Episode 6: When the Sirens Stop: Bringing the Badge into Therapy

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First responders are trained to run toward chaos — but what happens when the chaos catches up with them?

In this episode of ADHDebrief, we’re sitting down with Christina Crowe, RP, and clinic director of Dig a Little Deeper, and someone with deep experience supporting police, paramedics, firefighters, and other first responders. Together, we’re talking about what it really looks like to support this community in therapy — from stigma and shutdown to moral injury, burnout, and the weight of it all.

This conversation is about humanizing the people behind the badge, exploring how therapy can be adapted for those who aren’t used to feeling safe enough to feel, and sharing what we’ve learned from working with people who carry so much, yet rarely get asked how they’re really doing.

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