Foundation Fortified

09/01/2025

Behind the badge, the siren—there might be a life at risk. Watch for the signs. Save a brother or sister. 💚

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day. May you be well. •foundationfortified.org • .organization

08/25/2025

The Illusion of Control is humanity’s most popular hallucination • Foundationfortified.org •

08/22/2025

08/15/2025

Episode 49 of I Will Hold Space For Your Darkness Podcast is out 🖤🎙️🔥

This week, we have another returning guest in Josh Grandinetti! Since his last appearance (Episode 36 if you’d like to go back and listen in, before engaging with this conversation) Erin and Josh have struck up a wonderful, close and supportive friendship, including both hosting their own respective shows on

When they last spoke, Josh was on injury leave from Eloy Fire Department as a Captain and gradually building his mindfulness meditation platform for First Responders,

Since that time, he has medically retired from his firefighting career and assumed a new role as a Paramedic with Mesa Fire Department, began hosting “Midweek Mindfulness” every Wednesday from 12pm EST on the radio station and built Foundation Fortified to be an extensive mindfulness platform, with both free content and subscriber programs available.

Josh recently released a wonderful 5 min meditation called “Doff The Clock” and after listening to it and hearing how powerful it was, Erin asked if Josh would be happy to jump on the podcast and share it with the listeners....so here they are!

Having established a warm friendship over the last 12 months, Erin and Josh talk about the meditation he shared and the purpose behind it; to help First Responders separate and decompress after a shift, before returning home to their families and loved ones. They discuss the enjoyment they get from being a part of The Thin Line Rock Station and their annual Christmas show they host together.

They even venture down the path of talking about the difference between compassion vs empathy for First Responders, what it really means to “work on yourself” and share a few laughs along the way.

This conversation is basically one they would have with each other naturally every few weeks, they just decided to record it for you on this occasion! Josh also kindly allowed Erin to include his “Doff The Clock” mindfulness meditation at the end of the episode, so keep listening to the very end to hear that.

Find it wherever you get your including and

08/14/2025

Start your FREE mindfulness training today @ Foundationfortified.org

08/13/2025

🚨 Tune in TODAY to The Thin Line Rock Station! 🚨

🎙 12 PM – 2 PM: Hear Josh Grandinetti of Foundation Fortified and Heroes First Fire & EMS Peer Support Liaison as he shares powerful meditation guidance to help our heroes stay grounded, focused, and resilient.

🎙 2 PM – 4 PM: Catch our very own COO, Patrick Kreuzer, as he talks all things Heroes First AZ — upcoming events, new resources, podcast updates, and how we’re making a difference for first responders.

📻 Listen live at TheThinLineRockStation.com or download the app and take us with you anywhere!

🎶 For First Responders. By First Responders. Always.

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08/11/2025

Self compassion > self criticism

08/05/2025

We often think we need to build up personal values - to be more disciplined, more generous and more patient. But sometimes, it’s not about doing more - it’s about LETTING GO of what gets in the way. Simply quieting our worst impulse allows our best self to arrive on scene.

07/31/2025

Save this *NEW* 5 min. mindfulness to try next time you get off shift • FoundationFortified.org •

07/31/2025

Uniforms symbolize duty and value, while often blunting the wearer’s personal identity. They can be a shield, a symbol of authority, or a target. Navigating public perception isn’t easy—but judgment only becomes personal if you let it in.

07/26/2025

We chase all year, for a single week in the sand, where we can feel grounded, alive and unwind. What presence can you cultivate here and now?