Episodes 162
Avg. Duration 54m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (36)
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Embark on a journey that goes beyond sirens and flashing lights After The Tones Drop Podcast provides a safe haven to explore, demystify, and destigmatize mental health and wellness for first responders. 

Join Cinnamon and her guests as they pull back the curtain, sharing powerful stories and expert insights that resonate with the heartbeat of those who run towards danger when others step back. It's more than just a podcast; it's a lifeline for the ones who dedicate their lives to saving others.

In each episode, stories get unraveled and struggles behind the badges are shared, showcasing the human side of heroism. Discover the strength in vulnerability and the power in sharing. It's more than a conversation; it's a revolution—a revolution in mental health care for our first responders.

So, tune in for candid conversations, practical strategies, and a sprinkle of humor—because healing begins with understanding, and understanding starts here.  

Let's break down the barriers, one episode at a time. Because after the tones drop, the real conversation begins, and we're here to make sure it's heard loud and clear.

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Recent Episodes

S3E160 Season 3 Wrap Up: Why Taking a Sabbatical Can Prevent Burnout Before Collapse

Jun 03, 2026 30m

Send us Fan MailIn this Season 3 wrap-up episode of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon steps away from guest interviews and clinical deep dives for a different kind of conversation: a check-in, a pause,…

S3E159 Justice Sensitivity: Childhood Adversity, and the First Responder Brain

May 27, 2026 27m

Send us Fan MailIn this solo episode of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon takes a detour through Sons of Anarchy, Better Call Saul, childhood bullying, and first responder trauma to explain something…

S3E158 Beyond the Uniform: What First Responder Families Really Need With LT's Daughter Katherine Boyle

May 20, 2026 1h 11m

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 158 of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon sits down with Katherine Boyle, founder of Beyond the Uniform with The LT’s Daughter, for a conversation about first responder…

S3E157 Who Protects the Guardians? Awakening a Culture That Has Failed First Responders

May 13, 2026 1h 28m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon sits down with Ron Clark of Protecting the Guardian for a conversation that feels like a history lesson, a warning, and a call to…

S3E156 When the Call Turns Critical: Mental Readiness for First Responders

May 06, 2026 1h 6m

Send us Fan MailRetired Las Vegas Police Captain Josh Bitsko spent 24 years in law enforcement and was one of the responding officers who breached the suspected shooter’s door during the 2017…

S3E155 When Depression Comes Back: 3 Small Steps to Take Back Your Life

Apr 29, 2026 18m

Send us Fan MailIn this solocast, Cinnamon responds to a listener who asked a question a lot of people are quietly carrying: if I’m doing all the right things, why did depression come back?Cinnamon…

S3E154 Forgiving the Unforgivable with Rick Cheatham

Apr 22, 2026 30m

Send us Fan MailWhat do you do when resentment makes perfect sense, but it is also slowly poisoning your life?In this episode, I sit down with Rick Cheatham for a raw conversation about forgiveness,…

S3E153 Wrong Place, Right Time: How the Boston Marathon Bombing Shaped One Officer's Mission

Apr 15, 2026 1h 15m

Send us Fan MailWhat if the worst day of your life became the thing that clarified your purpose?In this episode of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon sits down with Michael Chase for a conversation about…

S3E152 The Rockstar of Mental Health: Mark DiBona’s Story of Survival

Apr 08, 2026 1h 19m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with retired law enforcement officer and Protecting The Guardian founder Mark DiBona for a conversation about what really pushes first responders to the…

S3E151 What Saves First Responders: Dena Ali on Peer Support, Belonging, and the Culture That Keeps People Alive

Apr 01, 2026 1h 10m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Dena Ali for a conversation that goes way beyond “one bad call.”We talk about firefighter suicide, peer support, belonging, bullying, leadership, and…

S3E150 How Healthy Firefighters Become the Standard with Ryan Provencher

Mar 25, 2026 1h 11m

Send us Fan MailFirefighters know how to maintain equipment. The question Ryan Provencher raises in this episode is simple and uncomfortable. Why don’t we apply that same mindset to the people…

S3E149 Breaking the Trauma Inheritance | Dave Freeman on Suicide, Childhood Trauma, and Choosing a Different Ending

Mar 18, 2026 1h 32m

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the trauma you carry didn’t start with you?In this episode of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon sits down with Dave Freeman for a conversation that moves through…

S3E148 Biohacking Sleep: What the FBI’s Sleep Expert Wants First Responders to Know

Mar 11, 2026 56m

Send us Fan MailSleep is not a luxury, and for first responders, poor sleep is not just inconvenient. It can impact mood, decision-making, trauma recovery, physical health, and even long-term brain…

S3E147 Finding Magic in the Mayhem: A Fire Wife's Story of Death, Addiction and Finding her way to peace.

Mar 04, 2026 29m

Send us Fan MailWhat does it take to find peace after chaos?In Episode 147 of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon sits down with Kelly Cheatham for a deeply honest conversation about marriage, addiction,…

S3E146 START Where You Stand: Commitment, Forgiveness, and the Courage to Rebuild

Feb 25, 2026 1h 13m

Send us Fan MailThis episode is not a highlight reel. It’s a reckoning.I sit down with retired firefighter and transformational speaker Rick Cheatham and his wife Kelly for a raw, two-hour…

S3E145 The Cost of A False Narrative: Separating Fact from Fiction of the Breonna Taylor Case

Feb 18, 2026 1h 35m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Cinnamon sits down with former Louisville Metro Police Sergeant John Mattingly to talk about what really happened the night of March 13, 2020, and what it cost him to…

S3E144 The Responder Reset: 99 Ways to Regulate in Real Time with AK Dozanti

Feb 11, 2026 54m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of After the Tones Drop, Cinnamon sits down with AK Dozanti, former deputy sheriff, victim advocate, wellness coach, and author of The Responder Reset: 99 Real-Time…

S3E143 Healing Language That Hurts: How Good Intentions and Bad Metaphors Undermine Recovery

Feb 04, 2026 13m

Send us Fan MailEpisode 143: Healing Language That HurtsSome of the most damaging things we say about healing are said with the best intentions.In this short solocast, Cinnamon takes a hard look at…

S3E142 Frontline Strong and the Power of Peer-Led Mental Health Support

Jan 28, 2026 46m

Send us Fan MailEpisode 142: Frontline Strong Together – When Support Actually Shows UpIn this episode, I sit down with Mike Mattern and Scott Taylor from Frontline Strong Together, a Michigan-based…

S3E141 What Did I Say? Internal Accountability in High-Risk Roles with Justin Atherton

Jan 21, 2026 1h 24m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by Justin Atherton for a conversation every first responder and leader needs to hear.Justin spent twenty years in law enforcement as a SWAT breacher,…

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