11/12/2025
🔥 Ep. 50 – The Fire Inside: Healing the Helpers w/ Destiny Morris 🔥
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🚨 While first responders courageously serve our communities during emergencies, who’s looking after them when the sirens fade?
🧠 In this powerful episode, licensed therapist Destiny Morris joins us for a candid conversation about the unique mental health challenges faced by firefighters, paramedics, and other emergency personnel.
Drawing from her experience as both a daughter of law enforcement and a certified first responder counselor, Destiny shares rare insight into the emotional toll of witnessing humanity at its most vulnerable.
We pull back the curtain on:
🏋️♂️ The hidden weight of trauma experienced by our community heroes
🗄️ The “cabinet” metaphor—how first responders compartmentalize emotions, and why it matters
🤔 Why traditional therapy often fails emergency personnel, and what culturally competent treatment looks like
🧩 An accessible breakdown of EMDR therapy and how it helps rewire trauma responses
🙅♂️ The stigma around mental health in emergency services, and how to foster healthier departments
Whether you're a first responder, a family member, or someone who cares deeply about those who serve, this episode delivers hope, practical guidance, and a call to action: 💪 Seeking help isn’t weakness—it’s another form of courage.
🎧 Listen now and join the movement to heal the helpers.