Papa Tango Sierra Delta
Papa Tango Sierra Delta is the phonetic spelling of PTSD. This psychiatric injury, which may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, series of events or set of circumstances, is up to five (5) times more common in first responders. Due to fears of stigmas, stereotypes, negative repercussions at the workplace, inclusive of being discharged, and a plethora of other reasons, many feel alone and acutely uncomfortable about speaking out; this has led to a suicide epidemic. The Papa Tango Sierra Delta podcast journals the journey, thoughts & experiences of an active, senior police officer who has been diagnosed with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), as well as the stories shared by fellow struggling members of the military, police, fire, EMS, dispatch, corrections, nursing, search & rescue, and other law enforcement, public safety & healthcare professionals.
Episodes
45 episodes
Episode 41: Maybe It's Not a Disorder...
Welcome to the first unedited, single-take recording into the depths of my mind. Hopefully you enjoy the journey... regardless, there will be no refunds.***WARNING: this podcast contains graphic content that may be disturbing or trigger...
Episode 40: The Tetz Offensive
Police operations dispatcher. Domestic abuse victim. National paraplegic athlete. Stacey Tetz has consistently found a way to break through each obstacle put in front of her.***WARNING: this podcast contains graphic content that may be ...
Episode 39: 10-33 & 50% of the RCMP
Nathan Kapler, medically-retired Mountie and host of the Ten-Thirty Three podcast, shares his journey from joining the Force at a young age, recognising something was mentally wrong at only two years service, his requests for help, his battle t...
Episode 38: In Service to Others at Our Own Expense
At 18 years old, Evan Birch began his career with emergency services in Alberta. Twenty years later, after saving countless lives and not yet the ripe old age of 40, he has learned to not only accept his PTSD diagnosis, but how to "run" the gau...
Episode 37: Removing Her Armour
Patty Smith joined the reg forces at a time there were not many other women in the Army. At 30 years service - experiencing misogyny and traumatic memories of driving amongst land mines in the fields of Bosnia - and just days away from retireme...
Episode 36: God Made Me a Sheepdog
At 13 years old, he used cocaine with his drug-addicted dad. In high school, he kicked ass on the football field.Then he joined the United States Marine Corps and later served in Desert Storm (Kuwait), where he witnessed the horrors of ...
Episode 35: Thoughts Will Change Nothing, But Action Will Change Everything
Shaun Taylor, retired Tier 1 special operations forces assaulter/sniper, retired high-performance race coach and current podcaster on "The Collective", joins the show to talk about the changes in physiology, lifestyle and mindset that are requi...
Episode 34: Fire, Paramedics & Police at the Scene of Happy
As a first responder, horrible scenes are often the only places you spend time with first responders of other services. The YXEFRFF committee of five have been changing that reality.Saskatoon police officer Ang McEwen and paramedi...
Episode 33: Sixty-Three Days
Brady Hoffman, a Staff Sergeant with the British Columbia Sheriff Service, shares his journey from mental health decline to suicidal ideations, and his eventual return to work with new found hope and appreciation.***WARNING: this po...
Episode 32: The Power of Connection
September Froggley’s personal journey has led her to the conclusion that any hope of curing mental health is not about pills, but rather human connection. Depression, drugs, disassociation, addiction, stints in rehab, addictions aga...
Episode 31: The End
They say that all good things must come to end. If that's the case, then by logic, all bad things must also come to an end, otherwise no other good things would happen. This episode will always be very, very special on account of m...
Episode 30: The 911'ers
The episode starts with Shaun Taylor, a paramedic in Ontario and one of the founding members of I've Got Your Back 911, at the 2023 World Police & Fire Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba.It finishes as a collaboration episo...
Episode 29: Blue Grit
Eric Tung, a Washington State police officer and the host of Blue Grit Radio, breathes & bleeds blue.On this collaboration episode, which is being simultaneously released on Blue Grit Radio and the Papa Tango Sierra Delta podcast, E...
Episode 28: Friends Are Deep-Throating Their .38s
Andrea & Lawrence Christensen. Husband & wife on the same episode... you get to experience life when one spouse has PTS(D).Lawrence speaks about his time in the Canadian Armed Forces and the scars it left. Andrea speaks about fa...
Episode 27: The Mindset that Nowhere is Safe
Tired of death notifications, fatal motor vehicle collisions, and arresting criminals who were released quicker than paperwork could be completed, Chris Whittemore left his gig as a Texas State Trooper in 2004 and returned to the United States ...
Episode 26: You’re on Your Own
2009. Dawson Creek, British Columbia. On day one of work, the unit's first (and still only) female firefighter is pulled aside by her most senior Captain. He said, "There's something you need to know. If you get yourself in any trouble, we're...
Episode 25: That is the Why
While planning to commit suicide, Chad Kennedy dove into a bottle of Captain Morgan rum. Intoxication spilled into social media when he posted a promise to walk the country for post traumatic stress awareness. Rather than abandon the idea when ...
Episode 24: No One is Coming to Save You
Derrick May summarizes his journey as a lifelong project. It unarguably has been a bumpy ride on a treacherous road through storm after storm.Despite that, he keeps pushing through until he falls... then he picks himself up and pushes t...
Episode 23: Mindfuck
Forensic psychologist. Clinical psychologist. Subject-matter Expert in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Author of PTSD Unplugged.Meet Dr. Pamela Hall.During the episode, "Dr. Pam" speaks in understandable language...
Episode 22: Suicide... a Workplace Fatality
Daniel Sundahl is well experienced with operational stress injuries. After all, his many years of work as a registered advanced care paramedic led to a plethora of traumatic experiences that eventually cost him his memory, his marriage and his ...
Episode 21: "Seek Help, We're Not Gonna Punish You" (...it is a lie)
Jan-Pierre (J.P.) Cervantes - decorated Green Beret who, after 17 years of service, retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 from a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha - is an entrepreneur who uses his military skills and leadership to help...
Episode 20: Why Did You Come Back?
Cst. Patrick Tilma, currently posted to the Terrace RCMP Detachment in British Columbia, shares the struggles during his 14 months off-duty due to PTSD... which includes the unavailability of psychologists, culture toxicity, alcohol use as a co...
Episode 19: Deny, Cry, Numb, Run... Suicide
REBOOT for military. REBOOT for first responders. REBOOT for everyone. Here, different groups are provided different recovery paths. Andrea Rider (former police officer) and Scott McPherson (combat veteran; current firefighter &...
