The grablives pilot is an introduction to firefighters Trevor Stepan and Jon Vargas. The grablives acronym is used when a firefighter is down, missing, or trapped. The acronym is used in addition to behavioral health and talking about the important tools used to assist those in need.

Trevor and Jon discuss the fundamental topic of sovereignty and its benefit towards our behavioral health. 

Jon and Trevor introduce the value of the human experience. Jon shares his story about recovering from a head injury and facing suicide ideation. 

Trevor discusses the ability to change our narrative and a shift of perspective that is essential to inner monologue.

Wolf Purnananda is a transformational specialist who introduces alternative medicines: ayahuasca and iboga. 

Trevor and Jon discuss their personal experiences and shift the perspective on addiction.

Amber Caudle is a chef who brings consciousness into food and the embodiment of the divine feminine.

Trevor, Jon, and Wolf join together in discussion of the mother wound and clearing ancestral lineage. 

Beau Porter is a 3rd generation firefighter with 20 years of experience working at a busy assignment in South Los Angeles. His focus has shifted to mental health in the last year and he comes on this week to share some of the tools he's learned. 

Jon and Trevor discuss shadow work and relating to core wounds.

Kendall Wood is a yoga teacher who has an emphasis on group wellness and yoga therapy for firefighters, first responders, and veterans. Kendall's fiance is a firefighter and we discuss her views on how to recieve a loved one coming home from duty. Her website can access a free yoga therapy session on kendallanne.com/grablives

Hugo Catalan Jr. is the chemical and behavioral addictions manager at UFLAC (the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City). Trevor and Hugo discuss how a firefighter can get help and a whole new approach towards the epidemic of behavioral health. 

Alejandro Zavala is the director of behavioral health at the union for the city of Los Angeles firefighters. (UFLAC). Jon and Alejandro talk about "familia", and bringing unity to the members of the city of Los Angeles fire department. 

Jason Teter is a 23 year firefighter who works on a fireboat and works in conjunction with the department's diver program. Jason talks about leadership and a deep dive into his understanding of behavioral health and firefighting culture. 

Jason Shelton is a 8 year Navy Seal veteran and a 21 year firefighter/paramedic. Jason speaks on sleep depravation and the program called "Sixty Two Romeo", an effort to find restful sleep and improving behavioral health among firefighters and veterans. 

Jon Vargas presents a short drill on the present moment. 

Daniella Borah is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. Trevor and Jon discuss with Daniella how to achieve optimal balance in relationships with self and partnerships.

Trevor presents a short drill on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy

Trevor and Jon discuss mental hygiene and preventative maintenance with one's mental health. 

Jon gives a brief drill on the power of the heart.

Trevor and Jon honor suicide prevention month by discussing suicide and the art of letting go. 

Trevor presents a drill on gut health, another important piece to behavioral health

Erin Woodward is a nurse practitioner who highlights a broken healthcare system along with treatment for those who are recieving behavioral health care at the ER. Trevor, Jon, and Erin discuss more important topics revolving around behavioral health from a caretaker perspective. 

Sean Baker is an apparatus operator for the city of Los Angeles fire department. Trevor, Jon, and Sean discuss leadership qualities along with his role within the LAFD boxing club. 

Jon meets with firefighter Jason Villigiante and apparatus operator Sean Baker who did a sleep study together. The episode revolves around various bio hacks and reflection on sleep and practices to forward a momentum on proper sleep hygiene. 

Jon and Trevor meet with returning guest Daniella Borah, who is a licensed marriage and family therapist. The topic revolves around regaining romance and intimacy around children and newborns. 

Sean Forster is a master kambo practitioner, breathwork facilitator, and a therapist who specializes on interpersonal healing. Sean joins grablives in a special conversation to look at trauma and what it does to our systems on a biological, psychological, social, and spiritual level. 

Trevor and Jon talk about anxiety and hypervigilance. 

