Grand Junction Fire Fighter Lanie Osborne talks about her path to the fire service, personal challenges, and learning to turn her passion into a career. 

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The Grand Junction Fire Department sponsors this work through our Peer Support Team, with the goal of educating and connecting our firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and leadership.  

What if you could align your values with your family, spiritual, and work life? Matt Scofield is on that quest. He discusses his work in emergency services and his personal mission to care for his patients and coworkers alike. Matt is a Firefighter/Paramedic, Peer Support Team member, and Chaplain.

The Grand Junction Fire Department sponsors this work through our Peer Support Team, with the goal of educating and connecting our firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and leadership.

"If you're coming to work and you're not stoked and, you're not happy, then I'm doing something wrong (as your Captain.)" Retired Fire Captain Jason Whitesides shares his personal journey with a near miss, working on his own mental health, discovering peer support for firefighters, and creating a peer support team from the ground up at Grand Junction Fire Department. Throughout the episode, Jason shares that the quality of our family relationships, both at home and at the fire house, reflects our inner wellbeing. 

Could what makes us great at our job be derailing our personal lives? This week on Going Interior, wellness expert Lindsay Mauer challenges conventional beliefs about physical and mental health, as well as prevailing wisdom that harder workouts and more knowledge is always the solution.  We talk sleep, nutrition, exercise, and relaxation.  Her advice for first responders and anyone living with stress is invaluable. 

At Going Interior we interview firefighters and front-line workers who are doing hard jobs and living well. They share their challenges, tragedies, and triumphs, as well as what they've learned and how they have grown along the way. Journey into the minds and hearts of the exceptional people of Western Colorado. The Grand Junction Fire Department sponsors this work through our Peer Support Team, with the goal of educating and connecting our Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, and Leadership.

Perception is Reality. Captain Bryson Rasmussen shares valuable lessons in leadership, teamwork, and fatherhood. He blends lofty ideals with common sense strategies and discusses how a positive mindset has helped him to balance family with a busy, successful career. 

The Grand Junction Fire Department sponsors this work through our Peer Support Team, with the goal of educating and connecting our firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and leadership.