Tune in to listen to Melissa Cavanaugh, one of T.O.C.'s contracted therapists as she discusses life as a military spouse as her husband is a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. Also, Melissa is a therapist who specializes in working with children whose mother and/or father are in the U.S. Military and are deployed.

Melissa is licensed in California, Maine, Louisiana, Washington, & Washington DC.

Learn some of the common struggles that our military children face, tips for maintaining healthy communication with your deployed spouse, and the importance of having a great group of friends!

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Joining via zoom from Northern California is Joshua Fernandez. After spending four years in the U.S. Army as an infantryman with a deployment overseas, he switched to the Army National Guard for three years.

After discharging from the military, he unfortunately lost several friends to suicide in addition to a suicide attempt. Joshua touched on the lack of resources and the challenges of discharging from the military.

After some challenges adjusting to life outside of the military, Joshua now co-owns two CrossFit gyms in Northern California and is starting a firearms training company!

Thank you to Joshua for being open and vulnerable throughout this episode. We hope you all enjoy.

Follow Joshua on instagram @J.fern.

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Thank you to Trevor Ellis for joining T.O.C.'s Podcast! Trevor was a U.S. Marine for 10 years where he spent 6 years flying the MV-22 Osprey and did two combat deployments. After flying the Osprey, Trevor found himself working with the grunts on the ground.

Trevor touches on the challenges of seeking mental health assistance while being. pilot, losing two fellow Marines to suicide, the fun and dangers of flying the MV-22 Osprey, and what is needed in our community to reduce the stigma and number of suicides.

Listen in to this great episode and thank you once again Trevor for joining the Podcast!

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Thanks to Nick Abeyta for joining T.O.C.'s Podcast. Nick and Greg met in Camp Fuji, Japan, while on their deployment with 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines. Thankfully, they were able to stay in contact and Nick wanted to share about the challenges he and his wife faced during his deployment overseas after recently being married and his feedback on ketamine assisted therapy.

Nick talks about the challenges of being deployed overseas while new wife was stateside. There was a lack of effective communication among the two in addition to the already challenging time difference. Thanks to Nick for being willing to share regarding this topic.

If you want to learn more about ketamine assisted therapy, listening to this episode is a must for you. Nick breaks down the different ways to get ketamine introduced to the body, the pros of being on ketamine during therapy, the cost of the sessions, considerations on where and who to go for ketamine assisted therapy, and much more.

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Very excited to get Nick McCarthy on the podcast. Nick and Greg worked together for about 10 years and have some great memories together. Nick shares his journey of joining Law Enforcement with his sole goal of becoming a Canine Handler. Once Nick and K9 Tyke just started to mesh well together and were ready for a great career together, one suspicious occupied vehicle check resulted in an Officer Involved Shooting. Nick was shot in the forehead by a suspect who would've gone to jail for life with what was later learned to be a BB gun. All Officers were physically "Okay" and the suspect was pronounced deceased.

Nick breaks down the Officer Involved Shooting in detail, working with his psychologist to recover mentally, attempting to return to work, how his family was affected, and gives advice to the listeners.

Nick talked about the obvious challenges Law Enforcement faces in today's age and gives his opinion on how we can do our job more efficiently while maintaining safety and taking bad guys to jail.

A huge thank you to Nick for being open and vulnerable to get the important message out to the community that it is okay to get help and take care of yourself.

Follow and Support Nick by following his Instagram Page, Code 33 Group, which will be a great platform to discuss Proactive Policing and making sure Officers across the Country go home at the end of their shift.

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In this first time ever solo episode, Greg opens up about the emotional weight that comes when tragedy strikes within our own ranks - when a line of duty death and/or critical incident hits close to home. These moments bring a unique kind of grief, stress, anxiety, and emotional turmoil that many in our community face, but few talk about.

This episode is a raw and honest reminder that it's okay to not always be okay and to reach out to talk with others and check on your people and to normalize the feelings that can come with close to home line of duty deaths, suicides, and/or critical incidents.

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We are excited to announce The Overwatch Collective's Therapy Assistance Program is officially re-opened! After being paused for several months to due fundraising challenges, T.O.C. is back up and running after receiving some amazing donations.

In this podcast episode, T.O.C.'s vey own Cheryl Coulter and Kamryn Coulter provide a brief update regarding our Therapy Assistance Program.

T.O.C.’s Therapy Assistance Program is for active/retired first responders and service members affected by job related trauma in addition to family members who have lost their loved ones to suicide.

If you have any further questions regarding the Therapy Assistance Program, please feel free to contact us at anytime.

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Thank you to Cyrus for joining T.O.C.'s Podcast via zoom from Colorado! Cyrus is currently an active duty U.S. Army Soldier and in the process of getting out due to medical reasons. Cyrus touches on the lack of resources out there for our veteran community, why we are seeing so many suicides, and what we can do to combat this huge problem.

Cyrus also talks about Till Zero Coffee Company and some exciting events coming up in 2025 to bring our community together. With several different blends of coffee being released soon, be sure to go to Till Zero Coffee Company for your coffee and proceeds go towards great non-profits.

Check out Till Zero Coffee Company on all platforms by searching Till Zero Coffee Company... they make it pretty darn simple!

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