Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental Health
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Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental Health
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

Discover practical resilience strategies that transform lives. Join Steve Bisson, licensed mental health counselor, as he guides first responders, leaders, and trauma survivors through actionable insights for mental wellness and professional growth.

Each week, dive deep into real conversations about grief processing, trauma recovery, and leadership development. Whether you're a first responder facing daily challenges, a leader navigating high-pressure situations, or someone on their healing journey, this podcast delivers the tools and strategies you need to build lasting resilience.

With over 20 years of mental health counseling experience, Steve brings authentic, professional expertise to every episode, making complex mental health concepts accessible and applicable to real-world situations. 

Featured topics include:
• Practical resilience building strategies
• First responder mental wellness
• Trauma recovery and healing
• Leadership development
• Grief processing
• Professional growth
• Mental health insights

• Help you on your healing journey 

Each week, join our community towards better mental health and turn your challenges into opportunities for growth with Resilience Development in Action.

Mental Health
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39 minutes
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English
United States
303 episodes
since May 24, 2021
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Healing After Trauma

Healing After Trauma

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Send us Fan Mail Trauma doesn’t end just because we’ve learned how to function. Susan Snow knows that firsthand, and she shares the moment a “normal day” cracked open years of buried pain when live coverage of the Columbine shootings triggered flashbacks to the night her LAPD detective father was k…
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A Daughter’s Trauma After An Officer Assassination

A Daughter’s Trauma After An Officer Assassination

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Send us Fan Mail A single phone call can split your life into “before” and “after” and for police families, that split often happens in public. We sit down with Susan Snow, author of The Other Side of the Gun: My Journey from Trauma to Resiliency, to talk about what it meant to lose her father, an …
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A Police Dog’s Final Call And A Family’s New Beginning

A Police Dog’s Final Call And A Family’s New Beginning

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Send us Fan Mail A retired police K9 can survive ten thousand searches and still be taken down by one ordinary day. Chris joins me to tell the story of Tambo, the working dog who powered through years of wear and tear, only to face a sudden medical emergency that no handler is ever ready for: a rup…
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A Guarded Dog And A Guarded Cop Learn Trust

A Guarded Dog And A Guarded Cop Learn Trust

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Send us Fan Mail A dog that “can’t bond with anyone” sits in a kennel, passed over by handler after handler, until one leader recognizes something painfully familiar in those guarded eyes. We’re joined by Chris Bingham, a veteran law enforcement officer and longtime K9 handler, to talk about the ki…
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Thicker Skin Is Not A Trauma Plan

Thicker Skin Is Not A Trauma Plan

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Send us Fan Mail The hardest part of first responder mental health is not admitting trauma exists, it is admitting it counts when it happens to you. In part 2 of the interview, Steve Bisson sits down with Dana DeLorenzo to talk about the pressure points that quietly push police officers, dispatcher…
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A Police Officer Turned Therapist On Trauma And Resilience

A Police Officer Turned Therapist On Trauma And Resilience

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Send us Fan Mail A police officer who becomes a therapist sounds like a plot twist, but it’s also a rare window into what first responder mental health really needs. We’re joined by Dana DeLorenzo, a retired transit police officer and now licensed mental health counselor, and we get honest about ho…
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How Police And Clinicians Team Up To Solve Root Causes

How Police And Clinicians Team Up To Solve Root Causes

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Send us Fan Mail The calls that keep coming back aren’t always “police problems” they’re often people problems that never got solved. I’m joined by Amanda Rizzoli, clinical program coordinator with Milford Police Department in Massachusetts’ Family Services Unit and Community Impact, plus Detective…
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Union Support Versus Outside Counsel For First Responders

Union Support Versus Outside Counsel For First Responders

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Send us Fan Mail The hardest part of getting help in public safety is not finding resources, it’s knowing who you can trust when the stakes are your career, your reputation, and your sanity. We pick up part two with employment attorney Bridget Truxillo to talk candidly about where union support shi…
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When Work Becomes The Trauma

When Work Becomes The Trauma

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Send us Fan Mail A career can end without a single bad call. Sometimes it’s the station politics, the paper trail, and the quiet retaliation that do the damage and it can hit your mental health just as hard as anything on the street. I sit down with Bridget Truxillo, an attorney, former deputy sher…
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Stop Saying Suck It Up Buttercup

Stop Saying Suck It Up Buttercup

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Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to miss someone in pain is to only believe the “approved” version of distress. We sit down with Liana Lucine, a former UK London Met police officer and trainer, to unpack how stereotypes shape everything from mental health calls to workplace culture and even how we …
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