It takes effort to view things through a positive lens in public-safety where first-responders battle chronic exposure to unique stressors.

Weekends, holidays, day shift, swing shift, graveyard, no days off - I’m not just talking about the career you chose as a dispatcher...

5 tips on how first-responder families can adjust to crazy holiday schedules and celebrate the season together.

Meditate on this: yoga can help public-safety emergency dispatchers deal with stress.

Physical exercise can help free your mind from the prison of compulsively dwelling on the stress to which you are constantly exposed.

So, you are a 9-1-1 dispatcher and your blood pressure is high? This is most likely the result of chronic stress response.