First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver
The First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver is where mental health, resilience, and real solutions meet for police, fire, EMS, dispatch, and the families who support them. No fluff. No corporate wellness speak. Just honest conversations with first responders, mental health professionals, and leaders who've lived it — covering burnout, PTSD, suicide awareness, peer support, shift work, marriage, and what it actually takes to have a long, healthy career in this profession. Every episode is designed to leave you with something you can actually use. If you serve, lead people who serve, or love someone who does — this podcast was made for you.
Episodes
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124 - First Responder Trauma and Marriage with Erin Jane EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode, Conrad sits down with Erin Jane for a conversation that feels both deeply personal and quietly important. Erin is a former police officer and detective from Australia, now living in Boston as the wife of an active-duty firefighter, ...
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Marriage, Badges, and Breakthroughs
In this conversation, Conrad sits down with Dylan and Kella Bates—two first responders who’ve worked in very different worlds, from the nonstop pace of the DC area to the isolation and intensity of rural Alaska. They talk candidly about what the public doesn’t see: the whiplash of g...
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Episode 122 - Unlearn Survival, and Relearn Peace - with Kevin Barnhill
This episode is a raw conversation about what happens when the job doesn’t just change your schedule—it changes you. Conrad Weaver sits down with Kevin Barnhi...
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Episode 121: You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets - Matt Bloesch
Retirement is supposed to feel like relief. For Matt Bloesch, it does—but not because he simply “made it to the finish line.” After 26 years in the San Francisco Bay A...
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120 - You Don't Have to be Falling Apart to Need Healing - Kemmi Sadler
In this episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Conrad sits down with Kemmi Saddler, a former local law enforcement officer who went from dispatch to ...
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The Moment We Arrive On Scene, We Become a Part of Their Story - Lt. Sarah Shendy
Some people wear the uniform and slowly disappear inside it—hardened, exhausted, running on fumes. Sarah Shendy is the opposite. Nearly 18 years into law enforcement, she still talks about the job with the kind of awe most people lose after ...
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EPISODE 118:
Bulletproof: Staying Human on the Job with Dan Willis
What happens to a good heart after years of walking into the worst moments of other people’s lives?
In this episode, Conrad Weaver sits down with retired Captain Dan Willis, a 30-year veteran of the La Mesa Police Department (San Diego area), to talk about...
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I Built My Recovery Like an Investigation - with Craig Semple
Craig Semple served 25 years as a detective in the New South Wales, Australia Police Force—homicides, drug squads, outlaw motorcycle gangs, the kind of work that runs on adrenaline and silence. But behind the scenes, PTSD and burnout were stacking up: sleepless...
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You Can't Heal What Stays Locked in the Dark - Dr. Cherylynn Lee
In this powerful episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, host Conrad Weaver sits down with police psychologist Dr. Cherylynn Lee to explore what really happens when trauma goes unspoken inside law enforcement, fire, EMS, and dispatch.
Dr. Lee works ...
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What happens when the very skills that keep an officer alive on the street start quietly dismantling the rest of their life?
In this episode, Conrad Weaver sits down with Dr. Kevin Gilmartin—one of the pioneering voices in police psychology—to unpack the hidden physiology of the job: hypervigilance, distrust, adrenaline, ...
This special year-end episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast counts down the Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes of the Year—the conversations that resonated most with first responders, leaders, and their families.
These episodes tackle the issues that matter most right now: trauma and the brain, leadership culture, physical health, sleep and suicide prevention, spiritual wholeness, organizational accountability, and the human...
Episode Title: A Christmas Message for First Responders Podcast: First Responder Wellness Podcast Air Date: December 24, 2025 Duration: ~7 minutes Host: Conrad Weaver
🎧 Episode Summary:In this special Christmas Eve episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, we pause to honor and thank the brave men and women who continue to serve their communities during the holiday season. Whether ...
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From Addiction to Purpose - Rich Cheatham's Journey Through Shame and Redemption.
In this powerful episode, retired fire captain Rick Cheatham opens up about a hidden crisis in the fire service—addiction, shame, and the mental health struggles no ...
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FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS PODCAST EPISODE #111
When the Helper Breaks: The Untold Trauma Inside Corrections
In this profoundly moving conversation, former corrections sergeant and mental health advocate Syndi Treece shares the emotional truth of working inside America’s prisons—where trauma is constant, connection is complicated,...
How the Ontario Provincial Police Supports Their People: How Ontario Built One of the Most Comprehensive First Responder Wellness Systems in North America Guest: Rob Jamieson, Retired OPP Sergeant & Former President, Ontario Provincial Police Association Host: Conrad Weaver
Episode Overview This powerful and far-reaching conversation with retired Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant and former OPP Association President Rob Jami...
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Gratitude is the Secret Sauce - Conrad Weaver
In this heartfelt Thanksgiving edition of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, host Conrad Weaver pauses to express deep gratitude to the first responder community and the listeners who support the mission of wellness, healing,...
Here's what Conrad has been thinking about recently, today on the Friday Five...
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How to Relieve Stress in One Minute: A Practical Tool for First Responders with Marie Matteson
Guest: Marie Matteson, MS – Former Volunteer EMT, Medical Massage Therapist, Stress & Emotion Regulation Specialist, Author of One Minute Stress Release
Episode DescriptionStress is baked into the job for first responders—but what if you had a simple...
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EPISODE 107 Small Deposits, Big Returns: A Realistic Wellness Plan for Agencies - Andy Wilson
Director Andy Wilson, Ohio’s Director of Public Safety, joins Conrad Weaver to talk frankly about the human cost of public safety work and what leaders must do to protect the people who protect us. Andy explains how chronic and acute stress shorten caree...
In this Friday Five episode, host Conrad Weaver reflects on what it means to live an “above average” life. He shares why he takes on monthly challenges—like daily pushups and Bible reading—not just to test his limits, but to cultivate habits that help him grow personally and professionally. Conrad reminds us that achieving our goals requires more than wishing for them—it takes daily, intentional action. This short but powerful mes...
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