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52: You Forgot How to Enjoy Your Life-Rediscover Who You Are Outside of Work

When is the last time you did something just because it made you happy? Not because it was productive. Not because it counted as exercise or self-improvement or checked a box. Just because it felt good to be alive and doing it. If you are struggling to answer that question — this episode is for you. In this episode of Coach Eve Radio, Coach Eve gets personal about what happens when we lose ourselves — in our work, in our relationships, in the scroll, in the grind — and forget that joy was not a luxury we were supposed to earn. It was woven into the way we were made. She talks about her husband's season of quiet darkness and how a conversation about Legos — actual Legos — became the beginning of something that changed his mental health more than any protocol did. She talks about rediscovering roller skating as an adult and what it felt like to do something purely for the delight of it. And she talks about what the fire service does to people who let the job become their entire identity — and what happens when the job is over or a relationship ends and there is nothing left underneath it. This episode covers the psychology of joy and why we stop pursuing it, the neuroscience of play and what it does for the brain and nervous system, what the Bible actually says about delight and rest and enjoyment, and the practical steps to start finding your way back to a life that feels like yours again. If this episode helped you — share it with one person who needs to hear it. That is the best thing you can do for this show. Connect with Coach Eve Radio All programs, resources, and links in one place: https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT [https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT] Formula F.I.T.T. — Firefighter Fitness, Health, Wellness and Mental Health Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/formulafitt?igsh=MWN0ZDZkb2pid2wxcQ==] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@the.formula.fitt?_t=ZT-8zPHdSM89CX&_r=1] | Website [https://www.formulafitt.com/] Coach Eve Webber — Faith-Driven Whole Body Health Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/coachevewebber?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@coach_eve_webber?_t=ZT-8zPHpobhkxJ&_r=1] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynwebber/] | Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/coachevewebber/] Get in Touch Podcast questions, episode topic requests, or general feedback: Contact us here [https://www.coachevewebber.com/contact] Firefighter coaching and Formula F.I.T.T. program inquiries: Contact us here [https://www.formulafitt.com/contact] By listening to this podcast you agree to the Terms of Service [https://www.formulafitt.com/terms-of-service] and Privacy Policy [https://www.formulafitt.com/privacy-policy]. This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or legal advice. Always consult a licensed professional for personal health guidance. Topics covered: mental health and hobbies, joy and the nervous system, identity outside of work, first responder mental health, burnout recovery, play and the adult brain, digital disconnection, rediscovering passions, faith and joy, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalm 37:4, relationships and identity, and finding yourself again after loss or transition.

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Nobody prepares you for how much this life costs your body. Nobody tells you that carrying other people's trauma will eventually show up in yours. And nobody hands you a roadmap for staying healthy, strong, and whole, from the first day you pursue this career to the day you retire. Coach Eve Radio fills that gap. Hosted by Eve Webber, fitness professional, M.S. in Kinesiology, fire service health and wellness director, Sierra College Regional Fire Academy instructor, and firefighter's wife, this show covers the full spectrum of health and wellness across an entire career and a whole life. From fire academy prep to mid-career mental health to retiring well. From chronic pain and hormonal shifts to grief, burnout, and the slow work of healing. From the physical demands of the job to the faith that sustains you when the demands get too heavy.  Every week: expert guests, real conversations, and actionable tools from someone who has spent nearly 30 years inside the fire service, and who is still doing the work on herself. Faith, function, and the long game. New episodes every week. If this episode helped you — share it with one person who needs to hear it. That is the best thing you can do for this show. Connect with Coach Eve Radio All programs, resources, and links in one place: https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT [https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT] Formula F.I.T.T. — Firefighter Fitness, Health, Wellness and Mental Health Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/formulafitt?igsh=MWN0ZDZkb2pid2wxcQ==] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@the.formula.fitt?_t=ZT-8zPHdSM89CX&_r=1] | Website [https://www.formulafitt.com/] Coach Eve Webber — Faith-Driven Whole Body Health Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/coachevewebber?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@coach_eve_webber?_t=ZT-8zPHpobhkxJ&_r=1] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynwebber/] | Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/coachevewebber/] Get in Touch Podcast questions, episode topic requests, or general feedback: Contact us here [https://www.coachevewebber.com/contact] Firefighter coaching and Formula F.I.T.T. program inquiries: Contact us here [https://www.formulafitt.com/contact] By listening to this podcast you agree to the Terms of Service [https://www.formulafitt.com/terms-of-service] and Privacy Policy [https://www.formulafitt.com/privacy-policy]. This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or legal advice. Always consult a licensed professional for personal health guidance.

