Dr. Kerry Ramella has spent the better part of her adult life working with firefighters. It has been her life's work to focus on the dark side of public service - Researching the negative aspects of the job, how firefighters cope, manage and break down. Her work has brought about great insight into how we can better care for our fire family and keep ourselves mission ready as well.
In episode 15 we discussed the signs and symptoms of poor mental health, how we can build resiliency and a mind - body connection. We also talked about some of the trends throughout the fire service and how some fire departments are responding.
This conversation barely scratches the surface of what we need to know to be mentally bomb proof however, its a great start, pointing to many resources and ideas to get us started.
Check out some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Firestrong.org
PScrisissolution.com
If you have any questions or comments for me, feel free to contact me:
Email@: raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
IG: @firegroundfitness
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Ep. 9 The Five Questions
Ep. 8 Exposed! 11 ways we can reduce our exposure with Dawn Bolstad-Johnson
Ep.7, The RTO - Reputation, Leadership & Family
Ep. 6: Fire House Subs and Firefighter Decon - Ed Cunningham's mission to feed and protect firefighters
Ep 5. Growing Up in the Phoenix Fire Department with Deputy Chief Chris Stewart
Episode 4: Lessons learned from law enforcement with Sgt. Michelle Thiry (ret)
Episode 3: Why service matters to me, lessons learned from the Roymor Fire with Rayne
Episode 2 with Brian Vayda
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