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Lynnette Fritshaw: The Fire Within | Trauma, Truth, and Rising From Survival Mode

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This unforgettable episode of W.A.R. We’re All Recovering is a raw conversation about resilience, identity, and the moment you stop surviving and start rising. Stryker sits down with retired career firefighter, trauma coach, and author Lynnette Fritshaw to talk about breaking barriers as the first female career firefighter in her hometown department, navigating bullying and discrimination inside a system that was anything but welcoming, and how invisible injuries can shape your whole life.


Lynnette shares what survival mode actually feels like, why trauma inside authority structures hits differently, and how healing begins when silence ends. From her memoir You’re On Your Own to her work through Fire Within Crisis Services and Phoenix Rising, this episode gets real about peer support, full body recovery, and the power of telling the truth.


You don’t have a secret. You have a story.


Connect with Lynnette Fritshaw

https://www.firewithincrisisservices.com/book-online


Connect with Stryker and the W.A.R. Network

https://www.warpodcast.net/

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thewarnetworkpodcast@gmail.com


Crisis support resources

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 right now.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (US and Canada): Call or text 988

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 (US)

Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 then press 1, or text 838255

If you are outside the US, search online for your local crisis hotline number.


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