SZN 5 EP 9 - Jen Lewis, A Prior First Responder w/ PTSI Turned First Responder Wellness Coach, Meditation Coach, & Reiki Master Practitioner

The Overwatch Collective Podcast

Get excited as we hear a new voice hosting the podcast with Jen Lewis via zoom. Kelsey, our Secretary/Event Planner hosts her first podcast while Greg and Jesse are deployed overseas.
Listen to a great episode with Jen Lewis, who is a prior dispatcher, which ultimately led to experiencing burnout. Currently, her mission now is to help the helpers. During COVID, Jen became a wellness and meditation coach and created her business, Wellness in Uniform. Jen shares her story of losing her mother, being a dispatcher, and finding her happy place, which is helping our first responder community.
Jen unfortunately found her mother at her residence unresponsive in her bed, called 911, and began performing compressions on her mother. Ultimately, Jen's mother was pronounced deceased and she did not have her husband around during the worst day of her live. Following this tragic incident, Jen suppressed all feelings because she was in the process of getting hired. With an interview date one day before her mother's funeral, she attended an interview and felt numb following the interview. After getting the job, Jen's body would tremble and shake every single call for service regarding a "person down". In addition, every time Jen had to she had to participate in First Aid/CPR training and seeing the mannequin, she would feel triggered as she has not taken care of that trauma yet.
Like most, Jen was hesitant and did not want to talk about what she heard in her ear as a dispatcher. She explains how her massive career change and mother dying resulted her going into survival mode and trying to find her bearings.
Jen knew that she had to help educate and be a resource for our community because she realized she became a statistic and knew she could help people. Jen didn't trust the EAP process as she did not trust the confidentiality aspect at all.
Take the time to listen to Jen's story and how she got to where she is today with her amazing business, Wellness In The Uniform. She discusses the benefits of guided meditations, breathing techniques, what her sessions look like, and being a reiki master practitioner.
If you'd like to learn more about Jen, check out T.O.C.'s website, click on resources, and then coaches. Also, check our her instagram @Wellnessintheuniform.
Thank you again Jen for supporting T.O.C., our community, and sharing your story with us.

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