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The180impact Podcast
by Aaron Smith
Mental health education and personal development. To change your life, you need to change your mind. Listen as we talk about the knowledge, tools and techniques needed to rewire your mind/thoughts and focus on taking charge of your personal development. Aaron is a retired police officer of 25yrs. and served in the Marine Corps. During the career, he experienced burnout, depression, anxiety and PTSD leading him to walk off the job for several months. After learning how to apply tools himself, he got back to work and began helping others who struggle as well.
Episodes
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Life Wheel?
In this episode, Aaron walks through an exercise to help you find out where in your life you need to put in some work
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Interview w/Brian Eberhard
In this episode, Aaron Smith and Brian Eberhard explore men's mental health, emotional struggles, and the importance of vulnerability and connection. They share personal stories, coping strategies, and the need for open conversations to break down stigma.
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Broken Bonds
summary Aaron Smith reflects on the fragile nature of brotherhood and camaraderie within law enforcement and first responder communities, highlighting how bonds can be broken over time due to personal and external conflicts, social media disputes, and misunderstandings.
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Don't Run From Your Calling
summary In this episode, Aaron Smith shares his personal journey with failure, perseverance, and discovering his calling through podcasting. He emphasizes the importance of resilience, taking small steps, and trusting your purpose despite setbacks.
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I tried a new diet. Maybe you should too
Keywords health, diet, ketogenic, insulin, nutrition, fitness, aging, lifestyle change, personal journey, wellness Summary In this episode of the 180 Impact Podcast, host Aaron Smith shares his personal journey into adopting a new diet as he approaches 50. He discusses the motivations behind his...
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Are You In A Losing Season???
Summary In this episode of the 180 Impact Podcast, Aaron Smith discusses the concept of different seasons in life, using the Detroit Lions' recent football season as a metaphor. He reflects on how expectations can lead to disappointment and emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and…
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The Relaunch
Hey all. It's been a loooong time. We are back and going to be better than ever. We have a new platform and tons of stuff to discuss in the upcoming episodes. Join in, subscribe, and get ready to go!!!!
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We're still here
The180Impact is still here and going strong. We just haven't had the time to do podcasting and social media for a while, but that's about to change. What have we been up to? Take a listen to find out.
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Interview with 911 Dispatcher Erin Allwardt
Erin takes us inside the life of a 911 Dispatcher and tells us what it's really like to deal with being the first of the first responders to handle crisis situations, and how she is able to cope with the events of a workday when she goes home.
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Self-Care is not Self-Ish
Taking a few minutes a day or couple of hours a week in order to recharge is necessary for you mental and emotional health. Self-care is not a selfish act so make sure you get yours in
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Life Transitions w/Rob Miller
Whether you leave early, or make it to the end and retire, your career ending can be a challenging life transition. What that looks like and how do we navigate that?
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Stress is Damaging Your Brain (what to do about it)
Chronic and long-term stress not only has mental and emotional consequences, but research is now showing us that it is also physically destroying our brains. We discuss what that may look like for you and what you can do about it.
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What is The180Impact?
In this episode we talk about the origins and branding of The180Impact. What we stand for and what it means to us as a family and company.
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The 5 Second Rule
The 5 Second Rule is a tool invented by Author and Speaker Mel Robbins. It is extremely simple and effective when applied to your life. Take a listen as we teach you how to apply it for yourself
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Our Children's Mental and Emotional Health
As First Responders, We need to be careful how we engage with our children outside of the influence of our profession. This episode helps you navigate how to help your children maintain a health mental and emotional outlook both both at home and in life
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Overcome Burnout
Everyone experiences burnout from time to time. We discuss what that may look like for you and a couple of tools use can use to help you manage your burnout...
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Happy New Year ?????
Up to 93% of people fail to meet their New Year's resolutions. Learn the reasons why and what you can do to set goals that ensure long-term compliance and follow through.
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Communication 101
Communication is such a wide ranging topic that it's impossible to cover all aspects. In this episode, Aaron and Clarissa cover some of the basics that can help your relationships thrive.
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Love Languages
Aaron & Clarissa discuss the 5 Love Languages and how they apply them to their relationship. Listen to find yours and open up the communication in your lives
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A Couple's Conversation
Aaron and Clarissa begin to open up about their 24 yrs. of marriage with some very real talk about their struggles and triumphs. Listen as they share and give game changing advice to others.
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The Body Keeps the Score with Tyler Sutherland
Tyler shares his story of while being mentally health and resilient, his body was holding stress and it caught up to him.
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Discouraged
Aaron and Rob talk about reaching the next generation with a mix of some goofing off (as usual)
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Kids and Kitchen Cabinets
Rob and Aaron share a couple of stories familiar to all of us who have kids and the lessons we learn as parents.
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Burnout
We all experience burnout in one way or another. Here are some signs/symptoms and what you can do about it.
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Communication Breakdown
They way we communicate on the job does not work at home. Listen to how you can change the way you interact with your loved ones and build healthy relationships.
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Tennis Visors and Cyanide Cigarettes
Aaron and Rob open up and have a little fun with this one. Recalling some of the great stories of their time in the field. Remember, it's not all doom and gloom, There's a lot of fun times as well. Enjoy
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Aaron's Story Part 2
The second half of Aaron's story. Aaron shares what he went through walking away from the job/career and the tools he used to make a comeback.
