034: It’s What You Do, Not Who You Are - Geoff Cameron

<p>In this episode, we sit down with Geoff Cameron — paramedic and counsellor — to talk about the realities of the job, the impact it can have over time, and what comes next.</p><p>From years on the road to navigating PTSD, Geoff shares an honest perspective on identity, trauma, and the importance of planning for life beyond the uniform.</p><p>This is a conversation about:</p><ul><li>The risk of tying your identity solely to the job</li><li>Why <strong>“it’s what you do, not who you are”</strong> </li><li>Managing trauma and learning that <strong>not everything you see belongs to you</strong> </li><li>The role of conversation, connection, and actually talking about it</li><li>Post-traumatic growth and asking the question: <strong>what’s next?</strong> </li><li>And why planning for life after the job matters more than most people realise</li></ul><p>Because the reality is — whether it’s through injury, time, or choice…</p><p><strong>The job ends.</strong></p><p>This episode is about making sure you’re ready for what comes after.</p><p>You can check out Geoff and Frontline Mental Health here:<a href="https://www.halcyonwoodcraft.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.diginhealthco.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://origink9.com/pages/the-origin-initiative" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/salty_ginger_/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://marissarose.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://frontlinemh.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frontline Mental Health</a></p><p>Music thanks to:</p><p><a href="https://thesefourwallsband.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠These Four Walls - Hard Rock Band Gold Coast QLD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Thanks to our sponsor:</p><p><a href="https://www.smokesoap.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SmokeSoap – Australian Firefighter Decontamination Soap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Discount code &#39;BADGE10&#39;</p><p><a href="https://thegoatco.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Greatest of All Tapes - Sleep Better. Perform Better. – The Greatest of all Tapes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Discount code &#39;BTB15&#39;</p><p>You can keep up to date by following us here:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/behindthebadge_podcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>We hope you enjoy the show, please subscribe &amp; leave a rating.</p>