The Tactical Debrief with Dr. Massimino
The Tactical Debrief podcast
(Formerly The Staff Assistant Podcast) is designed to assist and educate public safety personnel about mental health issues and managing work-related stress. Dr. Massimino is a licensed clinical psychologist who works within a large law enforcement agency and treats first responders in her private practice.
Each episode is designed to mimic an intake session - giving you an inside look into what meeting with a therapist would look like - through the eyes of other first responders. The goal of The Tactical Debrief podcast is to normalize therapy for law enforcement and first responders, and to reduce the suicide rate for this population.
The Tactical Debrief with Dr. Massimino
Episode 38: Hope
In this episode, we interview “Hope,” a psychiatric technician who works in a correctional setting. She discusses her need for acceptance and approval that stems from her early relationships with her parents. Hope reflected on her mothers constant criticism of her own body, as well as the criticism of her daughters bodies during childhood and adolescence. She also recalls experiencing both physical and verbal abuse at the hands of her father.
Hope felt she was never good enough, and at the age of ten remembers wanting to commit suicide. She discusses periods of depression during adulthood, usually following the loss of a relationship, and what gains she has made in therapy recently.