{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Just Breathe","title":"What the Research Tells Us With Dr. Jessenia Ogunade","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2011,"description":"We talk a lot about breathwork and mindfulness on this show — but what does the actual research say? Dr. Tracie L. Keesee sits down with Dr. Jessenia G. Ogunande, a retired 20-year NYPD officer turned psychologist, to separate the evidence from the anecdotes and dig into what's really working — and what's still missing — in first responder wellness.\nWHAT WE COVER\nWhat we know with confidence about first responder physical, mental, and social wellness — and the gaps still missing from the research, including a global south perspective and the officer's own lived experience\nThe real reason most officers skip wellness programs — and it isn't the one you'd expect\nHow leadership can move beyond performative wellness programs to ones that actually get used\nWhy \"how are you doing?\" has to be asked more than once before you get a real answer\nWhat agencies should be doing differently to support officers from recruitment through retirement — and why check-ins can't stop after the first five years\nInnovative models worth stealing, including Arizona DPS's paid sabbatical program\nWhat skeptics still get wrong about breathwork and mindfulness — and the neuroscience that explains why the practice works\nWhy box breathing doesn't work for everyone, and how to find the self-regulation tool that actually fits\nThe one truth about wellness programs that every chief needs to hear: you can't build something for officers without officers\nABOUT DR. JESSENIA G. OGUNANDE PhD, LMSW\nDr. Jessenia Ogunande is an international psychologist, licensed social worker, executive coach, and educator, and a retired NYPD officer with 20 years of law enforcement experience. She is the founder of Larimar Counseling Services LMSW PLLC, a trauma-informed practice supporting first responders, particularly women, and serves as faculty and clinical supervisor at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City. Her work focuses on trauma, recovery, leadership development, and culturally...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U6hooJF6wPF6fib2UIxiCJPT3haZgYLNN9HJnTMTqd4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZGVm/NmM3ZTQ5OTFjZjk3/NDZmZWNkYmVjN2Fj/OGFmMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}