Grin & Guardian Gang | Healing Our Heroes: Inside First Responder Mental Health

In this episode, we sit down with Mary F. Baca, a seasoned Licensed Counselor and Somatic Psychotherapist from New Mexico with over 30 years of experience. Mary has built a thriving private practice, Odyssey Counseling, and runs Resilience Integrative Services, Shifting Perspectives Specialized Training Institute, and Allies for First Responders. She's a true pioneer in holistic counseling, having developed her modality, "Quantum Alignment," and is actively training others in holistic approaches to mental health. Mary's extensive expertise covers trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and much more, with a special focus on first responders. Having been deeply connected to the first responder community for over 25 years, Mary understands their unique challenges and has created specialized training and a non-profit, "Behind The Badge NM," to support them. Tune in as we explore Mary’s unique approach to therapy, her groundbreaking work in holistic healing, and her unwavering dedication to helping those in high-stress, trauma-based professions. Whether in the public safety sector or interested in holistic mental health, this episode is packed with insights you won't want to miss. Please make sure to go to https://www.youtube.com/@Paraornormalguyz and subscribe to get all the latest shows and upcoming events! You can find all your favorite Sportcat shows, The Para OR Normal Guyz, Sportcats MISFIT'S, and The Grin & Guardian Gang live on YERGZ Radio: www.yergzradio.com You can also find Sportcat’s Para OR Normal Guyz and Misfit’s on WDJY 99.1 on your FM dial in Metro Atlanta and streaming online Friday at 9:00 p.m., then Saturday night, and Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.  In Nashville, Tennessee, you can find The Para OR Normal Guyz overnight Friday from 12:00 - 2:00  on WRFN 107.1 on your FM radio. Also just outside Washington, D.C., we're on Fairfax Radio, Radio Fairfax Channel 37 (Cox, Verizon, and Comcast Cable Companies) for your morning breakfast on Wednesdays at 8 a.m., and streaming on Radio Fairfax for your morning commute in the Nation's Capital. The Para OR Normal guys are featured on Denver Open Media FM 89.9/92.9 Breckenridge and Vail, Colorado. Pacific Coast TV Pacifica and Half Moon Bay, California, Ch 26/27, as well as Comcast Channel 6 Los Alamos, New Mexico. You can find Sportcat playing classic rock on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. and doing “Flashback Fridays” from 6:00 to midnight Eastern on The Thin Line Rock Radio Station: https://www.thethinlinerockstation.com Please send us a voicemail. https://www.speakpipe.com/ParaORNormalGuyz⁠⁠ https://www.speakpipe.com/Sportcat⁠⁠ Find us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SportcatsMisfits/ To tip the show:  www.streamlabs.com/sportcat/tip https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sportcat ⁠Show Merchandise: ⁠⁠⁠www.streamlabs.com/sportcat/merch⁠⁠⁠ https://www.bonfire.com/para-or-normal-neon-bigfoot/⁠ https://the-sportcat-show.printify.me/products You can find Mary at: https://www.alliesforfirstresponders.com/mary-baca   Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on our shows are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily reflect the official position of our shows, Nite-Lite Studio, or its affiliates. #PublicSafetyPodcast #FirstResponderSupport #HolisticHealing #MentalHealthAwareness #TraumaRecovery #PTSDSupport #CounselingServices #MindBodyHealing #FirstResponderWellness #HolisticTherapy #EMDRTherapy #ReikiHealing #QuantumAlignment #BehindTheBadge #MentalHealthMatters #TherapyTalks #ResilienceBuilding #LawEnforcementSupport #ParamedicLife #ChallengeCoins #EMS #FirefighterLife #Paramedic #firefighter #firefighters #firedepartment #firstresponder #firerescue #challengecoin #lawenforcementculture #brotherhood #fire #police #policeofficer  #policedepartment #rescue #ems #emt #medic #paramedic #thinblueline #thinredline #thinwhiteline #911 #emergency #dispatch #dispatcher #thingoldline #backtheblue #backthebadge