How Music Helps Us Carry the Weight

There are sounds in the fire service that stay with you. The tones dropping in the middle of the night. The rhythm of running boots on concrete. The static of radio traffic during a mayday. We live in a world where sound means urgency. Chaos. Life and death. But over the years, I’ve found another kind of sound. One that heals instead of haunts. A soundtrack that has helped me process trauma, reconnect with hope, and remember that we’re more than what...