SIT AROUND THE FIRE PODCAST

I’m the host of Sit Around the Fire, a community-driven podcast dedicated to sharing stories, inspiration, and connection—especially within first responder and service-based communities. The mission is simple: to bring honest conversations out of the shadows, normalize the struggles people carry in silence, and remind listeners they are not alone.

I’m also a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical & Transpersonal Hypnotherapist, offering culturally competent, trauma-informed care grounded in lived experience. Before becoming a therapist, I spent nearly a decade serving as a firefighter and paramedic. That time on the front lines shaped my deep understanding of service, identity, cumulative stress, and the unseen weight that often follows those who dedicate their lives to others.

Today, my work focuses on ending the suffering and helping people move beyond survival toward meaning, authenticity, and healing. I work with first responders, military members, veterans, their families, and individuals from all backgrounds, integrating evidence-based therapy with hypnosis, neuro-somatic work, and depth-oriented approaches.

This work is deeply personal—it’s my way of giving back to the communities that shaped me and walking alongside others as they reclaim themselves, not just after trauma, but beyond it.