Everyday Brave | Episode 8 – Emily Hitchings & Mike Pitrusu, Aurora Police Department
Officer Emily Hitchings is in her 15th year at the Aurora Police Department and her third year as the Employee Support and Wellness Unit officer. Prior to her current assignment, she was an investigator in both, the Narcotics and Fugitive Units where she spent more than eight years in an undercover capacity. Sergeant Mike Pitrusu […]5 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 7 – Chris Macklin, South Metro Fire
Chris Macklin worn many hats in his career. Firefighter. Paramedic. Engineer. Training engineer. And now, wellness manager for South Metro Fire Rescue. His passion to support Emergency Responders began after responding to the Columbine shooting in 1998. In the years since, he has worked tirelessly to support the responder community and currently leads the wellness […]5 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 6 – Jolene Conway, SonderMind
Jolene Conway is the Manager of Community Development at SonderMind and a licensed mental health therapist. SonderMind is a behavioral health company that aims to make mental healthcare approachable, accessible, & utilized by supporting a network of qualified therapists, and accommodating the complex and changing needs of those seeking therapy. In her role at SonderMind, […]5 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 5 – Jonathan Dickerson, The Center for Relationship Education
Jonathan Dickerson is the community engagement manager for The Center for Relationship Education. In that role, Jonathan works to improve the health and quality of our relationships through workshops, training, and speaking engagements. CRE’s thoughtful approach marries evidenced based programming that adds value to communities they serve. More recently, they have developed programs to support […]5 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 4 – Emily Lauck, Manager of Performance Improvement for the City & County of Denver Department of Public Safety
Emily Lauck is the Manager of Performance Improvement for the City & County of Denver Department of Public Safety. In her role, Emily has created comprehensive, employee-driven initiatives such as the Safety WellBeing Initiative to proactively address the quality of life and professional culture of emergency responders and the public safety industry. She has implemented programs […]5 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 3 – Nick Edwards, BEKN
Nick is a nationally renowned Exercise Physiologist and has built multiple programs and centers for wide ranges of populations that are currently running in sites across the U.S. For over 13 years Nick has worked with athletes, general wellness, and patient populations directing exercise physiology laboratories and strength programs. In his career he has worked […]6 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 2 – Rhonda Kelly, ResponderStrong
Rhonda leads ResponderStrong, which is an organization focused on developing better mental health supports for responders and their families. Over the past several years, suicide has been recognized as the leading occupational killer of law enforcement, fire and EMS. Her work is responder-driven and works across branches, connecting groups that had previously been siloed.6 years ago
Everyday Brave | Episode 1 – Detective Dan Brite, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
After sustaining a life-changing line of duty incident in 2016, Detective Brite’s recovery journey highlighted the need to better support himself and ultimately the entire responder community. His own healing has helped to frame his current role as wellness coordinator for Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, helping others to understand that “it is ok, to not be […]6 years ago
Teen Talk | Episode 8 – Miss Colorado, Monica Thompson
In this episode of Teen Talk, we hear from Miss Colorado, Monica Thompson and how she strives to empower girls with her program Building Strong Girls. Get connected. Find your tribe.6 years ago
Teen Talk | Episode 7 – Cliques
Cliques can positively or negatively affect each of us. In this episode of Teen Talk, we hear from local teens and how cliques impact their day to day life. Get connected. Find your tribe.6 years ago
Teen Talk | Episode 6 – Robbie’s Hope (Parents)
It’s OK to not be OK. In this episode of Teen Talk, we discuss a very difficult topic that sometimes goes unspoken. Our hope is to help parents learn how to talk about suicide with their teenagers. Get connected. Find your tribe.6 years ago
Teen Talk | Episode 5 – Robbie’s Hope
It’s OK to not be OK. In this episode of Teen Talk, we discuss the Robbie’s Hope Adult Handbook – A guide by teens on how to talk to teens. Get connected. Find your tribe.6 years ago
Teen Talk | Parents View on Bullying
In episode #3 of Teen Talk, we heard real teens talking about real life instances of bullying. We wanted to hear the parents perspective on this subject, so a local family was willing to share their story. Get connected! Find your tribe!6 years ago
Teen Talk | Episode 4
In episode #4 of Teen Talk, we discuss the positive and negative impacts of social media from 4 local teenagers own perspectives. Real Kids talking about Real Life. Get connected. Find your tribe!6 years ago
