Holidays can be a difficult time for first responders and their families! In this episode F & V discuss a few different things to think about with the holidays quickly approaching: communication for holiday plans to reworking holidays due to schedules, and even gift expectations. Hopefully, this episode can be of some help to you for the upcoming holidays. 

During this episode, F & V talk about stress, anxiety, and some techniques to get your mind back on track! 

Note: We want to apologize for Vanessa's white noise machine playing in the background of this episode. We hope it doesn't take away from the content of the episode. Thank you for staying with us as we continue to learn and grow this podcast (and deal with technology). 

Do you struggle with thoughts/worries that seem to be on an endless loop at times? In this episode, F & V discuss a number of different thought-stopping techniques so that you can start taking back the direction of your thoughts.

Did you listen to episode 27- Bad Communication? This episode is part 2, Good Communication. Now that some awareness has been created around what bad communication looks like, it's time to learn about what good communication looks like. Take a listen and see what skills you can start incorporating to better your communication.

Struggling with communication? You might be utilizing some of these ineffective strategies. Take a listen, create some awareness, and come back next week for Part 2 which will focus on how to manage some of these bad communication strategies. 

This is your introduction to visualizations! During this episode, V leads listeners through a guided visualization. 

Continuing on from last week's episode, F & V discuss other mental health resources that you can utilize while at home or at work. Be on the lookout for links to the card decks & books discussed in this episode on our Facebook and Instagram pages. 

Disclaimer: You may hear some shuffling in the background; that was us going through the hard copies of all of the books and card decks while we recorded!

In this episode, F & V discuss a couple of first responder-friendly retreats, a little bit of what they are about, and how to find out if they are a good fit for you. Towards the end of the episode, F & V discuss some other resources that can be very helpful. More resources will be coming to you in the near future! Please check our Instagram for resources as well, at seventyfive.25