*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. Some of our episodes do have content that might be disturbing to listeners. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. In this episode we will dig apart some of the benefits of failure and what this can and does mean to you throughout your first responder career. We will also discuss some things that you can do about failure and why it is such a key player throughout your life.

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*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. In this episode, you will hear from Paramedic Dalton. He will discuss some things related to boundaries, especially as they apply to your work partners and your relationship partners, and where that balance might meet for some of you. We further discuss how your morals and values influence these interactions. We also talk about some of the different ways that first responders find themselves coping.

Book reference (no affiliations):

Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

Stand Up and Lead by Frank Viscuso

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*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only.

"You Good?"

"Yeah, I'm good"

In this week's episode we discuss the impacts that callousness can have on a first responder's career and longevity, how this influences the outcome of those that first responders are serving, how to change important conversations and have more emotional intelligence in these dialogues, and some things that leadership can do to help mediate where personal trauma meets work trauma.

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*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. In this episode, we will discuss the impacts of callousness and how this can not only drain you but also prevent you from being the fullest version of yourself. We will also discuss some things related to how we tend to hide the painful pieces of ourselves from others and how this mental health stigma influences these circumstances.

As always, we thank you for listening and for your continued support.

*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. In this episode, we discuss some of the different components of a topic that does not often get brought up or discussed in depth. We will explore some definitions related to god complex, hero complex, and hero syndrome.

Join us for this fun ride and let's all find our footing together.

*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. In this week's episode, you will hear from Paramedic Noah who dives into a few different topic areas. One that we felt was important to highlight is "hero syndrome", also known as "hero complex" which are terms that are not commonly used in the civilian world but are well-known to the first responder community.

The various topics will help open your awareness of what is seen in the first responder environment and what to do with this insight.

We hope you enjoy and please let us know what you think of this episode.

*Disclosure* Listen at your own discretion. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only.

This episode offers a different level of value as you get to know the team more personally. We hope that you can glean from our own experiences as we relate them to the interview with Matt from Season 1, Episode 4.

You will also hear us discuss a variety of topics related to things like identity, EMDR, trauma, catastrophic thinking, and more.

Thank you all for listening and we hope you enjoy!

*Disclosure* The content in this episode may be triggering or difficult for some listeners to hear. The content we release is not mental health advice, our content is intended for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. How do you separate your first responder identity from the other parts of yourself?

Is your First Responder identity your whole existence?

Listen here to learn more about managing your identity as a First Responder, as you hear from Matt, a former paramedic who talks about his experiences with his identity in the field.

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