Today on the show, Dr. Mynda Ohs stops by today to talk about taking care of your headspace during fire season.

This season is a little different... We didn't really get the opportunity to "decompress" from last season, we have to deal with the additional complexities of COVID, and all of the stressors that come with a "normal" fire season.

Good news is - We have some tools to put in our toolbox to help deal with these issues!

Here is a little history on Dr. Ohs:

Mynda Currently provides 24-hour on-call Critical Incident Debriefings, counseling services, and instruction. She has also been a guest presenter at numerous conferences. She has worked several critical incidents involving police and fire departments, including the recent Montecito Mudslides, providing support and education to all fire departments present, law enforcement and Incident Management Team 3. She has also provided professional support during the Las Vegas shooting and to several LODD for the Forest Service as well as local law enforcement. She played a major debriefing role of first responders to the San Bernardino terrorist shooting. Additionally, she has experience working in the EMS field as an EMT for 4 years. Not only does she have over 14 years of experience working in the field of crisis intervention and suicide prevention, but has also been married to a Battalion Chief for over 20 years. This has given her a unique perspective of living within a first responder community and family while adding to her education and professional experiences.

She also (literally) wrote the book on how to make relationships strong and amazing in her book - "Fully Involved". If you are in a relationship, definitely check out her book!

You can find Mynda's book, and a list of resources with the following links:

USFS EAP:
 https://www.fs.fed.us/working-with-us/partnerships/servicefirst/rt/supervisorshb/safety

BLM EAP:
https://www.doi.gov/pmb/hr/eap

Fully Involved Life:
https://www.fullyinvolvedlife.com

National Suicide Prevention Hotline = 1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Next Rung:
https://www.nextrung.org

Please, reach out to these resources if you need help... Don't hesitate, don't feel like you are alone...

Hope you enjoy the show...

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