Responder Resilience Podcast

24/07/2025

[Exploring EMS Frontline Fatigue: Insights from the Literature] EMS professionals navigate a landscape defined by rising call volumes, irregular shifts, chronic understaffing, and constant exposure to human suffering, often without adequate time, resources or institutional support to recover.
https://www.jems.com/mental-health-wellness/exploring-ems-frontline-fatigue/a

23/07/2025

What if the key to mental wellness lies not just in the mind but in the bed? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Leah Kaylor, the FBI's sleep expert helps to unravel the intricate relationship between sleep and resilience, exploring how addressing sleep issues can spark essential conversations about mental health within this high-stakes profession.

With Dr. Kaylor's insights and her groundbreaking upcoming book, *If Sleep Were a Drug*, we confront the pressing sleep challenges that threaten the well-being of our bravest. And we navigate the fascinating world of brainspotting—a transformative approach that promises to redefine recovery methods for those on the front lines. Tune in for a discussion that might just alter your perception of mental health in ways you never imagined.

Thanks to our resource partner, Circl Brain. Because the toughest battles deserve the sharpest minds. Go to https://www.circlbrain.com/ or contact [email protected]

Thanks also to our resource partner, the First Responder Center for Excellence https://firstrespondercenter.org

Thanks to our resource partner, CRACKYL Magazine Download the FREE CRACKYL App: http://crackyl.respondertv.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ResponderResilience
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/responderTV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddachinger/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/responder-resilience/id1606791260
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ya38lJn9YAaDHkSwZmX18
Our website with past episodes and more: https://www.respondertv.com/

22/07/2025

👁️‍🗨️ Premiere Weds. 7/23 at 7 pm ET—⫸ Replay anytime after
What if the key to mental wellness lies not just in the mind but in the bed? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Leah Kaylor, the FBI's sleep expert helps to unravel the intricate relationship between sleep and resilience, exploring how addressing sleep issues can spark essential conversations about mental health within this high-stakes profession.

With Dr. Kaylor's insights and her groundbreaking upcoming book, *If Sleep Were A Drug*, we confront the pressing sleep challenges that threaten the well-being of our bravest. And we navigate the fascinating world of brainspotting—a transformative approach that promises to redefine recovery methods for those on the front lines. Tune in for a discussion that might just alter your perception of mental health in ways you never imagined.

Thanks to our resource partner, Circl Brain. Because the toughest battles deserve the sharpest minds. Go to https://www.circlbrain.com/ or contact [email protected]

Thanks also to our resource partner, the First Responder Center for Excellence, https://firstrespondercenter.org

Thanks to our resource partner, CRACKYL. Download the FREE CRACKYL App: http://crackyl.respondertv.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ResponderResilience
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/responderTV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddachinger/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/responder-resilience/id1606791260
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ya38lJn9YAaDHkSwZmX18
Our website with past episodes and more: https://www.respondertv.com/


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19/07/2025

[‘The rumor meal’: Elevate the kitchen table by eliminating gossip] Help create a welcoming space by using the time gathered together to empower, uplift and inspire your colleagues, instead of belittling and bad-mouthing.

Help create a welcoming space by using the time gathered together to empower, uplift and inspire your colleagues, instead of belittling and bad-mouthing

18/07/2025

[Disconnected: Lost peer support in the firehouse] Times have changed in the fire service and some of the best peer support opportunities have fallen by the wayside as firefighter culture has evolved.

Times have changed in the fire service and some of the best peer support opportunities have fallen by the wayside as firefighter culture has evolved

18/07/2025

Responder Resilience would like to congratulate Fairfield County Trauma Response Team members Bonnie Rumilly, LCSW, EMT and Jennifer Spirito, LCSW for their selection as featured presenters at EMS & FIRE PRO EXPO September 24 - 27, 2025, MOHEGAN SUN, UNCASVILLE, CT
https://emspro.org/presenter-bios/

17/07/2025

[The Truth You Don’t Want: An EMS Veteran on PTSD, Stigma and the Fight to Stay Whole] We don’t need parades. We need permission to be human. We need department cultures that prioritize mental wellness with the same urgency given to response times.

Mike Doss shares what decades in EMS taught—what it nearly took—from him.

17/07/2025

New Episode! "Faith, Fellowship, and Healing After Line-of-Duty Loss with Lt. Billy Kanych (Ret.)"

David sits down with Retired Lt. Billy Kanych from the Yonkers Fire Department as he shares his firsthand account of a line-of-duty death during a devastating fire in 2009. Billy reflects on the profound lessons learned from ...

David sits down with Retired Lt. Billy Kanych from the Yonkers Fire Department as he shares his firsthand account of a line-of-duty death during a devastating fire …

16/07/2025

Join us for an insightful conversation with Doug Allen, the author of “An Operator's Guide to the Nervous System”. With a deep commitment to serving military personnel and the first responder community, Doug offers a fresh perspective on achieving peak performance through an innovative technique that recalibrates your nervous system for the challenges of the current environment.

Listeners will gain valuable insights into the importance of managing nervous system arousal levels in real-time, understand the impact of stress on cognitive function, and discover effective strategies for maintaining mental clarity in high-pressure situations. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of resilience and recovery in demanding roles.

Thanks to our resource partner, Circl Brain. Because the toughest battles deserve the sharpest minds. Go to https://www.circlbrain.com/ or contact [email protected]

Thanks also to our resource partner, the First Responder Center for Excellence, https://firstrespondercenter.org

Thanks to our resource partner, CRACKYL. Download the FREE CRACKYL App: http://crackyl.respondertv.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ResponderResilience
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/responderTV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddachinger/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/responder-resilience/id1606791260
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ya38lJn9YAaDHkSwZmX18
Our website with past episodes and more: https://www.respondertv.com/

15/07/2025

👁️‍🗨️ Premiere Weds. 7/16 at 7 pm ET—⫸ Replay anytime after
Join us for an insightful conversation with Doug Allen, the author of “An Operator's Guide to the Nervous System”. With a deep commitment to serving military personnel and the first responder community, Doug offers a fresh perspective on achieving peak performance through an innovative technique that recalibrates your nervous system for the challenges of the current environment.

Listeners will gain valuable insights into the importance of managing nervous system arousal levels in real-time, understand the impact of stress on cognitive function, and discover effective strategies for maintaining mental clarity in high-pressure situations. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of resilience and recovery in demanding roles.

Thanks to our resource partner, Circl Brain. Because the toughest battles deserve the sharpest minds. Go to https://www.circlbrain.com/ or contact [email protected]

Thanks also to our resource partner, the First Responder Center for Excellence, https://firstrespondercenter.org

Thanks to our resource partner, CRACKYL. Download the FREE CRACKYL App: http://crackyl.respondertv.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ResponderResilience
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/responderTV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddachinger/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/responder-resilience/id1606791260
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ya38lJn9YAaDHkSwZmX18
Our website with past episodes and more: https://www.respondertv.com/

12/07/2025

[Unseen and Under Pressure: The Mental Health Struggles of Female First Responders] If you’re a woman in uniform who feels like you’re reaching your breaking point—but afraid that asking for help might make you look weak—you’re not alone. And you’re not broken.

Female first responders face unique mental health stigma that makes asking for help feel risky. Discover how stigma impacts women in the field and why reaching out is a powerful act of resilience.

11/07/2025

[Gen Z, AI and the loneliness epidemic: The 5-M blueprint to future-proof your EMS crew] Calls for EMS to re-examine how it recruits, relates and retains its people in an era of relentless change.

A Forbes Top Futurist with skin in the game calls for EMS to re-examine how it recruits, relates and retains its people in an era of relentless change