Download or read book Burnt Around the Edges written by Arjuna George and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-10-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-read book highlights decades of real-life experiences as a firefighter and a Fire Chief in BC, Canada. The first-hand accounts outlined in the book highlight how occupational and life stress can dramatically affect our wellbeing. It draws readers through a journey and many lessons from Arjuna’s battle with unease and occupational Burnout. This honest, vulnerable and authentic narrative reassures readers that we can master and harness stress in our lives. The title of this book, Burnt Around the Edges, comes from the experience Arjuna felt back in the summer of 2020. He found himself at a tipping point of total occupational Burnout. Even though he felt burnt around the edges, he knew he had a massive purpose-driven fire burning deep within him. This fire sparked a life changing transformation in his life and career with a far better understanding of how our bodies react and work under stress. In Arjuna’s first book you will learn: • Arjuna’s story from his childhood to the present day • Strategies and tactics Arjuna used to master stress and recovery from Occupational Burnout • Tips on how to become more mentally strong and resilient in a stressful world • The importance of investing in your health and wellbeing to become your most authentic self The book is Arjuna’s ignition source to a new career path led by a strong and clear purpose in life. Arjuna wants to share his knowledge and support others to master stress and become more resilient humans. Arjuna’s encore career as a certified coach will enable his skills and experience to support first responders and leaders worldwide.

Download or read book The Badge Part Two More Thoughts from a Retired State Trooper written by Jim Geeting and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his new book, Jim Geeting gives us a second helping of the most popular shorts from his very popular column of the same name. Read the thoughts and observations of a retired and decorated Wyoming state trooper, as he speaks not as a cop, but as a neighbor, husband, father, outdoorsman, reverent soul and friend.

Download or read book Firefighter Emotional Wellness written by Jada Hudson and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighter Emotional Wellness: Reconnecting with Yourself and Others is a training exercise for your heart and mind. It’s an excellent, evidence-based self-help book with boots on the ground sharing interviews with firefighters and how they adapt. “You are looking at a critical part of your success as a first responder and human being, and it doesn’t mean that you will have perfect understanding right away – or ever, but what it means is you will begin to find tools that help you grapple with what you have seen.” – Jada Hudson What others are saying “By sharing personal stories of her clients’ emotional wellness struggles, Jada Hudson takes away the stigma of talking about things like depression, anxiety, addiction, suicidal ideation,” said Dr. Thomas E. Joiner, an academic psychologist, author and professor of psychology, Florida State University. “Firefighter Emotional Wellness: Reconnecting with Yourself and Others is a must-read for every academy recruit, newlywed, leader, retiree, spouse, and individual who wants to become or remain emotionally well.” “Jada Hudson’s years of critically important work with counseling first responders has come full circle in this book. Her insight, guidance and examination of the issues facing the men and women on the front lines is both remarkable and humbling. This book should be a must read for any first responder or medical professional.” - Dr. Robert Langman, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago “I highly recommend this book for first responders, peer support programs, chaplains and clinicians,” said Dr. Joel Fay, who teaches intervention, case law, PTSD, Suicide by Cop and Self Care for Sacramento PD CIT. “Jada Hudson brings a considerable wealth of information regarding the mental health and treatment of first responders. She covers a broad range of topics including PTSD, suicide, stress and trauma, resiliency, and treatment. She shares her professional knowledge and writes from her personal experience and the book is richer for it.” “Jada Hudson draws upon her personal and professional experience as well as research and theory in writing Firefighter Emotional Wellness, a book that is timely and important,” says Dr. Stanley McCracken, author, and lecturer (ret.), The University of Chicago. “Just as first responders drill to prepare them for the physical demands of their jobs, reading this book should be considered a preparation for the emotional demands they will face.”

Download or read book For a Little While written by Rick Bass and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long considered one of the most gifted practitioners of the short story, Rick Bass is unsurpassed in his ability to perceive and portray the enduring truths of the human heart. Now, at last, we have the definitive collection of stories, new and old, from the writer Newsweek has called "an American classic." To read his fiction is to feel more alive -- connected, incandescently, to "the brief longshot of having been chosen for the human experience," as one of his characters puts it. These pages reveal men and women living with passion and tenderness at the outer limits of the senses, each attempting to triumph against fate. Bass provides searing insights into the complexity of family and romantic entanglements, and his lush and striking language draws us ineluctably into the lives of these engaging people and their vivid surroundings. The intricate stories collected in For A Little While -- brimming with magic and wonder, filled with hard-won empathy, marbled throughout with astonishing imagery -- have the power both to devastate and to uplift. Together they showcase an iconic American master at his peak.

