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The Overwatch Collective (T.O.C.) Podcast is hosted by three U.S. Marines and a Police Officer! Greg is located on the West Coast while Jesse and Mike are located on the East Coast. T.O.C. podcast hosts guests from the first responder and military community with the ultimate goal of sharing traumatic stories in order to normalize mental health amongst our community. In addition, our podcast provides resources for those in a dark place and all guests are available to be contacted if needed. T ...
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This podcast is definitely a must listen as this is a rare episode and are hard to come by. A huge shoutout to Davin Cole for reaching out to several podcasts in hopes to share about his addiction with the hopes of helping people in our community. Davin was a Deputy with the San Francisco Sheriff's Department for 4 years and then lateraled to the S…
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Sit back and enjoy what its like to have some lows in life but able to bounce back with different types of coping mechanism. After knowing Anthony for more than a Decade, he shared some stuff that I (Jesse) had no idea about. Anthony talks about his time as a law enforcement officer from different departments and prior Army National Guard service. …
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Joining via zoom in Maryland is Madison, a T.O.C. Contracted Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. In this podcast, Madison discussed some of the tools she uses in sessions to help our community such as EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and more. Enjoy this podcast while you learn more about Madison and what th…
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Joining from Southern California via zoom is Ryan with a lot of energy, smiles, and willingness to share his story to help our community. Ryan was a Police Cadet and thought he was going to be a Police Officer for his entire career. While towards the end of Field Training, Ryan decided being a Dispatcher would be a better route for him. After losin…
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Joining from Oklahoma via zoom is Monica Crawford, who has been a police officer for 8 years and is married to a fellow police officer along with three pups and a horse. Monica started Five-0 Fierce and Fit to help female first responders to get and stay fit for duty. Monica has a passion for helping our community improving their fitness and nutrit…
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Joining via zoom in Tulare Country in California is Gilbert Rios. Gilbert is a fellow Devil Dogs and served 4 years in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) with two deployments to Afghanistan. After his time in the USMC, he became a Deputy Sheriff with Kings County Sheriff's Office in California. In this podcast, Gilbert discussed some of the chal…
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Joining T.O.C. Podcast from Maryland is Braquelle Murphy, our newest contracted therapist on standby to work with our community at a moment's notice! Throughout this podcast, Braquelle discusses being raised by a multiracial Police Officer, which helps her relate to the vast majority of our community. In addition, Braquelle is the spouse of a U.S. …
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A huge shoutout to Trevor Burris, the host of Vibe With Humanity Podcast. Trevor reached out to us at The Overwatch Collective (T.O.C.) after recording a Podcast with Michael Sugrue and was eager to get a Podcast recorded! After driving two hours to Trevor's residence, we recorded a fantastic Podcast discussing the resources available to our Milita…
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Dive into this episode with us while we talk about the hardships Hunter endured with his motorcycle crash. Hunter, being with MARSOC (Marine Special Operations Command) lost his right arm during a motorcycle incident that led to a long recovery and a world of emotions. As Mike and Jesse talk through the struggles Hunter went through, we also talk a…
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Joining via zoom is Egan De Los Cobos from Santa Barbara County in California. Egan is married with three children and has been a fire fighter for 17 years and is currently a Paramedic. In this episode, Egan talks about his time as a fire fighter on calls for service, the stigma of getting help, working as a lead on a peer support team, and a near …
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Joining T.O.C. Podcast in person is Doc Shauna Springer, a graduate from Harvard who is now a Psychologist. Doc Springer is the Chief Psychologist for Stella, a best-selling author, and one of the world's leading experts on psychological trauma, military transition, suicide prevention, and close relationships. Throughout this podcast, Doc Springer …
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Joining via zoom in Georgia is Mark. Mark recently medically retired from the United States Army after 15 years of service. Mark is the Vice President of QRF Up, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing quick and confidential help for our military and first responder community nationwide. With the use of an app for all users, QRF Up provide…
