RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines

The best 7 minutes of your life!  These short and sweet activities, lessons, and "food for thought" segments are real-world, actionable, and ready to implement into how you see yourself, others, and the world around you right now! Change can be very simple, even if it isn't always easy. If you want to see how we can help you live your life on fire, feel free to schedule a complimentary get-to-know-us call. No one is left behind, and No one fights alone. 

please click the support this podcast button and donate to our 501C3 Non-Profit Organization, Battle2BE Inc. Serving those who serve the country and community. We are working on our next cross-country Ferryman Mission taking 42 plaques to families of the fallen never forgotten, and our Fall PTSD Retreat this year; our focus is on Communication, Connection, & Relationships, and building up our PTSD Therapy fund, so no one ever has to fight alone, and access to high quality, peer developed. Effective real-world treatment is never out of reach. or Donate Directly to Battle2BE Inc. 

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To overcome the struggles associated with a lifetime of traumatic experiences, habits, patterns, and cycles that are holding you back from experiencing your best life, ask about our all-inclusive 12-week Foundations Program 

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The best 7 minutes of your life: Short and Sweet actionable lessons, activities, or "food for thought" segments to shift the way you see yourself, others, and the world around you! These episodes are based on the sell-out life transformation series "Foundations for Happiness" If you enjoy these segments and want to dive deeper for yourself, you can join our monthly membership program Life on Fire or the Foundations all-inclusive 12-week transformational journey. 

Please support our podcast using the button below, as all proceeds are donated to the 501C3 Battle2BE Inc., Serving those who serve the country and community. 

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The first in the Battle2be Sparks series, the best 7 minutes of your day! These short lessons are based on the sellout RISEUP Life on Fire Systems programs for Frontline, First Responders, & Families. The first 12-week modular life transformational program is intended for those starting, continuing, or retiring from occupations that serve the country and community. The focus is on preparation, prevention, resilience, and recovery from ongoing occupational traumatic stress and the impacts this has on so many frontline lives. 

Book your complimentary get-to-know us call to see what program fits your lifestyle best! You give so much, we want to make sure you live the life of passion, purpose, happiness, growth, relationship, communication, confidence, health, wealth, and success you deserve. 

BATTLE2BE Inc. Brings you: Keith Knotek, a Retired LEO with an extraordinary life of service, who had dedicated his life to speaking about the occupational traumatic stress of the field, shattering the stigma surrounding mental health, and ensuring the future looks brighter for those living this lifestyle. He is a talented Speaker, Educator, and Author and even has a movie out already and another in the works. You want to get to know this kind, generous, humorous, honest man who can show you... "it's ok not to be ok, but it isn't ok to know you're not ok and not get help" 

You can find his movie: One Cop's Journey streaming on Prime or purchase his books on Amazon: From Sorrow to Amazing Grace: One Cop's Journey & Gunrunner: The Mario Oliveira Story 

Thank You to our sponsors: Let them know we sent you! 

Right Next Door Designs-  2022 Gold Sponsor 

Handle Matters - Custom Door Handles for our 2020 Memorial Jeep "Phoenix" 

YoraHome CNC - Donated the entry-level CNC machine we use to create thank you plaques and awards for sponsors and events. 

Badge Brew Coffee - Use Code B2B and we receive a 10% donation of your purchase amount

PBI Customs - Created our custom wheels, door plates, and dash bar for "Phoenix" the Memorial Jeep (powder coat) 

Battle2BE Inc. presents the Founder of Team Blueline: Chad Wallace. 

This is his heart and passion. Chad is a retired LEO, with 15 years of service to focus on his mission full time. As much as I loved serving my community in the line of duty, I saw men and women sacrificing themselves, their health, their minds, and their livelihood with little to no support after the fact. Team Blueline was born out of that need: that no officer or family struggled with a line-of-duty loss of physical/mental injury would do it alone. It's Chad's goal to continue to grow the non-profit in a personal way and help as many families and officers as we can reach. He is thankful for all those who contribute and partner to help them reach their goal. 

if you enjoy this podcast please click the "support this podcast button" Every penny contributed goes to support the Military, Veterans, Police, Firefighters, and other Frontline First responders, Helping Professional Families struggling with the symptoms of PTS and Occupational Stress. 

We can't do this without you!  No one is left behind, and No one fights alone. 

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Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998.  As a Security Forces Officer, Michael specialized in Law Enforcement, Global Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Nuclear Security, Foreign Air Field Assessments, and Air Base Ground Defense.

Michael served in a variety of assignments including Flight Leader, Flight Commander, Senior Watch Officer, Chief of Command Post, and Chief of Security Forces.

Michael served all over the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South America.  He was also a Security Forces Phoenix Raven with the unique identifier of #1173.   Michael honorably separated from the Air Force as a Captain in 2004.

Immediately after the Air Force, Michael was hired by the Walnut Creek Police Department where he served in a variety of assignments including Patrol Officer, Driver Training Instructor (EVOC) Field Training Officer (FTO), SIU Detective, Undercover CA DOJ Narcotic Task Force Agent (Contra Costa County), Public Information Officer (PIO) and Patrol Sergeant.

Michael was awarded the Walnut Creek PD Distinguished Service Medal in 2014 for his heroic and life-saving actions during a Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in 2012.

