FDNY retired Captain Mike Dugan arrived at Ground Zero as the second tower was coming down. In our third episode Mike talks to us about his time as a firefighter and how he was impacted from the events of September 11th.  He tells us the story of the iconic American Flag picture, talks about Father Mychal Judge who was the first certified fatality of the September 11 terrorist attacks and about FDNY firefighter Chris Engledrum who served in the Army and was killed in action in Baghdad. In Clinician’s Corner Dr. Anne Bisek answers the listener question “how long do people need to go to therapy?” To learn more about how to James Zadroga Act visit www.renew911health.org

In our second episode, Florida firefighter Dustin Hawkins shares his incredible story of recovering from a major on the job injury. Dustin discusses the barriers he found between him and getting help and what he does these days to eliminate those barriers for other first responders.  In Clinician's Corner, Dr. Bisek answers the question "how do we integrate our families into our positive coping skills?" To learn more about the Florida Firefighter Safety & Health Collaborative visit www.floridafirefightersafety.org

Our guest in Episode 1 is Jason Patton. Jason is the Vice President of Fire Department Coffee and is widely known as the funny guy from Fire Department Chronicles. Jason recently decided to open up about his mental health journey and we are honored that he would share his story with us.  In Clinican's Corner, Dr. Bisek answers questions from firefighters in Pennsylvania and Colorado about how therapy works and how to know if you need therapy.

Welcome to Over a Cup, a podcast hosted by Ali Rothrock.  This podcast is for first responders featuring first responders and civilians who have chosen resilience in the face of mass casualty incidents, trauma and related mental health struggles. We want to highlight the resources used and show what those resources look like in action. Our goal is to encourage first responders to have open conversations about their mental health over their morning cup of coffee. In this introductory episode we meet the host for this podcast, Ali Rothrock. Ali will share her story with us including why she started this project. We will also hear from Dr. Anne Bisek, a clinician who works with first responders. Dr. Bisek will be answering listener questions in her weekly segment "Clinician's Corner."