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I WORKED WITH TWO GREAT FIREFIGHTERS JANELLE AND RANDI.Women like them show young girls there’s a place for them in this...
10/26/2026

I WORKED WITH TWO GREAT FIREFIGHTERS JANELLE AND RANDI.

Women like them show young girls there’s a place for them in this job.

That girl asking about your gear. Looking at your uniform. Wondering if she could do what you do.

Take her seriously.

Let her hold the mask. Answer her questions. Tell her what it takes and where to start.

You might forget that conversation by the end of your shift.

She might remember it when she fills out her application.

“I DON’T CARE. JUST PICK SOMETHING.”You’ve made decisions all shift. Now you’re staring into the fridge waiting for disp...
10/25/2026

“I DON’T CARE. JUST PICK SOMETHING.”

You’ve made decisions all shift. Now you’re staring into the fridge waiting for dispatch to assign you your next move or in this case what to eat .

“What do you want?”
“Anything.”
“Pizza?”
“No.”

Excellent. Still qualified to reject decisions. Just can’t make one.
Sometimes you’ve got nothing left for even one more choice.

Being able to say, “My brain’s done. Can you pick? I’ll clean up,” makes life easier for you and who’s trying to figure out what’s for supper.

Even if they somehow haven’t figured out what “anything” means.

Maybe that’s what home is: someone who knows you’re out of answers and feeds you anyway.

YOU HELD IT TOGETHER ALL SHIFT. THEN LOST YOUR S**T OVER A DISH IN THE SINK.Your partner asks what you want for supper. ...
10/23/2026

YOU HELD IT TOGETHER ALL SHIFT. THEN LOST YOUR S**T OVER A DISH IN THE SINK.

Your partner asks what you want for supper. The kids are arguing. Somebody needs a ride.
Normal stuff, in the home you couldn’t wait to get back to.

But part of you is still on that call from six hours ago. You’re trying to follow the conversation while something else keeps playing in your head.

Then one more question comes, and you snap.

Everyone goes quiet. Now they’re upset, and you’re standing there wondering why you just took it out on them.

How do you explain what’s bothering you without getting into something you don’t even want to think about?

At work, your crew was there. They might understand why you’ve barely said a word.
At home, your family is left guessing. Are you mad at them? Did they do something wrong?

They don’t know what happened on shift. They know you came home and bit their head off.
You don’t have to tell them every detail. Start with what they need to know.

“I had a rough shift. I’m having trouble settling down. You haven’t done anything wrong.”
And if you snapped, own it.
“I’m sorry. You didn’t deserve that.”

A hard shift can explain why you’re struggling. It doesn’t undo what you said in the kitchen.

Sometimes you need a little space when you get home. Just tell the people you love, so they don’t mistake that space for you pulling away.

Sometimes “I’m going for a drive” is the closest I can get to saying, “I’ve got a lot on my mind.”I’ve always known a dr...
10/22/2026

Sometimes “I’m going for a drive” is the closest I can get to saying, “I’ve got a lot on my mind.”

I’ve always known a drive helps clear my head. Dax’s song “Lonely Dirt Road” put words to why. A little privacy. No questions. Somewhere I don’t have to pretend I’m having a good day.

The part about not wanting your family to see you cry hits home.

You want to hear about their day. Sit down for supper. Have some patience when something small goes wrong.

But your head’s still back at a call, replaying what happened. You missed them all shift, and now you need a few minutes before you can walk through the door.

Try explaining that without making them feel like they’re the problem.

So you take the long way home.

Sometimes that drive helps. Sometimes you pull into the driveway and you’re still carrying every bit of it.

That’s when someone needs to hear more than “just went for a drive.”
You don’t have to explain the whole call.

“I’m glad to be home. I’ve just had a rough day, and it’s still with me.”

That gives the people who love you a chance to understand.

“WILL THEY STILL WANT TO WORK WITH ME?”You’re sitting in your truck before shift, trying to decide whether to tell someo...
10/20/2026

“WILL THEY STILL WANT TO WORK WITH ME?”

You’re sitting in your truck before shift, trying to decide whether to tell someone you’re struggling.
You can picture telling them.
What you can’t picture is how they’ll treat you tomorrow.

Will your partner second guess you on the next call?
Will being quiet at the kitchen table suddenly mean something’s wrong?
Will an ordinary mistake become, “Maybe they came back too soon”?

You just want some sleep. Someone to talk to about the call that keeps showing up when the house gets quiet.

But you’re scared that once you say it, you won’t just be their partner anymore.

You’ll be the partner they’re worried about working with.
That’s the part “just speak up” doesn’t cover.

You’ve spent years earning their confidence. You don’t know whether one honest conversation will change it.
Sometimes someone needs time away and proper care. Support that.

But when a coworker opens up, don’t make every conversation about their mental health. Keep inviting them for coffee. Talk about the same ordinary s**t. Ask what they need. Keep what they told you private unless safety means getting help.

They’ll notice if the room goes quiet when they walk in.
They’ll notice if you stop asking them to work with you.

We learned it back in kindergarten: treat people the way you’d want to be treated.
That still applies when your partner tells you they’re struggling.

