Category Archives for "Recovery"
February 26, 2020
- in Emotional , Family , Recovery , WYE Podcast
Do You Want to Play a Game? – Stress Relief WYE Style
Checkers? Chess? Backgammon? Dungeons & Dragons? What games do you play to relieve stress? This week your fire and police experts talk about what they do to get rid of the stress from the job. Games. Lots of games. The guys talk about the games form their pasts that still bring them joy as well […]
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November 13, 2019
- in Professional , Recovery , WYE Podcast
Retirement, Writing and Publishing with author Ruth Ducharme
17 years as an LEO left Ruth DuCharme inspired to take some of her stories and share them. Inspired by fiction, fantasy and self help books (which she always reads simultaneously) she hit the keyboard. The results? She self published a series of three tales from the fictional (or is it?) Roland Police Department. Today, […]
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October 30, 2019
- in Emotional , Family , Recovery , WYE Podcast
Importance of Communication as a First Responder Spouse with Cyndi Doyle
After a long shift at the station, in the rig or on patrol it can be difficult to some home and pretend like we just left. The spouse wants to talk about what happened while you were gone, maybe talk about this weekend’s plans and, oh did you remember to talk to payroll about your […]
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February 6, 2019
- in ASK WYE , Professional , Recovery , WYE Podcast
ASKWye – Issue 13 – Reconnecting With Family
After a shift away from our families helping others it can be rough reconnecting with them when we finally get home safe. This week the guys answer how they reconnect with their families and discuss important steps you should take to make sure only some of the job follows you home, not all of it. […]
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January 2, 2019
- in Professional , Recovery , WYE Podcast
Farewell, 2018!
If 2018 was a person, there’s a good chance Motorcop would have arrested it and Happy Medic would have cardioverted it…or at least asked if there was a DNR. The stolen dumpster fire that was 2018 was not all bad, as your Fireman and Cop hosts discuss, but in fact were huge years for our […]
Read More...The Importance of Budgeting
One of the most important things first responders need to understand is what to do with their income. Too many get overwhelmed with debt needing so much overtime to cover the bills they never see their families. Budgeting isn’t as insane as you think it is and can be the single biggest impact you can […]
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August 1, 2018
- in Education , Emotional , Physical , Prevention , Professional , Recovery , Response , WYE Podcast
Self Care and Why it Makes You a Better First Responder with Garrett TeSlaa
Shift work ain’t easy. We all tend to succumb to less than healthy habits. Add on a decade and suddenly you may be looking, acting, and feeling like someone you no longer recognize. Fear not, though, there are strategies to regain the person you once were and today’s guest isn’t afraid to talk about them…even […]
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