Carl Waggett. First Responders, Trauma & Healing: from the archives
This is a republishing of an archived episode with Carl Waggett.
There are some people who are able to articulate concepts and feelings in a kind of perfect, let’s-get-to-the-heart-of-the-matter way for a particular group of people, and Carl is that person for the first responder tribe.
Carl’s been a full-time firefighter for the past 14 years, and Acting Captain for 4 of them. After a fellow firefighter and close friend of Carl’s ended his own life, Carl removed himself from the front line trucks only to be diagnosed with PTSD a short time afterward.
Carl says he’s learning that there are…
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