First Responder Wellness Podcast

First Responder Friday - Nick Greco on Wellness and the Holidays

On today's show we talk with Nick Greco about wellness during the holidays.

Nicholas Greco IV, M.S., B.C.E.T.S., C.A.T.S.M., F.A.A.E.T.S., is President and Founder of C3 Education and Research, Inc. Nick has held multiple positions over a 20-year career in clinical operations, project management, multidisciplinary training for civilians and law enforcement, as well as diagnostics and assessment. He is an author on over 325 book reviews, has presented globally on over 400 professional presentations, workshops, and in-services, and has authored or co-authored numerous articles and text supplements in psychiatry and psychology. He received his undergraduate training in psychology from Benedictine University, his certificate of clinical training in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from the National Center for PTSD Clinical Laboratory and Education Division, his Master’s degree in Psychology from DePaul University, his Certification in Acute Traumatic Stress Management from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress – Diplomate and Fellow, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

Connect with Nick: https://c3educationandresearch.com/

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The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

First Responder Friday - Tom Morris, Jr.

Tom Morris, Jr. has had a distinguished career in television working for America’s Most Wanted in the early 90s and becoming the show’s Senior Correspondent and most trusted face of the show behind iconic host John Walsh where he worked on many high-profile, headline-grabbing cases. He was contentedly working as a government analyst in the fall of 2016 with his television career in the rear view mirror when producers for A&E’s fledgling  reality police show LIVE PD summoned him to New York for an audition six weeks into the show’s run.  Tom Morris Jr. joined the show with host Dan Abrams on the 9th episode and is widely credited by network executives and fans (whom he dubbed THE LIVE PD NATION) as contributing greatly to the runaway success LPD would enjoy for 298 episodes becoming the most watched show on all of cable television for four consecutive seasons. In Tom’s second week on the show viewership jumped from 600,000 to one million.  By the summer of 2017 viewership topped 2 million for three live hours on both Friday and Saturday nights. The in-studio team of Dan Abrams, Tom Morris Jr. and Sgt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin became must see for millions of devoted fans every weekend. 
 
Still passionate about using his broadcasting abilities to affect tangible change, Tom convinced A&E executives to allow him to profile wanted fugitives and missing children during each episode of Live PD.  Those segments have resulted in more that 30 fugitives being captured with the help of the Live PD Nation and over a dozen missing children being reunited with their loved ones. In the fall of 2019 A&E made Tom the host of his own show broadening his on-air crime fighting work with LIVE PD WANTED which has gone on to also become a ratings and crime solving success.


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The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

 

First Responder Friday - Samantha Horwitz

Samantha (Sam) Horwitz is a 9/11 First Responder, former United States Secret Service Agent, speaker and author.

With her B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, her J.D. from the Howard University School of Law, and experience as a Law Enforcement Officer, she has become an expert in handling stress and managing PTS. She has spoken nationally to Law Enforcement, Veteran, business, and faith-based communities on how to recognize and combat the effects of PTS, how to minimize the damage stress can cause in the workplace, and how to support those who have PTS.

Sam’s been featured in People Magazine, on ABC, CBS, Blaze TV with Glenn Beck and in other local and national media. She is the author of The Silent Fall: A Secret Service Agent’s Story of Tragedy and Triumph After 9/11. Sam serves on the board of Frontline Crisis Response Solutions, providing confidential support through wellness and resiliency for first responders and their families, and is the co-host of the award-winning MAD (Making a Difference) Radio show.

Connect with Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesamhorwitz/

Learn more about https://www.abadgeofhonor.com/

 

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The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

First Responder Friday - Brad Waudby

Brad Waudby is a 13 year veteran Detective in Northern New Jersey, just outside New York City. Throughout his career he has investigated Organized Crime, Narcotics, been in the Special Victims Unit and is currently assigned to the Major Crimes Unit. He is also an Operator on the County Regional SWAT Team. Along with his Law Enforcement duties, Brad is also a certified Master Resiliency Trainer through the New Jersey State Departmemt of Criminal Justice. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Brad also played four years of football while attending West Point. He also holds a Masters of Administrative Science Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Brad enjoys spending time working out and spending time outdoors, either hunting or fly fishing with his family.

 

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The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

First Responder Friday - Pat Welsh

Pat Welsh joined us for a conversation about law enforcement wellness, leadership, and more. 

Pat is an author, speaker, trainer, and expert witness. A retired Major from the Dayton Police Department (OH), Pat is the author of the Best New Release, Warrior, Servant, Leader: Life Behind the Badge (2015), Warrior, Servant, Leader: Life Behind the Cross (2018) and co-author of the Best Seller, Healing Happens (2014). Pat is also noted for his past contributions to Law Enforcement Today, PoliceOne.com, American Military University and several other business and religious publications.

Pat is a highly rated Adjunct Instructor with the Southern Police Institute (SPI), since 2012, teaching on legal issues in prosecuting homicide cases., Leadership for 21st Century Policing, Strategic Management, and Personnel Development: Assessment and Liabilities.

 

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First Responder Friday - Schelly Olson

Schelly Olson has been a full-time employee of the Grand Fire Protection District No. 1 in Grand Lake, Colorado since 2011, and is currently the Assistant Chief and the Public Information Officer for Grand Fire.