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In this episode Mike and Jesse talk about a few things for the fundraiser. In addition to what Mike is going to be helping us with. Sit back and chill out with us on the episode and if you have any questions, DM us and we will get them to him! Support the showThe Overwatch Collective által
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Joining in person is Mike Mealey, a United States Coast Guard service member, who attempted to die by suicide via shooting himself in the chest. Thankfully, the "special bullet" missed his heart by a 1/16th of an inch... Mikey discusses the stigma amongst our military community, the exhaustion of wearing a mask to hide our emotions while struggling…
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Everyone has a story and not everyone is a first responder. Maddy has that story for us today. During this episode we dive into what its like being fit and healthy when out of nowhere an illness takes her over for quite some time and is rendered incapacitated. As she over comes this and is on the upward side of recovery, she is happy to be back coa…
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Joining via Zoom is Jared from Oklahoma City, who has been a Police Officer for 8 years and married with two kids. Also, Jared is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, who was injured while preparing for a deployment. He was medically discharged after two years of service. Throughout the podcast, Jared discusses the stigma and pride amongst our law…
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Get a full update on The Overwatch Collective in this episode with Greg and Donna, T.O.C. Board of Directors Members! In this episode, we discuss our updated therapy stats, challenges with fundraising, haulting accepting financial assistance, Giving Tuesday, and our 4th Annual Fundraiser. A huge shoutout to our 4th Annual Fundraiser Sponsors: Throt…
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Joining via zoom from Ohio is Austin Owens, a Prior U.S. Army Infantryman, who was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded in combat while serving in Afghanistan in 2011. Austin joined the U.S. Army at the age of 19 in 2009 and originally wanted to be a K9 Handler, but had to settle with 11Bravo. Austin discusses the lack of mental health awar…
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Joining via zoom from San Diego, CA, is Kendall Wood, who's been a yoga therapist working with our first responder community for the past five years. Currently, Kendall works along side CAL Fire Firefighters at the training center teaching yoga. Kendall is also married to a CAL Fire Engineer. Kendall offers 1:1 virtual yoga sessions, in person retr…
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Joining via zoom is Kristofor from the state of Texas! Kristofor is a prior Special Agent w/ U.S. Customs & Boarder Protection where he served honorably for 15 years. Kristofer is currently married with two children. In this podcast, we talk about a call for service where Kristofor was 10 ft. away from someone who died via a self inflicting GSW, hi…
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Joining via zoom is Matt and Shavonne in beautiful Southern California at Throttle & Thrive's Facility, which is a Men's Substance Misuse Facility Exclusively For First Responders and Veterans. Matt was born in Florida and served as a Fire Fighter for 18 years. Furthermore, Matt was married and has three children and unfortunately his substance mis…
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Joining via zoom in Southern California is Rob, a retired Police Captain, who honorably served 30 years in the profession. After retirement, Rob obtained his Masters Degree in Social Work and now operates the Unified Wellness Center for our first responder and military community in Southern California. Throughout Rob's 30 years, he was an F.T.O., D…
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Joining via zoom is Dr. Michele Vecchione, a psychotherapist in Florida, who is a great resource for our first responder and military community. Dr. Vecchione also authored The Compassion Conundrum, a manual that offers resources and tools for our community. With the experience of traumatic calls for service on a daily basis within our community, w…
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Joining via zoom in Colorado is Calico, who was full of energy as she was set up in the garage gym full of challenge coins, flags, patches, and weapons. Full of energy comes a lot of cuss words! Calico applied for the United States Marine Corps, where she hoped to become an Officer after passing Officer Candidate School. Unfortunately, a concussion…
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A fantastic in person podcast with Robyn Sonnier and Mica Salazar Istre while in Lafayette, Loiusiana! Listen in as they discuss their training, experience, and education in working work out military and first responder community. Both are contracted T.O.C. therapists and are actively seeing people in our community through T.O.C. We talk about the …
