Staying Strong When You Feel Broken Photo by Naassom Azevedo on Unsplash[/caption] Unlike their civilian counterparts, first responders face several challenges. Daily they deal with death, trauma, danger, pure evil, and betrayal, leading them to physical, mental, and spiritual stress. As a result, our responders are susceptible to anger, depression, burnout, anxiety, fear, worry, and…
Grief Being the guardians and warriors of our society, firefighters, medics, and cops are all too familiar with the horrors they face daily. They experience and see things that most people cannot comprehend. First responders tend to overlook themselves to provide a much-needed service to the public. On any given day, they will be involved…
Anger Like happiness, sadness, anxiety, and disgust, anger is one of humanity’s primary emotions. It is a normal, even healthy emotion, but, left unchecked, it can be very destructive. According to Charles Spielberger, Ph.D., anger is “an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage.” Like the other “basic” emotions,…