burntoutpodcast.org
Throttle and Thrive: https://throttleandthrive.com/

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#marriage #marriagetherapy #healthyfamiles #mentalhealth #emdr #stress #anxiety #schoolstress #depression #mentalhealthmatters #firefighter #firstresponder #police #emt #ems #military #ptsd

In this episode, Guest Host Shawn P Neal talks to Skip O's other half, spouse, and best friend, Diana O. Diana spent some time as a dispatcher and has been married to Skip for 31 years.

#firstresponder #substanceusedisorder #family #love #god

In this episode, Skip O talks to Arielle Thibodeaux of One Step Forward Counseling in Carmel, Indiana.

Arielle's Links:
https://www.onestepforwardcounseling.com/

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Maria Rhea has been a Firefighter for 21 years, a paramedic for 13 years, and an RN for 5 years. She has a minor in psychology, is crisis intervention trained, and is a peer support member for the fire service as well as a Mobile Integrated Health Team member who follows up with 911 mental health calls. She is also the coordinator for a Bible study for adults with disabilities. Her passion is helping others and she enjoys holistic wellness, camping, nature, exercising, traveling, laughing with her family and friends, and watching her boys grow into independent, well-rounded people. Maria has been married for 20 years and has 3 boys ages 23, 19, and 17.

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#firefighter #firstresponder #substanceuse #substanceusedisorder #trauma #ptsd #wellness #recovery #recoveryispossible #mentalhealth #mentalheathmatters #mypodcastmedia

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In this episode of Burnt Out, Skip talks with Jason Howard. Jason is a former Paramedic that stuggled with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health. Now, Jason is the Director for Turning Point Madison County / C.O.S.T. program in Indiana, helping residents with similar issues he overcame.

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#substanceusedisorder #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #recovery #recoveryispossible #emt #ems #paramedic #ptsd #firstresponder