LifeWorks Counseling & Wellness LLC

11/19/2025

Men’s mental health deserves to be acknowledged—and that’s especially true for the men serving as first responders.

Roughly 70–85% of the fire service, 85% of law enforcement, and a majority of EMS personnel are men. These are the men who run toward danger, carry the trauma of the job silently, and often feel pressured to “be strong” at all times.

But strength isn’t the absence of emotion.
Strength is feeling and seeking help anyway.

Men in first responder roles experience:
🚨 Panic attacks
🚨 Trauma
🚨 Emotional overwhelm
🚨 Insecurities
🚨 Body image issues
🚨 Eating disorders
🚨 Depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts
🚨 Burnout and compassion fatigue
🚨 Abuse and chronic stress
🚨 Pressure to appear “fine”

And they also deserve:
✔️ Therapy
✔️ Support
✔️ Love and care
✔️ Safe spaces
✔️ Permission to not be okay
✔️ Humanity

To every man who serves your community—your mental health matters.

You don’t have to carry it alone.

Reaching out is not weakness; it’s survival.

Let’s keep talking, keep supporting, and keep showing up for the ones who never hesitate to show up for us. 💙

11/15/2025

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The StRides Against Su***de & Overdose is on Saturday August 1, 2026. It includes the following events: 1 Mile Walk, 5K Run, 5K Walk, 100 Mile Bike Ride, 60 Mile Bike Ride, 40 Mile Bike Ride, 10 Mile Family Bike Ride, Virtual 5K Walk/Run, and Virtual Bike Ride Any Distance.

11/14/2025

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Robert 💙

11/13/2025

🧠 November is Men’s Mental Health Month

The statistics are sobering — millions of men experience depression or anxiety every year, but less than half ever seek help. Men die by su***de four times more often than women, and many cope silently through anger, substance use, or isolation.

For first responders, these challenges can be even more intense. The culture of strength and service often discourages vulnerability — but asking for help is not weakness; it’s courage. 💪

If someone asks how you’re doing, be honest. And if you’re checking on someone — ask twice. Sometimes “I’m fine” is a mask for “I’m struggling.”

Your mental health matters. You matter.

11/13/2025

11/12/2025

Prayers go out to the family, friends, emergency responder family of Delaware County, and emergency responders on scene, along with the others involved in this tragic accident 🙏

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office as well as the families involved in the tragic loss of one of their own today.

11/12/2025

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11/11/2025

Thank you for your service ❤️🤍💙

11/09/2025

💙 Men Need to Know: It’s Okay. 💙

So many men — especially in first responder and service roles — were taught to be tough, hold it in, and never show struggle.

But that expectation is costing lives.

It is okay to:
Ask for help
Need support
Not be okay
Feel insecure
Have bad days
Cry
Break down
Go to therapy
Be vulnerable
Rest
Heal

None of those things make you weak.

They make you human.

Your strength is not measured by how much you can carry in silence —but by your willingness to stay, to feel, to reach out, and to keep going.

If you’re a man reading this — especially a first responder, veteran, dispatcher, or healthcare provider —you do not have to hold this alone.

You matter.
Your feelings matter.
Your story matters.

💙 We see you. We support you.

11/08/2025

11/06/2025

I had so much fun last week visiting the fire stations, police/sheriff departments, EMS bases, and Dispatch throughout Jay County, in honor of National First Responders Day. It brought me so much joy to thank each one of the departments for the work they do everyday for our community, and to deliver certificates for a free drink from Bizy Dips to every first responder as a small token of appreciation and gratitude! (If you are a first responder in Jay County, check with your respective department to pick up your certificate! They’ve all been delivered!)

261!!!! That’s how many men and women serve Jay County in the fields of emergency services!!!
77 are Full-time, 184 are Part-time/Volunteer/Reserves (which means they do this work on top of other full-time jobs)!!! I was blown away!

Thank you, again, for doing what you do and always answering that call when your community needs you! You’re special people!

Thank you Bizy Dips Bakery & Coffee Shop for your partnership to help make this possible ☕️ 🥤🩷

Jay County Sheriff’s Department / Dispatchers / Jailers
Portland Police Department / Dispatchers
Portland Fire Department
Jay County EMS
Dunkirk Fire Department
Dunkirk Police Department
Redkey Volunteer Fire Department
Redkey Police Department
Pennville Volunteer Fire Department
Pennville Town Marshal
Bryant Volunteer Fire Department
Salamonia Volunteer Fire Department