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Russell Myers, D.Min.

Russ Myers is a chaplain with Allina Health EMS, St. Paul, Minnesota, and author of “Because We Care: A Handbook for Chaplaincy in Emergency Medical Services.” He can be contacted at russellnmyers@yahoo.com.

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Fitness, Mental Health
& Wellness
Setting yourself up for retirement
Three keys to thriving in your final years on the job
July 07, 2023 11:56 AM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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EMS Advocacy
Memory can motivate, distract or potentially paralyze us
Human memory is more than information storage and retrieval
February 28, 2023 12:13 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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First Responder Wellness Week
Resilience, gratitude and post-traumatic growth
Processing trauma is more complicated than we think
November 14, 2022 01:48 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Fitness, Mental Health
& Wellness
Enhancing employee wellbeing by connecting to the future self
A focus on injury prevention, psychological first aid and financial solvency has big implications for health, happiness and finances
August 03, 2022 01:06 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Fitness, Mental Health
& Wellness
It’s as simple as saying ‘thank you’
The role of the leader is to bear witness – to the critical and the mundane – to lighten the load
July 06, 2022 03:47 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Fitness, Mental Health
& Wellness
Caring for the caregiver
Transitioning EMS mental health care from reactive to proactive
May 13, 2022 12:33 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Patient Care
When EMS meets hospice
End-of-life care takes a heavy emotional toll: Seek support when needed
February 25, 2022 09:43 AM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Fitness, Mental Health
& Wellness
Providing relational support to paramedics after a bad call
Openly acknowledge the bad calls, create space for people to be human and then get out of the way
February 21, 2022 08:41 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Patient Care
Don’t die from embarrassment
“In my work as an EMS chaplain, I’ve ridden in the back of an ambulance hundreds of times, but this was the first time I was on the stretcher”
August 23, 2021 03:20 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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Mental Health
Book excerpt: ‘Because we care’
Russ Myers offers a handbook for EMS chaplaincy
August 11, 2021 02:05 PM
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Russell Myers, D.Min.
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