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Joining via zoom in Seattle is Eric Tung a huge mental health advocate, who has been a LEO w/ Kent Police Department for 17 years. A huge congrats to Eric as he was recently promoted to the rank of Commander. Eric held various positions in the podcast such as K9 Officer and recruiting. Blue Grit Wellness started post 2020 after all of the negative …
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Always a pleasure being a guest on other podcasts. This podcast with Roger Sutherland was a special one as it reaches listeners in Australia, U.S.A., and other countries. Roger absolutely crushed it with the editing and clips from the episode. In this podcast, Greg breaks down how T.O.C. started, the common trends amongst our community regarding me…
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Another fantastic in person podcast with Shavonne, but this time was even better as it was recorded in person in the studio, AKA The Garage! Shavonne flew up to Northern CA from Southern CA. Shavonne talks about Throttle and Thrive briefly as she already discussed it in detail during SZN 6 EP 5. Throughout this episode, Shavonne talks about how her…
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Joining via zoom in Northern California is Jade DeFrates, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing for 18 years! Jade treats complex trauma amongst our first responder community, conducts EMDR and neurofeedback. Jade discusses the history of EMDR and some of the benefits to starting group EMDR while maintaining confidentiality, whi…
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Joining via zoom is Scott Hill, who breaks down the process of making is simple and easy to get people amongst our TOC community into a home. Greg worked with Scott to get into his home and can vouch for Scott and his wife Lisa. If you're looking to get into a home or just want some advice on planning for that time, you need to contact Scott! Scott…
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Joining via zoom is Jessica from the very cold Kansas City, Missouri. Jessica is a retired Police Sgt. who's career was unexpectedly cut short, which like most, she was not prepared for. Jessica started Next Shift and became a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) transition coach in order to help our LEO community be prepared to adapt to life after being …
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Joining from San Diego via zoom is Dr. Brooke Bartlett, a licensed clinical psychologist with over 10 years of specialized training with first responders, military, and their loved ones, and can work with anyone in California and Florida. Dr. Bartlett is also an accomplished researcher with dozens of scientific contributions examining trauma and st…
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Joining from Southern California via zoom is Shavonne, the founder of Throttle & Thrive. Through sobriety and AA, Shavonne found peace, healing, and purpose, which led to the idea to create a facility to help our first responders and veterans with substance misuse with the hopes of changing their lives in the right direction. The facility is locate…
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Quick podcast with Austin, who's been a Deputy Sheriff for 8 years, who breaks down the LEO only two gun fundraiser match they will be hosting on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The fundraiser match will be held at the Kenneth Royal Firearms Range in Elk Grove, CA, starting with the sign ins at 0700 hrs. Listen in as Austin mentions their sponsors for th…
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Joining from Southern California via zoom is Jon and Emily, two Co-Founders of Hold The Line Fly Fishing, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit with the mission of using fly fishing to connect first responders, provide a trip to camp/fish, and calm the effects of Post Traumatic Stress. Jon, a 15 year fire fighter who is currently an engineer & paramedic with a sw…
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Joining via zoom from San Diego, CA, is Megan Zuzevich. Megan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), EMDR trained, and specializes in Trauma & EMDR. Megan comes from a Law Enforcement family and spent some time working in correctional facilities. Megan discussed the benefits of working with a Coach instead of your traditional therapist…
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Joining via zoom from Tampa, Florida, is Lauren Frazier. Lauren spent 8 1/2 years in the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.) and retired with a diagnoses of PTSD as a Captain. Lauren's husband is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S.A.F. for the past 17 1/2 years. Lauren has her Masters of Social Work, Dual Certification, 200 Hour Yoga Certification, and…