Jon and Trevor recap the year of 2023 along with transparency between both Jon and Trevor's personal growth.

Anthony Hernandez is a retired CALFIRE firefighter and peer supporter at AceraHealth. Anthony joins Grablives and tells his story that is heartfelt and honest. He brings the beauty of harnessing the human spirit through adversity. 

Lisa Mercier is a crisis response coordinator, reiki master, medium, hypnotherapist, and spiritual coach. She has a diverse background in varius fields that leads her as part of the "Premier First Responder Psychological Services" team. She specializes in helping individuals recognize the power and acuracy of their intuition. 

Beau Porter is a firefighter of over 20 years in South Los Angeles at fire station 33. Beau returns to Grablives to talk about truth, honesty, genuine character, and tribal connection in relation to the epidemic of mental health.

Dr. Heather Williams created Premier First Responder Psychological Services which focuses on crisis response and peer support for local fire and police departments. Heather joins Grablives by speaking on different avenues and ways of thought to provoke greater awareness. 

Dan Sullivan is an engineer with the city of Los Angeles Fire Department and joins Grablives to talk about personal growth and how it coincides with mental health. 

Wolf Purnananada Jowers is a master practitioner of Kambo. This medicine has been shown to be an entheogen and a key component in trreating PTSD and biological conditions. Wolf joins Grablives on a special educational episode on the intelligence and the consciousness of this powerful potent medicine. 

Maggie Hernandez is a registered associate MFT who works with the more difficult patients by treating them with EMDR and somatic work. Maggie is also a spouse to a firefighter who works with Pasadena Fire Department. 

Angela Graham is a former Santa Clara County Firefighter and is the founder of the S.I.R.E.N. Project. The non profit organization gives first responders access to alternative healing medicines, including psilocybin and 5-meo-DMT. 

Dr. Heather Williams returns to Grablives in a converation revolving around the word resilience and its important factors. The topics bring up reoccuring issues in relating to perseverance of mind, body, and spirit. 

Hana K'KOA Miller is a holistic health educator and acupunturist. Hana opens up about her own healing journey through Traditional Chinese medicine and ayahuasca. Hana's messege is about awakening the healer within through finding balance and radical responsibility for your life. 

Reach out to Hana and her work through here:

https://linktr.ee/thebalancedhealer?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=34fbf0bc-a538-4b65-80e0-5c0dd435c121

Rishi Kahtri is a part owner of Clear Mind Treatment who offer ketamine, spravato, TMS, EMDR, hypotherapy, psychological, & case management. Rishi goes into detail about what ketamine offers as an assistance to helping clients overcome obstacles and mental blocks that are hidden in the subconscious mind. 


IF INTERESTED CHECK OUT CLEAR MIND'S TREATMENT FASCILITIES:
https://clearmindtreatment.com/

Matty Fiorenza is a retired firefighter/paramedic from Anaheim Fire Department who is a keynote speaker, mental health facilitator, and works with first responders in recovery. Matty appears in the documentary film "PTSD 911" Matty joins Grablives in an important conversation that delivers a message on vulnerability as Matty shows up for himself in his own struggles and accomplishments. 

Sgt. Chris Gerber is a retired police officer of 27 years of service. Sgt. Gerber opens up about his catlystic series of events that led him down his path of healing and overcoming symptoms such as anxiety and panic. 

Morgan Englund is a retired Los Angeles City firefighter who is a keynote speaker and sound healing facilitator. Morgan shares his mental health healing journey with MDMA/Psilocybin along with sound. 

contact for Morgan and his services:

http://morganenglund.com

http://runestoneranch.org

Kevin Welsh is a 13 year firefighter/paramedic for LA County Fire Department who joins Grablives to share his personal journey and self discovery. Kevin is a co-host on “The Fire You Carry” podcast and team member of the non-profit “Fire up Program”. 

