Episode #32- Greg Grogan: Mental Health for First Responders
Real Talks on the Rocks
English - January 16, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEducation Health & Fitness adult humor children college diet marriage dieting entrepreneur family fitness generation x Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of Real Talks on the Rocks, I sit down with Greg Grogan. Greg is a current law enforcement officer and co-founder of The Overwatch Collective: a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing attention to mental health for military and first responders. Greg talks about his organization and how they work to provide first responders with free therapy.
Greg also talks about the current issues in law enforcement that are likely to be causing some of the mental anguish public service personnel face everyday.
You can reach out to Greg and The Overwatch Collective at: https://theoverwatchcollective.com
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Chapter list: 00:00- Preview
01:06- Intro
03:45- How The Overwatch Collective got started
06:14- Exposure in Law Enforcement
08:10- Veteran transition to civilian life
10:45- Being aware of what veterans have seen overseas: EMDR training
14:38- Entering the Law Enforcement career
19:05- Keeping the “image”
28:00- It starts with the Family
33:55- New police and firefighters spending money too fast
41:55-All you have is that “badge”??
45:35- Is it lack of resources or lack of “taking the first step”?
51:22- Building Trust in an organization
56:50- End of Watch (movie)
58:25- It just takes “one” person
1:00:00- what makes “The Overwatch Collective” so impactful
1:05:35- Dealing with a traumatic call for service
1:08:00-Seeking therapy
1:14:50- What is your form of therapy?
1:18:50- Relationships as a first responder
1:27:40- How mental stress builds up over time
1:29:20- Physical Fitness
1:36:20- How organizations can help their staff
1:39:50- Final Thoughts