Melanie Mikeska's guest appearances

Melanie Mikeska

Positive Connections Radio

Operation Tango Romeo, the Trauma Recovery Podcast

The Firefighter Deconstructed

Conrad Weaver

Michael Sugrue

Cassie Sexton

Jonathan Edwards

Jay Scott

Josh Johnson

John Krotec

Elizabeth Marshall

Theo Fleury

Jeff Smith

Chris Moore

Brenda Berkman

Daniel Smith

Jennifer Tracy

Tom Dunn

OwlTail

https://saveawarrior.org/ https://thecode9project.org/  Melanie Mikeska knows what it's like to feel different, disconnected, and isolated.   When she reached out to her department for help, the help wasn't there.  The department heads didn't know what to do, or how to respond to one of their own needing help.  This is her story of healing and recovery.     ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tango-romeo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tango-romeo/support

<a href="https://saveawarrior.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://saveawarrior.org/</a> <a href="https://thecode9project.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thecode9project.org/ </a> Melanie Mikeska knows what it's like to feel different, disconnected, and isolated.   When she reached out to her department for help, the help wasn't there.  The department heads didn't know what to do, or how to respond to one of their own needing help.  This is her story of healing and recovery.  --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tango-romeo/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tango-romeo/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tango-romeo/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tango-romeo/support</a>

Ep. #213. Melanie Mikeska, Monterey County Sheriff (ret) 

Melanie Mikeska, who is a total badass, and I sit down and talk about being a sheriff’s deputy in a large county that goes through several budget cuts and has some poor leadership.  Having PTSD was hard enough but the department betrayal she experienced was unfathomable.  Melanie went through hell and came close to suicide.  But she is doing great now and loving retirement.  Listen to how she got there.

Deputy Sheriff Melanie Mikeska: PTSD and Department Betrayal

Melanie Mikeska is a retired Sheriff’s Deputy of 20 years. Like the vast majority of First Responders, Melanie experienced many critical incidents and learned that showing emotions is a sign of weakness. Over time, the stuffing down of emotions and feelings became overwhelming and she found herself alone in her bathroom with her service handgun.      Melanie describes the crippling effects of PTSI and living in fear because of shame, guilt and stigma. In 2013 Melanie reached out for help and was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress and has spent the last 5 years recovering from this injury.      Melanie is married to her beautiful wife of fifteen years and has three children and seven grandkids. She enjoys poker, hanging out with family in her backyard and pool, traveling and spending time at the beach. Melanie is on the show to stand up and speak about her life in recovery so others who are suffering in silence can see that they are not alone and there is a way out. https://www.linkedin.com/company/mental-health-news-radio-networkwww.facebook.com/mentalhealthnewsradionetworkwww.mhnrnetwork.com

Melanie Mikeska is a retired Sheriff’s Deputy of 20 years. Like the vast majority of First Responders, Melanie experienced many critical incidents and learned that showing emotions is a sign of weakness. Over time, the stuffing down of emotions and feelings became overwhelming and she found herself alone in her bathroom with her service handgun. Melanie describes the crippling effects of PTSI and living in fear because of shame, guilt and stigma. In 2013 Melanie reached out for help and was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress and has spent the last 5 years recovering from this injury. Melanie is married to her beautiful wife of fifteen years and has three children and seven grandkids. She enjoys poker, hanging out with family in her backyard and pool, traveling and spending time at the beach. Melanie is on the show to stand up and speak about her life in recovery so others who are suffering in silence can see that they are not alone and there is a way out. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mental-health-news-radio-network" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/mental-health-news-radio-network</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthnewsradionetwork" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/mentalhealthnewsradionetwork</a> <a href="http://www.mhnrnetwork.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.mhnrnetwork.com</a>

Deputy Melanie Mikeska (Ret.): Surviving PTSI, PTSD: "We Can All Be Rainbow Bright"