Dear Chiefs Podcast

Dear Chiefs Podcast


Latest Episodes

Holistic Healing For First Responders
February 22, 2023

In this episode, we explore Alternative Mental and Emotional healing with veteran wildland firefighter, entrepreneur, author, and alternative mental health practitioner, Thomas Wurm.Thomas Wurm spent fifteen years in wildland fire with the U.S. Forest Se

First Responder Spouses Benefit From Attending Industry Training
February 14, 2023

In this episode chat with Joe + Heather of Twisted Fire Industries about how first responder spouses can benefit from attending industry training and conferences.  After attending a training with Joe, Heather had a light bulb moment and began to real

How To Fuel Your Body For Shift Work
February 07, 2023

Raise your hand if your firefighter or first responder has come home with new supplements or a new fad diet that so and so from the station told them about and then a month later they're on to the next.  If your hand is raised, this episode is for yo

Fire Academy and Promotion Time - Family's FAQs
January 31, 2023

In this episode we discuss our experience when our firefighters went through academies and promotion and how we handled the stress. We even answered some questions (to the best of our ability) that our listeners asked during an instagram poll.  ---

Sgt. Michael Sugrue - The Battle Against Frontline Trauma
December 06, 2022

In this episode, we hear from Sgt. Michael Sugrue about his work as a law enforcement officer, his experience with frontline trauma, and his bestselling book Relentless Courage: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma . Michael Sugrue began his law e

Alternative Interventions For Emotional Trauma With Valerie Groth
November 15, 2022

In this episode, we explore alternative interventions for emotional trauma with Valerie Groth of Stella Center in Chicago Illinois. You may remember Matty Fiorenza from past episodes.  Matty Fiorenza suffered from PTSD and recently received treatment

First Responder Therapy Dogs - Tracy + Sparkie
November 08, 2022

In this episode, we chat with Tracy a fire wife from South Shore Massachusetts, mother of two, and full-time guidance counselor about your experience as a therapy dog trainer to her family dog, Sparkie.  First Responders work 24 hours a day, 365 day

First Responders Playing Hero At Work vs The Anti-Hero At Home
November 01, 2022

First Responders are very good at playing the role of a hero at work, but oftentimes, take on the role of an anti-hero at home. We've touched a little on infidelity in past podcasts, but today we want to dive in deeper. In this episode, we explore how and

Sex, Pornography, and Infedelity
October 20, 2022

Is sex too taboo to talk about on a podcast? We don't think so and we asked associate couples therapist Destiny Morris, to join us on the show to talk about sexual intimacy, how pornography can affect healthy love lives, and the high infidelity rates amon

Mental Health Awareness + Suicide Prevention for First Responders
October 18, 2022

We talk about Mental Health a lot on this podcast and this episode is no exception. We sat down with Steven Hough from First H.E.L.P to chat about reducing the mental health stigma among First Responders and preventing suicide through education and advoca