Beyond The Call

Beyond The Call with Nurse Crystal Culp In this episode of Beyond the Call, host Peter interviews Crystal Culp, a retired nurse from Alberta, Canada, about her extensive 38-year career in the nursing field. Crystal shares her background, having grown up in Southern Ontario and her nursing journey which began in Northern Ontario. She discu...

Beyond The Call with Willow In this episode of the 'Beyond The Call' podcast, Willow, a long-time friend mine, shares her harrowing journey through childhood neglect, s*xual abuse, and eventually being coerced into s*x work by an abusive partner named Brad. The conversation details Willow's early life, characterized by a lack....

Mark Thomas is a current Police Officer who has had a battle with PTSD over many years and in my opinion is the poster child for what can happen when a manager truly cares and is part of the healing process. Mark started and is the President of the Code9 Foundation, a charity that supports First Responders and even released a book that is aimed at children of First Responders who may have e issues with PTSD.
Mark joined me some time ago to record this episode of Beyond The Call.
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Beyond The Call with Code 9 founder Mark Thomas In this episode of Beyond the Call podcast, I talk with Mark Thomas, the president of Code Nine Foundation and a current serving police officer. We discuss Mark's journey through his mental health struggles triggered by a traumatic on-duty experience and the subsequent development of PTSD, anxiety,....

Beyond The Call with Paramedic Alan Playford In this episode of Beyond The Call, Peter interviews Alan Playford, a long-term paramedic from New South Wales and one of Australia's most decorated civilians. Alan shares his journey from joining the paramedic service in 1975 through the highly challenging early years of paramedicine, including the...

Beyond The Call with Jeff Tougher (Steven's Law) This episode of Beyond The Call Podcast features Jeff Tougher, father of paramedic Steven Tougher, who was tragically murdered in April 2023. Jeff discusses his son's compassionate life dedicated to serving others and recounts the devastating details of Steven's murder and the subsequent trial. The....

Was good to get out and do some radio interviews today ahead of the episode tonight on . Good to get the opportunity to discuss resilience in First Responders and to highlight some of the issues we face.
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Beyond The Call with Dr Nikki Jamieson Dr Nikki Jamieson is a social worker and suicidologist with a PhD focusing on moral injury and su***de prevention. Dr. Jamieson shares her personal journey, including her son's tragic su***de while in the Australian Defence Force, and how it propelled her into the field of suicidology and moral inju...

Beyond The Call with guest Phillip Thompson OAM MP Phillip Thompson served as a soldier of the Townsville-based First Battalion, Royal Australian Regimen, and was deployed to East Timor and Afghanistan. In 2009 Phillip was wounded in action when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated within one metre of him. The blast resulted in Phillip sustainin...

This week, our First Responder family lost a brother. Peter Solomon ASM was killed in a motorbike accident earlier this week. He was a Paramedic for over 20 years, and was medically retired after being awarded the Ambulance Service Medal (ASM), the services highest honour. Peter struggled after being medically retired with PTSD, and had to battle for every dollar he could get. He was unfortunately ignored and abandoned by the service he gave so much for.
Peter's greatest joy was motorbike riding, and we take some solice in the fact that he passed doing something he truly loved.
People like Peter are the reason we exist.To support, to advocate, and to see real change for our First Responders.
Vale Peter Solomon ASM, your service is finished, may you enjoy your forever ride....

Beyond The Call with guest Associate Professor Jaqueline Drew Dr. Jacqueline Drew, is an associate professor at Griffith University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, discussing her extensive work as a police psychologist. Dr. Drew highlights her journey from being an organisational psychologist with the Queensland Police Service to her current role...