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Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.
Real talk for fire wives, firefighter partners, and first responder families. Fire Family Collective is the podcast for fire wives, firefighter spouses, and first responder families navigating the realities of life in the fire service. Formerly the Firehouse Roundtable, each episode features real conversations about firefighter marriage, fire wife mental load, parenting through shift work, and building community when isolation feels like part of the job.
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Episodes
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Sleep Hacks with Sean Toomey, Co-Founder of First Responder Sleep Recovery
Sean Toomey, firefighter with Denver Fire Department and Operations Captain for the Clear Creek Fire Authority, co-founded First Responder Sleep Recovery with…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Mynda Ohs, PhD. on Preparing For and Adjusting To Firefighter Retirement
Dr. Mynda Ohs, marriage and family therapist and author of Fully Involved: A Guide for Being in a Relationship with a Firefighter, talks about her new book…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Behind the Mustache with Firefighter Fenton and Mrs. Firefighter Fenton
Brent and Stephanie Fenton (a.k.a. Firefighter Fenton and Mrs. Firefighter Fenton) discuss how Firefighter Fenton originated, where the character is going, the…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Life in a Fire Family with Madeline and Erin, Ventura City Fire Captain Thom Hoffman's Daughters
Madeline and Erin Hoffman, two of Ventura City Fire Captain Thom Hoffman's children, talk about growing up in a fire family. They swap stories about the "cool"…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Fire Captain Kyle Tong, G.O.A.T. of Grants
Ventura City Fire Captain Kyle Tong joins the show to talk about how he went from teaching snowboarding to five-year-olds to becoming one of the youngest fire…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Real Estate Investing with District of Columbia Firefighter Aaron Foster
Aaron Foster has been a firefighter for 24 years, the last 19 of those with the District of Columbia Fire Department. Not only that, Aaron has been…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Ventura City Fire Chief David Endaya on The Department's Future
Ventura City Fire Chief David Endaya discusses the Department's future, changes in the fire service over the last 20 years, the role of first responders, and…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Improving Firefighters' Health and Longevity with Physical Therapist Jim Magnusson, Dr. Phil Long, and Coach Justin Reading
Physical Therapist Jim Magnusson, Dr. Phil Long, and Coach Justin Reading of Performance Wellness and Injury Prevention have worked with firefighters for many…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Practical Advice for Firefighter Spouses with Author (and Military Spouse) Lizann Lightfoot
As a military spouse, Lizann Lightfoot can relate to the daily challenges and trials that most firefighter spouses go through. She's the author of "Open When…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Hope the Therapy Dog with Heather Ellis and Nancy Mitchell
Ventura City Fire has a therapy dog, Hope, to help firefighters work through the emotional stress of their jobs. Hope's handler, EMS Coordinator Heather Ellis…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Preparing for Financial Independence with Retired Firefighter Steve Peterson
Retired firefighter Steve Peterson has successfully purchased and managed rental properties in Ventura for over 30 years. Starting while he was an active…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Dr. Ryan Sharma Talks About the Psychological Needs of Firefighters
Dr. Ryan Sharma, contract psychologist with Oxnard Fire Department and Associate Professor/Director of Clinical Training at Cal Lutheran University, joins the…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Ashley Iverson, Executive Director of the Iverson Foundation for Active Awareness and Widow of Cal Fire Firefighter Corey Iverson
Ashley Iverson talks about losing her husband, Corey Iverson, in the Thomas Fire and how she uses the Iverson Foundation for Active Awareness to advocate for…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Tiffany Atalla, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Tiffany Atalla, licensed marriage and family therapist AND fire wife, talks about how to improve first responder family life and connectedness among first…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Thomas Fire Stories
The Thomas Fire was the largest wildfire in California history, when it broke out on December 4, 2017. Four Ventura City firefighters who battled the blaze…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Being a Firefighter Family, with Career Firemen Captain Myles Smith (ret.) and Engineer Austin Foulke
Captain Myles Smith (ret.) and Engineer Austin Foulke talk about being a firefighter family and the accident that forced Myles' retirement. Myles also tells a…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Founder of Flying Embers, Bill Moses, on the Thomas Fire and His Resulting Commitment to Supporting Firefighters
Flying Embers founder and CEO Bill Moses talks about his harrowing experience in the Thomas Fire and how it led to the Flying Embers organic alcohol brand. For…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Engineer and Paramedic Will Nackers Talks About the Marines, His Purple Heart, PTSD, and Creating a Legacy
Ventura City Fire Engineer/Paramedic Will Nackers discusses his military service, being wounded in action, PTSD, and creating a legacy. Will also discusses the…
Fire Family Collective Podcast | Real Talk for Fire Wives & Partners.Married Firefighters Amber and Jeremy Henderson on Spousal Challenges and Trauma
A conversation with married firefighters, Battalion Chief Amber Henderson (CAL Fire) and Captain Jeremy Henderson (Ventura City Fire). Amber and Jeremy discuss…
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Welcome to the Firehouse Roundtable, brought to you by the Ventura Fire Foundation
Peter and Jason introduce themselves and discuss what to expect from the Firehouse Roundtable podcast. The kitchen table is the heart of the firehouse. It’s…