“How do I explain to my spouse that responding lights and sirens doesn’t stress me out… but Costco does?”If you work in ...
10/19/2026

“How do I explain to my spouse that responding lights and sirens doesn’t stress me out… but Costco does?”

If you work in emergency services, you probably laughed at that.
But there’s actually something pretty damn human behind it.

Lights. Sirens. Chaos. Someone screaming. Heart pounding. You’re heading toward something everyone else is trying to get away from.

And somehow you’re calm.

Because there’s a job to do. Training kicks in. Your crew is beside you. Your brain knows exactly where it needs to be.
Then you’re off duty.

You walk into Costco and suddenly the crowds, noise, people stopping in the middle of the aisle, carts everywhere and ten different things happening around you can make you want to turn around and leave.

Sounds ridiculous until you’ve lived it.
Sometimes chaos with a purpose feels easier than chaos without one.
The uniform doesn’t make us normal.

It just teaches us a very different version of normal.

Still human behind the uniform.

A SMALLER TOWN DOESN’T MAKE THE CALL LESS SERIOUS. IT CAN JUST MEAN HELP IS FARTHER AWAY.You and your partner. A patient...
10/18/2026

A SMALLER TOWN DOESN’T MAKE THE CALL LESS SERIOUS. IT CAN JUST MEAN HELP IS FARTHER AWAY.

You and your partner. A patient getting worse. A long stretch of highway before a hospital.

You’re treating someone in the back while your partner drives through blowing snow. You could use another set of hands. There isn’t one.

And sometimes you recognize the address before dispatch finishes saying it.

Your neighbour. Your kid’s coach. Someone you’ll look for around town long after that call is over.

That’s a different kind of weight.

Then there’s the pay, being available comes with a cost. Some services pay less than a few energy drinks an hour to be on stand by??? You can be home and still have your whole evening built around whether that phone rings.

Plans stay tentative. Sleep gets interrupted. Your family works around it, too.

Fewer calls doesn’t automatically mean less mental stress. It can mean more time sitting with the last one and fewer people nearby who understand it.

There’s pride in looking after your own community. Rural crews deserve to be able to keep doing it without wearing themselves out or wondering whether they can afford to stay.

Fair pay. Proper coverage. Time to recover. Mental health support they can trust.

Being needed by a community shouldn’t mean having to put your own needs last.

YOU FINISH YOUR SHIFT THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU COULDN’T GET TO.Never mind everything you did.Nurses, I haven’t forgotten ...
10/18/2026

YOU FINISH YOUR SHIFT THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU COULDN’T GET TO.

Never mind everything you did.

Nurses, I haven’t forgotten about you. Getting a camera into a hospital is difficult. Privacy and patient care come first. But the people behind these doors belong here.

You know what good care looks like. Fighting for enough time to give it wears on you.

You’re giving medication. A call bell’s going. A family needs answers. Another patient doesn’t look right.

You decide what can wait. Knowing there’s a person doing the waiting.

Then someone asks why you haven’t been in yet.

That gets to you because you give a s**t.

So does being threatened or grabbed while trying to help. Losing a patient, then walking into the next room where someone needs you calm and focused.

You can understand someone’s scared and still be hurt by how they treat you.

Then you give handover. Go home.

“Did I chart that?”
“Did I miss something?”

The shift ends. Your head keeps working.

You deserve breaks you can take. Backup when someone becomes violent. Enough staff to give the care you’re trained to give. And support when you say you’re struggling.

There’s skill, pride and a hell of a lot of care in nursing.

Being good at looking after everyone else shouldn’t mean you have to reach breaking point before someone looks after you.

“SO, ARE YOU A REAL COP?”Imagine having to explain your job while someone is already pi**ed off at the uniform you’re we...
10/17/2026

“SO, ARE YOU A REAL COP?”

Imagine having to explain your job while someone is already pi**ed off at the uniform you’re wearing.

That’s a challenge special constables can face. People see police and make assumptions about what you can do, what equipment you carry and what you’re responsible for.

You’re trying to calm someone down while watching their hands, reading their behaviour and keeping track of what’s happening around you. All while explaining a role they might have decided doesn’t deserve their respect.

That takes patience. So does staying professional when someone calls you a “wannabe.”

Learn what your special constables actually do. Ask what makes their job difficult.
They are a vital role in our law enforcement community.

THAT’S MY THREE BOYS ON THE COVER. THERE’S A REASON THAT PICTURE MATTERS.I spent 35 years in the fire service learning h...
10/15/2026

THAT’S MY THREE BOYS ON THE COVER. THERE’S A REASON THAT PICTURE MATTERS.

I spent 35 years in the fire service learning how to help other people. Learning to ask for help myself was a hell of a lot harder.

My new book, Human Behind the Uniform: The Picture That Saved My Life, shares my story. The calls that stayed with me. Raising three boys. Stress that followed me home. And finally admitting I couldn’t keep carrying everything on my own.

Some of it is hard to talk about. But keeping it to myself never helped me, either.

You don’t need to wear a uniform to recognize what it’s like to hold everything together while struggling yourself.

I’m offering a free digital copy to anyone who wants it. Just DM me.

If something in my story helps you put words to what you’ve been carrying, that’s a good reason to share it.

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