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An in-person program combines multiple therapies to address the effects of trauma, including insomnia and nightmares
Emotional support, in particular, appears to mitigate stress eating and related weight gain
Spiritual fitness: living in a way that reflects your beliefs and values, and connecting to what gives your life hope, meaning, and purpose
First responders can improve their resilience and well-being by training their 'intercept' muscle
I’m just going to gloss over the highway reader boards telling anybody driving an RV to turn back due to 'high winds and risk of blow-over ahead
We should not be waiting for a crisis to educate first responders about mental health skills and resources
Go on adventures and gain new life experiences as you make your money go further
The earlier we recognize the signs of growing anger, the sooner we can address them and respond in a healthy way
We have a history of collaborative, important and big things
The Northern Kentucky First Responder Symposium empowers first responders with mental-health support
Believing we are not first responders adds yet another weight onto our already overloaded shoulders
Choose between a mental-health retreat, a fun-filled vacation, or randomly choose a destination off of your bucket list
To understand the optimal time to take CBD for anxiety, we must first examine how CBD works and the consumption method
Pick up a book with the word 'resilience' in the title, and you may find a varying amount of actual resilience discussed inside
When you ask for help, by requesting someone pitch in their ideas or do something for you, you’re empowering them
Yoga therapy’s strength is that it acknowledges the interconnectedness of the mind and body
A teardrop trailer gives you the freedom to get away from it all, without the challenge of leaving it all behind
Training your brain starts with knowing where you are
You can think of positive psychology as recruit school for the mind, where you learn the basic skills to practice your profession and avoid injury
It takes longer to recharge and heal when you resist taking time off to rest, recover, and reset
Due to being removed from the scene, many dispatchers do not get the end of the story that started so terrifyingly in their ear
The emotional weight of the career is a reality first responders face
Moral injury is no different than any other type of trauma injury; experiencing it does not make the dispatcher broken, unfixable or damaged for life