This past week the East Troublesome fire in Colorado became the second largest wildfire in Colorado history. Chief Olson will join us to talk about this fire event, and the personal loss she and her family experienced during this fire.

Schelly is a Command and General Staff member of the Northwest Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team and a qualified Public Information Officer. She enjoys instructing wildland urban interface/fire adapted communities courses for the National Fire Academy and currently serves as a member of the Mission-Centered Solutions cadre of instructors delivering fire leadership courses across the country.

Schelly founded the Grand County Wildfire Council in 2013, and maintains bewildfireready.org, the website that helps “Grand County residents and visitors live and play more safely with the threat of wildfire.” She is currently the Vice Chair of the Colorado State Fire Chiefs’ Wildland Section and the Treasurer of Fire Adapted Colorado, connecting with others to reduce the impact of wildfire on communities across the state. Chief Olson was recently appointed as Alternate on the NFPA’s Wildland and Rural Fire Protection Committee.

To make a donation for those affected by the Colorado fires, visit: www.grandfoundation.com or bewildfireready.org

 

The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

 

First Responder Friday - Tracy Eldridge

Tracy Eldridge, RapidSOS Public Safety Community Engagement Manager / Creator and host of On Scene First Podcast.

Having worked in public safety for over 25 years, Tracy Eldridge now serves as the Public Safety Community Engagement Manager at RapidSOS. From dispatcher to chief dispatcher, she spent many years serving her community in rural Massachusetts, where she still serves as a call firefighter/EMT on her local call fire department. With a passion for public speaking Tracy has also been recognized nationally for her efforts to train telecommunicators and bringing awareness to PTSD and public safety, with conference training sessions, webinars, and keynote presentations. In 2020 she was proudly named the NG911 Institute “Industry Professional of the Year,” as well as launched the podcast “On Scene First” to continue educating public safety responders on must-have tools and mental health resources to help them save lives on both sides of the call.

 

Connect with Tracy: https://www.facebook.com/onscenefirst/

 

The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

First Responder Friday - Michael Sugrue

The First Responder Friday Podcast features interviews with leaders in Emergency Response.

 

Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998. As a Security Forces Officer, Michael specialized in Law Enforcement, Global Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Nuclear Security, Foreign Air Field Assessments and Air Base Ground Defense. Michael served in a variety of assignments including: Flight Leader, Flight Commander, Senior Watch Officer, Chief of Command Post and Chief of Security Forces.

Michael served all over the United States, Europe, the Middle East and South America. He was also a Security Forces Phoenix Raven with the unique identifier of #1173. Michael honorably separated from the Air Force as a Captain in 2004.

Immediately after the Air Force, Michael was hired by the Walnut Creek Police Department where he served in a variety of assignments including: Patrol Officer, Driver Training Instructor, FieldTraining Officer, SIU Detective, Undercover CA DOJ Narcotic Task Force Agent (Contra Costa County), Public Information Officer and Patrol Sergeant. Michael was awarded the Walnut Creek PD Distinguished Service Medal in 2014 for his heroic and life saving actions during a Fatal Officer Involved Shooting in 2012. Michael ultimately medically retired in 2018. He is now a Peer Volunteer at the West Coast Post Trauma Retreat (WCPR) and an Ambassador for Save A Warrior (SAW).

Michael is a dedicated advocate for awareness, prevention, education, training on Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) and First Responder Suicide Prevention. Michael continues to speak at law enforcement agencies all over the United States.

 

The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

 

First Responder Friday - Matthew Domyancic

Matthew Domyancic, M.S., M.S., M.A. served as a police officer for a large department in the Metro DC area where he worked patrol, peer support, SWAT, and was a full-time police academy instructor. He was also the Wellness Coordinator for his agency, where he integrated sports nutrition, strength and conditioning, combatives, stress management, heart rate monitors and scenario training long before the “tactical athlete” concept became widely popular.

Matt also worked as a strength and conditioning coach at Georgetown and Yale Universities. Prior to coaching, Matt played linebacker and was a competitive powerlifter for the Air Force Academy and Colgate University. He is a graduate of the West Point Leadership Course for Law Enforcement and has Masters’ degrees in Pastoral Theology, Sports Psychology, and Forensic Science. He also has additional training as a certified Spiritual Director. Matt believes all First Responders can have careers that provide deeper meaning and add richness to their spiritual lives, which is why he volunteers as a chaplain and peer support for various departments and nonprofits.

 

The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

 

First Responder Friday - Ricardo Martinez II

Producer Conrad Weaver interviews Ricardo Martinez II on this episode of First Responder Friday.

Ricardo Martinez II is the host and creator of Within the Trenches, a podcast based on the experience of being a 9-1-1 dispatcher. He is a former 9-1-1 dispatcher and supervisor of 13 years and is the Head of Within the Trenches media. In August of 2016, Ricardo started the #IAM911 movement that spread from the United States to Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. It’s popularity and success has brought the thin gold line into the spotlight and has opened the eyes of millions to what 9-1-1 dispatchers deal with on a daily basis.

 

The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved.