A huge thank you to Captain Sepulveda with the Pasadena Fire Department for joining T.O.C.'s podcast to share his accounts of the Eaton fire in Southern California.

Captain Sepulveda shares how he prepared for the biggest fire he's been involved in while his wife and children were home not knowing if they would need to evacuate or not. In addition, he shared what it was like being a Captain with four firefighters under his supervision, saving elderly folks from a burning building, trying to save several houses on a street block with only one fire truck, and much more. Also, he discussed the debrief that was conducted with Pasadena Fire Department's contracted clinicians and the benefits of it being conducted in a group setting.

Follow Captain Sepulveda on instagram @UsarTaskForce32

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Finally got Clyde on the podcast to talk about his career thus far as a fire fighter and the "why" behind starting the Rust & Iron Clothing Company.

Rust & Iron Clothing Company is a lifestyle brand founded by Clyde to give back to our first responder community. Proceeds from all merchandise sales are donated to The Overwatch Collective to go directly towards therapy sessions. Since our partnership started in November of 2024, Rust & Iron Clothing Company has donated $1,050.00!!!

Follow, Support, and Buy Merch!

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Website: Rustironclothing.com

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Thank you to Bee Galindo for joining T.O.C.'s Podcast to discuss her 35+ year career as a paramedic, the stressful process of her worker's comp claim, and advice for our first responder community.

Listen in as Bee shared the stigma of mental health from the beginning of her career to where we are today as a community. Like most, Bee was a master at hiding her true feelings and wearing a "mask". That masks was worn well until she was seen by a coworker crying in her vehicle before a call for service.

Bee has been a T.O.C. Buddy for well over a year now and has been contacted by several people amongst our community to have a chat with her as a complete stranger, which is the beauty of our Buddy Program.

Thanks for tuning in and listening to this episode with Bee!

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A huge thank you to Maggie & Erik from 809 Fight 4 Awareness for the amazing work they do in raising awareness for mental health amongst our first responder community. On top of being members of the Board of Directors, Maggie is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist contracted w/ T.O.C. while Erik is an active Fire Fighter/Paramedic in Southern California.

This podcast debrief's 809 Fight 4 Awareness's latest fundraiser, which was a fantastic comedy event that they knocked out of the park. The fundraiser was completely sold out, brought people together to discuss mental health, and raised over $20,000! T.O.C. was fortunate enough to receive $10,000 as a donation from 809 Fight 4 Awareness following the fundraiser.

Please follow and support 809 Fight 4 Awareness! Thank you once again Maggie & Erik for the work you do.

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For the first time, The Overwatch Collective Podcast had a First Responder on the podcast with their T.O.C. therapist! A huge thank you to Tony and Tiffany for joining the podcast and giving the audience a unique episode to listen to and to benefit from.

Tony medically retired as an Operations Battalion Chief from the City of Daly City in Northern California after 35 years of service after getting hired at 22 years of age! Tony never unpacked his backpack and attended therapy throughout the course of his career. While preparing for retirement, Tony sustained an injury and was medically retired. On his retirement date, his world came crashing down and all shit hit the fan.

Tony was able to get connected to Tiffany through T.O.C. quickly, smoothly, and confidentially through our trusted process. Tiffany breaks down her experience and competency with our First Responder community and the importance of the T.O.C. process to be a solid resource for our community.

Enjoy the podcast and feel free to reach out if you want to reach out to Tony or Tiffany!

You can learn more about Tiffany by finding her on The Overwatch Collective's website and Bestsolutionstherapy.com.

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A huge thank you to Eric from Blue Grit Radio for hosting Greg on his podcast to shed some light on The Overwatch Collective (T.O.C.)

Tune into this podcast to listen to Greg discuss how he juggles T.O.C., being an active LEO, being in the military reserves, and normal life duties.

In addition, this podcast gives a detailed and quick breakdown of T.O.C., our current status of funding therapy, current therapy statistics, and the future for T.O.C.

Go follow Blue Grit Radio and Blue Grit Wellness on Social Media as Eric Tung is a great resource for everyone among our community!

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Joining via zoom is David Pingree, a prior professional motocross rider turned fire fighter in Southern California. During this quick 25 minute podcast, Pingree talks about some of the stigma, culture, and considerations for our first responder community in regards to mental health.

After losing a few fellow fire fighters to suicide, Pingree discusses the importance of checking in with your fellow crew, the need to reduce suicides, and how one suicide impacts so many people.

Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the podcast!

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This episode was one for the books. Mike and I had no clue what meditation could actually do for your mind, however, Josh did a phenomenal job at explaining the process and breaking it down as to what mindful meditation is. I highly suggest if you are a first responder, military or even a civilian, pease check out FoundationFortified.org and see what Josh has to offer for free. If you do happen to check it out, please let us know how it went for you! Enjoy!

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