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Embark on a journey that goes beyond sirens and flashing lights After The Tones Drop Podcast provides a safe haven to explore, demystify, and destigmatize mental health and wellness for first responders. 

Join Cinnamon and her guests as they pull back the curtain, sharing powerful stories and expert insights that resonate with the heartbeat of those who run towards danger when others step back. It's more than just a podcast; it's a lifeline for the ones who dedicate their lives to saving others.

In each episode, stories get unraveled and struggles behind the badges are shared, showcasing the human side of heroism. Discover the strength in vulnerability and the power in sharing. It's more than a conversation; it's a revolution—a revolution in mental health care for our first responders.

So, tune in for candid conversations, practical strategies, and a sprinkle of humor—because healing begins with understanding, and understanding starts here.  

Let's break down the barriers, one episode at a time. Because after the tones drop, the real conversation begins, and we're here to make sure it's heard loud and clear.

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Send us Fan Mail Hear the Excuse, Find the Reason: Why Accountability Requires Curiosity "I don’t want to hear your excuses.” Most of us have heard it. Plenty of us have said it. But ending the explanation can also end our chance to understand what actually needs to change. In part three of our ADHD in Public Safety series, we’re taking accountability home. We’re talking about the forgotten task, the partner left waiting, the child on the receiving end of a brutal shift, and the moment a conv...
Send us Fan Mail Same Brain, Different Mask Masking, Gender, and Misdiagnosis | Part 2 of 4 Some people with ADHD are easy to spot. Others become the dependable one, the organized dispatcher, the unshakable medic, the officer who never misses a detail, or the firefighter everyone counts on when the scene goes sideways. They may look like they have it completely together. What no one sees is the anxiety, perfectionism, rigid systems, last-minute adrenaline, overthinking, people-pleasing, and...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 164: When Everything’s on Fire and You Can’t Find Your Keys ADHD, Trauma, and First Responders | Part 1 of 4 You can handle chaos on scene but lose your keys at home. You can remember every detail of a traumatic call but forget the appointment you scheduled yesterday. Is it ADHD? Trauma? The effects of shift work and chronic stress? Or some messy combination of all three? Episode 164 begins our four-part ADHD in Public Safety series with recognition—not a diagnosis....
Send us Fan Mail There is an enormous amount of suffering between "I'm doing good" and "I don't want to be here anymore." As Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close, Cinnamon challenges the idea that suicide prevention begins only when someone becomes suicidal. What about the months, or years, before the crisis? What about the first responder who is still showing up, still handling calls, still cracking jokes, but has quietly stopped enjoying their own life? After saying goodbye to Ben, her...
Send us Fan Mail “You knew what you signed up for.” Maybe. But knowing what might happen is not the same as knowing what it will feel like when it does. In this episode, Cinnamon challenges one of the most dismissive phrases used toward first responders and explores the difference between understanding the risks of the job and being prepared for the emotional, relational, and psychological consequences that can follow. Drawing from conversations with past guests including John Mattingly, Giov...
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