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By Brad Arleth, M.S. for Responder Health The Hidden Crisis Among Our Protectors Let's get candid about something most first responders don't like to talk about: the mental and physical toll of the job. The constant exposure to trauma, irregular schedules, and high-stress environments create a perfect storm for anxiety and depression. But there's another crisis quietly affecting those who serve—the epidemic of obesity and its direct connection to behavioral health problems. R

Leah Kaylor, PhD, MSCP  - Author of bestselling book - If Sleep Were a Drug In the world of first responders—law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, and dispatchers—sleep is often the first casualty of service. Shift work, unpredictable callouts, and high-stress environments create chronic sleep deprivation that erodes mental, physical, and emotional resilience. Yet, despite overwhelming evidence linking sleep to performance, health, and judgment, many in public s

As a continuation on this topic, I would start with a quote from Viktor Frankl which states, "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances“ In this statement is a profound concept of our ability and freedom to chose my attitude and meaning I assign to any give circumstance. I would encourage you, as well as myself, to take a deep breath of reflection to make the effort to be curious

As we navigate our various experiences from the from a 1 st  Responder perspective, it has become critical to increase a level of awareness and competency as it relates to “internal congruence”.  In this brief article we want to capture three elements that can produce momentum in our ability to practice a level of resiliency that equals sustainable wellness.   Define the term Congruence as it relates to Biopsychosocial wellness. Increase awareness of Reward Prediction Error a