by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Aug 23, 2016 | Behavioral Health, Communication, Difficult Calls, Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, For the Firefighters, PTSD
You can feel the air turn tense before a word is even said. You know it was a bad shift. Something must have happened to make such a drastic change in your firefighter. Maybe he is angry, or silent, or sad….you just know something isn’t right. Do you ask...
by marklamplugh | Mar 9, 2016 | Behavioral Health, Everyday, Fire Family Life, For the Firefighters, Guest Posts, PTSD
Most of us keep a pretty regular schedule. We go to sleep and wake up at pretty much the same time every day. We have our weekday routine and our weekend routine. Our bodies are keeping track of our routines as well—physically and mentally. So many of our...
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Jul 8, 2015 | Behavioral Health, Everyday, For the Firefighters, PTSD
Be Honest. Be Real. It’s the false bravado “I’m a bigger bad ass than anything this job can throw at me” mentality that’s causing dudes to irresponsibly drink, leave their wives and kids or worse yet, eat a bullet. Talking about how you...
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Sep 20, 2013 | Behavioral Health, Fire Family Life, For the Firefighters, PTSD
This may be the most important blog post you read this year. It’s the bravest thing I’ve ever seen a firefighter do. It’s about Mental illness. Some prefer to call Behavioral Health, but I like Mental Illness because it truly is an illness and we...
