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May 7
"The average person in their lifetime will deal with two or three traumatic events in their life... On patrol in New York City in the 90s, when it was out of control, we could have eight in a night, nine, ten in a night, you know, and people don't get that."
Retired NYPD detective TOM SMITH reflected on the cumulative trauma law enforcement officers face over the course of a career.
Sharp Performance Head of Coaching Steven Bunting joined him on @THEGOLDSHIELDS to share how his own experiences in Special Operations, combat medicine, and life after the military shaped the way he approaches coaching today.
After spending years with his identity tied to a uniform, Steve now helps first responders navigate the long-term cost of service.
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May 4
“The things about this job that make it great are the same things that are probably going to kill you.”
@FireBeach Chief @rbfdchiefbutler has spent 35 years in the fire service. In the last decade alone, he’s lost 10 firefighters under his command.
He’s seen how the job takes a toll over time, on both the people doing the work and the families behind them.
On International Firefighters’ Day, we remember the firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty and those we’ve lost along the way.
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Apr 21
Coach Jared Cheselske and Customer Success Manager Matthew Sanders spent the day on the range with @MontereyParkPD.
They worked box breathing into live-fire drills, giving officers a way to practice regulating their nervous system in a high-stress environment.
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Mar 6
Veterans and first responders don’t live average lives, yet traditional medical benchmarks compare them to the average person.
Dr. Chris Frueh joined The Hero’s Journey podcast to explain why those benchmarks fall short and what his research suggests about the physiological baseline for high-risk professionals.
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Mar 4
After years of physiological dysregulation, many veterans and first responders are prescribed the “combat cocktail” described by former SEAL Maxwell Bush.
In this episode, Max and Dr. Frueh discuss how to break the vicious cycle.
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Mar 3
Label first, listen later: Dr. Chris Frueh has seen it firsthand.
In the latest episode of The Hero's Journey, he explains why the “easy button” approach to care misses the mark for veterans and first responders.
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Feb 28
PTSD or Operator Syndrome? 🧵
When clinical psychologist Dr. Chris Frueh heard about the cluster of medical issues facing the SOF and first responder communities, he didn’t default to the PTSD diagnosis.
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Feb 28
Dr. Frueh joins former SEAL and Sharp's Head of Customer Engagement, Maxwell Bush, to discuss the symptoms, how it differs from PTSD, and why his latest research shows similar patterns in the first responder community.
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Feb 25
Dr. Chris Frueh is a clinical psychologist and former VA researcher who spent years studying the long-term effects of sustained operational stress.
After working directly with hundreds of SOF operators, he identified a pattern ⬇️
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Feb 25
Now, we’ve finally got a name for it: Operator Syndrome.
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Feb 25
This week, he’s joining the Sharp Performance podcast, The Hero’s Journey, to break it all down.
Episode drops Friday, 2/27.
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