51: Your Pain Is Not the Problem — It Is the Message

Your Pain Is Not the Problem — It Is the Message What Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You About Chronic Pain, Your Nervous System, and Why Pushing Through Is Making It Worse   If you have been living with chronic pain — whether that is a bad back, persistent sciatica, hip and shoulder issues that never fully resolve, or that low-grade ache that has just become the background noise of your life — this episode is going to reframe everything you think you know about what is actually going on.   In Episode 51 of Coach Eve Radio, Coach Eve gets personal about her own journey with chronic pain — the sciatica that stopped her in her tracks, the years her body had been sending signals she kept pushing through, and the moment she finally understood that the pain was never the problem. It was the message.   She breaks down the neuroscience of chronic pain — what is actually happening in the nervous system when pain becomes persistent, why the standard medical model often misses the most important part of the picture, and how chronic stress and chronic pain are not two separate issues but one deeply connected physiological reality.   For first responders and firefighters, this episode goes somewhere most fire service wellness content will not — into the occupational injury culture, the push through it mentality that accelerates damage, the broken workers compensation system that leaves people without support, and the direct line from unmanaged chronic pain to mental health decline, substance use, and career-ending burnout. These are not separate problems. They are the same problem at different stages.   This episode is for the firefighter whose back has been talking to them for years and who keeps ignoring it. For the woman in her 40s whose pain has become so normalized she has forgotten what it felt like not to hurt. For anyone who has been told their imaging looks fine and still knows something is wrong. And for the person who is finally ready to listen to what their body has been trying to say.   LET'S CONNECT! If you’re ready to dive deeper into firefighter training, functional health, help with chronic pain or injuries, stress management, faith-infused health, and hormone health, check out my links below. You can also support the podcast and help me keep bringing you valuable content by donating. Your contributions allow me to continue to create free resources that can help more women transform their health and live balanced, fulfilling lives. * Support the podcast with monthly subscription to Coach Eve’s Inner Circle: Subscribe HERE [https://www.coachevewebber.com/offers/78VRRNAL] * Support the podcast with a one-time donation: Single Donation HERE [https://www.coachevewebber.com/offers/r2upcN56]   —> ALL THE LINKS! https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT [https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT]   Stay connected with me on social media: Faith Driven Whole Body Health * Instagram: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.instagram.com/coachevewebber?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]  * TikTok: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.tiktok.com/@coach_eve_webber?_t=ZT-8zPHpobhkxJ&_r=1] * LinkedIn: Evelyn Webber [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynwebber/] * Pinterest: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.pinterest.com/coachevewebber/]  Formula F.I.T.T. Firefighter Health, Wellness, Fitness, Mental Health * Instagram: Formula F.I.T.T. [https://www.instagram.com/formulafitt?igsh=MWN0ZDZkb2pid2wxcQ==] * TikTok: Formula F.I.T.T. [https://www.tiktok.com/@the.formula.fitt?_t=ZT-8zPHdSM89CX&_r=1] * Website: www.formulafitt.com [http://www.formulafitt.com/]    I’d love to hear from you! Reach out with any questions, feedback, or topics you'd like me to cover in future episodes. eve@coachevewebber.com [eve@coachevewebber.com]   By listening to this podcast, you agree to the Terms of Service [https://www.formulafitt.com/terms-of-service] and Privacy Policy [https://www.formulafitt.com/privacy-policy]. This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or legal advice. Always consult with a licensed professional for personal guidance. For questions or coaching inquiries, contact: coacheve@formulafitt.com [coacheve@formulafitt.com]  Topics covered: chronic pain and the nervous system, central sensitization, pain neuroscience, occupational injuries in the fire service, workers compensation challenges, push through culture, chronic pain and mental health, substance use in first responders, sciatica, spinal health, somatic awareness, stress and pain connection, and faith in the healing process.

