Seamus Shanley is a prominent Firefighter in Worcester Ma, digital creator, and Marine Corps Veteran - He has dedicated 25 years to the Fire Service. Beyond his career as a first responder, Seamus is a highly active advocate for mental health and addiction recovery, particularly within the public safety community.

In this episode Seamus shares his own story of hardship, service, struggle, recovery, healing, perseverance, and helping others.

Kelly Chiulli joins us on the podcast and discusses her years of service - Military service, service as a Law Enforcement Officer, and service to other first responders navigating their own struggles. While Kelly talks about her many years of service, she also explains how the stress of the job can impact those who serve, she discusses some of the calls that stayed with her, and shares openly about significant loss that she has experienced personally. This episode highlights the very nature of a life of service, of loss, of grief, of resiliency, and of healing.

Chris Fields joins Linda and Jay to discuss his long career in the fire service and the work he's doing now to educate the next generation of first responders that it okay to not be okay - and its okay to talk about that.

Chris shares openly about his mindset as a new recruit & how that changed over time. He describes the impact of loosing co-workers, provides a vivid description of the of the Oklahoma city bombing scene, talks about the impact those incidents and many others had on his mental health, and the steps he took to rediscover wellness.