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Join Michael and I share our similar stories of struggle while working as first responders, losing it all, and rising up to use our experience to help others.

Michael C. Koch, BS, CADC II, SAP, is a 19-year police officer and former narcotics detective who now works as an addiction counselor at True North Recovery Services, an intensive outpatient program in Encinitas, CA. Michael is dedicated to helping all of those who suffer but he has a special place in his heart for the recovering peace officer.

Web: http://www.sandiegoaddictions.com/law-enforcement-professionals-need-help-too/

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Join Dr. Glenn and Stephen Kavalkovich as they discuss the clinician’s side of treating first responders who battle mental health-related issues.

Dr. Tania Glenn is the president of Tania Glenn and Associates (TGA), PA a clinical practice in Austin, TX that is focused on promoting resilience, critical incident response and peer support team training and activation. As a leading national clinician in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Dr. Glenn specializes in working with emergency responders, military, and the aviation community.

More info at http://www.taniaglenn.com

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Host Stephen Kavalkovich speaks with Jeff Dill about breaking the stigma and addressing mental health-related issues with firefighters and other first responders.

In 2011, Jeff Dill founded Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA).

Jeff travels the United States & Canada holding workshops to teach firefighters & EMS about behavioral health awareness and suicide prevention. FBHA is the only known organization that collects and validates data on FF and EMT suicides across the United States. In addition, FBHA holds classes for counselors/chaplains, family members and preparing for retirement.

Jeff Dill holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Argosy University (IL), a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a retired Captain at Palatine Rural Fire Protection District in Inverness, Illinois.

More info at http://www.ffbha.org

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Dave and I talk about the pushback in the First Responder world when it comes to mental health and how it needs to change immediately. David Wiklanski is a Firefighter/EMT with the New Brunswick Fire Department, currently assigned to the suppression section. He has over fifteen years in Emergency Services.

Firefighter Wiklanski is a highly known speaker and writer, most notably for his presentations on behavioral health, in addition to Suicide Terrorism. His mission is to end the stigma associated with mental health and to connect responders with the available resources to not only survive, but thrive in their careers.

His presentations have been followed at many seminars at the local, state and national levels, including Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS, and the Metro Atlanta Firefighter Conference. He contributes articles to Fire Engineering and the Firehouse Tribune. His first book: Suicide Bombers, Understanding Suicide Terrorism from a Cultural and Memetic perspective is available online and he is currently working on authoring his next book.

http://davidwiklanski.com

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Join Dan Willis and I as we talk about healing the mind and heart of the those that are called to helping others. Reinforce why you do the job and keep your soul satisfied.

Dan Willis served nearly 30 years as a police officer, retiring as a Captain from the La Mesa Police near San Diego. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is a former crimes of violence, child molestation, homicide detective and SWAT Commander and has taught at the San Diego Police Academy for 12 years.

Dan is the author of the emotional survival and wellness guidebook “Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responders Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart.” He travels the country providing emotional survival training to first responders.

More info: http://FirstResponderWellness.com

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Besides being an officer with one of the largest fire departments in the nation, he also has been a mental health advocate and counselor for 20 years. He is also the director of the Rosecrance Florian Program designed for uniformed first responders who battle mental health issues and substance abuse.

http://www.rosecrance.org

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Leckey Harrison is a retired volunteer firefighter/EMT, former carpenter and manufacturing inventory and production manager. After his Perfect Storm call, he went on to co-manage the non-profit Whidbey CareNet, and co-found Raise Your Resilience, LLC. He lives in an intentional community and is an advanced student in Krav Maga self-defense.

More info: https://raiseyourresilience.com/

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Robert Avsec retired as a battalion chief after 26-years with the Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department. For the past 5 years, he’s worked as a freelance writer contributing to fire service publications online. During his career, Robert served in many roles from Company Officer (first-line supervisor of a fire company), EMS Director, Manager of Emergency Communications Center (911), and Chief of Training and Safety Division. His background with post-traumatic stress and firefighters is primarily confined to having an acute awareness of the subject which has moved him to use his “voice” to promote, amplify, and communicate information, primarily through his blog, Talking “Shop” 4 Fire and EMS, and articles that he has published on FireRescue1.com. Recently, Robert was invited to become an inaugural member of the Honorary Board of Advisors for Warrior Heart, a residential treatment facility outside of San Antonio, TX that serves members of the military and public safety agencies (fire, police, and EMS) in helping them to overcome drug and alcohol addiction and manage post-traumatic stress conditions.

More info: http://www.fireemsleaderpro.org/2017/04/02/addiction-treatment-firefighters-ems-personnel/

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Andy Kaufmann is the co-founder and executive director of Check Point One. He is a registered yoga teacher and certified equine specialist. Prior, he worked for the Code of Support Foundation, General Dynamics, and was retired after 20 years in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot. Kristen Fitzgerald is the co-founder and Equine Program Director of Check Point One. She has been riding and training horses for nearly all her life. She is currently double certified as an equine professional and specialist in Equine Assisted Learning Therapies and Learning models. It is an honor to have them on the show to share about how they are helping the military and first responders.

With a focus on PTS (Post Traumatic Stress) as well as ERES (Emergency Responder Exhaust Syndrome) we have developed a unique “out of the box” program that provides tools and methods to give to our clients which can help move past the trauma and turn it into growth.

Come visit them: https://www.checkpointone.org/

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