🔺 Peer support uses the power of conversation to help responders find relief with job and personal stress.
🔺 In this episode, Bonnie and David speak with Lt. Ted Stanek, director of Stamford, CT Fire Department's Peer Support Team. we discuss:
🔹🔹 Finding the right person to speak to when you need help
🔹🔹 How to avoid feeling alone or isolated when you’re suffering
🔹🔹 How confidentiality makes it safe to say “I’m having an issue”
🔹🔹 Overcoming the stigma of asking for help
🔹🔹 How retirees can benefit from peer support when leaving the job
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🎙 Hosted by David Dachinger (Fire Lieut., Ret.), Dr. Stacy Raymond, and Bonnie C. Rumilly, LCSW, EMT-B, these broadcasts are dedicated to improving the mental and physical well-being of police, fire, EMS, and dispatch personnel.
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