First Responder Wellness Podcast

About First Responder Wellness Podcast

The First Responder Wellness Podcast with Conrad Weaver is where first responder wellness, leadership, mental health, and resilience come together for law enforcement, firefighters, EMS professionals, dispatchers, military veterans, and the families who support them. Each week, Conrad sits down with respected first responders, agency leaders, clinicians, researchers, and wellness experts for honest conversations about the challenges facing public safety today. Topics include PTSD, trauma, burnout, peer support, suicide prevention, leadership development, organizational culture, shift work, family relationships, and building resilient teams. Whether you're a police chief, fire chief, supervisor, wellness coordinator, frontline responder, or family member, you'll gain practical insights, proven strategies, and real-world solutions to help you lead better, live healthier, and thrive both on and off the job. Because wellness isn't optional—and healthy organizations begin with healthy leaders.

Publisher

Conrad Weaver

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jul 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 of 219 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Stop Waiting until they Break - Matt Newlands

   Host Conrad Weaver interviews Matt Newlands, co-founder of Frontline Mental Health, about proactively training first responders for mental and emotional job demands.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   When your Job Becomes your Identity - Rachael Stark

   Captain Rachael Stark, Army National Guard, discusses how her demanding career became her sole identity, offering insights into the challenges of work-life balance.

3. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   POPPA: Peer Support at the NYPD

   Conrad Weaver interviews Thomas Hovagim and Louis Lopez from POPPA about peer support for NYPD officers, offering insights into mental health resources for first responders.

Inside a recent episode

Stop Waiting until they Break - Matt Newlands

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I get up at the same time every morning, which then prompts me to go to bed at the same time every morning. I know that sleep is going to be a real determining factor for me as to how effective I'm going to be in the day. So then that shapes my decision making around things like coffee and alcohol. So again, I'm not the alcohol police on this. I love having a beer or a wine with my mates and with everybody else. I'm just conscious of not doing that every night because I know that it impacts my sleep. So looking at some of those physical health stuff absolutely contributes to my mental well-being. […]

Who has been a guest on First Responder Wellness Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matt Newlands
• Rachael Stark
• Thomas Hovagim
• Louis Lopez
• Rusty Myers

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

171,576

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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