CODE 3 FAMILIES
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsDr. Rachelle is married to a firefighter and Dr. Alma is married to a police officer, they are both child and family psychologists, and here to discuss relatable and important information relevant to navigating your first responder marriage, parenting, and wellness. This is a podcast for first responder spouses by first responder spouses, and they discuss the research and realities related to the first responder family life while also sharing their own stories of navigating this lifestyle.
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Episodes
How To Take Care Of Yourself- E9
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBAs a first responder spouse you deal with many additional stressors in daily life. You often take on a majority of the family responsibilities and many times need to parent and manage things on your own. For your family's sake, please care for yourself first. Usually that's easier said than done. Join Dr. Rachelle (Fire Spouse) and Dr. Alma (police spouse) as they discuss self care for first responder spouses and share their own challenges with managing it all.
When First Responders Bring The Job Home- E8
October 26, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBDr. Rachelle (fire spouse) shares her early pregnancy experience and big news with Dr. Alma (Police spouse). As a first responder spouse it can often be hard to know what's really going on at work for your first responder. Listen in as we discuss from the psychological perspective why first responders may often not be talking about the job and ways you as a couple can work on this!
The Silence of a Proud Spouse- E7
October 19, 2020 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBBecause the first responder career often lacks flexibility, as the spouse we may be left with feelings we have to manage, challenges we have to navigate, and new ways of doing things we have to accept. Listen in as Dr. Alma (Police Spouse) and Dr. Rachelle (Fire Spouse) discuss how silenced a spouse may feel, especially in current times.
A Spouse's Experience of First Responder Culture- E6
October 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBWhether we are an actual employee of the department or not, first responder culture impacts a lot of the conversations we have with our spouse and the decisions that are made regarding work etc. Listen in as Dr. Rachelle (Fire Spouse) and Dr. Alma (Police Spouse) discuss what they have learned about first responder culture over the years and how they play into it as wives.
Managing Feelings In The World Of A First Responder Spouse- E5
October 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBWith so many things to throw us off... quarantine, protests, air quality, fire season, distance learning, and forced overtime left and right... we are left to manage our own feelings as a first responder spouse and roll with the punches. Listen in as Dr. Rachelle (Fire Spouse) and Dr. Alma (Police Spouse) discuss how they are managing the disappointment of broken plans and their kid's feelings.
Growing A Happy Family With A First Responder- E4
September 05, 2020 23:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBPregnancy and raising children with a first responder can bring on unexpected twists others may not experience. Listen in on fire wife and police wife Dr. Rachelle and Dr. Alma while they discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of growing a family with their first responders.
Surviving The Painful Protests- E3
September 05, 2020 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBThis episode was recorded during protests of 2020. Such a challenging time as a police spouse and family member to demonstrate that you can be both supportive of your police officer and anti-racist. Listen in to Dr. Alma (Police Wife) and Dr. Rachelle (Police Sister) as they share their experience of this challenging time.
Confessions Of A First Responder Marriage- E2
September 05, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBWe often have a vision of what marriage might be like, yet we don't often imagine the unique ins and outs of a first responder marriage in that vision. Listen in on Dr. Rachelle (fire wife) and Dr. Alma (police wife) as they describe the unexpected realities of what it was like to marry a first responder.
Falling In Love With A First Responder- E1
September 05, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBAs a first responder spouse we take a vow at the beginning of our relationship that many of us are completely unaware of. We fall in love with our police officers and firefighters with ignorance into the challenges that await us in marriage. Listen in to hear the beginning of how Dr. Rachelle and Dr. Alma met and kicked off their first responder marriages and all the information they did and did not know about what was to come.
Introduction to Dr. Rachelle & Dr. Alma
September 05, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.08 MBMeet first responder spouses, licensed psychologists in California, and hosts Rachelle Zemlok & Alma Garcia and how they came to meet. Learn about their connection to the first responder world, their clinical work, and what led them to do this podcast!