The Overwatch Collective Podcast

A fantastic in person podcast with Robyn Sonnier and Mica Salazar Istre while in Lafayette, Loiusiana! Listen in as they discuss their training, experience, and education in working work out military and first responder community. Both are contracted T.O.C. therapists and are actively seeing people in our community through T.O.C. 

We talk about the importance of self awareness in realizing when you should work with a thera...

Joining via zoom in Seattle is Eric Tung a huge mental health advocate, who has been a LEO w/ Kent Police Department for 17 years. A huge congrats to Eric as he was recently promoted to the rank of Commander. Eric held various positions in the podcast such as K9 Officer and recruiting.

Blue Grit Wellness started post 2020 after all of the negative energy with law enforcement. Eric hopped on and shared his insight on the p...

Always a pleasure being a guest on other podcasts. This podcast with Roger Sutherland was a special one as it reaches listeners in Australia, U.S.A., and other countries. Roger absolutely crushed it with the editing and clips from the episode. 

In this podcast, Greg breaks down how T.O.C. started, the common trends amongst our community regarding mental health, how T.O.C. combats those trends, etc. 

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Another fantastic in person podcast with Shavonne, but this time was even better as it was recorded in person in the studio, AKA The Garage! Shavonne flew up to Northern CA from Southern CA. 

Shavonne talks about Throttle and Thrive briefly as she already discussed it in detail during SZN 6 EP 5. Throughout this episode, Shavonne talks about how her addiction was the best thing that ever happened to her as she's sober...

Joining via zoom in Northern California is Jade DeFrates, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing for 18 years! Jade treats complex trauma amongst our first responder community, conducts EMDR and neurofeedback. 

Jade discusses the history of EMDR and some of the benefits to starting group EMDR while maintaining confidentiality, which has not been discussed yet on our podcast. Jade also provides a full bre...

Joining via zoom is Scott Hill, who breaks down the process of making is simple and easy to get people amongst our TOC community into a home. Greg worked with Scott to get into his home and can vouch for Scott and his wife Lisa. If you're looking to get into a home or just want some advice on planning for that time, you need to contact Scott!

Scott Hill, is the Founder of Hill Mortgage, and is a U.S. Navy Veteran of 1...

Joining via zoom is Jessica from the very cold Kansas City, Missouri. Jessica is a retired Police Sgt. who's career was unexpectedly cut short, which like most, she was not prepared for. Jessica started Next Shift and became a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) transition coach in order to help our LEO community be prepared to adapt to life after being an LEO. 

In our community, we don't know what each shift has in st...

Joining from San Diego via zoom is Dr. Brooke Bartlett, a licensed clinical psychologist with over 10 years of specialized training with first responders, military, and their loved ones, and can work with anyone in California and Florida. Dr. Bartlett is also an accomplished researcher with dozens of scientific contributions examining trauma and stress amongst our community. Also, she has trained at some of the nation's most r...

Joining from Southern California via zoom is Shavonne, the founder of Throttle & Thrive. Through sobriety and AA, Shavonne found peace, healing, and purpose, which led to the idea to create a facility to help our first responders and veterans with substance misuse with the hopes of changing their lives in the right direction. 

The facility is located in a beautiful home in  Palos Verdes Estates, Southern California. Th...

Quick podcast with Austin, who's been a Deputy Sheriff for 8 years, who breaks down the LEO only two gun fundraiser match they will be hosting on Saturday, March 23, 2024. 

The fundraiser match will be held at the Kenneth Royal Firearms Range in Elk Grove, CA, starting with the sign ins at 0700 hrs. Listen in as Austin mentions their sponsors for the event, answers questions that fellow LEO's may have, and talks ...

Joining from Southern California via zoom is Jon and Emily, two Co-Founders of Hold The Line Fly Fishing, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit with the mission of using fly fishing to connect first responders, provide a trip to camp/fish, and calm the effects of Post Traumatic Stress.

Jon, a 15 year fire fighter who is currently an engineer & paramedic with a sweet mustache, has been married to Emily, a school teacher, for 13 years...

Joining via zoom from San Diego, CA, is Megan Zuzevich. Megan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), EMDR trained, and specializes in Trauma & EMDR. Megan comes from a Law Enforcement family and spent some time working in correctional facilities.

Megan discussed the benefits of working with a Coach instead of your traditional therapist, even as a LMFT herself, for the past 6 years. If you are looking for ...

Joining via zoom from Tampa, Florida, is Lauren Frazier. Lauren spent 8 1/2 years in the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.) and retired with a diagnoses of PTSD as a Captain. Lauren's husband is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S.A.F. for the past 17 1/2 years. 

Lauren has her Masters of Social Work, Dual Certification, 200 Hour Yoga Certification, and 30 Hour Yin Yoga Certification. 

Lauren spent 6 months at th...

Joining via Zoom in Ohio is Travis Gribble and Jennifer Cooper from My Arena. Listen in to get an introduction of Travis and Jennifer. Travis was previously on T.O.C.'s podcast (SZN 5 EP 1) and spoke at T.O.C.'s 3rd Annual Fundraiser. Jennifer, a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor, was Travis's therapist at the beginning of his journey and travels across the Country with Travis to share ...

Enjoy Greg's voice this entire episode as you get a debrief of Statistic Updates, 2023, and 2024 events.

2024 is going to be a great year for T.O.C. as we have a big event on 2/19 with Travis Gribble, Greg is traveling to Louisiana in March, our 3 year anniversary meet up, and our 4th Annual Fundraiser. 

Listen to this episode for the most updated therapy statistics and podcast statistics. 

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Joining T.O.C. Podcast from Bendigo Australia via zoom is Jamie Ward. Jamie retired as a Police Officer in Australia with a Chronic PSTD diagnosis and shares his lengthy journey in his treatment process. Jamie offers a great comparison between Australia and the United States of America in regards to the stigma and culture amongst our first responder community.

Throughout Jamie's 21 year career, he experienced several ...

Joining in the studio is Donna, T.O.C. Board of Directors Chair of the Board, who discusses the challenges of being married to an LEO and U.S. Service Member and having two children who are first responders. 

We talked about challenges of attending holidays and weddings alone while your loved one is on shift or deployed overseas, which Donna has experienced on several occasions. In addition, Donna discussed the scary part ...

Joining from Ventura, CA is Maggie Hernandez, a T.O.C. contracted therapist, who is half way through the process of becoming a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. 

Maggie is married to Erik, who has been a Fire Fighter for the City of Pasadena for 10 years and a mother of two. Maggie and Erik are both on the Board of Directors for a Non-Profit Organization called 809 Fight For Awareness. 

Being a...

Joining from Central California via zoom is Lacey Hayes, daughter of Chuck Strange from SZN 4 EP 13.

Lacey discusses some of the challenges that come along with growing up with her Father being a Police Officer, which is a topic not often discussed in our first responder and military community. We discussed the challenges of your parent being in harms way, the knock at the door, being "on call", and the dark humo...