Doug & Karen Monda join us to talk about Survive First - Where there mission is to reduce first responder suicide through quality education, peer support, and mental health and wellness resources, while fostering a greater sense of community and awareness amongst first responders and their supporters.
Doug - President, Founder, and Chairman at Survive First - discusses his time as a professional athlete, shares with us about his career in law enforcement as a SWAT Sniper, and talks openly about how his experiences impacted his mental health and family dynamics.
Karen - Executive Director at Survive First - shares from the perspective of a first responder's spouse, and how she began to educate herself about the ways that trauma can effect first responders to better understand and support Doug.
Together, their message is one of a family who found a way to heal together, and how they've dedicated their efforts to helping other first responder families find their own healing.