Why we need Mental Fitness in the fire service
Firefighters have been on the front lines for all of history. It is now time to help firefighters manage their trauma, reduce Long Term Disability leaves and prevent the increasing rate of firefighter suicide. It is time to help those who never stop helping their communities.
The 5 Pillars of Healing in Fire to Light
Pillar 1
Intake
How we experience and internalize the events of our life.
This pillar helps us realize how our life impacts our thoughts and actions. By understanding how our external environment plays a role in our internal environment, we begin to view our life and our actions from a different perspective. Helping to manage the stresses and trauma we experience as firefighters, allowing these traumas to have less of an impact on the lives of firefighters and their families.
Pillar 2
The Mind
Learn how the mind works, from how it never forgets what it has experienced to understanding how to use our mind for our own benefit. Our mind has the capacity to adapt and to create the lifestyle we have always wanted. We just need to learn how, the Fire to Light program will provide the framework for understanding the mind, and how to us it for ones benefit.
Learn how the mind works, from how it never forgets what its experiences to understanding how to use it for our own benefit. Making firefighter more aware of their minds will help them in processing the trauma that they will experience on and off the job.
Pillar 3
The Body
Our bodies are necessary for our jobs, in this pillar we learn how to navigate the body to regulate our stress, become a catalyst for change and to release trauma. The body is an incredible tool, and the more we become aware of it the, the healthier we become.
Pillar 4
Rest
Our largest ally as a shift-worker, Pillar 4 brings a new awareness to our understanding of rest and provides tool and examples of how we can rest in various ways. Firefighters are expected to run on empty when the call comes in. However we all know that this is unsustainable, By learning new ways to implement rest throughout our day, we begin to alleviate stress, add positivity, and replenish our bodies and minds so that we can remain focused even in the most stressful situations.
Pillar 5
Energy
Energy is something that is rarely talked about. Discover how energy connects the mind and body and how we can utilize energy to help us heal and move toward a healthier life. It takes energy for a fire to burn, and it also takes energy for a person to heal, both physically and emotionally. This understanding of energy allows us to more easily flow through the emotions of life, and place us in to an acceptance of where we are, allowing the next steps in our own growth to unfold before our eyes. By recognizing that everything is energy, we start to become aware of our consciousness and the power we all have to make positive change in our lives.
I'm Brandon Evans
With over a decade of firefighting experience coupled beside my entrepreneurial journey I have experienced and learned a great deal about the ways in which trauma and stress can have a negative impact on one’s life. I have suffered my own mental health crisis and through Mental Fitness, I have discovered various ways to overcome my own mental health battle and to start living and thriving with my trauma. I have a deep understanding of the stresses that present themselves in our lives both externally and internally. With our team of psychologists, we have developed the Fire to Light Program. This program helps your team members understand the impact of their stressors, brings awareness to them and provides a brave space to take steps towards healing and living their best life possible.
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