Cyber Yoga: Welcome to Your Modern, Pandemic-Friendly Yoga Studio
Navigating group yoga classes during a pandemic can be quite tricky for our first responders. From social distancing to mask...
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YFFR Team
- Dec 26, 2021
- 3 min
Depression in Firefighters: How to Extinguish It Before It Develops
Keep reading to learn how depression in firefighters can develop how to extinguish it before it has a chance to take hold.
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YFFR Team
- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
Why First Responder Mental Health Is Important, Especially Today
Just in case you weren’t aware of how important first responders mental health is, we’re going to spell it out for you. Keep reading!
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- Oct 29, 2021
- 5 min
Breath Training
Updated: October 29th, 2021 You just finished a call and are walking back to your vehicle. As you have done after every call, you begin...
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- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Sheepdog Leadership Thought of the Month
Updated: October 22nd, 2021 This week I have been reflecting on "KINDNESS" I know it's been a while since I sent out the SHEEPDOG...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
Resilience 101
Updated: October 15th, 2021 When I ask my students (first responders and military) what “resilience” means, I typically get answers that...
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- Oct 8, 2021
- 6 min
Are You Resilient?
Updated: October 8th, 2021 That was the question posed to a recent class I attended. I raised my hand along with about 7 other people in...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
You Are Breathing Wrong! A Call to Action to Teach First Responders How to Breathe
Updated: October 1st, 2021 If you are reading this, chances are you may not know any breathing techniques other than your standard...
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- Sep 24, 2021
- 6 min
Yoga For the FIRST First Responder
Updated: September 24th, 2021 As a 911 dispatcher, I often feel like it’s the isolated profession of first responders. After all, we are...
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- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
Sheepdog Leadership Thought of the Month
Updated: September 17th, 2021 Happy Friday! I sent this out about a year ago, and some people have come and gone; but it felt like a...
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- Sep 10, 2021
- 5 min
Becoming Resilient
Updated: September 10th, 2021 Over the past year and a half, the word resilience has become a catchphrase to describe essential workers....
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- Sep 3, 2021
- 7 min
Everything is Connected
Updated: September 3rd, 2021 We often think of our body as five different systems: circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, digestive, and...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
Reflecting On Honor
Updated: August 31st, 2021 This week I have been reflecting on "HONOR" I'm sure most of you have seen the news, that 11 Marines and 1...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 5 min
Got Stress? - Good
Updated: August 27th, 2021 As members of the National Guard, we have very similar lifestyles as other service-oriented jobs, including...
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- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Sheepdog Leadership Thought of the Month
Edited: August 20, 2021 Happy Friday YFFR Teammates! I wanted to share some thoughts on Sheepdog Leadership. I attached one of my...
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- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Thursday Thoughts: ASP & YFFR
YFFR's Development Director, Brenna Vidal, was invited to attend ASP Inc. Instructor Certification (AIC). This advanced certification...
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 6 min
How I Found Control by Letting Go
Updated: August 13th, 2021 Victims focus on what they do not control. Survivors focus on what they do control. -Gilmartin Victim or...
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- Aug 6, 2021
- 6 min
Letter to a Civilian - Risk of Hypervigilance in First Responders
Updated: August 6th, 2021 Imagine having a job where your life, the life of your colleagues and those in your community depend on you...
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 5 min
How YFFR Taught Me More About My Brain
Updated: July 30th, 2021 I would like to pose the following question to you; have you ever found yourself really fascinated with...
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- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
Removing the Armor
Updated: July 23rd, 2021 Although there has been a shift in First Responder culture, for a long time the norm in this community has been...
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