The First Responder Wellness Podcast
First Responder Wellness is a residential and intensive outpatient treatment center that exclusively treats public safety professionals for alcohol, post-traumatic stress, addiction, anxiety, and depression. Since 2018, we have had more than 1,800 public safety professionals attend our long-term program. On The First Responder Wellness Podcast, we sit down with members of our clinical team, organizational leadership, subject matter experts, and alumni who have experienced the program firsthand. Each episode is designed to bring insight, hope, and practical tools to first responders and their families, while shedding light on the unique challenges and resiliency within the public safety community.
Podcasting since 2025 • 14 episodes
The First Responder Wellness Podcast
Latest Episodes
I wanted to live, but I didn’t know how anymore | A First Responder’s Story
Today on the First Responder Wellness Podcast, we sit down with John, who shares his story of living with depression after decades in law enforcement.For years, John built a career around strength, composure, and solving the worst days ...
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Run With Us: 200 Miles. 36 Hours. One Cause. | First Responder Suicide Prevention
Learn more or sign up:https://firstresponderhealth.foundation/We’re running Ragnar, 200 miles from Coronado to Huntington Beach, to raise awareness for first responder mental health and suicide prevention. In this episode, First Resp...
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My Career Ended Overnight: A Deputy’s Story of Rebuilding
In this episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Chris Logan sits down with Julie Cramer, FRW’s Compliance & Organizational Development Manager. Julie opens up about her path in law enforcement, a serious traffic collision that caus...
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A Narcotics Detective Addicted to Drugs: A Cop’s Story of Collapse and Recovery
In this episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Mike shares his story with honesty and accountability, from working as a vice narcotics detective, to addiction, to crossing lines he never imagined he would cross.This is not a s...
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The Emotional Weight First Responders Carry (And Why Most People Never See It)
In this episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Chris Logan sits down with Ryan Tillman to discuss the emotional, cultural, and psychological weight carried by first responders.Ryan shares his journey into law enforcement, the ...
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