Between the Lines Counseling and Consulting

08/17/2026

Webinar alert!

❗WEBINAR ALERT ❗

Retirement is about more than just leaving a job. It's also stepping away from a career of service and the firehouse family.

Join the IAFF Center of Excellence for its next webinar "Creating a Life Worth Living Post-Retirement from the Fire Service," to explore ways to navigate leaving the job.

The session will be led by licensed psychotherapist Jennifer Weaver and COE's Myrrhanda Jones.

📅August 20
⏰ 12–1:30 p.m. ET
💰 Free

Register: https://brnw.ch/21x4YbP

08/08/2026

Named giving opportunities, volunteer projects, and ways to help that serve veterans and first responders in North Carolina.

08/02/2026

I have attended Megan’s talks at conferences before and she is great! Nutrition makes such a difference! Ever heard me talk about making “better bad decisions” with nutrition on shift? Got that from Megan!

07/21/2026

06/30/2026

Have you served or are you serving in the military or as a first responder? We would love to have you join our horsemanship program at Charlie Mike's farm in Liberty, NC

Whether you have never been around horses or have been around them your whole life, you are welcome to join us.

Horses can help us discover where we hold tension and how we present ourselves to the world. They mirror our energy and thoughts. They encourage us to stay present in the moment and breathe. They teach us to release tension.

2 of the biggest physical benefits? Better sleep and less physical pain.

Message us today to join this journey

06/27/2026

PTSD doesn't always leave visible scars.

It can show up in sleepless nights, isolation, hypervigilance, anger, anxiety, or feeling like no one could ever understand.

For too many of our nation's military, veterans, law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS professionals, the hardest battles begin after the uniform comes off.

Today, on PTSD Awareness Day, we honor those carrying wounds that can't be seen, and remind them that asking for help is never a sign of weakness.

Healing is possible.
Recovery is possible.
Hope is possible.

You don't have to fight this battle alone.

📞 855-610-1003

06/19/2026

Love that my hometown jumped on this trend 🤣🤣😉😉

06/11/2026

June is National PTSD Awareness Month. This is a time to honor resilience, break stigma, and stand with those affected. Let’s raise awareness, advocate for care, and build understanding across our communities.

06/11/2026

Please help our founder and administrative assistant retain what few marbles they have left this year!

As you know we are moving Waypoint from our office in Mebane to the new space at 408 S. Spring St in downtown Burlington and we need your help! We need extra hands on Friday 6/12 to help deep clean the new space and we need help next week Monday 6/15 through Wednesday 6/18 with packing up the office and retail space. If you are interested/willing/able to help, please let us know! There is always food and drink, and I’m happy to offer bartering as well!

We are also looking for boxes and packing materials if you have any you are getting rid of.

Please share with your friends and family who may be willing to help!

Text or call 336-437-2660 to sign up!

04/21/2026

THIS right here!!

🚨 Wellbeing in first responders isn’t just about reducing stress—
it’s about building resilience.

A recent study highlights how resilience plays a key role in protecting mental health in high-stress professions like first response.

🧠 What the research shows:

First responders are regularly exposed to:
• trauma
• chronic stress
• unpredictable environments

And over time, that exposure can impact:
⚠️ mental health
⚠️ physical wellbeing
⚠️ job performance

💡 The key finding:

👉 Resilience acts as a buffer

It helps reduce the impact of stress and supports overall wellbeing—especially when paired with skills like mindfulness and adaptive coping.

⚠️ Without that buffer, stress doesn’t just stay at work—
it builds over time and can lead to:
• burnout
• emotional exhaustion
• decreased wellbeing

🛡️ What helps (according to the research):

✔️ Building resilience through training and support
✔️ Developing coping strategies that are sustainable
✔️ Incorporating mindfulness and awareness-based practices
✔️ Strengthening both individual and organizational support systems

👉 The takeaway:

You can’t eliminate stress in this job.

But you can build the capacity to handle it.

And that’s where resilience comes in—
👉 not as something you either have or don’t,
but as something you develop over time.

🔗 Read the full study:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10911315/