Category Archives for "Emotional"
August 18, 2021
- in Education , Emotional , WYE Podcast
Watch Your Six with Jonathan Parker
Your hosts have always talked about how important home life is as a first responder. Coming home safe can’t be your only goal and if you aren’t anything outside of your job it can make home life miserable not just for you but for everyone around you. This week, the guys welcome speaker and wellness […]
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June 16, 2021
- in Emotional , Response , WYE Podcast
The Three Disciplines at the Movies
You can’t swing a turnout coat without hitting some buddy cop movie or show these days and it shouldn’t be a surprise. Hunting down bad guys while your supervisor challenges your methods and threatens you with punishment sounds exciting, right? Movies like Backdraft and…well…Backdraft sure make being a fireman seem exciting, but is it real? […]
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May 19, 2021
- in Emotional , Family , Recovery , WYE Podcast
Saying Goodbye to Ted Selta
A little over a week ago the guys got news that their old friend, Thaddeus Setla, had collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest. A few days later the family shared that he was not going to survive. As MC shares this week…grief is a funny animal. It hits us all a little differently but always […]
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May 5, 2021
- in Emotional , Response , WYE Podcast
Blogging Nostalgic
You should know by now that your hosts met as public safety bloggers many, many moons ago. What you may not know is why they started and what made them stop. Perhaps, even, recent pushes to get folks blogging again. In this episode, the guys fire up the microphones after listening to part of one […]
Read More...Don’t Ask WYE – Issue 59 – How asking the wrong question can hurt
“There are no stupid questions,” said the person who has not been asked enough stupid questions. We have an entire half of our show dedicated to questions and I can assure you, friends, there are plenty of stupid questions. There are also lazy questions or questions that get asked out of a sense of obligation. […]
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April 7, 2021
- in Emotional , Recovery , Response , WYE Podcast
Cyndi Doyle and her Essential Guide to Protecting Your Law Enforcement Relationship
Mawage. Mawage is wat bwings us togevah, today. Dat Blessed awangement, that dweam within a dweam. Well, it can be a dream, other times a relationship in the disciplines can be a nightmare of missed expectations, misunderstandings and a lack of empathy by both parties. In steps this week’s guest, author and counselor Cyndi Doyle […]
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March 31, 2021
- in Education , Emotional , Physical , WYE Podcast
Going to the Clubhouse and we’re not even members
Whenever a new social media platform launches there is always the elusive invitation. Certain people are given a certain number of codes to share with their friends to build the platform and create buzz. Some knucklehead gave one to us so of course we went straight in with no plan other than to hear what […]
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March 24, 2021
- in Education , Emotional , Physical , WYE Podcast
Yoga for First Responders CEO Olivia Mead
We know what you’re thinking. Yoga immediately brings to mind one of two images: Either images of impossibly skinny girls in their 20s stretching on a beach or Gary from weekend graves barely fitting into his sweatpants. You do you. This week on the show the guys welcome Yoga for First Responders CEO Olivia Mead […]
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February 24, 2021
- in Education , Emotional , WYE Podcast
Dr Sharon Grossman and the 7E Solution to Burnout
Burnout in the disciplines is real, we all know it. Trouble is, most of the resources made available to first responders are tips on avoiding future stress (good luck with that one), avoiding alcohol (Again, good luck) and maybe go and get some therapy. But what if the therapy, and all the books you read […]
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December 9, 2020
- in Education , Emotional , WYE Podcast
The 2020 WYE Gift Idea Show
If you’re like us, you have fond memories of finding the Sears toy catalog in the mailbox and carefully turning the pages imagining all the new toys you’d get for Christmas. Of course, if you’re still like us, on Christmas morning you didn’t see any of those fancy new toys but still got super excited […]
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