Living His BEST Life
How this Fire and Rescue Captain turned his personal journey into a progressive initiative for first responder preventative wellness
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“The things we see, the smells, the sounds, the things we step on….no one needs to experience any of that. No one…”
The horrors first responders experience repeatedly on the job are beyond comprehension yet we expect these heroes to remain unscathed and tethered. Even imaginary superheroes have weaknesses so why do we hold our responders to an unimaginable level of mental performance? Years and years of resistance, avoidance, and false bravado are responsible for the utter failure to protect our emergency services personnel from the destructive effects of the job. In order to change the system, we need a persistent visionary