About this podcast
Can’t shut your brain off after shift? Still replaying calls when your head hits the pillow? Tired but wired? Burned out, emotionally drained, and wondering why you can’t relax even when you’re finally home? Maybe you’re still showing up. Still doing the job. Still taking care of everyone else. But your sleep is falling apart. Your fuse is shorter. Your family gets what’s left of you. The calls still follow you home, and your nervous system never seems to get the message that the danger is over. You’re not weak. You’re not broken. And you’re DEFINITELY not the only one. Welcome to First Responder Reset—the podcast for law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers, corrections, Search & Rescue, healthcare professionals, military veterans, and other high-stress professionals who are tired of living in survival mode. Each episode is built around practical, tactical, and culturally competent strategies to help you recover from burnout, cumulative trauma, operational stress, hypervigilance, and the critical incidents that stick with you. We’ll talk about nervous system regulation, sleep and recovery, work-life balance, relationships, resilience, and how to leave work, at work, without losing the edge that makes you good at what you do. Hey, I’m Amie—a licensed trauma therapist, Certified EMDR Therapist, daughter of a Police Chief, and the product of a multigenerational law enforcement family. For nearly a decade, I’ve worked almost exclusively with first responders, military and combat veterans, healthcare professionals, and other high-stress occupations. I’ve sat across from the detective carrying child abuse and ICAC cases long after the evidence was logged. The firefighter running on little sleep and too many bad calls. The medic who can’t stop replaying a pediatric scene. The dispatcher whose brain never slows down. The corrections officer who never fully lets their guard down. The Search & Rescue volunteer carrying difficult recoveries. The combat veteran who spent years mission ready & deployed and can’t figure out how to turn it off. And the spouses and families who just want their responder back. For years, I watched good people tell themselves: ”I’m fine.” ”It just comes with the job.” ”I can handle it.” ”I just need more sleep.” But here’s what I’ve learned. Most people in this profession aren’t looking for mental health. They’re looking for relief. Relief from poor sleep. Relief from survival mode. Relief from hypervigilance. Relief from burnout. Relief from carrying the job home. Relief from feeling like they must do it alone. If you’re ready to stop carrying the weight of the job by yourself, improve sleep, reconnect with your family, understand what’s happening inside your nervous system, and get your life back, you’re in the right place. So, finish that report, throw on the headphones after shift, and let’s get to work.