Behind The Shield
Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 116 minutes
- Episodes
- 851
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Philip Neame - Episode 819
Philip Neame is a British Army Falklands Veteran, mountaineer, author and the founder of The Ulysses Trust.
We discuss discovering climbing in his youth, his journey into the Parachute Regiment, Nor…
03:05:27 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Nic McKinley II - Episode 818
Nic McKinley is a former Air Force Pararescueman, CIA Officer and the co-founder of DeliverFund, an organization that equips law enforcement to combat Human Trafficking.
In this second conversation,…
02:05:07 |
Sun 03 Sep 2023
Carly Wopat - Episode 817
Carly Wopat is a professional volleyball player, firefighter and one of the fittest women on earth.
We discuss her early life, her journey into elite sports, losing her twin sister at 19, navigating…
02:02:32 |
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Ben Marciano - Episode 816
Ben Marciano is the owner of Zone Health and Fitness and the new Mayor of Ocala, FL.
We discuss the impact of childhood trauma, his dream to enter law enforcement, his powerful addiction story, reha…
00:44:18 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
Ben Davis - Episode 815
Ben Davis is a Navy SEAL veteran and the Chief Executive of "Veterans Outreach Advocacy Group.
We discuss finding adventure sports in his youth, his journey into the military, his perspective on war…
01:23:51 |
Sat 26 Aug 2023
Amy Loughren - Episode 814
Amy Loughlen is a veteran trauma nurse and hypnotherapist who was portrayed in the the Netflix film "A Good Nurse". She had formed a friendship will a fellow nurse Charles Cullen, who unbeknownst to…
01:43:06 |
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Bill Mazur and Joe Collins - Episode 813
Bill Mazur and Joe Collins are former law enforcement Chiefs and current members of the Acadia Healthcare team.
We discuss their journeys into policing, the challenges facing modern day police offic…
01:58:21 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Brooke Bartlett II - Episode 812
Brooke Bartlett is a Licenced Clinical Psychologist and the founder of the Center for Trauma, Anxiety and Stress. She is als contracted by the Bureau of Land Management as a trauma specialist.
In th…
01:54:24 |
Sun 20 Aug 2023
Cole Lyle - Episode 811
Cole Lyle is a Marine, member of the Mission Roll Call team and the founder of Kaya's K9s.
We discuss his journey into the military, his perspective on war, Cole's own powerful mental health story, …
02:03:42 |
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Nick Ricciotti - Episode 810
Nick Ricciotti is a former Law Enforcement Officer and a member of Reps for Responders.
We discuss his journey into policing, his perpsective on corrections, his powerful mental health story, addict…
01:45:59 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Jeremy Donch - Episode 809
Jeremy Donch is a firefighter, entrepreneur and the man behind National Fire Radio.
We discuss his firefighting family legacy, tradition, volunteerism, igniting a burning desire to serve, the work l…
02:08:30 |
Sat 12 Aug 2023
Ernie Colling - Episode 808
Ernie Colling is an Army Infantry veteran and founder of the wellness company Transcend.
We discuss his early life, his journey into the military, multiple near death experiences, contracting, entre…
01:36:31 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
Shane Trotter - Episode 807
Shane Trotter is an Educator, Strength and Conditioning Coach and the author of "Setting the Bar".
We discuss Shane's journey into teaching, coaching the youth athlete, the obesity epidemic, physica…
01:59:47 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
Jim Poole - Episode 806
Jim Poole is Chairman, President and CEO of Solace Lifesciences, Inc., maker of NuCalm® which is a neuroscience technology designed to relieve stress and improve sleep quality without drugs.
We disc…
02:12:20 |
Sat 05 Aug 2023
Sandy Wall - Episode 805
Sandy wall is a retired law enforcemet officer, SWAT legend and the author of "The Long Road Home".
We discuss his early life, his journey into law enforcement, the war on drugs, the evolution of SW…
01:33:48 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
Brandon Evans - Episode 804
Brandon Evans is a Canadian firefighter and the man behind "Fire to Light".
We discuss the journey to India that led him to studying mindfulness under the Dalai Lama, his journey into the fire servi…
01:46:27 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
Ken Rideout - Episode 803
Ken Rideout is a former prison guard, investor and elite endurance athlete.
We discuss growing up in Boston, his road into corrections, entering finance, overcoming his opiate addiction, finding ru…
01:45:22 |
Sat 29 Jul 2023
Dave Sanders II - Episode 802
Dave Sanders joined the police in 2001. He retired in January 2023 having spent his career in London in a variety of posts from foot patrol to public order units, serving the last ten years on Armed …
02:42:22 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
John Spera And Corey Sutton - Episode 801
John Spera and Corey Sutton are both Colorado firefighters and the men behind Respond Wellness.
We discuss Corey's journey into professional football, traumatic brain injury, his road into the fire …
01:55:38 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
Javeno McClean - Episode 800
Javeno McClean is a former professional cricket player, champion powerlifter and the man behind the J7 Health Centre.
We discuss his early life in England, playing cricket in India, his journey into…
01:10:43 |
Sat 22 Jul 2023
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