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The Next Rung Podcast

The Next Rung Podcast

By: Blake Stinnett and Charlie Brown
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Firefighting and Mental Health. We are bringing some conversation that is short, sweet, and to the point. We want to talk about mental health and how it relates to the profession we love. It will all be centered around these core values: Faith, Family, Service, and Mindset. We want to capture how mental health impacts our daily at the firehouse and on our days off. Life and the job are good, but we know they both throw things our way that we never expected. Our goal is to generate conversation that you can take with you and relate to. And no matter where you find yourself, we want to encourage you to KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

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Episodes
  • Post FDIC 2025 and More

    Post FDIC 2025 and More
    Apr 21 2025

    On this episode, we talk about our time at FDIC 202 and much more. We cover a few things on mental health and how it relates to those who are instructing, lecturing, and podcasting. We want to make a wave in the Fire Service and we are on the hunt to make it happen. We talk about a future idea called "The Traveling Kitchen Table". So if you steal our ideas, we will find you!!!
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    59 mins
  • Refined By The Fire Service

    Refined By The Fire Service
    Feb 20 2025

    In this episode, Blake and Charlie talk about being refined by the fire service. How you enter, versus where you are, versus where you end up. There are some great aspects of it, but you have to be careful of some of the negative potentials, too. They cover leadership, mentorship, changes they've seen in themselves, and much more in this episode.
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    58 mins
  • A Rough Start, But Full Heart.

    A Rough Start, But Full Heart.
    Feb 6 2025

    This episode we talk about Blake's on the job accident and what that looks like from both his perspective and Charlie's perspective. We also talk about mindset, what mental health issues really are (not just call related trauma), and expressing what it looks like to pour into others on and off the job. We hope you enjoy it!
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    53 mins
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