Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
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Welcome to About My Dad hosted by Janine Pezarro, the podcast that dives deep into the raw, untold stories of men’s relationships with their fathers—or the absence of one. These are the conversations you’ve never heard before: stories of heartbreak, resilience, and redemption. Whether your father was distant, absent, or your greatest guide, this space unravels the complexities of fatherhood and how it shapes the men we become. From confronting unresolved pain to celebrating profound connecti ...
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Doug, Raul and Chris (Organizational Betrayal, the Recruitment Crisis and Courageous Leadership) - Episode 1131
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1:43:05Doug Monda, Raul Rivas and Chris Fields are co-hosts of the 'Trauma Behind the Badge Podcast' and part of the 'Survive First' Family. We discuss the crushing impact of organizational betrayal on first responder mental health, the national recruitment crisis, courageous leadership and much more. Doug Monda Doug is a retired narcotics agent, is a lea…
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Joel Salatin III (How to Actually Make America Healthy Again through Food and Farming) - Episode 1130
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1:13:22Joel Salatin is a world renowned holistic farmer, author and speaker. In this third conversation, we discuss how to truly make America healthy again, changing the food in our schools, the takeways of the pandemic, home cooking and so much more. Joel calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like hi…
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Dave Grossman II (The Mulitple Factors Contributing to America's School Violence Epidemic) - Episode 99
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1:38:50Lt Col Dave Grossman is a retired Army Ranger and author of several books including "On Combat", "On Killing" and "Assassination Generation". We talk about being a Sheepdog, the increase in school murders and much more. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world’s foremost e…
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Shawn Downs (The Potomac River Aircraft Crash, January 6th and DC Fire and EMS's Incredible Wellness Initiatives) - Episode 1129
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2:14:06Shawn Downs is a 25 year veteran of the fire service, currently serving as Deputy Fire Chief of Operations in the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department. We discuss his journey into the fire service, 9/11, their 24/72 shift schedule, the January 6th Capital Attack, the response to the Potomac River arcraft crash, DC's wellness initiatives and…
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Katie Hansen (Wingsuit Freeflying, Hollywood Stunts and the Emotional Journey back from a Near Death Accident) - Episode 1128
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1:39:39Katie Hansen, a passionate and talented skydiver and BASE jumper, has been active in the sport since 2003. Her journey began with a jump the day before her high school graduation in Bremerton, WA. Katie's expertise spans wingsuit flying, freeflying, and canopy swooping. She has wingsuit BASE jumped worldwide, including Baffin Island, and competed i…
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Julien Pineau VI (The Pandemic, Destruction of the Fitness Industry and Wokeism) - Episode 1127
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1:27:08Julien Pineau is a world renowned movement specialist and innovator. Julien specializes in getting athletes out of pain my identifying muscle imbalances and correcting them with functional movements. In this sixth conversation, we discuss the damage the pandemic had on the world's health, the fitness industry, influencers, wokeism, his training phi…
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Monty Montgomery (Serving in WWII, the Evolution of Firefighting and Living Courageously) - Episode 210
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1:36:18I'm reposting this episode as we lost Monty yesterday. He was 98 years old. Rest easy brother. Monty Montgomery is a WWII veteran, retired Miami Dade firefighter with 32 years of service and a multiple Spartan race finisher. Monty is the definition of late in life athlete AND young at heart. He ran his first triathlon at 48, first marathon at 58, w…
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Jared Bonvell (Military Policing, Medical Marijuana and Changing State Law) - Episode 1126
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2:02:34Jared Bonvell is an executive federal law enforcement professional and 17 year Air Force veteran with 8 years of experience conducting and directing large-scale, multi-jurisdictional criminal, fraud and counterintelligence investigations, security operations, and counter-terrorism operations. In this conversation, we discuss his journey into the mi…
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Dixon Phillips II (How the 24/72 has Impacted Recruiting, Retention, Health and Finances) - Episode 1125
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1:45:32Dixon Phillips is a former collegiate athlete, Pasco County firefighter and union president of IAFF Local 4420. In this second conversation, we discuss the incredible results Pasco has seen over the last eighteen months, since announcing their transition to the 24/72, 42 hour work week. We discuss the explosion in recruitment, slashing of overtime,…
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John Doolittle II (Hurricane Response, First Responder Health and How eTMS is Saving Lives) - Episode 1124
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1:44:49John Doolittle is a retired Navy SEAL Captain and the Director of the Florida Chamber Health Council. In this second conversation, we discuss hurricane response, Florida's Special Mission Unit, first responder mental health, the healing power of eTMS, Kaatsu and so much more. John was raised in Walnut Creek, California. He earned a Bachelor of Scie…
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JIm Poole (Neuroscience, Stress and the Healing Power of NuCalm) - Episode 806
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2:12:20Jim Poole is the CEO and President of Solace Lifesciences, a neuroscience company focused on personalized evidence-based wellness and performance and the creator of NuCalm. Dr. Blake Holloway, the inventor of NuCalm, spent several years immersed in the intriguing and exotic research of bio and neurophysics. His objective in inventing NuCalm was to …
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Aaron Williamson (Marine Body Bearers, Training Hollywood's Elite and Stunt Work) - Episode 1123
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1:45:37Aaron Williamson’s path is one of relentless drive and reinvention. After proudly serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he emerged with a mindset rooted in discipline and a passion for pushing limits. That same intensity launched a career that now spans elite fitness coaching, on-screen performance, and high-profile transformations for some of the bigg…
