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FIRST H.E.L.P.
Beyond the 1st Response

New Episodes Every Wednesday
A podcast that brings first responders, families, and mindset together for serious and humorous conversations on mental health.

Your Hosts
Robyn Mikel, the assistant program director for Red H.E.L.P. and Christy Lister, the Illinois State Reprepresntative for Blue H.E.L.P. have teamed up to share the First H.E.L.P. story. They are doing this through conversations with our team members, first responders, family members, and corporate partners. They are working to help listeners build a toolkit of resources.

Christy Lister
Co-Host
Robyn Mikel
Co-Host
EP 80: Keep Your Head Above Your Shoes
EP: 78 Beneath the Badge Family Style
EP 77: The Three C’s
EP 76: Blue Grit Wellness- Eric Tung
EP 75: The Calling – Greg Podolak
EP 74: Is This the End?
EP 73: Face to Face to with the Past- Elizabeth Fiorenza
EP 72: In the Dark You Can Find Your Purpose- Matt Fiorenza
EP 70 In Honor of Brittany
EP 69: The Calling of the Chaplain
EP 68: Stigma This
EP 67: So You Want to Volunteer and Give Back
EP 66: Amy’s Story
EP 65: Namaste Your Why- Vance Row
EP 64: What is Your Financial Mindset?
EP 63: Are you Stepping Over Your Bar?
EP 62: I Am Recovering Karen!
EP 61: Where The Thankfulness is!
EP:60 911 I Am Ready To Talk – Nancy Vallee
EP 59: You Have The Right To Go On Living
EP 58: The Running Change – Sgt. Alonzo Montanya
EP 57: My Story Is My Voice
EP 56: It’s Not Just the Meatballs
EP 55: From The Mouth Of A Child
EP 54: We Are Family
EP 53: Fighting the Fire For Sobriety- Pat Shea
EP: 52 Hey You Listen to Yourself
EP 51: Recognize the Good in the Past
EP 50: Tim Sears – C.A.N.I.
EP 49: When Family Speaks
EP 48: Harry Fagel- The Route You Choose
EP 47: Miscommunication
EP 46: Close the Mental Tabs
EP: 45 Family Connection- Joette Doyle
EP 44: Challenge Accepted
EP 43: Thank You For Your Service
EP 42: Christy and Ciara – Communication Elephant
EP 41: Doug Lowe – Fueling Firefighters
EP 40 Dwayne English – From Cop to Couch
EP 39: Chris Marella- Making Healthy Easy; A Little Bit at a Time
EP 38: Valerie Groth – Stellate Ganglion Block Part 2
EP 37: Wendy Hummell – Breathe, life is Uncomfortable
EP 36: Jillian Bass – Find the Positive
EP 35: Becca Willey – While You Were Away
EP 34: I’m good! What does that mean to you? – Jennifer Anderson
EP 33: It’s Ok to Feel Your Feelings – Jason Patton
EP 32: Molly Jones & Hannah Elmore – Living in the In-Between
EP 31: Valerie Groth and Jess Anderson – SGB and Me #BT1R
EP 30: Dr. Calvin Paries – The Truth About EAP #BT1R
EP 29: Robert Swiderski – 22 Districts 49 Hours #BT1R
First H.E.L.P.: Beyond the 1st Response
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