Firefighter Wellness - Beneath The Helmet Show
Beneath the Helmet, where you learn to master being an elite firefighter through mind, body, and spirit. – the ultimate podcast for elite firefighter well-being! Whether you're a seasoned firefighter or just starting your journey, this podcast helps you master resilience in mind, body, and spirit. Join retired Fire Chief Arjuna George as he dives deep into the world beneath the helmet, interviewing frontline heroes, fire service leaders, and health experts. Explore cutting-edge strategies for mental health, physical fitness, and spiritual strength, empowering you to thrive on and off duty.
Episode 100 - Family Edition
🔥In this special episode, get to know host Arjuna George beyond the microphone as he shares lessons, stories, and reflections with his family on their journey through the fire service.
This conversation is personal and honest.
🎙️One not to miss.
The George Family Beneath the Helmet: A Proud, Proud Look at Fire Service Family Life Season 4 • Episode 100 This milestone episode of Beneath the Helmet is unlike any other. For the Season 4 opener and 100th episode, Arjuna ...
Behind the Mask: When Awareness Isn't Enough
There's a finding in Dr. Marc Wysocki's award-winning essay that landed like a punch when he said it out loud on the podcast.
Suicide rates in the fire service haven't come down. Despite years of campaigns, conversations, and resources, the numbers…
Behind the Mask: Firefighter Mental Health With Dr. Marc Wysocki
Behind the Mask: Firefighter Mental Health With Dr. Marc Wysocki | Beneath the Helmet Podcast Ep. 111
What can the fire service learn from sports medicine, athletic recovery, and leadership psychology?
In this episode of Beneath the Helmet, host Arjuna George sits down with Dr. Marc Wysocki, athletic trainer, educator, volunteer firefighter, fire captain, EMT, and winner of the 2025 Darley Essay Competition. Together, they explore firefighter mental health, recovery debt, lea…
Behind the Mask: Firefighter Mental Health With Dr. Marc Wysocki
Despite a decade of growing awareness around firefighter mental health, suicide rates in the fire service haven't come down. In some areas, they've climbed. That's the finding that stopped Dr. Marc Wysocki cold when he was writing his 2025 Darley Award-winning essay, "Behind the Mask: Uncovering the Root Causes of Mental Health Challenges in the Fire Service" — and it's the starting point for this conversation.
Marc brings a rare combination to the table: 30 …
Building a Firefighter Recovery Room: Why the Fire Service Can No Longer Ignore Recovery
Building a Firefighter Recovery Room: Why the Fire Service Can No Longer Ignore Recovery
The fire service has always been built on toughness.
Push through the calls.Push through the fatigue.Push through the nightmares.Push through the burnout.
Fo…
Building a Firefighter Recovery Room: One Station's Story of Healing From the Inside Out
What does it look like when a firefighter walks out of a 40-day PTSD recovery program and builds a wellness room in his fire station -- entirely through community donations?
That is exactly what Chris Johnson did. And in this episode of Beneath the Helmet, he walks us through every step of how he got there.
Chris is a driver operator at Rock Creek Fire District in Kimberly, Idaho, a second-generation firefighter, and the co-founder of 2 In 2 Out Wellness -- a nonprofit dedicated to bri…
Building a Firefighter Recovery Room: One Station's Story of Healing From the Inside Out
Chris Johnson was a second-generation firefighter carrying unprocessed trauma he didn't know he had -- until March 20th, 2024, when a crisis brought everything to the surface. That day, his deputy chief picked him up from shift and four words changed the course of his life: "We're worried about you." By that evening, Chris was four hours from home, beginning a 40-day residential PTSD recovery program at Deer Hollow in Draper, Utah -- a facility built specifically for firs…
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Behind the Mask: When Awareness Isn't Enough
There's a finding in Dr. Marc Wysocki's award-winning essay that landed like a punch when he said it out loud on the podcast.Suicide rates in the fire service haven't come down. Despite years of campaigns, conversations, and resources, the numbers…
Building a Firefighter Recovery Room: Why the Fire Service Can No Lon…
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Adaptive Resilience: Leading Through Crisis, Recovery, and UncertaintyWhat happens after the crisis is over?Not the moment itself.Not the adrenaline.Not the decisions made under pressure.But the quiet that follows.In high-performance envir…
