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For twenty-five years, paramedic and firefighter Christy Warren put each tragic, traumatizing call she responded to in a box and closed the lid. One day, however, the box got too full and the lid blew open—and she found herself unable to close it again. Her brain locked her inside a movie theater in which film after film of gut-wrenching scenes from her career played over and over again; she found herself incapable of forgiving herself for what happened at one call in particular. Caught in a loop of shame, anger, irritability, and hypervigilance—classic signs of PTSD—she began to spiral, even to the point of considering suicide, and yet still she was reluctant to seek help.
In the end, it took almost losing her marriage to force Christy into action—but once she began to reach out, she found a whole army of folks waiting and ready to help her. The team of people supporting her eventually grew to include an EMDR therapist, a psychiatrist, her peers at a trauma retreat, and a lawyer who made the case for medical retirement and worker’s compensation. Along the way, Christy learned the vital truths that made it possible to keep going even in her darkest moments—that post-traumatic stress was literally a brain injury; that suicide and alcohol were not the only ways out; that asking for help was a sign of strength, not weakness; and that although it was ultimately up to her to do the work to change the dialogue in her head, she was not alone.
Christy Warren is a retired fire captain from the Berkeley Fire Department in California. She has twenty-five years of service as a professional paramedic and eighteen years as a professional firefighter/paramedic. After being diagnosed with PTSD in 2014, she retired from the fire service; since then, she has become a triathlete, completed the Escape from Alcatraz swim five times, and earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Washington State University. She volunteers as a Peer at the West Coast Post-trauma Retreat and hosts the podcast The Firefighter Deconstructed.
In today’s episode, James and Christy talk about her book Flashpoint: A Firefighter’s Journey through PTSD, which chronicles her career and recovery from PTSD. It gives hope and a purpose for first responders and their families who struggle with PTSD.
For more information about Christy visit ChristyEWarren.com.
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James’ book, LIFE LESSONS: You Are the Expert of Your Life | A Workbook, is your new go-to guide for real-world clarity—when you need it most.
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We’ve all had those moments—when life gets loud, emotions run high, and clarity slips through our fingers. LIFE LESSONS is the book you reach for in those moments.
This isn’t a book that tells you what to think. It’s a guide that helps you remember what you already know. Whether you flip to a single chapter or read it cover to cover, each section is designed to reconnect you with the parts of yourself that have worked before—those steady inner tools you may have forgotten during the chaos.
You don’t need to reinvent your life from scratch. You’ve already lived enough to know what works. This book simply helps you recognize it, refine it, and return to it with purpose.
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