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Joining via Zoom in Ohio is Travis Gribble and Jennifer Cooper from My Arena. Listen in to get an introduction of Travis and Jennifer. Travis was previously on T.O.C.'s podcast (SZN 5 EP 1) and spoke at T.O.C.'s 3rd Annual Fundraiser. Jennifer, a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor, was Travis's therapist at the beginni…
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Enjoy Greg's voice this entire episode as you get a debrief of Statistic Updates, 2023, and 2024 events. 2024 is going to be a great year for T.O.C. as we have a big event on 2/19 with Travis Gribble, Greg is traveling to Louisiana in March, our 3 year anniversary meet up, and our 4th Annual Fundraiser. Listen to this episode for the most updated t…
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Joining T.O.C. Podcast from Bendigo Australia via zoom is Jamie Ward. Jamie retired as a Police Officer in Australia with a Chronic PSTD diagnosis and shares his lengthy journey in his treatment process. Jamie offers a great comparison between Australia and the United States of America in regards to the stigma and culture amongst our first responde…
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Joining in the studio is Donna, T.O.C. Board of Directors Chair of the Board, who discusses the challenges of being married to an LEO and U.S. Service Member and having two children who are first responders. We talked about challenges of attending holidays and weddings alone while your loved one is on shift or deployed overseas, which Donna has exp…
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Joining from Ventura, CA is Maggie Hernandez, a T.O.C. contracted therapist, who is half way through the process of becoming a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. Maggie is married to Erik, who has been a Fire Fighter for the City of Pasadena for 10 years and a mother of two. Maggie and Erik are both on the Board of Directors for …
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Joining from Central California via zoom is Lacey Hayes, daughter of Chuck Strange from SZN 4 EP 13. Lacey discusses some of the challenges that come along with growing up with her Father being a Police Officer, which is a topic not often discussed in our first responder and military community. We discussed the challenges of your parent being in ha…
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Enjoy a great podcast recorded at Ocean View Stables with Zach and Tony just south of San Francisco, CA. We had an amazing venue as this podcast was recorded in the barn area of Ocean View Stables with horses in the background. Zach and Tony break down the process of purchasing Ocean View Stables in Summer of 2023, the remodel currently taking plac…
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Deborah, a Retired Police Dispatcher after 28 years and Retired U.S. Army National Guard, shares her worse call for service while dispatching as Deputy Brian Ishmael was shot and killed in the line of duty on October 23, 2019. Deborah also discussed the common challenges our dispatcher community faces that is not talked about nearly enough amongst …
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Thank you to Yoga For First Responders (YFFR) President, Eric, for educating our community on their mission at YFFR! Eric was a fire fighter in Iowa for 13 years. In this episode, we discussed how YFFR was founded and how many departments they have trained since 2019. They have worked with several agencies such as Chicago PD, Pasadena FD, and the U…
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Listen in on a fantastic podcast with Kurt, who was in the United States Army for 19 years in the Special Operations Community. Kurt was deployed to several locations overseas such as Iraq, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates , Jordan, Israel, Tajikistan. Kurt is a Purple Heart Recipient after sustaining injuries from an Improvised Explosive Device d…
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Welcome Brian Sims, Founder and National Director of Project Rebirth. Greg and Brian shared were both in the Infantry, but Brian was in the Army and Greg was in the Marine Corps, which built a great relationship right away. Brian is doing some amazing work as a certified peer support specialist for our first responder and veteran community, which w…
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A great episode with Kelsey, T.O.C. Secretary/Event Planner, who sat down with Whitney Allen via zoom, who shared her life story about how her boring and nice life took a tragic turn unexpectedly after her husband, Ryan, passed away. October 12, 2021 was their 8 year wedding anniversary. Two days later, Ryan was admitted in the ICU following an all…
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Get excited as we hear a new voice hosting the podcast with Jen Lewis via zoom. Kelsey, our Secretary/Event Planner hosts her first podcast while Greg and Jesse are deployed overseas. Listen to a great episode with Jen Lewis, who is a prior dispatcher, which ultimately led to experiencing burnout. Currently, her mission now is to help the helpers. …
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