Download or read book Journeys of Grief and Loss written by Dr. Maple Melder Crozier and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-02-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based completely on lived experience, this book shares the similar and different journeys that people have taken after the loss of a child, a life partner, or a parent. Every circumstance is unique, and has its own pain and joy. The history and cultures discussed show the variety of ways that death is dealt with globally, helping us to see past western styles of grieving. The art forms of music and books and poetry provide support for the sometimes roller-coaster journey of grief and loss.

Download or read book Fireman s Tired Eyes written by Rob Evans and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series description:From joining the Service to learning about the harsh realities of life, gaining promotion and earning respect from peers, to giving the best we can for others in need. In all this time, losing hours of sleep and disrupted meals, dropping everything at a moments notice and absorbing so much from attending other people's life changing incidents. A series of books to allow you to see what Emergency Service personnel are exposed to and how it truly affects us. We can only hide it for so long from loved ones and our families. So, I write my findings from my journey in a bid to help others identify and notice signs and symptoms and offer simple ways to deal with it in their everyday challenges. We need to be talking more openly about mental health issues and not be afraid to ask for professional help. When It's OK, to NOT be OK ......thank you for joining me. I hope you have a better insight of Fire Service life. Consider using professionals and to break the stigma of being in therapy. This is about awareness and helping each other. To recap: This is based on my journey and my experiences alone. I started my blog page when we were forced into Lockdown here in France March 2020, I now had time on my hands and thoughts and feelings and emotions were no longer suppressed by daily life. I was now being forced to face stuff I had squashed down during my service. I am very aware of 'triggers', so I hope by reading my journey you don't react to any of this. If you do, it's ok. Take a moment and let it out. It's part of the healing process. (I have scaled down my details to incidents deliberately.) I am not a Therapist or Counsellor, nor wish to be. I have studied a course on PTSD, CBT for PTSD and REBT for PTSD, but am no way advocating any skills. I've done this merely to help understand what I've experienced and in doing so be more able to write about it and possibly in an attempt to potentially help others. I am not here for sympathy, praise or credit. This is about giving back and helping. My journey is nothing compared to so many others out there dealing with the troubles of the world. Compassion comes in many forms and acts of random kindness is the purest. But what we do forget is the most important of all....... Be here for you and help yourself too. "So many suffer in silence unnecessarily" In my career, I've always been there for everyone else first. Suppressed my feelings and emotions and even missed events I cannot ever reclaim. Things like kids and families birthday's or Xmas / NY celebrations. On duty or going or coming off duty. Time events that cannot be recaptured. Shift patterns of Public Servants are not family-friendly. Life now, for me, out of the job is very different. No longer on a schedule and time scale. It has allowed me time to reflect and ponder on what I've witnessed, withstood and achieved. Stopping from a rapid pace of life has in turn allowed so much to show itself. Stuff that was shoved down and forgotten, only to fester, consciously or sub-consciously. I hope I can highlight some signs and symptoms. It may allow you to help yourselves and your families through any troubling times. Breaking the silence on mental and emotional health. Reacting to traumatic events isn't wrong, it's a normal response to something that is not normal. We are all in this together facing some many and there is always an outreaching hand if needed.A healing process comes from within.................your journey, your pace.

Download or read book Rescuing Providence written by Michael Morse and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former EMT and firefighter Michael Morse takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to 24 emergency calls in a 34-hour period. Rescuing Providence is a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives of the people who do a critical job that is often dangerous, sometimes thankless, but ultimately rewarding.

Download or read book Forever a Priest written by and published by CMJ Publishers and Distrib.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Working Fire written by Zac Unger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-02-22 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zac Unger didn’t feel like much of a fireman at first. Most of his fellow recruits seemed to have planned for the job all their lives; he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn’t keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close-knit tribe, came to master his work’s demands, and came to know what it is to see the world through a firefighter’s eyes. From the raw material of his days’ work—alarm calls both harrowing and hilarious, moments of triumph and grief—Unger has forged a timeless story of finding one’s path, and a rousing adventure about the bravery and sacrifice of everyday heroes. On the web: http://www.zacunger.com

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Download or read book Holidays in Heart Falls Books 1 2 written by Vivian Arend and published by Arend Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first two contemporary western romance novels in the Holidays in Heart Falls series from New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend. A Firefighter’s Christmas Gift It’s the holidays in Heart Falls, and local Fire Chief Brad Ford and his father have unexpected, but welcome, house guests. Hanna Lane’s daughter insists they’ve moved in with Santa. All Hanna knows is the man protecting them is hotter than the fires he fights, but she’s not sure if she can risk being burned again. A Soldier’s Christmas Wish When Brooke Silver enlists the help of her boyfriend Mack Klassen to set up the perfect old-fashioned Christmas she thinks it will involve cookies, decorations and homemade presents. His plan includes going down on one knee and a shiny ring. Only nothing is going as planned, and when Mother Nature decides to get involved, it’s not just the holidays on the line but their lives as well. --- Keywords: Canadian Author, cowboy, western, contemporary, small town For readers who enjoy: Jennifer Ryan, Joan Johnston, Kate Pearce, Linda Lael Miller, Lindsay McKenna, Diana Palmer, Maisey Yates, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Lorelei James.

