After Action

After Action After Action supports first responders with PTSD awareness, mental health resources, and treatment options.

Dedicated to police, firefighters, EMTs, corrections, and border patrol. Together, we can break the stigma and build resilience.

07/22/2025

Real talk. No judgment. Just support.

100% Confidential and anonymous!

Chris, a veteran, retired firefighter, and medic, shares what you can expect at our FREE weekly First Responder Workshop. Ask questions about mental health, wellness, treatment, or substance use—no topic is off-limits.

🧠🔥 Led by first responders, for first responders.

👉 Sign up here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8417526804306/WN_BxETljieQsiVrrgIqjTrLw

07/21/2025

“This isn’t about checking a box. This is about showing up for each other.”

Doug Monda, a former SWAT officer and su***de survivor, brings his whole heart to the First Responder Workshops. His mission? To make sure no one else has to walk that path alone.

Join Doug and other retired first responders for raw, honest conversations that go beyond the badge.

✅ Register for FREE today: Link in bio
🔗 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8417526804306/WN_BxETljieQsiVrrgIqjTrLw

07/18/2025

Meet Chris—a retired firefighter, medic, veteran, and su***de survivor who knows firsthand the mental toll of life on the front lines. At After Action, he now helps lead a free, weekly online First Responder Workshop alongside Doug and Raul.

It’s not therapy. It’s real talk, from people who’ve walked the same road.

If you or someone in your agency is struggling with stress, trauma, or burnout, this is a space to find connection, perspective, and hope.

🔗 Learn more or register at: afteraction.care/workshop

07/16/2025

🚨 Powerful words from one of our retired first responder workshop hosts:

“I’ve seen a lot of darkness… but I’ve also seen how powerful community and connection can be.”

If you or someone you love is in the fire, law enforcement, EMS, or dispatch world — this workshop is for you.

✅ Weekly peer-led Zoom workshop
✅ Safe, confidential, no pressure to talk
✅ Created by and for first responders and their families

💻 Register here:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8417526804306/WN_BxETljieQsiVrrgIqjTrLw

Learn More:
https://afteraction.care/workshop

06/24/2025

Drinking to pass out isn’t sleep. It’s your nervous system crying for help.

In this clip from the First Responder Podcast, retired Sgt. Chris Scallon shares why so many first responders turn to alcohol — just to make the noise stop. But numbing out robs your body of the healing it truly needs.

After Action’s 2-Week Mental Health Tune-Up is 100% confidential and designed specifically for first responders. If you’re worn out, wired, or quietly struggling, this is your place to reset.

🔗 Learn more: afteraction.care

06/23/2025

Many first responders were never taught how to talk about their feelings—then they enter a job where they’re expected to stay silent and strong.

In this clip, Rachel Kove and Retired Sgt. Chris Scallon discuss how After Action’s 2-Week Mental Health Tune-Up gives first responders a confidential space to breathe, process, and begin to heal.

You don’t have to carry it all alone.
🧠 100% Confidential
🗓 Just 2 weeks
👮‍♂️ Built for first responders

🔗 Learn more at afteraction.care - Link in Bio

06/20/2025

🧠 Trauma can change you — but it doesn’t have to break you.

In this powerful clip, Jesse Kove and Chris Scallon talk about Post-Traumatic Growth — the idea that you can come out of trauma stronger, more connected, and more self-aware than ever before.

Whether you’re a first responder struggling silently or someone who’s been through the fire and back, this is your reminder:
Healing is possible. Growth is real. You’re not alone.

🎥 Watch now and tag someone who needs to hear this.
🔗 Link in bio

06/19/2025

💙 Loving a first responder isn't easy — especially when stress, silence, and emotional shutdown start to feel personal.

In this short video, Rachel Kove and Bonnie Eckman share 3 powerful tips to help you:
1️⃣ Understand transition time and why it's not personal
2️⃣ Support their nervous system recovery
3️⃣ Regulate yourself — because co-regulation is real

These small shifts can build stronger, safer relationships for both of you.
🎥 Watch now and tag someone who needs this.
🔗 Link in bio

06/17/2025

🚨 What is a sensory modulation room — and why is it changing how we support first responders?

In this short interview, Bonnie Eckman, Sensory Modulation Specialist at After Action, explains how these trauma-informed spaces help first responders decompress, reset, and recover after high-stress calls.

✅ Designed for privacy
✅ Built for regulation, not conversation
✅ 100% confidential and stigma-free

Whether you're a firefighter, officer, border patrol, dispatcher, or EMS, this is your reminder:
You don’t have to carry it alone.

🎥 Watch more videos like this on YouTube and
🔗 Link in bio

06/17/2025

🚨 First responders face intense pressure every shift — but what happens after?

In this clip, Chris talks about the importance of taking time to decompress after a stressful day and why it’s crucial to communicate that need to your spouse or partner.

You don’t have to hold it all in — and you don’t have to push your loved ones away either. A simple conversation can create space for healing, connection, and understanding.

🎧 Watch the full interview on YouTube
🔗 Link in bio

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