Episodes

Here is our follow up to episode 5 on Heroes at Work, in our season finale. Gabe edited the original 911 call, radio traffic, calls to the would-be killer's mother, along with the audio from the award presented to the …

Welcome Shannon Seulement! She has 34 years as a police dispatcher and plenty of stories to share. I am thrilled to share my mentor and trainers experiences with all of you. 14 mins - longevity 15 min - team environment …

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Meet Conner O'Leary, the amazing story teller, who shares his journey from the Marines to Police Officer. He takes us on his journey as he finds his way into police work and eventually becomes a K-9 Handler. Conner’s first ...

Join us as we talk to Alex and Leah Blankenship, two of Gabe's friends as we get a younger prospective from trying out for the police force and a brief look into the world of studying the brain. https://www.podpage.com/echo-o...

Strengthening Your Mental Armor Join us as we talk to Stephanie Conn, PhD, author of Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel, Strengthening Your Mental Armor, and founder of First Responder Psychology. Steph...

Tina Pardee is a 16 year police dispatcher who wears many more hats. She is a mother of 2 children, who managed single parenting during her kids teen years. She married a police officer and along the way became an …

Tony Biglan, PhD, is a Retired Senior Research Scientist from Oregon Research Institute and President of Values to Action. https://www.valuestoaction.org/ . Join Gabe and Dawn as we learn from a leading figure in the developm...

Tony Biglan, PhD, is a Retired Senior Research Scientist from Oregon Research Institute and President of Values to Action. https://www.valuestoaction.org/ . Join Gabe and Dawn as we learn from a leading figure in the developm...

We are thrilled to present Tanner and Mandy Bazer as we talk to them about family life in emergency services. Listen to the amazing strategies they employ to help each other and their family stay grounded, through shift work...

Heroes at Work Gabe listens and asks questions as I take him back to 1998, where I was a four year call taker. The Thurston High School shooting was my first big event in law enforcement. Gabe was surprised by …

We welcome Helene Dubov, a Clinical Social Work/Therapist, to Echo of Connections. She gives us the background on EMDR therapy basics on how it started and how it works. Helene gives us an overview of the process and the...

Dawn just got back from training in Florida presented by Labor Relations Information System (LRIS). Dawn discusses labor laws that protect employees health related issues as taught by Will Aitchison from LRIS. After hearing...

Our first very special guest, Tracey Komisar joins us to share her 29 years of working as a dispatcher at 911 and police dispatcher. She shares her most difficult call of her career, a school shooting, along with her abilit...

Gabe and Dawn try to talk about their origin story, but get distracted by 2020. 2020 is full of wild fires, protests turning to riots, siege of our police department, covid shut downs, and moving out after a 27 year …

Gabe and Dawn Hansen team up to discuss trauma and building resilience in emergency services. Dawn has worked as a police dispatcher for 28 years. Gabe was born into a life of crazy shiftwork, stressful work, and being in t...