Frontline workers are carrying more than anyone realizes — and far more than most workplaces are prepared to support. In Part 2 of this workplace wellness series, Marcia speaks directly to first responders, DV advocates, law enforcement staff, crisis workers, public safety teams, and the quiet administrative professionals who hold entire systems together.

You protect other people daily — but who protects you?

In this episode, we explore the real internal and organizational barriers that impact your mental well-being, including:

• Whether your workplace penalizes or incentivizes taking care of yourself

• If wellness is truly integrated into the culture — or treated like a “bonus” feature

• How leadership shapes (or sabotages) the wellness environment

• The emotional, physical, and psychological toll of being the one everyone depends on

• The cost of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and chronic exposure to crisis

• What real workplace wellness should look like, especially in protective roles

This is honest, necessary talk for people who often feel invisible, undervalued, or expected to “power through” no matter what the job demands.

If you’re in a role that requires strength, steadiness, and emotional labor — this episode was created for you.

🎧 Listen in, breathe deep, and remember: your wellness matters just as much as the people you serve.

COREporate Wellness Services; Wellness Wednesday; CORE Work: The Reset Intensive

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workplace wellness, first responder wellness, law enforcement wellness, DV advocate support, burnout prevention, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, frontline workers, workplace mental health, employee well-being, trauma-informed workplace, organizational culture, leadership and wellness, CORE Cultivation Podcast, PsyCore Fitness, Marcia Jones, workplace stress, administrative professionals wellness, public safety mental health#ProtectTheProtectors

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The holidays bring lights, food, music, and connection — but they also bring something we don’t talk about enough: emotional hills.

In this episode, Marcia breaks down the real emotional highs and lows we experience during the holiday season, from the joy of celebration to the heaviness of grief, comparison, cultural strain, and that post-holiday crash nobody admits they feel.

Together, we explore:

• Grief and longing during the season

• Seasonal Affective symptoms and winter fatigue

• The holiday “high” and the emotional drop that follows

• Cultural and social stress tied to identity and belonging

• Comparison, perfection pressure, and emotional burnout

• How to build emotional endurance instead of emotional avoidance

This is your reminder that nothing is wrong with you for feeling overwhelmed during the “most wonderful time of the year.” You’re human — and your emotions deserve space.

If you need grounding this season, this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen, breathe, and take care of yourself.

Hinged for the Holidays; Wellness Wednesday

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emotional wellness, holiday stress, grief in the holidays, mental health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, holiday depression, emotional burnout, post holiday blues, cultural stress, comparison trap, mindful holiday season, CORE Cultivation Podcast, PsyCore Fitness, Marcia Jones, mental well-being, self-care, emotional regulation, stress management#EmotionalWellness #HolidayStress #CORECultivationPodcast #PsyCoreFitness #MentalHealthMatters #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder #HolidayBlues #EmotionalHealth #WellnessIsWork #MindBodyConnection #StressRelief #SelfCareSeason #GriefAndHealing #MindfulLiving #COREWork

What happens when the body you thought you knew suddenly changes? In this episode, Marcia explores the emotional “betrayal” of physical shifts — from perimenopause to aging to unexpected health challenges. She breaks down the grief process, the negative coping traps we fall into, and the role of medical fitness in reclaiming function and confidence. You’ll learn why it’s never too late to start again, how to find medical fitness programs, and get a sneak peek at the upcoming CORE Functional Living program.

Keywords/Tags: medical fitness, functional living, aging well, perimenopause, grief and body changes, mental wellness, physical wellness, CORE Functional Living, PsyCore Fitness

CORE Functional Living; PsyCore Fitness