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Aaron McKissick (Training the Tactical Athlete, Injury Prevention and Sleep for Performance) - Episode 1122
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1:50:16Aaron has spent over 15 years in strength and conditioning and is now the Pulic Safety Wellness Coordinator for Virginia Beach. We discuss his journey into coaching, training the tactical athlete, injury prevention, programming, sleep and performance and so much more. "I am a dedicated health and wellness professional committed to supporting the ph…
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Dr Aziz Rahman (Providing Humanitarian Aid in Gaza, Radiology and Witnessing the Orchestrated Starvation) - Episode 1121
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1:41:13Dr. Aziz Rahman is a dual board-certified Diagnostic and Vascular and Interventional Radiologist currently works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed his undergraduate and medical education through the accelerated six-year BA/MD program at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He went on to complete a medical internship at the University of Mass…
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Kevin Heffernan (Catharsis through Comedy, Super Troopers and Firefighting) - Episode 875
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1:33:27Kevin Heffernan is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group. We discuss his early life, finding comedy, pursuing law, the creation of Broken Lizard, the origin story of Super Troopers, how a trip to Australia inspired Beerfest, Quasi, his family connection to the Fire Service, the creation of T…
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Mike Conner (Military Medicine, Firefighter Fitness and Filipino Culture) - Episode 1120
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1:55:58Mike served over 25 years in the U.S. Army, where he served as a platoon leader, company commander, and staff officer at the Battalion to Division level. After transitioning from the Infantry, he earned a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the military’s Interservice Physician Assistant Program. Following his academic achievements,…
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Jenny Grima (Elevating Firefighter Training Standards, Research and the Healing Power of Surfing) - Episode 1119
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2:25:34Jennifer Grima began as a firefighter/paramedic and special operations technician with the Saint Lucie County (FL) Fire District in 2016. Jenny currently holds technician level certifications for the State of Florida in Trench Collapse Rescue, Rope Rescue, Vehicle and Machinery Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, and is certi…
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Aaron Suozzo (Officer Involved Shootings, SWAT and the Healing Power of Psychedelics) - Episode 1118
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2:00:49Aaron Suozzo is a multifaceted professional with a background in law enforcement, tactical training, and collegiate athletics. We discuss his journey into policing, his officer involved shootings, his powerful mental health journey, healing through psychedelics, CTE, the 343 Fund and so much more. Suozzo was born in Valley Stream, New York. He majo…
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Debbie Lee (Losing a Son to Combat, Supporting Gold Star Families and Grief) - Episode 482
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2:09:56Debbie Lee is an author, public speaker and political activist who has traveled the nation telling her sons amazing story and advocating for our troops, their families and families of the fallen. Debbie understands the sacrifice our troops make and that “Freedom isn’t free.” On Aug 2, 2006 she received a knock on the door that would forever change …
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Russell Jones (Flying Helicopters in Vietnam, Undercover Policing and the Failed War on Drugs) - Episode 1117
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2:14:09Russell Jones is a Vietnam veteran, retired law enforcement officer and the author of Honorable intentions. We discuss flying helicopters in Vietnam, policing in California, undercover work, riding with the Hell's Angels, Operation Tipped Kettle, the failed 'War on Drugs', proactive solutions and so much more. Russell's bio: CW2 Army Helicopter Pil…
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Ryan Provencher (First Responder Fitness Standards, Forging Longevity and Training the Tactical Athlete) - Episode 1116
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1:55:40Ryan Provencher is currently serving as an Operations Battalion Chief in his Fire Department, he is the founder of Firefighter Peak Performance and Executive Fitness Advisor for CRACKYL Magazine. He worked as a Health/Fitness Specialist before beginning his professional fire service career in 1996. He has experience as a Volunteer Firefighter, Fire…
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Brian Kleindienst (Virtual Reality, Psychedelics and Integration Coaching) - Episode 1115
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1:55:49Brian Kleindienst is a certified psychedelic integration coach and his life's mission is to help others through personalized experiences in opening new doors of self for personal healing, self-optimization, and transformation. He is a devoted student to mindfulness who guides his clients in incorporating, breathe work, movement, surf therapy, medit…
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Ernie Colling (Peptides, Hormone Therapy, Bloodwork and Social Business) - Episode 808
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1:36:31Ernie Colling served in the United States Army as an 11B infantryman from 2000-2004. He spent almost a decade as an overseas contractor working for a variety of agencies. Ernie quickly realized that service members and private contractors, as well as himself, were constantly feeling sluggish and unable to achieve peak performance. Ernie found that …
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Justin Sheehan (Forging Performance at DEVGRU, Training Law Enforcement and the Importance of Community) - Episode 1114
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1:52:52Justin Sheehan is a Michigan Native of the Whittemore-Prescott Area, and graduated High School in 2003. Following the horrific events of 9/11, he enlisted in the US Navy with ambitions of becoming a Navy SEAL. After an arduous two-year pipeline, he graduated with BUDS Class 261 and earned the right to carry that title, and wear “The Trident”. Justi…
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Ian Thurber (Gut Health, Water Rescues and Firefighter Wellness) - Episode 1113
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1:47:40Ian Thurber is a 17 year veteran of the fire service and health coach. We discuss his journey into the fire service, water rescue, his health decline, healing the gut biome and so much more. "Health and fitness has always been important to me but I've alwaya felt that something was missing, especially in the first responder community. Over the past…
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