Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Providing Opportunities Out of Tears: Ryan Elwood's Story
Ryan Elwood’s Story In the fall of 2015, firefighter Lieutenant Ryan Elwood, took his life. But, out of his passing, seeds have been...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Firefighters and Stress: Just Breathe
Fight or Flight More than anyone, firefighters know that in an emergency situation, their natural reaction is “fight or flight”. If the...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Writing Your Way to Healing
You experienced a trauma. It was horrible. What now? How do you even begin to think about it? Where do you go first? You can’t get it out...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
All Together Better: A Look at Fire/Rescue Alliances
How Alliances will Change the Future of the Fire Service Fighting a fire, going out on an EMS call, or extricating someone from a traffic...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Fighting: Fires, Cancer, & Your Family
Cancer. For some it’s just others’ distant tragedy, but for some it’s the enemy that ruined the family. For many firefighters, cancer is...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Envisioning a Happy, Hopeful Retirement for Firefighters
As a part of the Illinois Firefighter Peer Support team, I am excited and hopeful about the launch of our new Retiree Peer Support...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
The Importance of RIT Training
Recently, I was invited by Matt Acuff and Jason Demas to participate in RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) training with the Aurora Fire...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
A Firefighter's MAYDAY: Before, During, & After
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” –Theodore Roosevelt The word “MAYDAY” is one of the scariest words a firefighter...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Is It Addiction?
Every individual is unique. Like a fingerprint, everyone has their own set of interests, desires, relationships, and experiences....
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Firefighters and Eagles: A Shared Heart
Strong, brave, and fierce are adjectives you may use to describe a firefighter. They are also appropriate adjectives to describe an...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Ready, Set, Wait: When to Redshirt Your Kindergartner
As published in Naperville Magazine, April 2015. Click here to view. by Karen Dix Every parent of a preschooler knows the significance of...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Firefighter Suicide: Reasons and Prevention
From celebrities to people in our own family, suicide strikes at our heart and brings shock and emotional pain to everyone left behind....
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Lessons From a Firefighter Therapist Training Day
When Sarah Gura asked me to join her and Cody for a special firefighter training day at the Aurora Fire Department for just us FPS...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
What to Do with Worry
Few of us welcome worry into our life, yet nearly all of us experience it. What is Worry? Worry is thinking about what may happen, or has...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Alcohol Abuse: Is Cold Turkey the Only Way?
Alcohol abuse is a common problem among people with high stress jobs, and firefighters are no exception. The really hard part for all...
Jada Hudson, LCPC, CADC
Quiet Desperation: The Male Manifestation of Depression
“There is a blackness that has lain inside the center of my being…this jagged, empty, frightened feeling has been a part of my internal...
