No fucks given, no punches pulled! This episode launches into a discussion of toxic leadership traits that are unfortunately all too prevalent in public service. Dan and Michelle bring practical experience and current principles/practices to bear on this discussion. No matter where you fall on the chain of command in your organization, there's a lot to take away from this episode!

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

Dan and Michelle tackle a topic brought up by a fan of the show. In the diverse world of public service and EMS, there's many factions and special groups that are part of the response plan to 911 calls. Cooperating with these groups in a profession as large and varied as Fire/EMS, conflict and frustration are inevitable.

This candid conversation brings practical advice to these and many other situations we face in Fire/EMS. Dan and Michelle also elaborate on what respect means, and how/when it should be given and withheld when dealing with coworkers and fellow responders.

Prepare to laugh (once or twice) and be offended (repeatedly)!

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

What are the things that you wish you could tell your younger self before getting into public service?

In this solo session, Daniel unpacks five lessons that he has learned over the years that are applicable to anyone at any point in their career.

Whether you are a newbie going through EMT/Paramedic school, or a seasoned veteran who can chime in from personal experience, there's plenty here for everyone!

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

In the first Q & A episode, Dan and Michelle answer the following questions from followers:

1. Why did you go into this field?

2. Who is a good fit for this field?

3. How do you deal with the emotional trauma of losing someone you are helping?

4. What are all of the advantages and disadvantages of working for EMS?

5. I would like discussions and possible ideas for solutions, for when your body gets broken, your aging, and can't do all the lifting and moving but you still have the knowledge and skills of the profession, and want to work. Where do we go from here? I know of some ideas, but perhaps there's more to consider.

6. Working with an auto immune disease like POTS, lupus, Gillian Barre syndrome and bells palsey

7. Why EMTs and paramedics don't take their own mental health seriously

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

Join Dan and Michelle for an early morning chat about intentionality! Discover how the Matrix of causality affects our clinical care and personal wellbeing. You'll want to grab some coffee (preferably the kind strong enough to awaken your ancestors) and listen in!

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Article referenced in show: "A Principle of Intentionality" by Charles K. Turner: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295140/

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

Pull up a chair for a solo convo with Dan about the heart and soul of EMS! Emotional and heartfelt, this episode will definitely tug on your heart strings.

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

Join Dan and Michelle (and the horny cats) in this light-hearted, relaxed, impromptu episode about love and management. Getting down and dirty with truth about how to recognize the problems in relationships between management and team members, they bring a satirical tone to the topic while also bringing practical advice to addressing those problems. Get ready for lots of fun rabbit trails, side steps, and laughs!

Even the cats participate in this episode. (Yup, we passed on the opportunity to turn that into a joke...)

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

"Fake it till you make it", "Check your ego at the door", "Ego kills", etc. We've all heard these catchy phrases. But what IS Ego? Is it all bad? How should it affect our jobs, and what are the pitfalls we should avoid?

Join Dan and Michelle as they use psychology and personal experience to shed some light on this controversial and often misunderstood topic of Ego...

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

LET'S GET READY TO RUMMBBBLLLLEEEEE!!!!

Join Dan and Michelle as they wrestle with the philosophy and practical applications of conflict. Not just in how they apply to the EMS profession, but also how they transfer to every day life. Exploring the boundaries between being peaceful yet maintaining your own dignity and security, this episode has something for EVERYONE!

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.

The fourth and final episode in our discussion about EMS 2.0 core values, we walk through the landmine topics of physical fitness and mental health (as they relate to first responders).

This episode is anything BUT what you think it will be. Make sure you grab a pen and paper too, because there is a lot of heavy stuff and some resources presented that you will want to reference later.

Enjoy!

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Our core values:

Clinical discipline Personal wellness Authentic leadership Rigorous accountability

Our vision is: the creation of a culture of healthy, educated, and effective providers that are striving to better themselves and our entire profession.