

Behind The Shield
James Geering
Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
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Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 37min
Jonathan Levitt - Episode 887
Jonathan Levitt is an athlete, podcaster and the Senior Sales Executive for InsideTracker.We discuss youth athletics, his experience as a camp counselor, the importance of comprehensive bloodwork, sleep, hormone disruption, their First Responder Panel, his passion for running, podcasting and much more.

Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 15min
Ron Stallworth (The REAL Blackkklansman) - Episode 295
Ron Stallworth is a Colorado Springs PD Veteran and the subject of the movie Blackkklansman. As a young black undercover officer, Ron was able to infiltrate the local KKK chapter. We discuss his journey into law enforcement, white supremacy in America, dirty cops (and firefighters), unorthodox policing, courage, community and much more.

Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 29min
Greg Grogan - Episode 886
Greg Grogan is a Marine veteran, Coast Guard Reserve, Law Enforcement officer and co-founder of The Overwatch Collective.We discuss his journey into the military, policing our waterways, first responder mental health, finding culturally competant clinicians and much more.

Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 15min
Chris Lytle - Episode 38
Chris Lytle was one of the top UFC welterweight fighters whilst serving as a full time firefighter. Since then, Chris continues to serve his community as a firefighter and advocate through his project "The Chris Lytle Foundation". We talk training, fighting, setting the bar high in the fire service, why he entered politics, his foundation and much more.

Feb 6, 2024 • 1h 38min
Pat Kenny III - Episode 885
Pat Kenny is a retired Illinois Fire Chief and the Author of "Taking the Cape Off".In this third conversation, we discuss the house fire that affected his own family, his powerful trip to Ireland, multi generational trauma, the hiring crisis and much more.

Feb 4, 2024 • 1h 18min
Capt Dale Dye II (Masters of the Air) - Episode 884
Captain Dale Dye is a Marine veteran, author, actor and renowned Hollywood military technical advisor.We discuss his latest project Masters of the Air, the unique military bootcamp he put the cast through, a behind the scenes glimpse at the technology involved, Band of Brothers stories, his powerful perspective on mental health, the Afghanistan withdrawal and much more.

Feb 3, 2024 • 2h 13min
Jim Wender - Episode 49
Jim Wendler is a world renowned strength coach, powerlifter and the creator of the 5/3/1 system.We discuss Jim's early life, his journey into strength training, collegiate football, powerlifting, training the tactical athlete, mentorship, his own near death experience and much more.

Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 46min
Lisalee Loew - Episode 883
Lisalee Loew is a Natural Healing Practitioner, breathwork coach and part of the team at the Shatterproof program for military and first responders.We discuss her early life, her powerful story overcoming alcoholism, the 12 step program's incredible success rate, the hollistic therapies she gleaned along her healing journey, using breath to combat trauma and so much more.

Jan 31, 2024 • 2h 29min
Pat Kenny - Episode 266
Pat Kenny is the Fire Chief of Western Springs, Illinois and published author in the fire safety and mental health arena. We discuss childhood trauma, mental health, his son's battle with depression, suicide, cancer, messages from heaven, resiliency and much more.

Jan 30, 2024 • 2h 1min
Jason Gilbert - Episode 882
Jason Gilbert is a Human Performance Optimization Specialist, author and a World Surf League Sports Practitioner. We discuss his childhood back pain that led him into Chiropractic, heavy metal poisoning, functional medicine, prevention through nutrition, Foundation Training the surf athlete, the power of sleep and much more.