First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver
The First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver is where first responder wellness, leadership, mental health, and resilience come together for law enforcement, firefighters, EMS professionals, dispatchers, military veterans, and the families who support them. Each week, Conrad sits down with respected first responders, agency leaders, clinicians, researchers, and wellness experts for honest conversations about the challenges facing public safety today. Topics include PTSD, trauma, burnout, peer support, suicide prevention, leadership development, organizational culture, shift work, family relationships, and building resilient teams. Whether you're a police chief, fire chief, supervisor, wellness coordinator, frontline responder, or family member, you'll gain practical insights, proven strategies, and real-world solutions to help you lead better, live healthier, and thrive both on and off the job. Because wellness isn't optional—and healthy organizations begin with healthy leaders.
Episodes
141 - Shot in the line of Duty - with Hali Bradford
She arrived at the hospital with 30 seconds of life and a 99.99% chance of not surviving. Her surgeon was moments from calling her time of death. And then — without medical explanation — the bleeding stopped.
This week on the First Responder Wellness Podcast, host Conrad Weaver sits down with Hali Bradford, a Louisiana National Guard MP veteran and police officer wh...
140 - How is Filing a Complaint a Mental Health Tool - with Bridget Truxillo
Most first responders think of complaints as paperwork, politics, or career-ending decisions—not something connected to wellness. But what if staying silent is actually what does the most damage?
In this episode, Conrad Weaver sits down with attorney and former law ...
139 - What Happens After the Diagnosis? With Suzanne Stone
Executive Episode SummaryFor many people, cancer is something that happens to someone else. Until suddenly it doesn't.
In this powerful conversation, Conrad sits down with Suzanne Stone, CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, to explore what happens after a cancer diagnosis turns life upside down. While most conversations focus on treatment, Suzanne shines a light on the challe...
138 - Mental Warefare is Part of the Path - Doc Springer
Episode DescriptionWhat if some of the things we've been taught about trauma, resilience, and suicide prevention are actually making the problem worse?
In this powerful conversation, Conrad Weaver sits down with Dr. Shauna "Doc" Springer—psychologist, author, speaker, and one of the leading voices in military and first responder mental health&m...
137 - Hiding in Plain Sight: When the Helper Needs Help with Paramedic Brad Lawson
For nearly 27 years, Brad Lawson served his community as a paramedic, responding to tragedies, accidents, overdoses, and some of life's darkest moments.
Like many first responders, Brad learned to suppress emotions, push through pain, and wear the mask of strength. To everyone around him, he appeared to have it all together.
But beneath the surface,...
136 - The Full Bucket: Hidden Trauma, Childhood Wounds and Healing for First Responders with Dr. Stacy Raymond
EPISODE SUMMARYWhat if the trauma first responders carry didn’t start on the job?
In this powerful conversation, psychologist and trauma specialist Dr. Stacy Raymond explores the hidden roots of trauma in policing and public safety — and why some first responders struggle to seek help, even when their b...
Great Leaders Empower the Team - with Steve Vincent
What does real leadership look like when lives, missions, and impossible decisions are on the line?
In this episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Conrad Weaver sits down with former U.S. Navy commanding officer Steve Vincent for a powerful conversation about leadership, trust, ...
What does it really mean to save a life?
In this powerful episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Conrad Weaver sits down with veteran firefighter-paramedic, EMS educator, entrepreneur, and author Brad Newbury for a deeply human conversation about mental health, resilience, l...
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Walking Through Grief: Healing After First Responder Suicide.
In this deeply emotional episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, host Conrad Weaver sits down with Marchelle Farmer, widow of retired police sergeant Scott Farmer, to talk about love, trauma, loss, and healing after first re...
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132 - Lead Anyway, Even When Leadership is Broken - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Everyone talks about bad leadership.
But very few people take responsibility for becoming better leaders themselves.
In Part 2 of this conversation, Conrad continu...
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131 - You're Not Broken, You're Leveling Up - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
What if the very thing you’ve been told is breaking you… is actually making you stronger?
In this conversation, Conrad sits down with Dave Grossman to unpack ...
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130 - Mental Warfare is Part of the Path - with Rob Magao
This conversation begins with a hard truth: most people will experience...
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129 - The Emotional Toll of Life in the Trauma Unit with Dr. Alicia Mangram
What happens when the people trusted to save lives have nowhere safe to process their own pain? In this episode, Conrad Weaver talks wit...
"Better sleep often starts with a better environment." - Taylor Montey
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SLEEP! Stop Counting Hours, Count Cycles with Taylor Montey
In part two of this conversation, Conrad Weaver and Taylor Montey get practical about sleep in the first responder world. They talk about how to create a better sleep environment in bunk ...
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In this episode, Conrad Weaver sits down with Dr. Jon Sheinberg for a powerful conversation about one of the most overlooked threats to first responders: heart disease. What makes this discussion especially compelling is Dr. Sheinberg’s rare perspective. He has spent decades both as a physician and a...
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127 - SLEEP! Stop Counting Hours, Count Cycles (Part 1 of 2)
In part one of this two-part conversation, Conrad Weaver sits down with firefighter, lieutenant, counselor, and sleep specialist Taylor Montey to talk about one of the most overlooked issues in first responder wellness: sleep. But this episode goes far beyon...
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126 - The Hidden Injury Behind the Anger with Jeff Casselman
What happens when the trauma isn’t just emotional — but neurological? In this powerful episode, Conrad Weaver talks with retired police officer and Army veteran Jeff Casselman about the devastating intersection of PTSD, cumulative concussions, a...
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SPECIAL EDITION: A Proactive Peer Support System First Responders Can Trust
What if peer support in your agency didn’t depend on chance, availability, or who happened to answer the phone? In this episode of the First Responder Wellness Podcast, Conrad Weaver talks with Nik Fiorito of Peer Connect about a system designed to make peer support more pr...
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125 - You Can't Fix Your Family Until You Fix Yourself - Gregory Seibert
What happens when a career built on strength, control, and service slowly hardens your heart? In this episode, Conrad Weaver sits down with former law enforcement officer and criminal justice instructor Greg Seibert for a raw conversation about ...
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124 - First Responder Trauma and Marriage with Erin Jane EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode, Conrad sits down with Erin Jane for a conversation that feels both deeply personal and quietly important. Erin is a former police officer and detective from Australia, now living in Boston as the wife of an active-duty firefight...
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