Society & Culture Episodes
Dec. 20, 2022
Getting The Best Bang For Your Dollar- Rebecca Jameson Priority One Financial Coaching
Book a free discovery call on how to Keep The Fire Burning in your relation or develope an Overcoming Obstacles mindset at https://calendly.com/enduringthebadge/15min Follow me on social Instagram at enduringthebadgepodcast &...
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…
Dec. 6, 2022
How To Get Through The Holidays- Dr. Tia White
In this week's episode, we are gonna talk about how to get through the holidays with our special guest for this, Dr. Tia White. She is amazing with first responders. She knows some of the stumbling box and pitfalls that we ha...
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. 15, 2022
What Are Police K9s Doing Schools-John Gray
John Gray is a school resource officer with Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office in Colorado. John works with his partner named Rex. Rex is a certified police therapy dog who works with elementary school students. He is specially...
Sept. 13, 2022
Bang Boom Burn With Retired AFT Agent- Wayne Miller
Wayne Miller was a Special Agent, Criminal Investigator and Certified Fire Investigator for the U. S. Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for 25 years. He has been involved in numerous high profile criminal case...
Aug. 2, 2022
Excellence In Analytics & Leadership- Author Dawn Reeby
The podcast, with our second-time guest, Dawn Reeby, founder of Excellence in Analytics (EIA), author of the best-selling book, “Bigger Than Data” – A Law Enforcement Analyst's Roadmap to Marketability, Professional Development, Fulfillment & Joy”, and, “Building a Crime Analysis Legacy. A law enfo…
July 26, 2022
Why It's Important To Have Therapy Dog- Lena Strickling
My very special guest today is gonna educate you on why dogs are so incredible at giving love to first responders and Lena Strickland and her dog birdie. Which you're gonna see if you're watching this on YouTube, a beautiful dog and Lena is so sweet and kind, they make such a great team and they're…
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 17, 2022
What Should We Do Different As Leaders And Organizations- Jerry Dean Lund
My personal views on leadership and what we could be doing differently. I feel that those we lead are the biggest asset in any organization. We need to listen to them without judgment and jump straight to giving them the advice to fix a problem. Please get to know them and celebrate their accomplis…
May 10, 2022
The One Key To Stopping Suicide- Nate Prussian (Guardian Group)
Nate Prussian retired as a Colonel from the US Army after 26 years, primarily serving in special operations units. In his final assignment Nate commanded the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
Nate was drawn to Guardian Group through a desire to make a difference…
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 29, 2022
Preforming Wild Rescues In The National Parks- Kevin Grange
For this episode's special guest, we have paramedic Kevin Grange. He is also an award-winning freelance writer who talks about the medical field adventure and travel. We will talk about some of those adventures and travel and what it takes to work in the national parks. As a paramedic, He's got som…
Feb. 2, 2022
Why Is Peer Support Necessary- Flight Medic James Boomhower
Do you practice peer support in your workplace? In this episode, Flight Medic James Boomhower, Founder of Fit for Duty, talks about how important it is to build a peer support team. He talks about who takes care of the caregiver. James also talks about building resiliency and keeping your resilienc…
Jan. 19, 2022
It's Never Too Late To Start Over- Rebecca Ethington
In this episode, we have Rebecca Ethington, a single mom who went through Fire Recruit Academy. She's going to talk about the mental and physical strains it took to get through a crew Academy and to get to her full-time job today.
Oct. 20, 2021
Operation K9 Hero- DuWayne Schwartz
Enduring the Badge is a podcast series that explores the personal side of first responders. In this episode, me and DuWayne Schwartz from Operation K9 Hero talked about his and Tio's (his K9 therapy dog) mission on how they shed light on PTSD and mental health issues of first responders. This is a…
Oct. 6, 2021
Why You Need Tactical Wellness & Legal Training- Bridget Truxillo
In this podcast episode with Bridget Truxillo, we talked about her program called Protective Wellness which offers tactical training wellness and legal advices from attorneys. This effective program is strengthen by her experience as Deputy Sheriff and as attorney. Bridget also emphasized the three…
Sept. 29, 2021
Ambulance Tech Side of EMS- Rocio Calenda
This podcast episode features an interview with Rocio Calenda. We talk about the ambulance tech side of EMS and she shares her knowledge with us on how to become a paramedic. Moreover, we discussed the pros and cons in working for a private ambulance company. Rocio is passionate as a first responde…
Sept. 22, 2021
Lady Sheepdog- Officer Autumn Clifford
Even professional life coaches once needed coaching. In this inspiring episode with Life Coach Officer Autumn Clifford, you will learn that bad experiences could mold you into a better person when you master to fail forward.
She rose back from the bottom of an emotional pit that threatened to sw…
Aug. 18, 2021
First Responder Sleep Recovery
First Responder Sleep Recovery. Cover. Discuss the motivation behind starting the company and the significance of sleep for first responders. Highlight the impact of sleep deprivation on prevalent health issues and introduce the use of Nidra Yoga for achieving deep restorative sleep. Address the ef…
June 16, 2021
Eliminator Fire Extinguisher Is A Life Saver
The Rusoh Eliminator is the First complete redesign of the Fire Extinguisher in over 65 Years. The Rusoh® Eliminator® fire extinguisher is designed for self-service. It eliminates the need for the specially trained and equipp...
March 10, 2021
A Different Type of First Responder with Forest Service P.I.O. Sierra Hellstrom
This episode great mix of the work done behind the scenes of wildland firefighting and the role and responsibility of a Forest Service Contracting Officer and Public Information Officer. Sierra has some great tips about fire safety in the forest and how each one of us can help take care of our publ…
Feb. 27, 2021
Dr Paul Gavoni, Author of the book 5 Scientific Laws of Life & Leadership
With more than 20 years in human services and public education, Dr. Paul "Paulie" Gavoni has effectively transferred research to practice through the application of evidenced-based strategies aimed at bringing out the best in...