50: Embrace the Suck with Brian Velasquez

What does a decade in the US Army — including time as an infantry soldier and scout sniper — actually prepare you for when you walk into a fire academy at 34 years old with a mortgage, no income, and a class full of recruits half your age?  According to Brian Velasquez, almost everything. In this episode of Coach Eve Radio, Coach Eve sits down with Brian — a 10-year Army veteran, former paramedic, EMT instructor, tactical medicine trainer, and now a newly graduated firefighter — for a conversation that covers the full arc from military service to the firehouse. Brian talks about what the military mindset actually gives you in the fire service, how tactical medicine translates to emergency response when resources are limited, and what it looked like to be the oldest guy in the academy while quietly becoming the one everyone called Dad.   They get into the real stuff — what probationary life actually looks like day to day, how to handle constant adaptability when every captain does things differently, why earned praise from a salty senior firefighter after your first commercial fire hits completely differently than being told good job every day, and what it actually means to embrace the suck when things get hard.   Brian also talks about leadership without a title, accountability in academy culture, managing the mental load of high-pressure training without burning out on your days off, and the one piece of advice he would give every new recruit walking through those doors.   If you are a veteran considering the fire service, a recruit in the middle of the academy, or someone who wants to understand what separates the people who make it from the people who do not — this conversation is for you.    Topics covered: military to fire service transition, fire academy experience, probationary firefighter life, tactical medicine, veteran career transition, leadership and mentorship, adaptability in the fire service, burnout prevention, earned praise culture, hydration and nutrition in training, embracing discomfort, and first commercial fire experience.   LET'S CONNECT! If you’re ready to dive deeper into firefighter training, functional health, help with chronic pain or injuries, stress management, faith-infused health, and hormone health, check out my links below. You can also support the podcast and help me keep bringing you valuable content by donating. Your contributions allow me to continue to create free resources that can help more women transform their health and live balanced, fulfilling lives. * Support the podcast with monthly subscription to Coach Eve’s Inner Circle: Subscribe HERE [https://www.coachevewebber.com/offers/78VRRNAL] * Support the podcast with a one-time donation: Single Donation HERE [https://www.coachevewebber.com/offers/r2upcN56] —> ALL THE LINKS! https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT [https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT]   Stay connected with me on social media: Faith Driven Whole Body Health * Instagram: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.instagram.com/coachevewebber?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]  * TikTok: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.tiktok.com/@coach_eve_webber?_t=ZT-8zPHpobhkxJ&_r=1] * LinkedIn: Evelyn Webber [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynwebber/] * Pinterest: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.pinterest.com/coachevewebber/]  Formula F.I.T.T. Firefighter Health, Wellness, Fitness, Mental Health * Instagram: Formula F.I.T.T. [https://www.instagram.com/formulafitt?igsh=MWN0ZDZkb2pid2wxcQ==] * TikTok: Formula F.I.T.T. [https://www.tiktok.com/@the.formula.fitt?_t=ZT-8zPHdSM89CX&_r=1] * Website: www.formulafitt.com [http://www.formulafitt.com/]    I’d love to hear from you! Reach out with any questions, feedback, or topics you'd like me to cover in future episodes. eve@coachevewebber.com [eve@coachevewebber.com]   By listening to this podcast, you agree to the Terms of Service [https://www.formulafitt.com/terms-of-service] and Privacy Policy [https://www.formulafitt.com/privacy-policy]. This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or legal advice. Always consult with a licensed professional for personal guidance. For questions or coaching inquiries, contact: coacheve@formulafitt.com [coacheve@formulafitt.com]

49: The Other Side — Ryan Lowry, Part 2

In Part 2 of this conversation, Ryan Lowry takes us inside the fire academy — the physical demands, the mental grind, and what it is like to walk through those doors carrying the weight of everything he came from. He talks about what surprised him, what nearly broke him, and what kept him going when it would have been easier to walk away. But this episode is about more than the academy. It is about what life on the other side actually looks like. Staying clean. Showing up every day. Being someone his community can count on. The faith that holds it all together. And the message he wants to give to anyone still sitting where he used to sit — whether that is in a cell, on a corner, or just in a season of life where a different future feels impossible. Coach Eve and Ryan go places in this conversation that most podcasts will not. It is raw, honest, and one of the most important episodes of Coach Eve Radio to date. If you have not listened to Part 1 yet, start there.   Topics covered: fire academy experience, physical and mental preparation, sobriety in the fire service, faith as a daily practice, giving back to the community, hope for people coming from hard places, and what it actually takes to build a life you are proud of. LET'S CONNECT! If you’re ready to dive deeper into firefighter training, functional health, help with chronic pain or injuries, stress management, faith-infused health, and hormone health, check out my links below. You can also support the podcast and help me keep bringing you valuable content by donating. Your contributions allow me to continue to create free resources that can help more women transform their health and live balanced, fulfilling lives. * Support the podcast with monthly subscription to Coach Eve’s Inner Circle: Subscribe HERE [https://www.coachevewebber.com/offers/78VRRNAL] * Support the podcast with a one-time donation: Single Donation HERE [https://www.coachevewebber.com/offers/r2upcN56] —> ALL THE LINKS! https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT [https://linktr.ee/FormulaFITT]   Stay connected with me on social media: Faith Driven Whole Body Health * Instagram: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.instagram.com/coachevewebber?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]  * TikTok: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.tiktok.com/@coach_eve_webber?_t=ZT-8zPHpobhkxJ&_r=1] * LinkedIn: Evelyn Webber [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynwebber/] * Pinterest: Coach Eve Webber [https://www.pinterest.com/coachevewebber/]  Formula F.I.T.T. Firefighter Health, Wellness, Fitness, Mental Health * Instagram: Formula F.I.T.T. [https://www.instagram.com/formulafitt?igsh=MWN0ZDZkb2pid2wxcQ==] * TikTok: Formula F.I.T.T. [https://www.tiktok.com/@the.formula.fitt?_t=ZT-8zPHdSM89CX&_r=1] * Website: www.formulafitt.com [http://www.formulafitt.com/]    I’d love to hear from you! Reach out with any questions, feedback, or topics you'd like me to cover in future episodes. eve@coachevewebber.com [eve@coachevewebber.com]   By listening to this podcast, you agree to the Terms of Service [https://www.formulafitt.com/terms-of-service] and Privacy Policy [https://www.formulafitt.com/privacy-policy]. This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or legal advice. Always consult with a licensed professional for personal guidance. For questions or coaching inquiries, contact: coacheve@formulafitt.com [coacheve@formulafitt.com]