Recently I had the privilege of attending a training for mental health providers who provide mental health services to firefighters. This was no ordinary training! The first half of the day involved experiencing BEING a firefighter, as you can see below--that's me wielding a very heavy and uncooperative fire hose turned on full blast. My partner and I really struggled to manage it. Wearing hot and heavy gear that weighed almost seventy pounds didn't help. In addition to learning fire hose...

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