E. 233 Why Role Loss After Service Can Turn Deadly And What Actually Helps (Part 2)

Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental Health

Steve Bisson

Education, Mental Health, Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Honest, Counseling, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Substance Use

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text The silence after the last shift can be deafening. We dive into what really happens when the badge comes off and the calls stop, tracing the steep drop from team identity and adrenaline to isolation, substance use, and rising suicide risk. With honesty and urgency, we unpack why retirement hits first responders so hard and outline a practical safety net that works in the real world. We talk through the addictive rhythm of police, fire, EMS, and corrections work—why the culture...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Resilience Development in Action with Steve Bisson.
0:06.1	This is the podcast dedicated to first responder mental health, helping police, fire,
0:11.4	EMS, dispatchers, and paramedics create better growth environments for themselves and their teams.
0:17.5	Let's get started.
0:40.6	Okay. their teams. Let's get started. You know, you've heard me talk about this before. Getfree.a.I. Great for your note-taking, good for your transcript, good for your goals, good for everything that you do in a hippocomplying nature.
0:47.6	And if you use code Steve 50 at checkout, you will get $50 off your first month.
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0:56.1	But getfree.a.I has freed me to do more things with my life,
0:57.9	including work on other passions.
1:00.6	So get freed to do your notes,
1:02.3	get freed from doing your goals,
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1:08.5	Well, hi, everyone,
1:12.9	and this is not going to be a numbered episode because I'm just having a great time with Joe.
1:18.0	I want people to really go see Joe Zodis, all the stuff that he's doing.
1:21.3	And we were having a conversation like, 30 minutes is not enough.
1:22.2	You'll have to come back.
1:22.8	Absolutely.
1:25.4	Well, we're going to blow this one out, too.
1:29.7	But one of the things you talked about, and I think it's important to think about, is the retirement for our guys.
1:31.7	Yeah.
1:32.0	Because it's, like, I'm not saying that business doesn't have that, and I'm not trying to
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