This week we are talking to Mona Curry about what it is like to be a “Big City Emergency Manager”. Los Angeles is a vast geographical are with everything from beaches, dense city population, and mountain wildland area. In addition to this size of the city, they have to plan for special events that are on the world stage.

Lupe & Brian discuss a support group supported by the Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation that they recently attended and the awesome materials covered during the meeting.

Chief speaks with Daniel Romero about the effects of PTSD on the family. Daniel works with the Warrior Built foundation as a supporter and spends time with Aaron in the studio.

Lupe shares what she has been experiencing so far this summer and Brian weighs in on the complexity of managing these symptoms. A reminder to make small changes so effects can be measured.

This week we are talking to Dr Derek Cabrera. Derek is an internationally recognized expert in metacognition and that’s basically thinking about thinking and epidemiology, which is the study of knowledge, human and organizational learning and education. He completed his PhD in post-doctoral studies at Cornell University and served in the Faculty of Cornell and a researcher at the Santa Fe Institute. And He leads the Cabrera research lab. We discuss systems thinking and how do we apply systems thinking to the world of emergency management

Aaron, AKA “Chief” discusses the Warrior Built Foundations, Plan of the Week (POW).

We asked her if she would come on the show and not only share her journey with Sjogren’s Syndrome, but a company that she is part of and some of their products that help manage some of the symptoms of Sjogren’s syndrome.

Amanda Nelson: Part of the Support of Combat Vets at the Warrior Built Foundation. “Volunteer”. Great Human Being, Lost her life 18 July 2019

This week we are talking to Michael Cockrell about the power company’s (California) Public Safety Power Shutoff. The issue is that how do we prepare the public for these events? How do who is responsible for the losses associated with the power shutoff? What about the infirm that need power to live? Michael brings his expertise and research to this important topic.

So Brian had a lightbulb or an Ah-ha moment and hit on the anxiety I have been feeling. Once that happened, It all came rushing out and the weight of the world was off my shoulders.
Having someone you can talk to is so important and we demonstrate that in this episode.