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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August 11, 2025 01:59:23
64 Next Rung: Charlie Brown’s Fight for First Responder Mental Health

64 Next Rung: Charlie Brown’s Fight for First Responder Mental Health

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Charlie Brown, a dedicated engineer with the Glendale Fire Department and a passionate advocate for first...

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August 05, 2025 02:00:46
63 Alchemy of the Self: Xavier Dagba on Healing Through Shadow Work

63 Alchemy of the Self: Xavier Dagba on Healing Through Shadow Work

In this powerful episode of Grablives, firefighter and host Jonathan Vargas dives deep into the mental health struggles faced by first responders with guest...

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July 29, 2025 01:25:49
62 From the Sun to the Soul: The Real Effects of Solar Flares

62 From the Sun to the Soul: The Real Effects of Solar Flares

In this electrifying episode, Jason Latas unpacks the mystical and scientific dimensions of solar flares — what they are, how they work, and why...

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July 23, 2025 01:58:18
61 Relationship or Relationsh*t

61 Relationship or Relationsh*t

In this heartfelt and honest episode, Jon sits down with his fiancée Haley to talk about the realities of managing a relationship when one...

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July 07, 2025 02:22:10
Episode 60 The 343 Fund: Ibogaine, Hope, and Healing

Episode 60 The 343 Fund: Ibogaine, Hope, and Healing

The 343 fund is a non profit organization in honor of a fallen FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin. Angela Skudin joins Grablives to talk about...

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June 23, 2025 01:46:24
Episode 59 Taylor Eyewalker, Balancing the biology with NAD+, Ozone, Kambo, and PSYCH-K

Episode 59 Taylor Eyewalker, Balancing the biology with NAD+, Ozone, Kambo, and PSYCH-K

Taylor Eyewalker is a doula for human transformation; as a kundalini yoga teacher, Master practitioner and Teacher of Kambo, creator of the Uncoil Method...

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