First-Responder Health & Wellness Consult
First responders often face unique challenges when it comes to health and wellbeing — from demanding shift schedules to the compounded physical and emotional toll of dangerous, high-stress environments. These pressures can put their long-term health at risk, making it even more important to connect them with the right support and resources. This consult is designed as an accessible opportunity for first responders to receive expert coaching and support from a physician to help them navigate health challenges, improve their wellbeing, and sustain their capacity to serve.
Cost
$50. No membership fee. No additional taxes.
What is included?
- Free initial evaluation (~ first 5 minutes) to confirm I can provide meaningful assistance.
- Up to 60 total minutes of consulting time via Zoom.
- Assistance working through a specific health issue or addressing a specific-health related question.
- Early morning, evening, and weekend availability.
- Flexibility to adjust appointment times based on last-minute changes.
- Access to discounted service rates if ongoing support is desires and a good fit for your needs.
Common Topics & Issues Addressed:
- Navigating complex health challenges or medical diagnoses for yourself or your family.
- More effectively managing and leveraging acute and chronic stress to enhance resilience and on-the-job performance.
- Finding a primary care provider who is the right fit with your personal values.
- Finding affordable primary care, mental health professionals, and other health care resources.
- Personalized coaching on how to optimize dollars spent on health, recovery, and wellbeing.
- Navigating resources that help with increasing affordability of medications, supplements, lab work, and imaging.
- Practical strategies for improving eating patterns or increasing physical activity, despite irregular hours and work demands.
- Sustainable approaches to weight loss tailored for high-stress professions.
- Strategies for the prevention or management of chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension.
- Decreasing feelings of burnout, compassion fatigue, and hypervigilance.
- Managing anxiety, depression, and the psychological impact of trauma.
- Increasing nervous system flexibility and overall capacity for stress tolerance.
- Sustaining energy levels, focus, and decision-making clarity during long or unpredictable shifts.
- Integrating the use of alternative, complementary, integrative, or traditional medical practices with Western medical practices.
- Managing and improving joint pain and physical wear-and-tear.
- Ways to leverage using wearable devices and other technology to understand your sleep and recovery, and support behavior change.
Restrictions
- Age 18 or older.
- First-responder in Michigan or Ohio.
- Must be physically in Michigan or Ohio at the time of the consult.
- This consult provides education and guidance, and should not be utilized to address an urgent or acute medical issue (ex., chest pain, shortness of breath, headache, confusion, vision changes, vomiting, fever, diarrhea).