Contacts and programs:

https://www.fireupprogram.com/

https://thefireyoucarry.com/

Mike Kim is a retired LAFD firefighter/paramedic of 14 years and currently works for Murrieta Fire Department. Mike's life work is dedicated to functional fitness biomechanics and helping people undo chronic pain through re-education of how the body functions. 

Mike Kim's program:

https://www.iebiomechanics.com/

Jules Horn is an official ambassador for the organization "Human Garage" that dedicates the somatic release of trauma stored in the fascia of the body. Fascial Maneuvers can access your body’s stored trauma energy & allow you to finally release these stuck emotions that keep you in mental and physical dis-ease. Jules talks about his personal journey of healing with Human Garage and fasting. Join us on this powerful episode to seek healing and transmutation of chronic pain and injuries, a common theme found within the first responder community.

Human Garage and their message is practical, simple, and educational:
"When we work on the fascia, people experience mental, emotional, and physical transformations.

It tends to show up as auto-immune diseases, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, cancer or other illnesses on the surface – Yet, often, these symptoms conceal deeper emotional wounds.

• Maybe you feel you didn’t meet your parents expectations
• Maybe something traumatic happened and you felt incapable of dealing with it
• Maybe you carry years of regret, shame, guilt, heartache or fear.
• Maybe you learned to hold back your emotions, as a defense mechanism against your environment & the people around you.

Whatever it may be, whether it’s emotions or memories that you have buried, these, place a lot of stress on your body.And we believe that releasing stress and trauma from the fascia allows the body the time and space it needs to heal."

Contact Jules and Human Garage through: 

Jules: 

https://www.instagram.com/jules_horn?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Human Garage:

https://humangarage.net/

Orange County Human Garage event:

https://humangarage.net/hands-on-fascial-maneuvers-workshop-orange-county/

Cory Poolman is a former Navy Seal who is a traditionally trained Missoko Bwiti Iboga Provider. Cory shares his healing journey and his trip to Africa to learn about this amazing medicine of Iboga. Iboga, revered as the 'chief' of plant medicines, is an intelligent and potent healer and teacher. While recognized for its profound efficacy in addiction recovery, this ancient plant medicine has been a cornerstone of psychological, physical, emotional, and spiritual healing for millennia, practiced by the Bwiti people of Gabon. Its healing potential extends far beyond addressing addiction, offering a transformative journey toward holistic well-being and self-discovery.

For more information and how to reach Cory Poolman:

Cory contact:
soulcalretreats@gmail.com

https://www.bwitihouse.com/

https://bwitihealing.com/

Benjamin Fairbrother is an emotional coach who spends his work on organizing a healthy relationship to our human emotions. Ben brings a tentative take on how and why emotions promote growth for our well being. 

Lisa Mercier is a Reiki Master, certified Past Life Regression Therapist and Hypnotherapist, and certified professional Medium and Intuitive. Lisa returns after episode 27 to further a conversation about the "clair" senses, Lisa's personal UFO experience, and her guidance towards the human intuitive wisdom. 

How to connect to Lisa's work:

https://linktr.ee/lisamercier

John Knox is a firefighter/paramedic who was terminated for not being in compliance with LAFD's vaccination mandate. John talks about constitutional rights and humanitarian rights along with an understanding about cognitive dissonance. John Knox served the LAFD for over 20 years along with years of service prior to the LAFD. The conversation leads into John's healing journey prior and his own hurdles with mental health. 

How to contact John and his team:

https://firefightersforfreedom.org/partners-2/

Paul Scrivano is a citizen of Los Angeles who owns multiple business and restaurants in the city and has been an advocate for cleaning up the streets of Los Angeles. This episode talks about Paul's story when he encountered a heart attack and was rescued by LAFD's paramedics. The topics include raw opinions on whos making the decisions that keep the city of Los Angeles in squalor as crime rates are higher than before, drug trafficking, drug use, and decay of the city streets. Paul is a passionate spokesperson who wants answers for the way the current state the city is in and gives a very particular viewpoint on what needs to get done in order for there to be results.