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MEDIA

Watch, listen and look at a few of the things we have done.

During Josey’s tenure as a Peer Support responder with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, he was given the opportunity to respond to a number of requests for assistance. One of the incidents was a devastating disaster in the town of West Texas. He was incredibly honored to assist some of the first responders who were impacted by the physical and emotional trauma of the event. Several years later a journalist from the Washington Post interviewed Josey as part of an article about the strength and recovery of the people and community of West. Below is a link to the article.

Washington Post After the Blast

Roadmap

An excerpt from Healing Through Stories. Josey describes his creation called “Roadmap” for guiding the witnesses and victims of emotionally traumatic events.

Collision of Worlds

In this excerpt, Josey’s concept of Collision of Worlds is explained. Why does one traumatic moment have little impact, yet another seemingly similar situation causes significant problems for someone?

Getting past looking weak.

An excerpt from the Healing Through Stories educational video. Helping people to understand that feeling and showing emotions is an acceptable and necessary part of the roadmap of healing.

Talking to the Dead

In this heartbreaking story, Josey explains to Dr Mitchell his reasoning for talking to a deceased boy as he is preparing his body to be removed from the scene of a house fire where he died.

Define or Destroy - The Double D's

Josey explains how traumatic events can define you or destroy you. How do you find the path that leads you in the right direction?

Does knowledge make it easier?

Does knowing the road ahead after trauma, help to make surviving easier? Josey answers the question.

A roadmap brings hope

Bringing hope to those who are hurting by using Roadmap. How knowing the path emotional trauma takes us on, we can better react, respond, and recover.

The East and West side of Peer Support

Lieutenant Dan and Jenny

A collection of excerpts from Josey’s presentation at the 2015 World Congress hosted by the ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation). The clips feature “Lieutenant Dan” and “Jenny”, two victims of the horrific fertilizer plant explosion in West Texas.

World Congress 2017, introducing Roadmap

Firefighter Anderson or "The Baker"

A short clip of Josey introducing Raodmap at the 2017 World Congress hosted by the ICISF. (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation). Introducing a firefighter who was effected by critical incident stress as well as physical and emotional injuries during a fire that took the lives of 2 of his brother firefighters.

We Stand Witness

Death, loss, and being the witness is an unwelcomed comfort zone for me these days, but being a player and a witness has made me a better soul. I think I would rather be the player than the witness sometimes. I allow myself to feel your pain and I so want to hold it for a bit to give you a break, but it does not work that way. I stand witness and anticipate the tears or the lack of tears. However the soul cries much harder than any tear duct can imagine. The road, the plan, the dreams seems to slide through our hands like sand. It constantly changes its form, and we stand witness with an overwhelming sense of helplessness. Life is not ours to plan. We are to be a player, and a witness. The moment is time that greets our face is all we have to work with. What happens during that moment in time, to me, is our purpose. It may not be the parade we thought it would be, but whatever is on the other side of it may be the parade of a lifetime.

– By Josey Visnovske