Answering the Call - The First Responder Podcast: Episode 9. - Special Guest (Tom Burruel)

This week on Answering the Call - The First Responder Podcast, our friend Tom Burruel from Intervention 180 joins the Podfather Mike Miles & Jersey Ed. The guys love getting emails, photos, and patches from our followers - keep ‘em coming!

The mental health & wellness field is all about teamwork, just as it is for the First Responder community. We rely on our brothers and sisters to keep us going. Sometimes you are helping someone else, and sometimes you need a hand. It’s always okay to reach out for help.

First Responders witness events every day that cause cumulative stress. Compartmentalizing can help - but only up to a point. Eventually, that stress shows itself in expected and unexpected ways. Tom Burruel touches on the causes and symptoms of Somatic Pain in First Responders.

The guys discuss how individuals can transform their suffering by helping others through peer to peer programs or employee assistance programs. The Podfather shares some very personal details about his addiction, treatment, and early recovery. He found support in his loved ones and colleagues. By sharing his story by in 1988, the Podfather was able to offer some help to another officer who was struggling.

Individuals make a decision to accept help when the pain becomes greater than the fear of change. Help is available through peer officers, employee assistance programs, and of course, the Podfather & Jersey Ed. Don’t go it alone.

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