In this episode, I talk to Dr. Erika Steinbrenner about the use of Ketamine to treat first responders for depression and anxiety.

Dr. Steinbrenner also shared her contact info as well as some helpful links.

Erika Steinbrenner MD

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https://www.imaginehealthcare.org/

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A thorough and detailed article of a review of evidence for ketamine & PTSD

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9989422/pdf/10.1177_20451253231154125.pdf

https://www.psychiatrist.com/read-pdf/45459/ (a good study showing benefit of psychotherapy plus ketamine for PTSD)

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988820 (a "layman's term" article summarizing the study above)

In this episode, I am joined by Jeff Orrange and Kristen Wade. We talk about how we need to payattention to each other, how we start the process of help and how we and our departments respond to a memeber in need of help.

https://youtu.be/-4EDhdAHrOg

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Check out the latest episode. Myself, Jeff Orrange, and Kristen Wade talk about PTSD.

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Check out this weeks podcast where the group discusses a research paper about organizational stress. Featuring Dr. Kristy McKeniss, Molly Jones, Jeff Orrange, and Kristen Wade.

Please see the link below to review the reseach paper.

Emergency First Responders and Professional Wellbeing: A Qualitative Systematic Review

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Check out this episode with Jeff Orrange and Kristen Wade. We talk about the past year and what we are planning for the new year.

Books mentioned in this episode,

The Power of Now: A guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Elckhart Tolle

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza

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This episode I talk to Carla Marquez Ripley about first responder resiliency.

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https://yourstoryinc.com/

https://www.therapyforfirstresponders.com/ First responder specific counceling

Other helpful links:

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/resilience/

https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience/building-your-resilience

This episode I talk with Jeff Orrange, Kristen Wade, and Molly Jones about how we manage the holidays.

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http://www.arsuniversity.com/

Join me this week as I roll out the first ever round table podcast! Join Kristen Wade, Jeff Orrange and me as we talk about the evolution of mental health awareness and peer support in the fire service.

If you want to contact either Jeff or Kristen, their emails are below.

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Check out this weeks podcast with Kristen Wade. We announce something new from The Fire Inside Podcast!

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You can check out her coaching bussness at https://www.mudslingersec.com/

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Join me this week as I talk to Dan and Tammy Roach about life after being on the job. We also talk about their retreat project that they are working on.

Check out their links below.

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https://cornerstoneretreatcenter.com/