The Lowdown on Our Mental Health (2 of 5)

TRIGGER WARNING: discussing depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

This episode is installment 2 of a 5 part project focused on wildland firefighters titled, “We’re Talking About Mental Health, But Are We Really Talking About It?” I gathered responses from almost 300 people in the wildland fire community, and I will be sharing these stories as we go on a journey to better understanding our mental health in fire.

In part 2, we’ll go over how we feel when we’re depressed and anxious, what mental health means to us, and cover the signs + symptoms of mental health conditions we commonly struggle with in the wildland fire community.

Also, explicit content: a few curse words throughout the episode.