Dispatched & Dysfunctional

Title: We Can Recover — Robert Greer on Brotherhood, Addiction, and the Fight to Come Home Tagline: Because sometimes the hardest rescue is your own.

After seventeen years in law enforcement — from Corrections and Crimes Against Children to the FBI Task Force — Robert Greer hit rock bottom. Trauma, addiction, and silence nearly took everything.

Now, as an Admissions Advocate at Warriors Heart, he’s helping other first responders an...

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING The following episode includes emotional and trauma-related discussion that may not be suitable for all listeners. Discretion advised.

Kara Kalin is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified EMDR Therapist, and Founder of Shift Change, an online platform providing on-demand, EMDR-based mental-health support for workplaces and frontline professionals.

In this conversation:

• The hidden cost of workplace trau...

From battlefield to bedside — Navy Corpsman, Paramedic, and Pediatric Emergency PA-C Johnnie L. Gilpen Jr. has seen what survival really costs.

He’s answered the call of “Corpsman up!”, treated Marines in the chaos that follows, held dying children in a trauma bay, and fought his own way back from burnout.

Now, through The Art of Medicine: A Warrior’s Profession, he’s helping responders, clinicians, and veterans hold the line — and...

Today’s guest knows a thing or two about carrying weight — not just in uniform, but after it comes off.

She’s a nurse with more than thirty years in healthcare, most of that in hospice and end-of-life care. She’s an author, a coach, and the creator of The Becoming Method® — a practical framework that helps caregivers stop burning themselves alive for the job.

Jenny Lytle has spent decades sitting beside the edge of life, where exha...

⚠️ PODCAST DISCLAIMER The following content is graphic, emotional, and includes dark humor that may not be suitable for all listeners. Discretion is advised. Explicit content included. Calls are real, providers are real. Names and details changed to protect privacy. Any medical discussion is personal experience — not protocol. Use your damn brain. Follow your guidelines. When in doubt, call med control. Need help now? Text or call ...

After more than 40 years in law enforcement — from the courtroom to the streets — Pat Welsh has seen what happens when leadership fails… and when it saves lives.

In this episode of Dispatched & Dysfunctional, we talk about what it really means to lead with courage, serve with humility, and stay human when the job hardens everyone else.

From being abandoned in a Dublin orphanage to commanding the Dayton, Ohio Police Department, ...

After 31 years of service in Western Australia, firefighter Anthony Ajduk had seen it all — until one horrific crash changed everything. In this powerful conversation, Anthony opens up about the night that ended his career, the years that followed, and the war he’s still fighting inside his own mind.

This episode dives deep into the reality of PTSD, the importance of involving family in recovery, and how dark humor keeps first resp...

When Leadership Forgets Where They Come From

When leadership forgets what it feels like to be in the trenches, everyone under them feels it first. This episode dives into the burnout that starts at the top — where checklists replace empathy and policy replaces presence.

Because real leadership isn’t about titles. It’s about remembering the weight of the gear, the smell of diesel, and the people still carrying the calls you once r...

Guest Episode – 

Three Uniforms, One Stroke: Part 3 (Final)

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

This is the final part of our raw, outdoor recording at Susan Crowder’s home — with Susan, her daughter Maizee, her granddaughter Jo, my wife Jordan, and my daughter Sophie. Real conversations, real noise, real life.

🚑 In Part 3, Susan talks about life after the stroke: rec...

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In this guest episode, I sit down with Brent Colbert — a veteran police officer and doctoral student in leadership who’s passionate about training, mentorship, and fixing the leadership failures he’s seen firsthand.

Brent brings ten years of real-world experience in policing, along with a mission to change the culture from the inside. We talk resilience, bad bosses, and what it takes to push back against a broken sys...

Guest Episode – 

Three Uniforms, One Stroke: Part 2

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

This is not a polished studio episode. It’s a raw, outdoor recording at Susan Crowder’s home — with Susan, her daughter Maizee, her granddaughter Jo, my wife Jordan, and my daughter Sophie. Background sounds, interruptions, and unfiltered honesty included.

🚑 In Part 2, Susan opens ...

Guest Episode – 

Three Uniforms, One Stroke: Part 1

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

This isn’t your normal episode. This is raw, unfiltered, and recorded outdoors at Susan Crowder’s home — with Susan, her daughter Maizee, her granddaughter Jo, my wife Jordan, and my daughter Sophie. You’ll hear laughter, interruptions, and real life in the background. That’s the poin...

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

Welcome to Dispatched & Dysfunctional — where the darkest moments become stories of resilience. These aren’t polished hero tales. They’re the raw, unfiltered truths of EMS: the calls that scar, the ones that save, and the ones we carry forever.

🚑 Toe pain at 3 a.m.? Another chest pain repeat? You know the ones...

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

Welcome to Dispatched & Dysfunctional — where the darkest moments become stories of resilience. These aren’t polished hero tales. They’re the raw, unfiltered truths of EMS: the calls that scar, the ones that save, and the ones we carry forever.

🚑 The call came in like any other — a house fire with people trapped....

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

Welcome to Dispatched & Dysfunctional — where the darkest moments become stories of resilience. These aren’t polished hero tales. They’re the raw, unfiltered truths of EMS: the calls that scar, the ones that save, and the ones we carry forever.

🚑 Some tones blur together. But this one cut like a knife. D...

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

Welcome to Dispatched & Dysfunctional — where the darkest moments become stories of resilience. These aren’t polished hero tales. They’re the raw, unfiltered truths of EMS: the calls that scar, the ones that save, and the ones we carry forever.

🚑 Some calls are unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. We walke...

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

Welcome to Dispatched & Dysfunctional — where the darkest moments become stories of resilience. These aren’t polished hero tales. They’re the raw, unfiltered truths of EMS: the calls that scar, the ones that save, and the ones we carry forever.

🚑 They see the lights. They hear the sirens. But they don’t see the one...

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

Welcome to Dispatched & Dysfunctional — where the darkest moments become stories of resilience. These aren’t polished hero tales. They’re the raw, unfiltered truths of EMS: the calls that scar, the ones that save, and the ones we carry forever.

🚑 The tones dropped for a fatal on the interstate. By ...

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

🚑 A new guy, first hitch offshore. GI symptoms on arrival. His supervisor thought he was faking it.

He wasn’t.

By the time I found him, his belly was tight, distended, and he could barely breathe. IV fluids. Antibiotics. Foley. Medevac launched. Surgeons later removed two feet of necrotic bowel — and told h...