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First Responder Wellness Retreats

A quiet, peer-based reset for first responders who carry the weight of the job.


Mission Reset is a residential retreat experience designed for first responders, including law enforcement, fire, EMS, corrections, and 911 dispatch professionals.

Hosted by the Center for Suicide Awareness, Mission Reset creates space for practical nervous system education, guided breathwork, peer connection, and restorative time away from the noise.


This is not a conference.
This is not a clinical program.
This is not about labels.


It is a small-group retreat built around practical tools, meaningful connections, and time to reset.

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What Mission Reset

Mission Reset Offers

Participants will learn evidence-informed tools to better understand and regulate the body's stress response. Retreat experiences may include:


  • Stress physiology and nervous system education
  • Tactical breathing techniques for on-duty use
  • Guided breathwork sessions
  • Sauna and ice bath contrast therapy
  • Quiet reflection time
  • Peer connection and small-group conversation
  • Continued support planning after the retreat


Each retreat is intentionally limited in size to allow for individual attention, trust, and meaningful connection.

Who This Is For

Mission Reset is designed for:

  • Law enforcement
  • Fire service
  • EMS
  • Corrections
  • 911 dispatch
  • Other frontline public safety professionals


Retreats are peer-based and created for those who understand the unique stress, pressure, and responsibility of first responder work.

Our Team

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Barb Bigalke

Founder & Executive Director, Center for Suicide Awareness
Retreat Host & Mental Health Advocate - Mission: Reset

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Jesse Coomer

Founder & Director, Language of Breath School
Creator, Breathwork//Tactics Program
Lead Breathwork Facilitator - Mission: Reset

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James Stewart

Breathwork Instructor & Veteran Wellness Advocate
Co-Facilitator, Breathwork//Tactics Program
Lead Facilitator - Mission: Reset

Serve those who serve you! Donate to Mission: Reset today!

💜 Help a First Responder Reset, Recover, and Reconnect
Your donation helps provide scholarships, lodging, meals, and wellness programming for first responders attending Mission: Reset. Every gift helps make this life-changing experience accessible to those who spend their careers serving others.

Scan the QR code to donate today.

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Registration

Registration information will be announced soon.


To receive updates about future Mission Reset retreat dates, registration openings, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Center for Suicide Awareness.


info@centerforsuicideawareness.org

www.centerforsuicideawareness.org


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