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F*ck The RulesFemale CEOs: What No One Fucking Told UsFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 2This episode, I have a guest that I met through another therapist via his show, Cara Tirrell. She and I hit it off, and I knew I wanted to talk more with her about her experiences.Cara and I discuss what it's like to be a CEO of your own business, the struggles for those folx that identify as female as well as CIS female in the business world, and what we're doing to be successful.Cara Tirrell is a Behavioral Health Counselor in Holliston, Massachusetts...
2023-10-0346 min
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthOn The Ninth Day Of Christmas: Cara TirrellSend us a textCara is a dear friend, colleague, and fellow crisis clinician survivor.She was on episode 55 and episode 72. She was also on episode 5 and episode 16 on YouTube.All links above can be clicked. Support the showYouTube Channel For The Podcast
2022-12-2201 min
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.72 Why Crisis Work Is A Great Learning Experience With Susan Roggendorf, Cara Tirrell, And Bill DwinnellsSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss with three former and current emergency services for mental health and substance use issues, Susan Roggendorf, Cara Tirrell, and Bill Dwinnells. We discuss the highs and lows of the work we have done, how we got into the work, how it brought us closer to first responders, as well as some of the difficulties we all face. We also debate the word suicidality and how it is interpreted from a crisis clinician's point of view versus those who have never worked in the emergency department. Susan...
2022-10-261h 05
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.63 Season 5 In Review: Amazing Guests And More!Send us a textDid you miss an episode this season? Did you skip an episode at some point? I review briefly every single episode so that you can go back and listen to it? Was there an episode that you were not sure? Listen to this review to figure out if you want to give it a chance. I seriously enjoyed this season so much. Between returning guests like Pat Rice, Cara Tirrell, Jay Ball, Bill Dwinnells, Lisa Dennis, Katelyn Dehey and newer guests like Stephanie Simpson, Susan Roggendorf, Jill Riley, Carolina Gu...
2022-08-2412 min
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.55 The Complexity Of Crisis Mental Health Work With Cara Tirrell and Bill DwinnellsSend us a textIn episode 55, Bill Dwinnells and Cara Tirrell are back (click here to find their first appearance) to discuss mental health crisis work. Interchangeably called many things, emergency services for mental health is a crucial part of our system. Bill and Cara describe the importance of this system, how it can lead to proper placement for treatment, the experience and stress that it can occur for both the clients and the emergency services worker. Cara and Bill also discuss how it lead to understanding more about the proper use of the suspension of civil...
2022-06-291h 07
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.25 The Most Popular Episode, Crisis Work with Cara Tirrell and Bill DwinnellsSend us a textThe most popular episode turned out to be the most complex editing work I have encountered in this podcast. Who knew the episode on crisis work would end up the hardest to edit? Shoutout to Laura for her amazing editing work. It is all about crisis work. Cara Tirrell and Bill Dwinnells will discuss their work on a crisis team. We share the ups and downs, the challenges, as well as all the lessons we have learned from that work from our combine 50+ years in that particular field. We also look at...
2021-12-011h 10
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.24 A Review Of The SeasonSend us a textAt the end of every season, I will dedicate the last original episode to a review of the season. This season was quite packed, with interviews with Maureen Mann, Jay Ball, Cara Tirrell, Bill Dwinnells, Sarah Turstra, and Blythe Landry. We discussed law enforcement, trauma, crisis work, holistic approaches, money, and how all this relates to mental health. I also discussed people pleasing, the 7 dirty words in my office, bereavement, and how music is a great discussion to have with clients. Support the showYouTube Channel For Th...
2021-11-2408 min
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.21 A Conversation About Crisis Work with Cara Tirrell and Bill DwinnellsSend us a textEpisode 21 is all about crisis work. Cara Tirrell and Bill Dwinnells will discuss their work on a crisis team. We share the ups and downs, the challenges, as well as all the lessons we have learned from that work from our combine 50+ years in that particular field. We also look at the effects on the clients and how we can create rapport in about 5 minutes during a crisis situation. Bill Dwinnells can be reached for counseling at www.billdwinnells.com and if you want to know about his software for c...
2021-11-031h 07