Download or read book Write Like You Mean It written by Steve Gamel and published by BrownBooks.ORM. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Honest, transparent, and realistic . . . His approach offers insights, advice, and sensible strategies to stop procrastinating and start writing.” —Neil Foote, Principal Lecturer, Mayborn School of Journalism In his debut title, Write Like You Mean It, award-winning journalist and content writer Steve Gamel dives into his best advice for writers that he has gathered over the years. With stories from his early years and frequent foibles as a journalist, Gamel equips aspiring writers with trade tips to learn, tools to utilize, and lessons to write stronger content. He has designed “a book that is useful to all kinds of writers: first-time writers, veteran writers, nonfiction writers, fiction writers, freelance writers, college writers, high school writers, writers who own their own business, and so forth.” Simple steps in each chapter break down the productivity practices of creatives, the organization needed to get to the finish line, and the purpose behind it all: drawing readers in with quality content and style. He discusses the intentional processes behind organizing ideas, conducting interviews, beating writer’s block, networking, editing, and publishing. Whether you’re an old hand at writing, a novice, or a college professor aspiring to write full-time, this book is for you, so you too can Write Like You Mean It! “Blazes a trail for aspiring writers . . . provides numerous practical tips and suggestions to help you deal with the challenges of writing and getting published.” —Tim Stevenson, Master Sherpa Executive Coach, and author of Better “Steve does a great job of laying things out in an easy format that communicates good information to the reader—which is what writing is all about.” —Ben Baby, NFL and Boxing Reporter, ESPN

Download or read book A Street Survival Guide for Public Safety Officers written by Daniel Rudofossi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expansion of Dr. Rudofossi's theory of Police and Public Safety Complex Trauma, this text integrates other models of trauma and loss into a one-of-a-kind intervention model. It offers insider perspectives from police psychologists, police managers, and clinicians describing what police personnel experience on the job, along with expert intervent

Download or read book When Your Life Is on Fire written by Erik Kolbell and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In When Your Life Is On Fire Erik Kolbell listens, provokes, and most of all, shares with us the enduring lessons and insights of life and faith as realized by a diverse population of thoughtful people. It’s a town hall of the soul.” -- Tom Brokaw If your life was on fire, what would be the one thing you save? Psychotherapist and former pastor Erik Kolbell asks that question of 13 remarkable and unique individuals, and the answers may surprise you. Provided by celebrities such as Jane Pauley and Alan Alda, artists such as Regina Carter and Tao Porchon Lynch, and ordinary people put into extraordinary situations like Don Lange and Brenda Berkman, these reflections will help all of us consider what it is that we value most in life. His goal, Kolbell says, is not to examine the worth of each of these things. “What matters is that for all of the sham and artifice that can make cynics of us all, there are things, solid things, that compel us onward.”

Download or read book Report from Ground Zero written by Dennis Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan’s Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York’s devastated fire and police departments. This is Smith’s vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies. “It is,” says Smith, “the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor.” Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who—in America’s darkest hours—redefined our understanding of courage.

Download or read book A Phoenix Is Forever written by Ashlyn Chase and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She didn't see this hot cop coming. Dawn Forrest is ready for a big change. She's determined to put her criminal past behind her and only use her extraordinary psychic abilities for good from now on. Luca Fierro is a phoenix shifter and rookie cop with something to prove. The last person he should tangle with is a newly reformed bad girl, especially one as irresistible as Dawn. But he needs her help to find a missing child, and every minute counts. This case is going to put their skills to the test...if only they can keep their minds on the mission instead of on each other. A sizzling paranormal romance, perfect for fans of Lynsay Sands and Kerrelyn Sparks! Phoenix Brothers Series: Hooked on a Phoenix (Book 1) More Than a Phoenix (Book 2) A Phoenix is Forever (Book 3) Praise for Ashlyn Chase: "Hot and hilarious. This one is a must read."—Night Owl Reviews Top Pick for Never Dare a Dragon "What could be better than hot firefighters who shift into dragons and phoenixes?"—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars for Never Dare a Dragon

Download or read book Forgotten Heroes of Ground Zero written by Russell Feliciano and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Bravest” is a label of enormous respect. No higher level of respect can one identify with that of the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY). No greater leadership and traditional institution have I ever been a part of. I never envisioned how my life would virtually spin in so many directions in one year. The dramatic challenge that the FDNY has ahead leaves one breathless.