E.238 Part 1 Inside The Therapy Room: Addiction, Culture, And Trust

Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental Health

Steve Bisson

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

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Send us a text The badge asks for everything, then hands you a shift change and a smile. We sat down with returning guest, licensed clinical social worker Alexis Silva, to dig into the quiet realities behind the uniform: why trust is scarce, why stigma is sticky, and how substance use becomes a steady companion long before it becomes a crisis. Alexis works almost exclusively with first responders, military, and veterans, and brings her own sobriety and family experience to the table. Th...

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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.
0:34.6	Okay. their teams. Let's get started. GetFree.
0:36.6	You heard me talk about it.
0:38.9	I'm going to keep on talking about it because I love it.
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