Mental health in EMS isn’t a trend. It’s survival.

In this episode, Sophie sits down with Hanna Spanyer and Amanda Lundgreen to have an honest conversation about what it really means to take care of the people behind the badge. Recorded while attending the mental health summit in Wilmington, NC. this discussion blends lived experience, lessons from the stage, and the reality of working in emergency services.

They talk about why talking about mental health matters — not as a buzzword, but as a lifeline. They discuss how sometimes “the good guy wins”… it just doesn’t look the way we expected it to. Growth can be quiet. Healing can be slow. But it still counts.

The conversation also highlights a group that is often overlooked: dispatchers. The voices behind the headset who hear everything, carry everything, and too often are exclud ...