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My Greatest Loss Became My Greatest Strength

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My Greatest Loss Became My Greatest Strength

So where do I begin....Growing up I had the relationship with my father that most kids only dream of. He was always strict and taught me there wasn't a gray area in life, ONLY right and wrong. But through it all he was my best friend, as I was his. He taught me to strive to be the best I could be and to never except anything less than 110% from myself. My father was a veteran of the US Navy and a volunteer firefighter, but more importantly he was my hero. As with any father/son relationship my…See More

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Lives in:: Salisbury NC

Department:: City of Kannapolis

Title/rank:: Firefighter

Years of public service:: 10

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Bio:: My name is Michael Lanning. I have been in the fire service since 2008. Being a 4th generation fireman, I guess it was something I was just destined to do. I am currently a career firefighter for the City of Kannapolis as well as a volunteer fire chief. I am married and the father to 2 beautiful children, Hunter and Harper. In my spare time I’m either hunting, fishing, backpacking or somewhere in my kayak. Years’ worth of critical incidents in both my personal life and work has allowed me to hold Peer Support very close to my heart. My passion for Peer Support all started when I lost my best friend and father to suicide in 2013, left feeling completely alone and ashamed. Later that year the built up post-traumatic stress mixed with alcohol and drug abuse lead me to subsequently survive my own suicide attempt. What once filled me full of shame and endless darkness, is now my driving force for awareness, prevention and to break the stigma associated with all metal illnesses. My experiences led me to become involved in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Crisis Intervention, and Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) 5 Bugles 4 Change. I am always willing to help anyone in need, I’m only a phone call away.

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My Greatest Loss Became My Greatest Strength

So where do I begin....

Growing up I had the relationship with my father that most kids only dream of. He was always strict and taught me there wasn't a gray area in life, ONLY right and wrong. But through it all he was my best friend, as I was his. He taught me to strive to be the best I could be and to never except anything less than 110% from myself. My father was a veteran of the US Navy and a volunteer firefighter, but more importantly he was my hero. As with any father/son… Continue

Posted on April 20, 2020 at 9:24pm

Mental Illness- Its Time to Break the Chains

Personally, I find mental health to be one of if not the worst stigmas amongst humans today. But for this article more specifically in emergency services. I believe the best place to begin is with my own vulnerability. After all, how can I expect others to follow my lead without transparency and re-counting my own encounters with the disease.…

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Posted on July 30, 2018 at 11:30am

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