On this episode, we talk about our time at FDIC 202 and much more. We cover a few things on mental health and how it relates to those who are instructing, lecturing, and podcasting. We want to make a wave in the Fire Service and we are on the hunt to make it happen. We talk about a future idea called "The Traveling Kitchen Table". So if you steal our ideas, we will find you!!!

In this episode, Blake and Charlie talk about being refined by the fire service. How you enter, versus where you are, versus where you end up. There are some great aspects of it, but you have to be careful of some of the negative potentials, too. They cover leadership, mentorship, changes they've seen in themselves, and much more in this episode.

This episode we talk about Blake's on the job accident and what that looks like from both his perspective and Charlie's perspective. We also talk about mindset, what mental health issues really are (not just call related trauma), and expressing what it looks like to pour into others on and off the job. We hope you enjoy it!

Welcome to Next Rung "Mental Matters". We hope you enjoy this episode as we kick things off, have some fun, and bring some good conversation to the fire world that focuses on mental health. Mental Health doesn't have to be negative, lame, or boring. We hope to bring some life to it and share some good stuff with our audience. Thanks for stoping by and giving it a listen. This is just the beginning!