The Mental Health Janitors
Faith-based trauma recovery for veterans, first responders, and the families who carry it with them.
The Mental Health Janitors is hosted by Aaron "Sgt Q" Quinonez, a Marine 1st ANGLICO veteran who went from homeless and suicidal to founding a veteran nonprofit and a suicide-prevention tech company, and Jessica "Doc Jess" Burgans, an Army combat medic and Iraq War veteran who is now a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Between them: two combat deployments, two PTSD diagnoses, and a clinical license. They've been where the audience is, and one of them is qualified to treat it.
Every Tuesday they take on PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, marriage under strain, sleep that won't come, and the specific weight carried by people who ran toward things everyone else ran from.
The conversations are honest, Scripture-informed, and practical, real tools you can use this week, not platitudes. If you've been told to just get over it, or you've been quietly white-knuckling it for years, this is the show that says the thing out loud.
New episodes every Tuesday
The Mental Health Janitors
Latest Episodes
Emotional Regulation: Why Your Brain Makes You Assume the Worst
Are You Creating Battles That Were Never There?What happens when a simple misunderstanding turns into a full-blown emotional battle?In this episode of The Mental Health Janitors, Sgt. Q and Doc Jess get real about emotional regula...
Surviving Severe Depression & The Power of Simply Being Present | Pamela J. Wells
What do you do when the person who has always been the "strong one" suddenly needs you, and the moment the crisis passes, you completely fall apart? In this powerful episode of *The Mental Health Janitors*, host Sgt. Q sits down wit...
When Helping Goes Too Far: Parenting, Boundaries & Independence
When Does Helping Your Child Become Hurting Them?What happens when a family getaway turns into an unexpected injury, a hospital visit, and a powerful lesson about accepting help?In this episode of The Mental Health Janitors, Sgt. ...
Why Silence is NOT Resilience | Tammy Ward
What happens when the person tasked with taking care of everyone else completely forgets to take care of themselves?In this powerful episode of The Mental Health Janitors, host Sgt. Q sits down with Tammy Ward, a 24-year veteran...
The Hidden Toll of Unexpected Caregiving & How to Prevent Burnout | Lydia Dyhin
What happens when your life is suddenly upended, and you are forced to become the primary caregiver for an aging parent with no preparation or roadmap? In this deeply empathetic episode of The Mental Health Janitors, host S...
