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Nathan crashed his bike and tore up his wrist which ruined his plans for going to the pool later in the day. For most of us that would have ended our week but he just grabbed some toys and kept on having fun doing something else.

We are so bogged down with things we have to do, and have a very short list of things we like to do. But building out your list, and algorithm of happiness can be a literal life safer for firefighters and emergency workers.

Firefighters aren't good at doing "nothing" and most of the time we just want to do something that doesn't require critical thinking skills or target safety deadlines. Purposeful nothings are a great way to give yourself a reset and having a cache of them is even better.

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James Boomhower is a 20 year paramedic with the last ten being in the critical care field. Aside from that he is also finishing up is degree in clinical psychology and runs a mental health/ suicide awareness company named @stay_fit4Duty.

Boomer does an excellent job presenting difficult material and topics because he can speak from experience and mixes in the right amount of clinical education.

We cover topics like EMDR being the hot thing at the moment, the pendulum swing of peer support, the pitfalls that James fell into when establishing his company and peer support system, and end on a personal note regarding first responder suicide and what we can do to prevent it.

I am so proud of this episode and I really hope you find some value in it. Thank you for listening. Follow James at @Stay_fit4duty and reach out with any questions or comments.

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No matter your rank, you will eventually asked to do more "Stuff". Whether that's run reports, EMS call review, training audits, lesson plans, or whatever other admin/clerical work needs to get done to keep the wheels moving.

That stuff is part of the job, but for many it can also be the thing that ruins the job. Boundaries in the fire service are a weird thing and vary greatly depending on the setting and nature of the request. Refusing to pump an additional line is easy if you don't have enough supply but telling the boss that you can't work on a spreadsheet because you don't have enough time is a different conversation.

Firefighters need to balance the street with the desk and doing that is more and more difficult. I go over some common issues as well as some ideas for managing the situations we find ourselves in.

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