On today's episode, in light of father's day, we meet Joe, a retired law enforcement officer and a DAD. Joe shares what he has learned as a first responder dad over his 25+ year career. He explains how he stayed connected to his children during his career, the lessons learned, and the challenges he faced as his children grew older. Joe provides some insighful information he hopes will help others stay connected as they raise children in this public safety career. So come ride along with us!

In Part 2 of this "Special Episode" with Lauren Goldbach, a licensed mental health professional and owner of East Valley Trauma Counseling, she continues to enlighten us about the challenges of treating first responders and the impact that trauma has to their families. Lauren delves deeper into specific trauma treatment modalities that can be successful for treating this population such as EMDR, Attachment Therapy and Neurofeedback. She explains how it can help promote healing and create stronger family attachments. She also provides her perspective on how first responder agencies can better assist their first responders to seek help and remove the negative stigma of mental health treatment.

So come ride along with us !

On today's "Special Episode" we meet Lauren Goldbach, a licensed mental health professional, and owner of East Valley Trauma Counseling, who focuses are treating first responders. She discusses how the lifestyle challenges and emotional traumas not only affect first responder but their families as well. In Part 1 of her interview, Lauren shares her professional experiences about these challenges and educates us on trauma, treatment modalities, and therapeutic ways that can positively impact a first responder relationship. Her perspective and practical knowledge was so enlightening and very informational. So come ride along with us and be sure to catch Part 2 of Lauren's interview in two weeks!