Ep. #1 Samantha Green - Tales from the Tailboard Podcast

On this first episode, Isaac sits down with Samantha Green, a newly certified paramedic whose journey into EMS has been anything but simple. Samantha opens up about the challenges of studying while married, the different learning styles she and her husband developed back in EMT school, and how those differences shaped the pressure, stress, and growth they experienced along the way.Before paramedic school, Samantha survived a head-on collision involving a Country Corner ambulance in Sperry, Oklahoma, where she sustained a traumatic brain injury and multiple neck fractures. Despite the cab being crushed, the driver was able to self-extricate with a broken foot, while Samantha faced a long recovery that changed the way she viewed EMS, resilience, and her calling in medicine.This episode follows her path from injury to certification, the impact it had on her marriage, and the determination that carried her into becoming a paramedic. A real, honest look at what it takes to stay in this job when life hits harder than any call ever could.