Behind The Shield
por James Geering
Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
Episodios del podcast
Chloe Brennan (Hollistic Strength Training, Nursing the Neurodiverse, and Forging Performance through Mental Health) - Episode 1065
Chloe Brennan (Hollistic Strength Training, Nursing the Neurodiverse, and Forging Performance through Mental Health) - Episode 1065
Chloe Brennan is a British Strongwoman currently transitioning from the U64kg weight class to U73kg. As a lightweight athlete Chloe broke two World Records (U64kg car walk and open record for the Rogue Replica Dinnie Stones), gained the title of 2019 England’s Strongest Woman and placed top 5 at every World Championship she competed in, most recently placing 2nd at the Arnold Amateur World Championships in Ohio, earning her Pro Card.) Chloe owns her own coaching business ‘Holistic Strength Coaching’ where she combines her experience as a registered nurse in the behaviour and mental health field and lifting and competing experience to work with athletes from a variety of sports to improve their physical performance and mindset.
Tony Marquez (Firefighting, Military Service and Healing through the Boulder Crest Program) - Episode 1064
Tony Marquez (Firefighting, Military Service and Healing through the Boulder Crest Program) - Episode 1064
Anthony “Tony” Marquez is a soon to be retired CMSgt in the Air National Guard and a Fire Captain. Tony served 23 years in the Air Force, 13 years active duty and 10 years in the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard. He has been in the fire service since 2005 serving as a volunteer fire fighter in New Jersey, Air Force firefighter, and currently as a civilian structural firefighter. Due to his personal mental health battles, childhood traumas, and witnessing his fellow brothers and sisters struggle, Tony pursued his Master’s in Social Work to help inner city youth, first responders, and veterans. He also serves as a guide for post traumatic growth training, Struggle Well, developed by the Boulder Crest Foundation. Tony has a passion to help others that are struggling in hopes they can see life is worth living, even through the hard times.
Brandon Young (Army Rangers, Leadership and the Power of Perseverance) - Episode 1063
Brandon Young - Brandon is a former U.S. Army Ranger and current business leader who leads with passion and integrity. He has spent over 25 years building and leading teams to achieve mission and business objectives in complex environments. In this conversation, we discuss his journey into the military, Ranger selection, the horrors of war, leadership, the power of perseverence, moral injury, his book and so much more. Brandon was also: Co-Author of the Enriched Life Scale (used by The DOD) As Director of Development with Team RWB, 450% overall revenue growth from $2M to $9M/ yr. over 3 years; developed strategic partnerships with Nike, Walmart, Starbucks, Microsoft, Amazon, The Schultz Family Foundation and The Marcus Foundation. Quest Diagnostics Regional Excellence Awardee for Commercial Leadership 3rd in the 2006 Best Ranger Competition Assessed, mentored and trained over 1,000 Ranger leaders (75th Ranger Regiment) Jumpmaster for a combat parachute assault into Afghanistan (4 Total Rotations) MDiv. - Leadership, Denver Seminary https://www.appliedleadershippartners.com/
Joey Scrivani (Fire Service PTSD, Hollistic Healing and the Power of Coaching) - Episode 1062
My name is Joey Scrivani I’m 34 years old and a happily married father of two young boys. I am offering this course as a way to give back and teach skills I wish I would’ve had when I started my fire service career. After 10 years in the fire service, I was diagnosed with PTSD. My symptoms included panic attacks, disassociation, suicidal ideations, sleep issues, anxiety and depression. As I began my treatment, I found it lacking as the conventional treatment was aimed at giving pharmaceuticals to help my symptoms while failing to address the nervous system and the body. This approach placed me in a victim mindset and has been ineffective for me. After trying the conventional approach, I started to experiment with things outside the mainstream. Ice baths, saunas, breath work, meditation, journaling, TRE, float tanks, EMDR, neurofeedback, plant medicines and many other non-conventional approaches ended up being what gave me relief and allowed me to pull myself out of despair. Fast forward 3 years from my initial treatment and I am now working to give people skills before pills. Through Conscious Movements, participates are introduced to the language of body and taught how to use their breath and movement to regulate themselves. Conscious Movements works on a physical, mental, emotional, and energetic level and encourages the practitioner to tune into the body and allow the mind to settle back. Through conscious attention, breath and movement we are able to connect to deeper parts of ourselves and encourage healing in a way conventional medicine doesn’t offer. https://conscious-movements.com/
Mark Sewell (The Gambino Family, Strip Clubs and the FBI) - Episode 1061
Since 2019, Mark has worked for the FBI as an Instructor while a Time Solutions LLC (Chenega) employee, specializing in Human Intelligence. Before, Mark was an Atlanta FBI Agent from 1997 – 2017, spending his career investigating violent criminal organizations, such as the LCN and both street and motorcycle gangs. Simultaneously, Mark was the Stolen Valor coordinator for the FBI’s Atlanta Office, having successfully investigated and prosecuted multiple cases. Mark is a published author, Investigating America’s Most Notorious Strip Club: The FBI, The Gold Club, and the Mafia (Rowman & Littlefield). https://i68books.com Before joining the FBI, Mark served 9 years, 7 months, and 8 days as a U.S. Marine, both enlisted and commissioned, leaving the Corps in 1997 as a Captain in the Signals Intelligence community. "Retired FBI Special Agent Mark Sewell was a rookie in 1997 when he was assigned to investigate mafia associate Steve Kaplan and his enormously successful Atlanta strip club; the largest single money maker for the Gambino Crime Family. Accompanied by a small team of investigators, the hand-picked unit followed a money trail, that wound up implicating a Gambino Captain, police officers, strippers, and many of the most recognized professional athletes in America. The subsequent 2001 trial was covered nationally by the leading media outlets, from television newscasts to late night talk shows and nationally published magazines pushing new, sensational headlines daily. Sewell was at the center of the storm that dominated media headlines in the summer of 2001 and provides a never-before seen inside view of the FBI’s most successful financial win against an organized crime family in the agency’s history."