Behind The Shield

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Bruce Schutter - Episode 888 Feb 13, 2024

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Bruce Schutter is a former volunteer rescue squad member, EMT and the man behind "Becoming a Mental Health Warrior.

We discuss volunteering at a very early age, the impact of trauma on a young mind, some career calls as an EMT, his battle with alcoholism, consumerism, his post traumatic growth story, the tools he shares to overcome addiction and so much more.

Jonathan Levitt - Episode 887 Feb 11, 2024

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Jonathan Levitt is an athlete, podcaster and the Senior Sales Executive for InsideTracker.

We discuss youth athletics, his experience as a camp counselor, the importance of comprehensive bloodwork, sleep, hormone disruption, their First Responder Panel, his passion for running, podcasting and much more.

Greg Grogan - Episode 886 Feb 08, 2024

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Greg Grogan is a Marine veteran, Coast Guard Reserve, Law Enforcement officer and co-founder of The Overwatch Collective.

We discuss his journey into the military, policing our waterways, first responder mental health, finding culturally competant clinicians and much more.

Pat Kenny III - Episode 885 Feb 06, 2024

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Pat Kenny is a retired Illinois Fire Chief and the Author of "Taking the Cape Off".

In this third conversation, we discuss the house fire that affected his own family, his powerful trip to Ireland, multi generational trauma, the hiring crisis and much more.

Capt Dale Dye II (Masters of the Air) - Episode 884 Feb 04, 2024

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Captain Dale Dye is a Marine veteran, author, actor and renowned Hollywood military technical advisor.

We discuss his latest project Masters of the Air, the unique military bootcamp he put the cast through, a behind the scenes glimpse at the technology involved, Band of Brothers stories, his powerful perspective on mental health, the Afghanistan withdrawal and much more.

Lisalee Loew - Episode 883 Feb 01, 2024

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Lisalee Loew is a Natural Healing Practitioner, breathwork coach and part of the team at the Shatterproof program for military and first responders.

We discuss her early life, her powerful story overcoming alcoholism, the 12 step program's incredible success rate, the hollistic therapies she gleaned along her healing journey, using breath to combat trauma and so much more.

Jason Gilbert - Episode 882 Jan 30, 2024

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Jason Gilbert is a Human Performance Optimization Specialist, author and a World Surf League Sports Practitioner.

We discuss his childhood back pain that led him into Chiropractic, heavy metal poisoning, functional medicine, prevention through nutrition, Foundation Training the surf athlete, the power of sleep and much more.

Nicole Angemi - Episode 881 Jan 28, 2024

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Nicole Angemi is a Pathology Assistant, author and the woman hehind "The Gross Room".

We discuss becoming a mother at a young age, her journey into medicine, finding pathology, using her work to educate, obesity, cancer, pregnancy, firefigher marriage and so much more.

Jeremy Scharlow - Episode 880 Jan 25, 2024

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Jeremy Scharlow is a public speaker, advocate for military and law enforcement veterans, and author of the book, “My Brother’s Keeper: Relearning to Live with PTSD.”

We discuss his journey into policing, the world of dispatch, the shooting that left him with physcial and psychological wounds, his powerful mental health story, the tools he used for post traumatic growth, the healing power of community, Operation Enduring Warrior and much more.

Dixon Phillips - Episode 879 Jan 23, 2024

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Dixon Phillips is a former collegiate athlete, Pasco County firefighter and union board member.

In 2026, after realising both the financial savings and the improvement in physical and mental health, his fire department will transition into a 24/72 work week.

We discuss playing football for FSU, his journey into the fire service, strenghtening relationships between unions and employers, the occupation cancer that is killing his firefighters, the financial savings of a progressive work week, how this positively impacted recruitment, their progressive decontamination program and much more.

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