Grablives

Grablives is a mental health podcast designed to bring a greater awareness to first responders struggling with injury, depression, suicidal ideation, and burn out. Jonathan Vargas is a firefighter/paramedic in Los Angeles determined to find ...more

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December 15, 2025 01:20:38
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78 Healing Beyond the Diagnosis: Amanie’s Journey with MS, Holistic Recovery & the Power of Sea Moss

What do you do when the diagnosis says “lifelong,” but your intuition says “there’s another way”? In Episode 78, we sit down with Amanie,...

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December 10, 2025 01:51:48
77 Rebuilding Identity After the Job Ends: Matt Thierfelder on Retirement

77 Rebuilding Identity After the Job Ends: Matt Thierfelder on Retirement

What happens when the uniform comes off… and never goes back on? In this episode, I sit down with Matt Thierfelder — retired Battalion...

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December 04, 2025 01:22:40
76 Crossing the Line: Police–Fire Collaboration for Real Mental Health Change

76 Crossing the Line: Police–Fire Collaboration for Real Mental Health Change

In this powerful cross-collab conversation, police commander Eric Tung joins the GrabLives Podcast to bridge the world of law enforcement and firefighting — two...

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November 22, 2025 01:31:14
75 Medicine for the Mind: Psychedelic Therapy as a Workplace Benefit

75 Medicine for the Mind: Psychedelic Therapy as a Workplace Benefit

In this episode, Jon sits down with Sherry Rais from Enthea, a company changing the future of mental health care for first responders, veterans,...

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November 17, 2025 01:28:01
74 Healing Like a Warrior: How BPC-157 & TB-500 Transform the Body with Joe Linares

74 Healing Like a Warrior: How BPC-157 & TB-500 Transform the Body with Joe Linares

 Joe Linares has served as a Firefighter/Paramedic with the Los Angeles City Fire Department — the busiest department in the nation and one of...

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November 10, 2025 01:39:35
73 Trevor Millar: Ibogaine, Healing, and the Rewriting of Human Recovery

73 Trevor Millar: Ibogaine, Healing, and the Rewriting of Human Recovery

In this episode, Jon sits down with Trevor Millar, the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Ambio Life Sciences, and one of the global...

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