Healing the Operator Mindset: Jason Culbreth on Veteran & First Responder Wellness | FASTPORT Focus | Road Gang Radio

17/10/2025 26 min
Healing the Operator Mindset: Jason Culbreth on Veteran & First Responder Wellness | FASTPORT Focus | Road Gang Radio

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This Friday on FASTPORT Focus, host Jimmy Mac sits down with Jason Culbreth, Navy Special Operations veteran, retired firefighter, and founder of Cadence Wellness, to explore the intersection of mental health, physical performance, and community connection for veterans, first responders, and high-stakes professionals.Jason shares how Cadence Wellness combines evidence-based therapy, resilience coaching, and holistic recovery methods—including EMDR, contrast therapy, breathwork, movement, and adventure-based interventions—to help those who serve navigate trauma, reintegration, and high-stress careers.Topics Covered:The Cadence Wellness Mission: Merging therapy, performance, and community for optimal well-beingAdventure Therapy & Mobility: Using the Cadence Wellness Adventure Rig to deliver EMDR, resilience training, and physical recovery in rural and remote areasThe Power of Ritual: How daily resilience practices like breathwork, archery, and movement foster emotional regulation and purposeHealing the Operator Mindset: Supporting trauma recovery and rediscovering meaning after serviceVeteran Leadership in Wellness: Leveraging lived experience to guide and inspire othersIntegrating Technology: Using tools like Whoop and Sage Space to track recovery and optimize nervous system regulationDiscover how Jason’s approach is bringing “Abundant Joy” to the healing process—combining science, adventure, and personal experience to support those who face extraordinary stress on a daily basis.Learn more at: https://cadencewellness.org/ABOUT JASON CULBRETH:Jason Culbreth, LPC, is a trauma therapist, resilience coach, and veteran leader with decades of experience in high-stakes careers. His background includes:Navy Special Operations veteranRetired career firefighterEMDR-certified trauma therapist and resilience coachFounder of Cadence Wellness in Danbury, ConnecticutJason’s mission: to help veterans, first responders, and high-stakes professionals regulate, recover, and reconnect through mind-body-spirit integration, both in-person and through mobile adventure therapy.Follow him on social media:Instagram: @cadencewellnesstrainingFacebook: Cadence WellnessLinkedIn: Jason Culbreth, LPCLINKS:Website: https://cadencewellness.org/Thanks for tuning in! You can catch our shows anytime on your favorite podcast app or listen on iHeartRadio using the links below.Nemo Nation: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ne...Road Gang Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ro...We Should Write: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-we...Trucking with OOIDA: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tr...

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