Michael ultimately medically retired in 2018.  He is now a Peer Volunteer at the West Coast Post Trauma Retreat (WCPR) and an Ambassador for Save A Warrior (SAW).

Michael is a dedicated advocate for awareness, prevention, education, and training on Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) and First Responder Suicide Prevention. Michael continues to speak at law enforcement agencies all over the United States.

In his BEST-SELLING book, RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma, along with Dr. Shauna Springer, Ph.D., they tackle the complexity of trauma within the law enforcement community, uncovering the unspoken barriers, and outline a path to healing.

RELENTLESS COURAGE released in Spring 2022 and has been described by Lt. Col. David Grossman, best-selling author of On Killing and On Combat as “one of the most important books of our time” and “the natural successor to On Combat.”

HIS NEW BOOK IS AVAILABLE HERE

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Daniel Defenbaugh is a busy husband and father of five children. With his wife, Christina, Daniel founded 10-42 Project, a nonprofit serving current and former first responders with PTSD. the calling for this mission came from Daniel's 14 years as a dedicated law enforcement officer which came to a devastating end when Daniel's PTSD symptoms and struggles kept him from being the officer, and person, he truly is. Now, Daniel passionately serves fellow first responders by connecting them with the mental health resources of their choice and providing a supportive community to grow and heal. 

If you would like to support the BATTLE2BE Inc. Mission of Reducing Military, Veteran, and First Responder suicide, divorce, domestic violence, & addiction through aggressive PTSD prevention, resilience, and recovery services you can do so on our website. or feel free to support this podcast! 

If you want to help yourself while helping others please join our monthly LIFE ON FIRE MEMBERSHIP which provides you tools and resources alongside coaching and connections to overcome stress, anxiety, and overwhelm while creating a life of passion, purpose, growth, success, confidence, relationship, and happiness. 

Thank you to our Sponsors: 

Right Next Door Designs,  Woodlands, TX 

PBI Customs 

Handle Matters 

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Come meet Matt Thornton: Ex Boxer, Detective, Patrolman turned Advocate, Trainer, and Founder of My Father's Business (MFB) 

Giving back what was given to him! A True Story of Transformation. 

Please check out his book "Cop in Crisis to Cop in Christ"  on Amazon 

If you want to support this podcast please click the support button. Every penny goes to BATTLE2BE Inc. a 501C3 Non Profit providing programs for the prevention of occupational traumatic stress, first responder suicide, domestic violence, divorce, and addiction through real world applicable solutions, for prevention, resilience and recovery from hire to retire and beyond. 

If you would like to become one of our amazing corporate sponsors and get highlighted on this podcast, our social media, our websites and at the events we attend please message us. We provide valuable marketing resources for your tax deductible donations. 

Thank you to: Right Next Door Designs, Handle Matters, PBI Customs, YoraHome CNC, and Badge Brew Coffee

We couldn't do this without your support! 

06/09/2022 Original Live Air Date

Please welcome special guest: Sergeant John Kelly (Ret) ,  Speaker, Author, and Catalyst for change! 

After a 30 year career in law enforcement John, realized more needed to be done for the physical and mental health of the first responder community. John developed a wellness program called "Sometimes Heroes Need Help" addressing the personal, professional, financial, physical, and mental health of those that give of themselves when there is nothing left to give. 

John is a powerful speaker and advocate for shattering stigma, bringing in real world solutions and being honest about the problems with our current approaches. 

You can purchase John's book "Surviving Self-Inflicted Wounds" A Deputy's Life of Redemption. 

If you would like to support BATTLE2BE Inc. you can do that by clicking the support this podcast button or heading over to our website 

If you are a Leader in any Frontline or First Responder organization or other high stress profession and you would like to get ahead of stress, anxiety, overwhelm and the devastating costs of Occupational Traumatic Stress, and Post Traumatic Stress Injury on your organization and your employee's lives. We are dedicated to reducing suicide, divorce, domestic violence, child abuse and addiction in frontline helping professions through aggressive prevention, resilience, and recovery programing from hire to retire and beyond. 

We have a structured, modular protocol including pre-hire, new hire training, mental health maintenance (coping and resilience) and recovery protocols using real world, applicable, accessible, and relatable science backed tools and resources. Designed and implemented by first responders for first responders. Simply Message [email protected] for more information. It's time to turn this around.

Thank you to our sponsors: We couldn't do the work we do without you! 

Right Next Door Designs 

Handle Matters

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Mike is Founder and Executive Director of the 501C3 Non Profit Heroes Comfort. A 501C3 organization. He served 23 years in EMS with 10 of those as a Firefighter. His story of struggling with PTS and the systemic failures we so often hear about led him on the path to serving others. 

If you want to support us here at Battle2be please click the support this podcast button

We are not only providing real world applicable, effective support for frontline & first responders and their families. Were on the frontlines of research and program design and development for crisis response, preventative resilience, and occupational traumatic stress prevention, resilience and recovery from hire to retire and beyond. Come see our Memorial Jeep "Phoenix" in action or follow one of our Ferryman Mission Journeys across the country delivering plaques to families of the fallen never forgotten. We can't do this without you! Together we can change the world!