First Responder Wellness Podcast
A podcast for first responders and the people who lead them. This show features conversations about mental health and wellness with leaders from the first responder community.
The First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver is where mental health, resilience, and real solutions meet for police, fire, EMS, dispatch, and the families who support them.
No fluff. No corporate wellness speak. Just honest conversations with first responders, mental health professionals, and leaders who've lived it — covering burnout, PTSD, suicide awareness, peer support, shift work, marriage, and what it actually takes to have a long, healthy career in this profession. Every episode is designed to leave you with something you can actually use.
If you serve, lead people who serve, or love someone who does — this podcast was made for you.
The First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver is where mental health, resilience, and real solutions meet for police, fire, EMS, dispatch, and the families who support them.
No fluff. No corporate wellness speak. Just honest conversations with first responders, mental health professionals, and leaders who've lived it — covering burnout, PTSD, suicide awareness, peer support, shift work, marriage, and what it actually takes to have a long, healthy career in this profession. Every episode is designed to leave you with something you can actually use.
If you serve, lead people who serve, or love someone who does — this podcast was made for you.
A podcast for first responders and the people who lead them. This show features conversations about mental health and wellness with leaders from the first responder community.

Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
LEFT OF BANG
Host: Conrad Weaver, PTSD911 Documentary DirectorGuest: Dr. Phil Baquie, CEO of Alpha 6 Tactical Solutions and owner of Wellness Centers USA. Doc teaches warriors left of bang tactics to combat traumatic stress.
ABOUT DR. BAQUIE
Originally from Australia, Dr. Phil "Doc" Baquie is a licensed mental health professional with a unique set of skills. Doc is a highly experienced communicator who specializes in training law enforcement and military personnel. Part of his passion to work with sheepdogs comes from his own background in the military, law enforcement, and private security contracting professions. In addition to holding a master's degree in counseling and a doctor of psychology, he is a law enforcement firearms instructor, certified in high-risk global protective operations, and a trained hostage/crisis negotiator. Doc is the founder and CEO of Alpha 6 Tactical Solutions, a private security contracting and training company, primarily operating overseas protecting US-based companies and training developing nation law enforcement. In addition to Alpha 6, he is the owner and founder of Wellness Centers USA, a large private multi-location mental health practice. Doc serves as a division-wide clinician and trainer for a federal 3 letter agency and spends the majority of his time consulting and training first responders and military personnel.
https://www.wellnessoxford.net/
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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Host: Conrad Weaver, PTSD911 Documentary DirectorGuest: Keith Hanks, Director Of Business Development at First Responder Coaching
ABOUT KEITH HANKS
Former Firefighter/EMT, retired 2017 after 21 years. Advocate for PTSD and Mental illness awareness, suicide prevention, and breaking the stigma since 2015. Author, currently working on first book about own life and experience with PTSD. First Responder Peer Support group member. Public speaker on the the subject of PTSD, mental illness, substance/alcohol abuse and suicide awareness. Currently working towards being certified as a Life Coach specifically aimed at the First Responder world.
https://1strespondercoaching.org/
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#firstresponders #ptsd #mentalhealth #documentary #resilience #resiliency

Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Host: Conrad Weaver, Producer/Director PTSD911 DocumentaryGuests: Jeff & Shawn Thomas, 1st Responder Conferences
ABOUT JEFF & SHAWNShawn is a deputy for the King County Sheriff's Office in Seattle, WA. Shawn has been a deputy for 24 years and Jeff recently retired from the King County Sheriff's Office after 32 years.
In September 2016, Shawn's peer support captain suggested she organize a health and wellness conference for first responders and their families. The conference was a huge success and first responders reached out for assistance. That is when Shawn realized how important the conference was and other department's and organizations asked for her to organize a conference for them. In the first year they organized five conferences in Seattle, North Carolina, Florida, Texas and Arizona. Now they have had twenty-five conferences and have many more planned in the coming year. Shawn and Jeff are passionate about helping first responders because they have experienced their own difficult times and want to help guide others so they can maintain an enjoyable career and live a healthy life.
CONNECT WITH JEFF AND SHAWN:https://1stresponderconferences.orgshawnt@1stresponderconferences.orgjeff@1stresponderconferences.org
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SUPPORT THE FILM, MAKE A DONATION: https://ptsd911movie.square.site/
#firstresponders #ptsd #mentalhealth #documentary #resilience #resiliency

Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Dan Jarvis joins us to talk about healing PTSD through modalities that are not always accepted by leadership. But modalities that work. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Host: Conrad Weaver, Producer/Director PTSD911 Documentary
Guest: Daniel Jarvis is the founder and President of 22ZERO
BIO:U.S. Army retired, Sergeant First Class (E-7)
7 years as a Deputy Sheriff
Former U.S. Army Drill Sergeant
The Developer of the 22Zero Resiliency Coaching
Program Developer of the Trauma Resiliency Protocol (TRP)
The Developer of the Emotions Management Process (EMP)
Deployments to Iraq for 15 months and Afghanistan for 12 months as a Combat Infantrymen
Masters of Public Administration, from Central Michigan University
Connect with Dan Jarvis: https://22zero.org/
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SPONSOR: https://ptsd911movie.com/
#firstresponders #ptsd #mentalhealth #documentary #resilience #resiliency

Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an award winning author, and nationally recognized as a powerful, dynamic speaker. He has authored over a dozen books, to include his “perennial bestsellers” On Killing, On Combat, and On Spiritual Combat; a New York Times best-selling book co-authored with Glenn Beck, and many other successful books and scholarly papers.
His books are “required” or “recommended” reading in all four branches of the US Armed Forces, and in federal and local law enforcement academies nationwide.
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Connect with us and the film project:
https://ptsd911movie.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ptsd911movie/
https://www.facebook.com/ptsd911movie
https://twitter.com/ptsd911movie
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Saturday Nov 20, 2021
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
Robert Mann is the co-founder of Pathfinder Resilience LLC., an organization dedicated to preventing public safety suicides and empowering people with the resilience to live their best lives. He served for twenty-five years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, CA., six years in the United States Marine Corps, and three years as a Program Coordinator with the Government Training Agency. He previously was the principal of Robert served as President of the Board of Directors for the Orange County Peace Officers’ Association for three years.
Robert is certified by Gallup as a Strengths® coach and completed the instructor course for Crucial Conversations©. He is a CA POST certified Master Instructor and nationally certified by IADLEST. Robert is also NENA Instructor. He has designed and instructed courses in Communication, Time Management, Coaching for Immediate Performance, Biased Action Reduction, Conflict Management and Resolution, Mindfulness, and Instructor Development. Robert instructed in the CA POST Management course, the Arson & Explosives Investigation course, and the Officer Involved Shooting Investigation course. In addition, he has been part of the instructional cadre at the Orange County Sheriff’s Academy and the Golden West Police Academy. In 2006, he was awarded the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Medal of Courage for an on-duty incident while working as a bomb technician.
Learn more about Pathfinder Resilience: https://www.pathfinderresilience.com
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Connect with us and the film project:
https://ptsd911movie.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ptsd911movie/
https://www.facebook.com/ptsd911movie
https://twitter.com/ptsd911movie
Support the film and this podcast MAKE A DONATION: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Dr. Lorie Hood is a clinician and researcher with a specialty in trauma, human potential, and High Stakes Performance. She is an ICF Master Certified Coach and a board certified in emergency crisis response, domestic violence, and forensic traumatology (Diplomate Credential). Dr. Hood is also the host of the Traumatic States of America Podcast.
Connect with Dr. Hood at: https://www.loriehoodphd.com/
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PTSD911 Presents is presented by the producers of PTSD911 Documentary Film
and is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC.
Host: Conrad WeaverTo learn more about the documentary film, visit: www.ptsd911movie.com

Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Cardiac Arrest and Law EnforcementBrandon Griffith is the founder & CEO of Griffith Blue Heart Nonprofit which specializes in preparing, training, and equipping law enforcement for resuscitation emergencies like cardiac arrest and hemorrhage control. Brandon is an Arizona police officer, multi-disciplined instructor, former EMT, and an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest survivor. In this episode we'll talk about the issue of cardiac arrest in first responders. Be sure to subscribe to our email list so you won't miss an episode!
Be sure to support Brandon's non-profit: https://griffithblueheart.com/
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PTSD911 Presents is presented by the producers of PTSD911 Documentary Film
and is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC.
Host: Conrad WeaverTo learn more about the documentary film, visit: www.ptsd911movie.com

Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Fire Chief Patrick Kenny’s world was rocked when he lost his own son to suicide. This was devastating as a leader. Join us for a candid conversation about mental health, wellness, and leadership in the first responder community. Chief Kenny joined film Director Conrad Weaver for a discussion about mental health and suicide in front of a ZOOM audience of about 150 people.
ABOUT CHIEF KENNYPATRICK J. KENNY has been a member of the fire service for over 38 years, and before retiring in January 2021 served as the Fire Chief in Hinsdale and Western Springs, Illinois. He has been a Chief Officer for over 25 years and a speaker in multiple countries on Mayday for Mental Health® for more than a decade. He has articles published in the areas of mental health, leadership, fire safety, and fire code challenges. He was awarded the Fire Chief of the Year in 2004 by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association. He was awarded the Fire Engineering/International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award for 2020-2021.

Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Pip joined Director Conrad Weaver for a LIVE interactive interview on ZOOM!
ABOUT PIP
Robert “Pip” Piparo is a Lieutenant with the City of New Brunswick Fire Department in New Jersey and is the Director of 555 Fitness , a firefighter operated not for profit, that began with the mission to reduce line of duty deaths within the fire service. 555 Fitness has grown to provide motivation and free workouts to Emergency Responders each day via social media. 555 now awards fitness equipment grants to fire police and EMS departments through their Strength is Our Foundation Grant Program.
Pip’s role with 555 Fitness has given him a vast amount of experience when it comes to motivating and assisting Emergency Responders in regards to several different functional fitness topics. Pip has both career and volunteer fire and EMS experience, as well as working as a NREMT-P for several years. Pip is a married father of 2 young boys.
Pip was recently seen in a Verizon Commercial that played during the 2021 Oscars!
+++++PTSD911 Presents is a presentation of PTSD911 Documentary, produced by ConjoStudios, LLC.
Producer/Host: Conrad Weaver
Visit ptsd911movie.com for more info about the film.