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- Wrapping up Chateau
Austin & Brad visit about the Chateau Highlight month of podcasts of the clinician team and how they were impacted by the conversations.
39 min - Highlighting Chateau Clinicians: Maren Eberhard
We sit with Maren to discuss accelerated resolution therapy as well as the very impactful passions to drives her to help others.
1 hr 10 min - Highlighting Chateau Clinicians: Jacquie Nielson discusses EMDR
Jacquie joins us for a discussion on the impact of EMDR on the first responder. The conversation continues to explore the impact of social media on our values and beliefs.
1 hr 4 min - Highlighting Chateau: Raw conversation with Sarah Tucker on humanizing people
Austin and Brad sit down with Sarah, member of the admissions team for Chateau, and have a very raw conversation on the act of seeing people as humans. We continue our visit in about the first responder culture and Sarah's take on breaking into the community.
35 min - Highlighting Chateau Clinicians: Stacey Stocking discusses his passion as a Therapist
NOFA Podcast Theme of highlighting the Chateau Health & Wellness clinicians continues with Stacey Stocking. Stacey shares his passion of practicing therapy in a variety of unique ways called psychodrama therapy. The conversation goes into the importance of challenging the negative narrative we tell ourselves that hinder our peace.
1 hr - Highlighting Chateau Clinicians: Ben Pearson on the importance of group interaction
Ben, Austin & Brad discuss the importance of group interaction and the growth that comes from being part of a healthy, strongly led group.
1 hr - Starting off 2024 with a Bang
We're grateful for all of our listeners. We check in on some hot topics and the plan for 2024. We are going to lay out this year with a series of theme based topics with fantastic lineup of stories & experts joining us to accomplish this. Stay tuned, gonna be alot of fun!
32 min - Mental Health Training | Wrapping up 2023
Brad and Ben Pearson have created mental health training for First Responders. Listen in and check out what they have put together!
This will be the last episode of the year!
52 min - When your Loved One Comes Home | Ben Pearson
Ben Pearson has been in his field for over 20 years. Listen in as he talks about what to expect when a loved one comes home from treatment.
56 min - Austin's Back
Austins been gone for a couple of weeks. We check in on whats been happening and where were at.
38 min
About No One Fights Alone
From the publisher's feed
The No One Fights Alone Podcast is a first responder mental health and culture podcast created to have the conversations that too often go unspoken in the world of service. Built…
for law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, military veterans, and other public safety professionals, the show explores the real psychological, emotional, and cultural challenges that come with protecting others—often at the cost of your own well-being.
Hosted by Brad Shepherd and Kevin Thacker, the podcast is rooted in lived experience, professional insight, and deep respect for first responder culture. Each episode goes beyond surface-level discussions of stress and burnout to address the realities of trauma exposure, cumulative stress, moral injury, identity loss, leadership pressure, family strain, and the long-term impact of high-stakes careers. These are not abstract conversations—they are grounded in real stories from the job, from recovery, and from the road back to stability and purpose.
First responder mental health is complex. The demands of the job, combined with stigma, confidentiality concerns, departmental culture, and fear of professional consequences, often keep people silent. The No One Fights Alone Podcast exists to challenge those barriers by normalizing honest dialogue around trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance use, burnout, and the unseen weight carried by those who serve. The goal is not to sensationalize the work, but to humanize the people behind it.
Episodes feature candid conversations with first responders, clinicians, peer support leaders, and professionals working at the intersection of mental health, trauma, leadership, and public safety. The podcast also explores proactive strategies for resilience, peer support, leadership responsibility, and treatment pathways that respect the unique needs of first responders and professionals in high-stress roles. Rather than offering quick fixes or generic advice, the show focuses on education, connection, and practical insight that listeners can apply in real life.
At its core, The No One Fights Alone Podcast is about connection. It’s about reminding listeners that feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or changed by the job does not mean you are weak—it means you are human. The podcast creates a space where difficult experiences can be acknowledged without judgment and where seeking support is framed as strength, not failure.
The show is proudly sponsored by Chateau Health & Wellness and First Responder Trauma Counselors, organizations aligned in the mission to improve access to trauma-informed, culturally competent care for first responders and professionals. Sponsorship is not about promotion—it’s about advocacy, education, and contributing to a larger shift in how mental health is understood and addressed within first responder communities.
Whether you are actively serving, retired, supporting a loved one in the field, or working alongside first responders in a clinical or leadership role, The No One Fights Alone Podcast offers a place to listen, reflect, and feel understood.
Because no one should have to carry the weight of this work alone.