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S5 E1: Promoting Mental Wellbeing in 2026
Episode 1
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
To kick off the new year on the Safety Scoop, host Kirsten Barber has a discussion with Responder Assistance Initiative psychologist Nicolas Sirianni around mental health in the first responder field. While you listen, you’ll learn simple exercises for meditation and regulation as well as encouraging words on how to not only check in on others, but yourself (whether or not you are a first responder).Mindfulness Practices:- Body Scan Meditation (11:36)- 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique (25:56)- Distraction Grounding (28:35)- Box Breathing (31:11)- Belly Breathing (31:54)- Bilateral Stimulation (33:17)If you are a first responder or NC Department of Public Safety employee that needs to connect with the Responder Assistance Initiative, call their resource/request line at 866-731-6901 and leave a detailed message. Someone will return your call. This is not a crisis line.
