First Responder Psychology

06/23/2026

Yep

When you're hacking away at something you don't love, give your brain a time limit to work with. "I'll run for thirty more seconds." "I'll clean for 15 minutes."

Our brain will often endure a hassle if there's an end or a break in sight— but will shut down if there isn't.

06/23/2026

Hmmm.. (literally)

🎵 A simple hum can go a long way.

Humming may help activate your body's relaxation response, ease stress, and promote a sense of calm. It's one of the accessible practices that complement the breathing and resilience techniques we teach in our SKY Resilience workshops.

Visit www.PWHT.org to learn more and find a workshop.

06/23/2026

06/16/2026

Healing is a "both-and", not an "either-or" situation. You can have days that you are activated with moments of pride, connection to others, and joy. You often have to look for or, better yet, CREATE those moments, but it's possible.

Truly Healed Women

06/15/2026

What can 1 minute of breath work do? The image on the left was taken while I was reading emails (some of which are stress inducing). After ONLY 1 MINUTE of 5-second in/out breaths, look at the difference on the right.

I practice this with first responders, letting them see their before/after charts. It truly changes the "woo woo" of breath work to "whoah!" You CAN make a difference with short breathing resets. Do you have a minute in your day, here and there, to make difference?

06/06/2026

First responder agencies want to know how to develop or maintain an effective peer support team. You'll get step by step guidance on how to build a team - onboarding, training, post-critical incident protocols backed by trauma research, establishing ethics and policies, how to have hard conversations about discipline, investigations, & addictions, interagency teams, and so much more! I am beyond excited to share this with you! Bulk order will be available in August! https://www.amazon.com/Building-Effective-Peer-Support-Teams/dp/1032982160