
In this podcast, Laloni Smith, Keegan Merritt, and Brad McKinney discuss resiliency and different ways to deal with critical issues you are going through.
Apr 19, 2023
58 min

Deb Downey, widow of Myron Downey, a former Missouri State Patrol officer, shares her story on how Myron's death unfolded. Listen to her perspective as a first responder spouse on dealing with PTSD, alcoholism, and suicide.
Mar 16, 2022
1 hr 20 min

Today’s episode includes Sergeant Shawn Elmore with the Department of Natural Resources, Chance Howell who is an instructor with MCCD, and Brad Owens who is an instructor with GPSTC. The three of them discuss impaired driving and the training it takes to become a DRE.
Feb 16, 2022
48 min

Today's episode includes Justyn Weaver with Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Keegan Merritt with the Office of Public Safety Support. Justyn bravely shares his story of his critical incident.
Dec 15, 2021
1 hr 44 min

A new host, Macenzie Hester, is joined by podcast regular Keegan Merritt with the Office of Public Safety Support, Megan Etheridge with GPSTC, and Brad McKinney with GPSTC. This episode touches on stress management, peer support, ways to get help, and more.
Aug 18, 2021
53 min

Today we welcome back guest Keegan Merritt with the Office of Public Safety Support. Keegan shares how peer support impacted his life and how he became a peer support member himself.
Jul 16, 2021
49 min

Today’s guests include Laloni Smith, Keegan Merritt, Kerry Boggs, and Taylor Webb. Our guests bravely share their stories about experiencing an officer involved shooting and what followed that critical incident.
Jun 17, 2021
1 hr 10 min

On today’s episode, we are joined by Matt Cooper with the Covington Police Department and Caroline Almond from the Covington-Newton 911 Center. Our guests bravely share their stories about experiencing an officer involved shooting that deeply affected the community and each other.
May 14, 2021
23 min

Today's episode is all about Telecommunicators Week! Recognized this year from April 11th through April 17th. Our guests today include Melissa Alterio, Daniel Dunlap, and Anessa Westmoreland. These three discuss what each of their own traditions are for Telecommunicators Week, why it's important, and other ways to boost morale in the workplace all year round.
Mar 17, 2021
42 min

Jonathan Jones with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency joins us on this episode. He explains what a Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) is and why they are important. We’ll discuss how to become a TERT member, what to expect when deployed, and more.
Feb 17, 2021
34 min
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