The180impact Podcast

The180Impact is still here and going strong. We just haven't had the time to do podcasting and social media for a while, but that's about to change. What have we been up to? Take a listen to find out.

Erin takes us inside the life of a 911 Dispatcher and tells us what it's really like to deal with being the first of the first responders to handle crisis situations, and how she is able to cope with the events of a workday when she goes home.

Taking a few minutes a day or couple of hours a week in order to recharge is necessary for you mental and emotional health.  Self-care is not a selfish act so make sure you get yours in 

Whether you leave early, or make it to the end and retire, your career ending can be a challenging life transition. What that looks like and how do we navigate that?

Chronic and long-term stress not only has mental and emotional consequences, but research is now showing us that it is also physically destroying our brains. We discuss what that may look like for you and what you can do about it.

In this episode we talk about the origins and branding of The180Impact.  What we stand for and what it means to us as a family and company. 

The 5 Second Rule is a tool invented by Author and Speaker Mel Robbins.  It is extremely simple and effective when applied to your life.  Take a listen as we teach you how to apply it for yourself

As First Responders, We need to be careful how we engage with our children outside of the influence of our profession. This episode helps you navigate how to help your children maintain a health mental and emotional outlook both both at home and in life

Everyone experiences burnout from time to time.  We discuss what that may look like for you and a couple of tools use can use to help you manage your burnout...

Up to 93% of people fail to meet their New Year's resolutions. Learn the reasons why and what you can do to set goals that ensure long-term compliance and follow through.

Communication is such a wide ranging topic that it's impossible to cover all aspects.  In this episode, Aaron and Clarissa cover some of the basics that can help your relationships thrive.

Aaron & Clarissa discuss the 5 Love Languages and how they apply them to their relationship.  Listen to find yours and open up the communication in your lives

Aaron and Clarissa begin to open up about their 24 yrs. of marriage with some very real talk about their struggles and triumphs.  Listen as they share and give game changing advice to others. 

Tyler shares his story of while being mentally health and resilient, his body was holding stress and it caught up to him.

Aaron and Rob talk about reaching the next generation with a mix of some goofing off (as usual)

Rob and Aaron share a couple of stories familiar to all of us who have kids and the lessons we learn as parents.

We all experience burnout in one way or another.  Here are some signs/symptoms and what you can do about it.  

They way we communicate on the job does not work at home.  Listen to how you can change the way you interact with your loved ones and build healthy relationships. 

Aaron and Rob open up and have a little fun with this one.  Recalling some of the great stories of their time in the field.  Remember, it's not all doom and gloom, There's a lot of fun times as well. Enjoy

The second half of Aaron's story.  Aaron shares what he went through walking away from the job/career and the tools he used to make a comeback.

Aaron Shares the first part of his story from growing up in broken homes to joining the military and ultimately the police force. He then shares what took place to cause him to walk off the job burned out and battling anxiety.

We continue with Rob being shot in the line of duty and how first responders can take steps to come back after being involved in a critical incident

Rob talks about being shot in the line of duty and the physical and mental trauma experienced during this incident. Aaron shares what it felt like to watch his best friend get shot in front of him and how he processed the experience.

We're back.....New platform, new material and A new co-host to share with our first responders and their families. Welcome back

Have you ever been “stuck”, felt completely overwhelmed and decided to fix it by doing absolutely nothing because you don't know what to do? Me too. Listen in as we discuss how to overcome being stuck in life

Our brain is naturally lazy in order to protect itself. Find out how, why and what you can do so that you can avoid having a lazy brain and becoming depressed and burned out

We sit down with former Navy Seal and owner of Naked Warrior Recovery, Will Branum. Will opens up about his mental and physical struggles and how he came to face his issues which ultimately lead him to start a CBD company that supports the veteran and first responder community.  

Learning is great for mind/brain growth and can benefit our mental health as well. Learn how in our latest episode

Once you can master recognizing other people's emotional state or (mood) the easier it is to navigate your way through a situation or relationship. Use these tools to better your understanding of others

Self-discipline is an absolute must if we want to obtain the emotional intelligence needed to be successful. This is a short one that won't go too deep as we explain how to slowly build self-discipline with small but impactful steps.

Picking up the second pillar of emotional intelligence(EQ) with controlling your emotions. Once you obtain self-awareness, now you can work on controlling emotions

Learn the pillars of emotional intelligence and how obtaining it can change your life and relationships. This episode we tackle the first and most important pillar of EQ, which is self-awareness..

Tom Brady, whether you like him or not, is an absolute phenom. What is his “mental process” to stay in the game for so long? We discuss our own personal development and process in this episode

Today we talk about coming home from work and comparing your bad day to your spouse or families bad day. Just because we see,hear and go through terrible trauma at work, it's not fair to diminish the “bad day” your loved one has had because they don't understand or live in your world.....

Tyler and I sit down again and discuss habits. We can all agree that we have a few bad habits, but how can they affect our lives and relationships if they become out of control? We discuss how habits are formed and how to begin the process of breaking bad habits.. enjoy

Relationships are failing in record numbers and one of the main problems is that people just aren't willing to “stick to it”. Clarissa and I talk about a couple of ways to help couples remember to stay in the fight for their marriage

I sit down with my co-worker, friend and teaching partner Tyler Sutherland as he shares his story about how the stress of the job caught up with him. Even with a healthy mindset and resilient attitude, we need to take care of ourselves

Anger can be a symptom of your anxiety. While there is righteous anger at times, most often it's the destructive anger we need to deal with. In this episode I give you 3 steps to begin dealing with your anger

2020 is over and it's time to re-focus and ask ourselves: What's important in our lives? Take a few minutes to ask yourself this question, get rid of the distractions and ask yourself what's important to you this year.

After a hiatus, we're back, re-branded and ready to go. Giving you some info on where we've been, what we've done and where we're headed

Kristin is a narrative therapist and executive coach based out of Seattle, WA who specializes in working with high-school and college students to recognize self-doubt and reshape ideas using seven non-cognitive competencies that lead to success

We discuss first responders and shift work, long shifts, overtime and all things that disrupt full sleep. The physical and psychological effects of lack of sleep and how to fix it

We have to begin having hard conversations about suicide and our community. That means being uncomfortable and sometimes digging into people's personal lives a little bit. It starts with us

Talking with Sgt. Matt Miller about some proposed legislation that would benefit first responders diagnosed with PTSD and workman's compensation. We also discuss some other things that he's working on for our community as a part of his work.

Discussion on expectations of first responder spouses when coming home from the day's work