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The Resilient Responder Podcast is for all first responders who are interested in building resilience, creating community and living a fulfilling career and personal life. Presented by First Responder Coaching www.1strespondercoaching.org

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Join Dylan, Josh, and Patrick as they come to you live from the VFW in Westover. On this episode, we discuss the importance of having someone to talk to not matter the issue. Join in for another exciting episode. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast wherever you listen.

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Join Dylan, Josh, and Patrick as we welcome Taylor Wilkinson to this week's show. Taylor tells her story of burnout and how she recovered.

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Dylan, Josh, and Patrick dive in on another great discussion with special guest Jason Morgan.

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Resilient Responder hosted by SCARS, Inc. First Responder Coaching would like to welcome the new hosts of the show; Dylan, Josh, and Patrick. Join in for a brand-new season.

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Erin Heily I started working with seniors while I was with the City of Alameda Fire Department. I attended the NFA Promote your Program Class where I presented the first Senior Fall and Fire Safety Program, which was funded by a FEMA grant. By the end of the week over half of the class participants decided to start senior safety programs in their cities. It was a huge success for the citizens as well as the Fire Department. I currently work in Senior Living in Bellevue WA, I am also a Certified End of Life Doula. I have a passion for end-of-life care, bringing dignity, respect and honor to those at the end stages of life. https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-heily-2a61315b Kathleen Putnam, MS RDN, EOLD, and Certified Grief and End of Life Coach and Doula As founder of NutritionWorks LLC and co-Founder of the Gentle Passage Doula Collective, Kathleen has over 30 years of business experience as a master’s prepared dietitian, educator, coach, and mentor who has educated and guided countless individuals to develop new skills sets supporting health transitions in their lives. As an End-of-Life doula and Grief coach, Kathleen is a trainer for the  Gentle Passage Doula Collective training caregivers and those who have a calling to move death back home to the community.  Kathleen coaches families and individuals through the process of dying and grieving in an effort to limit suffering, and provide ease while focusing on what’s most important and meaningful at end of life. Kathleen provides evidence-based practices and is committed to her professional development taking hundreds of hours of training to optimize her skills. Kathleen to mentors and coaches’ families, individuals, and groups through the process of personalized self-care practices that have been shown to dramatically support health, transformation, and healing. Kathleen cohosts the weekly video podcast program “A different kind of Doula” aimed to provide resources, and tools, and the weekly educational program aimed to educate and transform the conversation about end of life, death, and dying. Website: www.KathleenPutnam.net  Email: KathleenPutnamMSRD@gmail.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-putnam-eold-ms-rdn-cdn-5a19243/

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Pat discussed the value of a resource for first responders- THE WEST COAST POST-TRAUMA RETREAT (WCPR) from the First Responder Support Network. https://www.frsn.org/west-coast-post-trauma-retreat.html Pat is not affiliated with the organization but attended as a client and currently attends as a peer support member.

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Dave is the Deputy Chief of Training at Lambton Shores, Fire and Emergency Services (Canada) and the Owner of FireEDGE- Firefighter career coaching.

In this episode we discuss Dave’s “standing at the riverbank” moment and the how the right therapist, and the right support system, helped him to come back from a difficult phase in his life.

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DJ Pemberton is back on the show with our guest Trent Bolster who is a Las Vegas firefighter. In this episode we run another amazing coaching session!

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Providing clinical direction at FHE’s first responder treatment program, SHATTERPROOF, Dr. Sachi shares amazing insight into treatment, PTSD, childhood trauma, hope & Resiliency!

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Veteran, firefighter, and EMT Brian Paul, who was also deployed to the site of the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, tells his story of trauma, self-medication, and eventual resiliency! Brian is also the founder of Veterans For Life USA.

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A retired police officer from Worcester, Massachusetts, and a professional photographer by trade, Bil shares his story of trauma, racism, struggles, and hope!!

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In this episode, we talk to Katy Luallen, a therapist and culturally competent clinician from California. A great conversation giving some insight in what therapy can look like!

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In this episode, we talk to Arjuna George, Fire Chief (ret) from BC Canada! We talk about developing Burnout, his treatment and resiliency through it. We also talk about coaching, his business and book that was just released!

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In this episode I'm joined by DJ Pemberton, Henderson County FF/Medic and Director of Business Development at First Responder Coaching, along with Asi Oba, a Clark County Fire Engineer. We'll conduct a brief informal coaching session!

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In this podcast, we talk to former Chicago Firefighter/Lieutenant Brett Snow. We talk about everything from fires, to resiliency, God to forgiveness. Don't miss this interview!!

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Our FIRST Podcast!! Meet our Host Keith Hanks, Director of Promotions, and Jen Anderson, Founder/CEO of First Responder Coaching as they introduce First Responder Coaching's Podcast!