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Code 4 Northwest
The Code 4 Northwest podcast provides a pragmatic, positive voice for a community of first responders and their families. When your day job is dealing with what is often one of the worst possible days for those you serve, it is vital that your perspectives be accurate and not overshadowed by your day to day experiences. This podcast exists to help restore the balance between perceptions and perspectives by stepping back to see the bigger picture.Code 4 Northwest is an entirely volunteer-run, free and confidential crisis response and referral network for Washington State active and retired first responders, EMS, corrections, civilian support personnel, and their families.
Podcasting since 2021 • 12 episodes
Code 4 Northwest
Latest Episodes
#12 James Brack-- New Approaches To 1st Responder Wellness.
James Brack is with the Bellevue Police Dept. and is leading their Wellness Program. Combining his own research and working with 1st Responder friendly professionals, new ideas and approaches to wellness are taking shape. Proactive strate...
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#11 Metabolic Syndrome in First Responders: You Need To Hear This.
Deanna Mehlhoff is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in Metabolic Syndrome--how it affects First Responders and working with them to identify the issues and correct them. If you don't know what this is or even think you do, take a list...
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#10 Meggin Gardner- "I had lost control of my life."
In this episode Meggin Gardner discusses her experience as a 911 dispatcher and how the effects of cumulative stress brought her to a tipping point. As the traumas began adding up, her body gave out warning signals. She "soldiered on" bei...
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# 9 Pat Ellis -Chaplain
Pat Ellis is the volunteer coordinator for Code 4 NW and a full time Chaplain for Puget Sound Fire. In this episode you will get a glimpse into his life as a Chaplain. We also discuss the current state of the professional mental hea...
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# 8 Devon Edwards - "I One Hundred Percent Intended To Be Dead"
This episode contains explicit language and sensitive subject matter. In 2019, more than 350 Police Officers and Fire Fighters died by Suicide. This is the story of a Police Officer who intended to take her life multiple times...
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