Resilience Episodes
Feb. 21, 2023
From Wrecking A Community To Building Resilience - Founder of WYSM Jason Lehman, Retired LEO
Jason Lehman has an amazing story. He's a former cop who talks about how he went from wrecking his community to rebuilding it. Now, how did he get there? Jason felt like he was operating in the gray area as an officer early o...
Dec. 13, 2022
Tactical Breathing For Better Weapons Control- Tactical Yoga Training, Sheila Schmid
Sheila has been working with first responders for the last several years, Police and Fire, and becoming Certified through the Yoga for First Responders (YFFR) program. The mission-focused mindset requires yoga training, mental training, and breathwork. This type of yoga training is beneficial to al…
Nov. 22, 2022
How To Understand Your Trauma- Matt Quackenbush
The Finding Strength method is not your normal therapy process. Matt has crafted a unique and powerful method of therapy that has helped hundreds of people to heal and recover from their emotional wounds. He is certified as a...
Nov. 1, 2022
Why Is An LEO Running Across Canada- Sach Latti
Sachin Latti is the heart of Sachinmotion. With a growing team of supporters around him, his goal is to raise money and awareness for veterans & first responders in need of help as they heal from PTSD & mental health illnesse...
Oct. 25, 2022
Resilience For First Responders- Jennifer Boileau
Jennifer is an educator with a B.S in Education with an emphasis in special education, and she has taken that teaching background and shifted her focus to teaching practices of resilience as a Trauma-Centered Yoga Teacher, Certified iRest© Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master, and Sound Healing Facilit…
Oct. 4, 2022
1st Responders Conferences- Retired Law Enforcement Shawn & Jeff Thomas
Shawn is a deputy for the King County Sheriff's Office in Seattle, WA. Shawn has been a deputy for 24 years and Jeff recently retired from the King County Sheriff's Office after 32 years. In September 2016, Shawn's peer supp...
Aug. 16, 2022
Making Your Relationship Stronger- Jerry Dean Lund
As I launch my new series in Enduring the Badge Podcast called Podcast Shorts, the pilot episode discusses the ways on how to make your relationship and mindset stronger that will allow you to have the best relationship and marriage. In this episode, I also will be talking discovering your truest, …
July 5, 2022
Officer-Involved Shooting And What Happens After- Michael Sugrue
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-Terrori...
June 28, 2022
Why It's Critical To Rewire Your Brain- AK with Life Saver Wellness
In this episode with my very special guest AK Dozanti, we will learn about life saving wellness, and she's gonna talk about things of like rewiring your brain, making those neuro pathways that maybe have been, non-existent kind of putting them back into place. She's gonna talk about breathing and h…
April 13, 2022
How Not Lose Yourself In Your Career- Annette Zapp
In this episode, we will have Annette zap. She's got 30 years in health and wellness. And she has been a firefighter for 18 years. She's going to tie all that experience up into this podcast and tell you how you can lead a healthier and better life as a first responder. She has got some great tips …
March 2, 2022
Tips From The Military Wife And Mom -Lauren Tamm
In this episode, we will have Lauren Tamm, founder of The Military Wife and Mom loaded with rich information about how to be a military wife or spouse, and how to parent at the same time. If you want to know more on how to be a better first responder spouse and mom, and how to deal with our partner…
Feb. 16, 2022
Can We Fix The Divide Between Police and Communities Of Color? Erica Gaines
In this episode, I have the CEO and founder of TacMobility, an organization whose vision is to heal the divide between police officers and communities of color by focusing on the health and wellness of officers. We will dive down into what it takes for an officer to recover from stress, lower their…
Dec. 15, 2021
Creating YouTube Fame- Eric Hurst
If you're an aspiring first responder Youtuber, get to know the secrets of Eric Hurst from South Metro Fire Rescue. Eric will share his stories on how he became a successful Public Information Officer and, at the same time, a successful Youtuber with millions of views!
Nov. 16, 2021
Why Is Yoga So Important For 1st Responders- Oliva Mead
If you find it hard to manage stress, Olivia Mead, Founder and CEO of YogaShield® Yoga For First Responders® (YFFR), is here to help you. Olivia will teach us about flow state and mindfulness through yoga and the importance of proactive resilience training for first responders. Also, she will intro…
Nov. 3, 2021
Developing Emotional Intelligence- Destiny Morris, Certified First Responder Counselor
If you feel like your first responder partner or family member is not giving you enough attention even on off-duty, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist Destiny Morris will teach you how to cope with this situation. Also, she will introduce and explain the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reproc…
Oct. 13, 2021
How To Find The Balance- Flight Nurse Janessa Dean
This podcast episode of Enduring the Badge with guest Flight Nurse/Life Coach Janessa Dean shared how she finds balance as a working mom of 4 with a twin. She brought tips on how to avoid mom guilt especially when she's working on holidays.
Moreover, Janessa pointed out the importance of accepti…
July 15, 2021
Building First Responders Resilience - Alex Jabr
Alexandra Jabr, EMT-P, began her EMS career in 2003 and holds a master’s degree in death, grief, and bereavement. She is an adjunct faculty in the EMS department at Victor Valley College and currently completing her doctorate...
Nov. 26, 2020
Former Police Officer & Awarding Wining Author Donna Brown
Donna Brown spent 26 years with the Tallahassee (FL) PD and retired in 2006 as a sergeant. She received the department's award for bravery and the Inagural Commander and Chiefs Award. She graduated from Florida State Universi...
Nov. 5, 2020
Founder of 911der Women, Sara Weston
Sara Weston is a Senior Project Consultant for 911 Authority, LLC where she works with states and the National 911 Program to aid in the transition to Next Generation 911 technology. She is the founder of 911der Women, Inc. ...