This is the second part of a two-part episode with Mike Lewis, an unstoppable force when is comes to PTSI (PTSD) awareness and suicide prevention.If you listened to episode 1, you will know why suicide prevention is so important to Mike...

Many in the Veteran, active-duty military, police officer, firefighter, and other first responder communities struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress. The usual treatment is a 15-minute consultation and a handful of prescriptions, but that’s not wo...

You can call Mike Lewis a lot of things - a husband, a father, a firefighter/paramedic. But, what you can’t call him is disloyal or a coward.Join me in this first of a two-episode podcast as I learn from Mike about his experiences with ...

What is it like to suffer Religious Trauma Syndrome while still inside a High Demand Religious Group? Wh...

US Diplomat, Barbara Thomas spent 20 years serving overseas in Latin America and Europe, as well as several posts in Washington DC. She made the decision to retire last year because she felt there was a lot of work to be done back home in the U...

After an unprecedented election, an attack on one branch of our government by another, and a violent attack upon our nation's Capitol, is our Constitution still intact?Join frequent guest Kurt Sullivan, aka “Sully,” as he and Dr. Hood d...

Imagine you are in a foreign country and your job is to catch the most dangerous criminal in the world. Oh, and that criminal is also out to  get you.That’s what my guest, Steve Murphy and his partner, Javier Pena experienced to br...

How would you feel if you received words of love and support from someone who expected nothing in return from you? What if they came from someone you didn't even know?It is important that we recognize the human need for socioemotional s...

Imagine waking up at 2 am with your house on fire. Imagine it happening to all of your neighbors, too - over and over. Now imagine that your community is set on fire because none of you can afford to move. This is just one reality o...

Can the process of creating art help process trauma? Join Fine Artist, Rhea Reeves as she discusses her own trauma and how she has used art to help herself.She and Dr. Hood dive deeply into the sensory side of making art an...

Christy Warren, retired fire captain and host of The Firefighter Deconstructed digs deep into how childhood trauma impacts the decision to become a firefighter.Christy shares her deeply insightful perspectives, which may piss some of yo...

In this episode Dr. Hood walks listeners through the uncensored recording of an emergency dispatcher handling incoming transmissions as three officers and one civilian are killed in Chicago.No guests. No interviews. Just the brutal real...

Comedian/Firefighter Jason Patton and Dr. Hood discuss how "Dark Humor" may help people process the stressful and potentially traumatic things that they experience. Jason Patton @firedepartmentchronicles started making short videos...

Dr. Hood talks with Scott Smith, a former defensive end who developed debilitating PTSD from playing college football.Learn how his struggle with trauma nearly cost him his life, and also became the inspiration for the holistic health a...

Join Dr. Hood and guest Minister Tamyca Brown as they discuss community based mental health treatment in Virginia. Many of the most vulnerable individuals in our society rely on support from people like Tamyca to get through their ...

We are all human and we need to listen to one another. If citizens and law enforcement can listen with an open mind, we can learn from one another how to move forward and heal together.Michael Sugrue joins Dr. Hood for an in-depth discu...

Fire Chief Ed Hadfield who leads the Rincon Fire Department in San Diego, California joins Dr. Hood to discuss changes in the fire service over the last several decades.• Threats to firefighters are higher than they have ever been  ...

“I have the utmost respect for law enforcement” but Chauvin “is just a piece of sh*t” - Jason PattonJoin Dr. Hood and guest Jason Patton (@firedepartmentchronicles),

Join Dr. Hood as she and Kurt ”Sully” Sullivan discuss how each of us can begin to become part of the solution for change in America. 

Join Dr. Hood as she talks to Cameron Shifflett, a young trauma researcher who shares with us his understanding of his and his younger brother's childhood trauma.

Micheal Sugrue knew his calling at a very young age; he was meant to be a first responder. He also had role models who showed him what serving in the military and on the street as a police officer meant.Join Dr. Hood as she talks with M...

Join Dr. Hood as she talks to Kurt Sullivan who is affectionately known as "Sully" on The Big Island of Hawaii. Together they discuss and explore the challenges of being an island community that is largely dependent on tourism and what COVID19 ...

Join Dr. Hood as she talks to Stephen Juge, an elite international attorney, about the challenges of law school and the legal profession. In this, the first of a two-episode series, they will explore how the legal profession has developed into ...

Join Dr. Lorie Hood (affectionately called Dr. Lorie by her fans) in the inaugural episode of The Traumatic States of America. She will set the foundation, boundaries, and rules for what she envisions will become a microcosm of our society. A g...