On Retirement: Mental Health, Transition, and Life Beyond the Firehouse
In this episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan Degryse and Chris Muscle discuss the complexities of retiring from the fire service. They share their personal journeys navigating the physical, emotional, and mental shifts that come with hanging up the helmet. The hosts also discuss critical top…
Mike Dugan on Leaving a Legacy
In this episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan Degryse and Chris Muscle welcome Mike Dugan, a veteran FDNY captain. Dugan opens up about his decades-long career in the fire service, and goes back to his beginnings as a volunteer. Reflecting on his firsthand experience at Ground Zero on Septemb…
Connecting the Dots Between PTSD and Substance Use
Chris Muscle, a firefighter and former Marine, opens up to Dan Degryse about the collision of PTSD and alcohol use within the culture that taught him to push through everything on this episode of Mental Health Monthly. What started as “just drinking” slowly exposed deeper trauma: combat deployments…
How a Coffee Break Can Improve Your Mental Health
Hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle welcome Luke Schneider to Mental Health Monthly for a conversation about mental health stigmas, the power of vulnerability, balancing family and work, and staying steady under pressure. Schneider details his decade of service, opening Fire Department Coffee, and e…
How One Texas Department Sets Rookies Up for Success
On this episode of Mental Health Monthly, Garrick Herbert of the Seguin (TX) Fire Department, joins hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle to explain a simple but powerful practice: family dinner. Herbert details how they build the foundation of mental health for their rookies before they even start wi…
The Real Impact of Line-of-Duty Deaths
On this episode of Mental Health Monthly, Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle take a direct, experienced look at line-of-duty deaths, and how they affect families and crews. Part of the discussion focuses on what fire and EMS organizations should do before, during, and after an incident. They get candid w…
On-the-Job Mental Wellness: Why Is It So Important?
On this episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle sit down with Captain Rich Stack of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department to talk practical leadership and mental wellness on the job. They cover peer support, debriefing after critical incidents, sustaining programs beyond the…
Finding Purpose in the Ashes: Steve Chikerotis
Former Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief and Chicago Fire screenwriter Steve "Chik" Chikerotis joins Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle for this episode of Mental Health Monthly. Drawing on over three decades of field experience, Chikerotis opens up about his first day on the job, the emotion…
Who Are You When the Helmet Comes Off?
What happens to your identity when the job that defined you changes? In this episode of Mental Health Monthly, Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle talk through the firefighter/EMT struggle of balancing career passion with family, mental wellness, and life after service. They discuss how identity can shift…
First Responder Mental Health: Moving From Stigma to Action
First responder mental health cannot stop at awareness. Hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle discuss why fire and EMS organizations need to move beyond once a year campaigns and make mental wellness and psychological resilience part of ongoing training and station culture.
Drawing from experiences i…
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