Do you find yourself slumped on the sofa after a twelve-hour shift at work, mindlessly scrolling through your phone, too exhausted to get up and enjoy dinner with your family? Or, do you feel lost for words when trying to comfort a co-worker who's just faced a tough call, not knowing what to say to help them without making them relive the ordeal? As a retired first responder and crisis interventionist, I know what it’s like to spend your days juggling back-to-back calls from clients in crisis, sacrificing sleep, working rotating shifts, and missing out on meaningful family events — again.But what if you could get through every workday without staving off an oncoming panic attack or feeling your heart pound inside your chest every time your phone rings?With over 25 years of experience as a board-certified professional in traumatic stress, I've equipped thousands of people who face the daily challenges of high-pressure jobs like yours with the practical action steps they need to stop treating everything in their life as if it was a 911 emergency and regain full control of their life.Each week, you’ll hear the unfiltered stories from frontline professionals just like you who’ve experienced the pain of loss, endured graphic trauma calls, contemplated suicide, and found hope in the darkest moments on their journey.Together, we’ll explore the simple steps you can take to build greater resilience in your own high-stress profession through critical incident stress management, first responder burnout, suicide intervention, peer counseling teams, and much more so that you can learn how to stop surviving and start thriving both on and off duty.Ready to experience what it’s like to have the time and mental energy for things that matter most to you, get a full night’s sleep without worrying about what tomorrow’s shift might bring, and to (finally!) find meaning and joy again in answering the call? Hit play, and let’s dive in.

Certified Church Revitalization Consultant

35 years experience providing crisis intervention, stress management, peer support, training and consulting services to first responders, mental health professionals, clergy, school counselors, medical, corporate and industrial fields. My Ph.D. is in counseling and am board certified as an expert in traumatic stress. With experience in the business sector, law enforcement, fire services, EMS, schools and churches, I am uniquely qualified to provide consulting, training and program development in the areas of peer support teams, critical incident stress management, workplace violence, church and workplace safety, suicide intervention, compassion fatigue/burnout, and many other workforce wellness concerns.I offer training and consultation in Peer Support, Critical Incident Stress Management, Crisis Intervention, Psychological/Emotional/Spiritual First Aid, Compassion Fatigue, Suicide Intervention, building team skills and more.Comprehensive organizational assessment, Business safety and security consultation, Peer support team program development and training, Crisis intervention team program development and training, Suicide awareness and intervention training, Workplace stress management consultation, Compassion fatigue education and self-care, Consultation and training based on your organizational needs

StoryMessage Creative is a digital marketing consulting and advertising agency helping small businesses, churches and non-profits clarify their marketing messaging to better connect with their prospects, outreach efforts, and potential donors.The mission is simple. StoryMessage wants to help double the size of 100 small businesses, churches and non-profits each year, and I believe the best way to do that is to guide each one through the StoryBrand Marketing framework so they'll be able to be clear in their messaging and become the guide in their prospect's story.As a StoryBrand Certified Guide, I am able to use simple, proven, story-based techniques to help clients build websites that sell, construct memorable one-liners they can use as their "elevator pitch", build scalable sales and marketing funnels, and create beautiful lead magnets that will build a large email database.Many businesses are spending hard-earned profits on marketing and ads, driving people to websites that don't convert to sales. I help businesses clarify their marketing message, build websites that work, and help them create sales systems that sell while they sleep. Clients that work with me can reduce their marketing spend while increasing leads and sales.

Faith Bible Church of Lake Charles is a community of "imperfect" people committed to an environment that brings others into a real, vibrant relationship with the God of the universe through Jesus Christ.Our MISSION is simple, yet powerful: Reaching our world one family at a time and connecting them to a life-changing relationship with Jesus.

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