No One Fights Alone

On this episode of the No One Fights Alone podcast, Host Brad Shepherd and Co-Host Max Morgan sit down with Adam Davis to discuss his powerful journey, the mental and spiritual resilience of first responders, and how his work is changing lives across the country.

Author | Speaker | First Responder Advocate

Adam Davis is a former law enforcement officer who understands firsthand the daily struggles faced by first responders. Since 2015, he has dedicated his life to empowering and encouraging first responders through his books, training programs, and motivational presentations that sharpen the mind and spirit.

With a raw and unfiltered storytelling style, Adam has become a powerful voice of hope.

His work has touched more than 1 million lives since 2015 and he is widely recognized across the United States and beyond, offering practical strategies for overcoming life’s most overwhelming battles. As a nationally recognized trainer and keynote speaker, he shares proven principles to help first responders achieve peak performance and personal fulfillment.

Adam’s inspiring message has been featured on major media platforms, including The Huckabee Show, Good Morning America, The Rick & Bubba Show, The Blaze Radio Network, Family Life Today, The 700 Club, The Glenn Beck Program, and the Team Never Quit Podcast with Marcus Luttrell, among many others.

He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Live Unconquered Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing faith-based wellness resources and training for first responders and service members. Through his mission, Adam continues to serve those who serve, ensuring they have the tools to live strong, resilient, and unconquered.

Pat McMonigle spent 19 years in the FBI, serving as an analyst, Special Agent, and Field Supervisor. He investigated national security crimes, led hostage negotiations, and worked on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, earning 24 commendations, including the Combat Theater Award for his 2017 deployment to Afghanistan.

Despite his success, Pat witnessed the toll of the job, losing at least nine colleagues to suicide. In 2022, after a devastating case, he was diagnosed with PTSD.

Seeing the FBI’s failure to support struggling agents, he resigned in June 2024 to protect his own well-being.

Now, as a guest on No One Fights Alone with host, Brad Sheperd and co-host, Ben Pearson, Pat shares his journey through trauma and recovery, advocating for PTSD awareness and mental health reform in law enforcement.

With over three decades of dedicated service in law enforcement communications and military operations, Deborah Green has spent her life protecting and supporting those on the front lines.

Her career began in 1986 with the California Army National Guard, where she served as a Communications Specialist and Military Police Officer until 1992. Transitioning into emergency dispatching, she worked for the Sacramento Police Department (1992-1993) before joining the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department, where she spent 27 years (1994-2021) as a critical lifeline for officers in the field.

On October 23, 2019, tragedy struck when a deputy under her watch was killed in a critical incident. The emotional and psychological impact of that event, combined with years of accumulated trauma, led to her PTSD and cPTSD diagnosis in October 2020. After retiring on June 1, 2021, Deborah became a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, peer support, and breaking the stigma surrounding PTSD in first responders.

Now, as a guest on the No One Fights Alone podcast with hosts Brad Shepherd and Max Morgan, Deborah shares her deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and hope, offering strength and understanding to those who continue to serve.

We are joined by Sergeant Siobhan McTighe, an 18-year law enforcement veteran, serving the majority of her career as a Major Crimes Detective. She is currently employed as the first female Sergeant in the history of her police department, in Windsor, Colorado. Sergeant McTighe is the mother of 2 boys, and an active wellness advocate for the first responder community. She is a content provided for The Curve, national speaker, and resilience trainer. She is passionate about creating a new standard for policing and officer wellness in the law enforcement community.

Join us as we visit with Lilly Bodway, a retired Phoenix PD officer and US Air Force veteran. As Lilly says ... former cop, former airman, former punk, rocker and motorcycle rider… Gonna stray. Now entrepreneur, up-and-coming couture designer…still off her rocker.

Join us as we visit with Chad Ballestrazze. Chad is an Active-Duty Army Officer with 18 years of service in both Conventional and Special Operations Formations. Chad entered the U.S. Army in 2007 as a Cavalry Scout and served until his selection into the Special Operations Civil Affairs branch in 2013. In 2017 he was selected for the Army’s Green to Gold Program and commissioned in 2019

He is the founder and CEO of Beyond the Trek, an organization that focuses on creating better generational Americans with lessons learned from leadership in Combat and self-development in the United States Army.

Beyond The Trek seeks to develop individuals on a personal level, so they become the person who is a leader to themselves and those that depend on them.

Chad has been married to Tawny Ballestrazze and they have two children

Daniel Sundahl (DanSun) is an amazing, published artist and writer with four (4) art books produced of his works. Articles of his work are featured in several international publications, and his art is recognized and exhibited worldwide. Daniel is a registered counseling therapist with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association, an advanced care paramedic and a retired career firefighter. He is the president and founder of The Recovery and Resiliency Foundation, a charitable organization that helps support people living with symptoms of trauma. https://www.dansungallery.com/shop-art

Brad is joined by Dr. Peskin, the cofounder and medical director of Sanctuary Healthcare, a concierge private practice specializing in ketamine infusions for mental health and chronic pain. He has published and lectured regarding Ketamine and the growth of its recognition and utilization. He attributes his passion for medicine to his father, who taught him the golden rule of healthcare – treat every patient as though they were your family.

Season 5 opener with introducing new season co-hosts, Max Morgan and Ben Pearson. Looking forward to having a great season for the No One Fights Alone Podcast with two fantastic individuals who have a heart and passion to bring a good message of hope to you, our listeners.

Austin & Brad have a candid conversation about the No One Fights Alone podcast as he takes a step back from the co-host role. Austin discusses why but also what his vision for the podcast is and how it has become more than what that vision was. We hope to see Austin back as a stand in host. Join us to wish him the best in his next chapter of Chateau.