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Twenty-five years. That's how long I've been running toward what everyone else runs from. House fires, car accidents, medical emergencies—the moments that tear through ordinary life like lightning. But here's what they don't tell you at the academy: the real challenge isn't in those adrenaline-soaked minutes. It's in everything that happens between the tones dropping.   The Space Between Calls When I started this job, I thought I was prepared. I could tie any knot, operate ev

First responders - such as Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, EMTs, Dispatchers, and Emergency Medical Professionals - are routinely exposed to trauma, crisis, and human suffering as part of their daily work. Overtime, repeated exposure to these experiences can lead to compassion fatigue - emotional and physical exhaustion from caring for others - and secondary traumatic stress (STS), which occurs when trauma symptoms develop from exposure to others suffering. These cond

Every year, as the calendar turns, many of us feel a renewed sense of hope. The New Year seems to offer a clean slate—a symbolic reset button for habits we want to change and goals we want to achieve. We promise ourselves that  this  will be the year things are different. Yet for many people, those New Year’s resolutions fade quickly. If you’ve ever made a resolution that didn’t work out, you’re far from alone.  Why Do We Look to the New Year for Change?  The New Year represe