On this episode I sit down with Deborah Green, a retired emergency dispatcher for 11 months with Sacramento PD, 27 years with El Dorado Sheriff's office, Deborah gives a new perspective on what dispatchers deal with in a mostly thankless over looked career as an emergency dispatcher! Thank you Deborah for your willingness to share your journey with mental health and bringing awareness to your service as a dispatcher!

Tune in as we continue Burning the stigma with first responder mental health one podcast at a time!!!

On this episode I sit down with Ben Westcott, Firefighter Paramedic with the City of Hurst Texas Fire Departemnt, One of the founders of Team Fenix, he is also out there on the front lines helping Readiness Group with Mental behavioral health training and Burning that stigma!!! His Passion is so deep he is currently studying for his degree in Psychology: Crisis Management!! Ben shares his journey with mental health and how he got through those tough days. Glad to call him Friend and Brother! Thanks for Sharing so others may heal!!! Lets Keep Burning the stigma one podcast at a time!

Bens contact:

[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/ESSTeamFenix/

https://freeburn23.com/

We are Back! Join us on this episode as We sit Down with Michael Goldstein, My New found Brother that I never knew I had as he carries us on his journey with trials and tribulations! How he overcame negativity and stress inside the fire house as well as outside, Huge surprise.....yes even inside the fire houses we can have struggles! Brother Michael tells us what it took for him to stand up an keep moving forward for the betterment of self and family! Mad respect for this Brother! Keeps me wanting to keep on! Keep Burning that stigma Brother!

I sit down Destiny Morris is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who specializes in first responders and their families. She is trained in EMDR as well as first responder counselor certified. Destiny sees individuals, couples, and holds a weekly therapy group for first responder partners. We have great discussion about families of first rersponders and what type of things they deal with as sposes of first responders. Towards the end of our conversation we talk COLD PLUNG and its benifits for everyone!

https://www.instagram.com/on_being_resilient/

Cold Plung Link with discount!

https://snwbl.io/pod-company/DESTINY30996

On this episode sit Down With Jeff Dill founder of the firefighter behavioral health alliance. Jeff holds a Master’s degree and is a Licensed Counselor. He is a retired Captain from Palatine Rural Fire Protection District in Inverness, Illinois and is a member of the American Counseling Association, National Board of Certified Counselors, International Associations of Fire Chiefs, and is an alumni member of the International Association of Fire Fighters. In July of 2021, Jeff accepted the position of Behavioral Health Administrator with Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

In 2009, founder Jeff Dill, organized Counseling Services for Fire Fighters. CSFF was established based on the tragic events that surrounded Hurricane Katrina.

In 2011, Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance was established to directly educate firefighters/ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and their families about behavioral health issues such as depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and addictions, as well as firefighter suicides.

https://www.ffbha.org/

This episode I sit down with Captain Darin Field with The City of Duncanville Texas Fire Department. 25 year veteran and current peer team member. Sit down and take a listen to a brother with perseverance and dedication who over came some tough times and now is on fire and ready to help the first responder community Burn the stigma!

On this Episode I sit down with Grapevine Fire Department Driver/Engineer Amber Ramirez 18 years in the Fire service with 15 years as FF/ Paramedic. She's been with Grapevine FD for 11 1/2 years, currently holds the rank of Driver/Engineer. She is an active member of GFD Honor Guard and GFD Peer Team. She has been married almost 14 years and has 1 daughter. Her journey will no doubt change lives. Hop on as we sit down, light this bonfire and continue Burning the stigma!!

I sit down with Dr. Kelly Guidry Licenced Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S on this Podcast and discuss what it like from a Counselors side working with first responders. Dr. Guidry is Part of the Readiness Group which does Peer support team oversite, Mental, Behavioral health, and resiliency training plus many other things for the first responder community. We sit down and talk on several subjects from how the brain responds to stress, to the ever changing culture we live in, and tap a little in to moral injury. Hop on as we continue burning the stigma one podcast at a time.

https://www.readinessgrp.com/

https://freeburn23.com/

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Call to action.....if you know or are a first responder, Police, Fire, EMS, Dispatcher or Military that would like to be a guest on the Free Burn 2023 podcast and share your journey with mental/behavioral health and help burn the stigma...reach out to us on our website and or shoot us a email at [email protected]

On this Episode I sit down with Dustin Jeter, 7 year Firefighter/Paramedic with the Lewisville Texas Fire Department, Married with 2 kids. Tune in as we sit down and discuss his personal story with Mental health. You don't have to be a 20 or 30 year vet to be hit with the realities of trauma and what that can bring to life....Dustins story shows just that! Dustin is a active Peer Team Member for Lewisville fire and Im gonna say they are lucky to have him! Thanks Brother for your willingness to share your journey so others may begin to heal! Lets continue burning that stigma one podcast at a time!!