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H.O.P.E Beyond The Badge

A Podcast that brings Awareness, Inspiration, and Conversation together for First Responders, Families, and others interested in Mental Well-Being in First Response.

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Indexed episodes, last 90 days
7
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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    Liz Bartholomew - First Responder Family Member & Advocate (opens the original)

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    Elizabeth Bartholomew joins us on the podcast. Liz worked as a police records clerk in Batavia Illinois where she met Joe Bartholomew, a paid on-call firefighter, they married in 1980. Joe was hired as a full time Firefighter in 1986. While their daughters were young Liz was able to be a stay at home mom. Later she drove a school bus part-time in Naperville, Illinois, became Band Booster President and was on the coaching staff at East Aurora High School. In 2005 Joe was diagnosed with post traum

  2. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    Sean Carrol - LEO (Ret), Author, Leadership Consultant (opens the original)

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    Lieutenant Sean M. Carroll (Ret.) spent 23 years with the Providence Police Department, retiring as a Lieutenant and Commanding Officer, after serving in the United StatesMarine Corps. Today he is Founder and CEO of A.I.O. Leadership, LLC, where he trains supervisors on the leadership decisions that determine whether officers stay whole or burn out. He is the author of A.I.O. Leadership for Law Enforcement, a Police1 columnist, an IADLEST National Certified Instructor, an adjunct professor at Ro

  3. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    Plymouth County Suicide Prevention Coalition. (opens the original)

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    In this episode, we interview Jennie Babcock & Paul Gabrial of the Plymouth County Suicide Prevention Coalition. Jennie & Paul share valuable information about suicide prevention, reduction, awareness, the education they provide through their coalition, & what led them to to do the work that they do.

  4. Episode · Aug 21, 2026

    Fire Chief David Rhodes (Ret) (opens the original)

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    Retired Fire Chief David Rhodes joins us on the podcast. David is a 39 year veteran of the fire service retired from the Atlanta Gorgia fire dept. He currently works for Clarion events as the Vice President of Education for Clarion Fire Rescue Brands, he is the Editor in Chief for Fire Engineering Magazine, and the educational director for the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC). He is a Chief Elder for the Gorgia Smoke Divers Program, served on the Fire Department Instructors Conferen

  5. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    Marchelle Farmer - Suicide Loss Survivor / FR Family Member (opens the original)

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    Our guest on todays podcast is Marchelle Farmer In September of 2023, at the age of 57, Marchelle met the love of her life, Scott Farmer. They both knew right away that what they had was special, and were married in February of 2024 - on Scott's 57th birthday. By May of 2025 Marchelle was making funeral arrangements. Her husband, retired K-9 Sergeant Scott Farmer, after 25 years of service and 3 years of retirement - lost his internal battles with PTS. Scott died by suicide in the early morning

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