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Aaron's story part one
Aaron Shares the first part of his story from growing up in broken homes to joining the military and ultimately the police force. He then shares what took place to cause him to walk off the job burned out and battling anxiety.
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"Shot In the Line of Duty Pt.2"
We continue with Rob being shot in the line of duty and how first responders can take steps to come back after being involved in a critical incident
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Shot in the line of duty pt. 1
Rob talks about being shot in the line of duty and the physical and mental trauma experienced during this incident. Aaron shares what it felt like to watch his best friend get shot in front of him and how he processed the experience.
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We're Back
We're back.....New platform, new material and A new co-host to share with our first responders and their families. Welcome back
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I have a confession to make
Have you ever been “stuck”, felt completely overwhelmed and decided to fix it by doing absolutely nothing because you don’t know what to do? Me too. Listen in as we discuss how to overcome being stuck in life
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Your brain is lazy
Our brain is naturally lazy in order to protect itself. Find out how, why and what you can do so that you can avoid having a lazy brain and becoming depressed and burned out
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Interview with former Navy Seal and owner of Naked Warrior Recovery, Will Branum
We sit down with former Navy Seal and owner of Naked Warrior Recovery, Will Branum. Will opens up about his mental and physical struggles and how he came to face his issues which ultimately lead him to start a CBD company that supports the veteran and first responder community.
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Learning is great for your mental health
Learning is great for mind/brain growth and can benefit our mental health as well. Learn how in our latest episode
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Emotional intelligence (recognize emotions in other)
Once you can master recognizing other people’s emotional state or (mood) the easier it is to navigate your way through a situation or relationship. Use these tools to better your understanding of others
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Emotional Intelligence pt.3 (Self-Discipline)
Self-discipline is an absolute must if we want to obtain the emotional intelligence needed to be successful. This is a short one that won't go too deep as we explain how to slowly build self-discipline with small but impactful steps.
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Emotional intelligence pt2. (Controlling your emotions)
Picking up the second pillar of emotional intelligence(EQ) with controlling your emotions. Once you obtain self-awareness, now you can work on controlling emotions
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Emotional Intelligence pt.1
Learn the pillars of emotional intelligence and how obtaining it can change your life and relationships. This episode we tackle the first and most important pillar of EQ, which is self-awareness..
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Tom Brady’s Process
Tom Brady, whether you like him or not, is an absolute phenom. What is his “mental process” to stay in the game for so long? We discuss our own personal development and process in this episode
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Comparing stress
Today we talk about coming home from work and comparing your bad day to your spouse or families bad day. Just because we see,hear and go through terrible trauma at work, it’s not fair to diminish the “bad day” your loved one has had because they don’t understand or live in your world.....
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Habits
Tyler and I sit down again and discuss habits. We can all agree that we have a few bad habits, but how can they affect our lives and relationships if they become out of control? We discuss how habits are formed and how to begin the process of breaking bad habits.. enjoy
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“Stick to it”
Relationships are failing in record numbers and one of the main problems is that people just aren’t willing to “stick to it”. Clarissa and I talk about a couple of ways to help couples remember to stay in the fight for their marriage
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Interview with Tyler Sutherland
I sit down with my co-worker, friend and teaching partner Tyler Sutherland as he shares his story about how the stress of the job caught up with him. Even with a healthy mindset and resilient attitude, we need to take care of ourselves
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Dealing with anger
Anger can be a symptom of your anxiety. While there is righteous anger at times, most often it's the destructive anger we need to deal with. In this episode I give you 3 steps to begin dealing with your anger
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What's Important?
2020 is over and it's time to re-focus and ask ourselves: What's important in our lives? Take a few minutes to ask yourself this question, get rid of the distractions and ask yourself what's important to you this year.
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We're Back......
After a hiatus, we're back, re-branded and ready to go. Giving you some info on where we've been, what we've done and where we're headed
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Episode 9, Interview with Mindset Coach Kristin Taylor
Kristin is a narrative therapist and executive coach based out of Seattle, WA who specializes in working with high-school and college students to recognize self-doubt and reshape ideas using seven non-cognitive competencies that lead to success
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Episode 8. With Lauree Quada. Discussing sleep and its importance.
We discuss first responders and shift work, long shifts, overtime and all things that disrupt full sleep. The physical and psychological effects of lack of sleep and how to fix it
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Episode 7. Suicide, we NEED to talk about it
We have to begin having hard conversations about suicide and our community. That means being uncomfortable and sometimes digging into people's personal lives a little bit. It starts with us
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Mental health education and personal development. To change your life, you need to change your mind. Listen as we talk about the knowledge, tools and techniques needed to rewire your mind/thoughts and focus on taking charge of your personal development. Aaron is a retired police officer of 25yrs. and served in the Marine Corps. During the career, he experienced burnout, depression, anxiety and PTSD leading him to walk off the job for several months. After learning how to apply tools himself, he got back to work and began helping others who struggle as well.
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Mental health education and personal development. To change your life, you need to change your mind. Listen as we talk about the knowledge, tools and techniques needed to rewire your mind/thoughts and focus on taking charge of your personal development. Aaron is a retired police officer of 25yrs....
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