Mental HeaLTH eDUCATION
I learned early on in my own journey with PTSD/Depression that there was so much more education that is needed. I’m driven to help provide that education to any and all who are seeking a better understanding of PTSD/Depression and trauma.
I bring awareness to the symptoms of PTSD and depression and how they can manifest. I will share strategies for supporting a struggling person and becomming trauma-aware, be it in your organization or personal life, and I will share my lived experience with multiple therapy modalities and a few more noval therapies like equine and psychodelics? Do you know what it means to be Trauma Informed….no….I can help!
If you work directly with 1st responders, or are just starting to provide mental health services and need a better understanding of 1st responder personalities and the culture; I can help you become more culterally competent to better serve your own clients.
From my own lived experience I can provide that education. If I can’t provide what you’re looking for, I have established a large network of other 1st responders with lived experience that I can connect you with.
Some of the more popular presentations include:
- PTSD and Ketamine Therapy (based on lived experience)
- PTSD, Suicide and 1st Responder Mental Health in the Workplace: Looking Through The Lens of Lived Experience
- What You Need To Know (signs and symptoms)
- My Success: How I Battled PTSD and Transitioned to Retirement with an OSI
Please feel free to reach out to me if you are interested IN HAVING ME PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.
Advocacy and Speaking
Understanding sometimes comes from the spoken word of others with lived experience.
After spending 30 years in the fire service and successfully conqeuring severe PTSD, depression, suicidal ideation and a suicide attempt, I have the experience, knowledge, and understanding about the topic of 1st responder mental health, suicide and the many factors that impact a mental health journey.
My lived experience, outgoing nature and desire to elevate the knowledge level of everybody about 1st responder mental health allows me to speak publicly about the topic, as well as advocate for improved approaches, strategies, treatments and education.