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For California firefighters, how ‘mindfulness’ can ease the deadly stress of their jobs In 2017, for instance, more firefighters and police officers died by suicide than in the line of
KSRO’s The Drive – March 30, 2023
Susan Farren with First Responders Resiliency, Inc.® Susan Farren was a guest on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon. She gives an overview of our resiliency training program and
Episode 1
Episode 1 – “I See A Lot of This In First Responders” Welcome to the Resiliency 1st Podcast! Join your co-hosts, Susan Farren, Founder and Executive Director of First
Episode 2
Episode 2 – “Going to the Mind Gym – Invisible Progress” Introducing Resiliency Instructor and Retired Fire Engineer, Ron Shull. Tune in to hear Ron Shull and Susan Farren
Episode 3
Episode 3 – “The Surrender Experiment” Listen to Susan and Bailey discuss one of their favorite books, The Surrender Experiment, and how the concepts we teach at our seminars
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Episode 4 – “What are you ‘sinking’ about?” How does negative thoughts affect your brain? Tune into Bailey and Susan talking about another mindfulness-based practice around the thoughts you
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Episode 5 – “Serenity and Sobriety” Introducing Resiliency Instructor and Retired CHP Commander, Cathy Wayne. Listen to Cathy and Susan talk more on the topic of substance abuse and
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Episode 6 – “The F Word” Listen to Susan Farren and Bailey Farren talk about the “F” word. No, not that… Feelings! Emotions and feelings are not easy topics for
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Episode 7 – “Bad Days” Many of us love to hate the bad days in our lives. When we face daily struggles, we might find ourselves living in our thoughts,
Episode 8
Episode 8 – “Progress in Productivity” First Responders often feel the burden of busyness that can create a form of paralysis where they don’t know where to begin with their
Episode 9
Episode 9 – “Importance of Sleep” Susan Farren and Ron Shull, FRRI Instructor, discuss the science behind sleep and sleep deprivation. How our bodies repair themselves is through food, but
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Episode 10 – “Impacts of Trauma on the Body” Susan Farren and Ron Shull discuss the effects of being a first responder on the body and brain. Our body
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Episode 11 – “First Responders and the Gut-Brain Axis” Retired Fire Captain Eric Strom joins Susan Farren for a discussion on nutrition and its impact on the emotional and psychological
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Episode 12 – “Exercise IS the Magic Pill” Retired Fire Captain Eric Strom is back this week to discuss Exercise with Sue Farren. If you could take a pill that
