The Firefighter Deconstructed Podcast
1) Paramedic and Fire Captain Ryan Esparza - From Angry to Happy
Ryan Espanza worked as a military firefighter, a private ambulance 911 paramedic and is now a Fire Captain with the Suisun Fire Department. He became angry with a short fuse, ready to knuckle up all t...Show More
2) ATF/NYPD ret Peter Forcelli - Don't Wait to Ask For Help
This is an awesome episode! This guy has done so much and has gone through so much. 9/11 left him with PTSD and he faced the ultimate departmental betrayal. Despite everything he has gone through, he ...Show More
3) Gary Hayes, ret. United Kingdom Police Officer, a Roughy Toughy Bloke with PTSD
Gary Hayes comes to us all the way from the United Kingdom! He is the Co-Founder of PTSD999, a charity organization that raises money to provide therapy and services for first responders. They also pr...Show More
Gary Hayes, ret. United Kingdom Police Officer, a Roughy Toughy Bloke with PTSD
50:56 | Apr 19th, 2024
4) Nicki Impastato - The First Responder Life Total Package
This episode is with the amazing Nicki Impastato! Nicki and I sit down and talk about her life working as a dispatcher while raising two kids with her Battalion Chief husband. And then we talk about d...Show More
5) FF Egan de los Colbos: How PTSD can manifest into physical illness
Veteran firefighter Egan DeLosCobos sits down with the firefighter deconstructed and talks about how the body holds on to stress and what happens to our bodies if we don’t deal with it. Egan and his 3...Show More
6) Fomer Firefighter James Geering Now Fights For Your Wellbeing
Pirate to stuntman to paramedic/firefighter to podcaster and back to stuntman. He’s traveled and worked around the world. He saw the fire culture's damaging effects on its members and that with becomi...Show More
7) Olivia & Josh: Putting Their Marriage and Lives Back Together
Josh and Olivia sit back down with the Firefighter Deconstructed and talk about having to put their marriage and their lives back together for the second time and why they are so much stronger because...Show More
8) Vol FF Rob Weisberg Hikes the Appalachian Trail for PTSD and His Unique 9/11 Story
Rob Weinberg was a volunteer firefighter in the state of NY. He happened to work across the street from the World Trade Center. When the Towers were hit, he made his way to a nearby fire station and o...Show More
Vol FF Rob Weisberg Hikes the Appalachian Trail for PTSD and His Unique 9/11 Story
1:29:57 | Nov 14th, 2023
9) Kerrie Murphy - Suicide Survivor
Kyle, a firefighter with 11 years of service, is no longer on this planet because he was tormented by PTSD and had learned that it’s not ok to ask for help. Our guest, Kerrie Murphy, bravely shares he...Show More
10) Teri DeLaMontanya Part 2: Living Skills
This is Part 2: Living Skills. In Part 1 we hear about all the trauma that Teri has beent through while keeping a big smile on her face. In this part 2 episode, Teri shares the rug getting pulled out ...Show More