Disaster Trauma and Mental Health with Sonnet Daymont

About this episode

The episode discusses the treatment and management of mental health trauma in disaster victims and responders with expert Sonnet Daymont.

Sonnet Daymont, clinical therapist , joins the show this week with a look at the treatment and management of mental health trauma in both victims and responders following a major event. Her experiences following devastating wild fires in the Los Angeles area in January of 2025 help her define the needs of individuals in the short and long term. Dr. Joe Holley from Paragon Medical Education Group and Becky DePodwin, our disaster emergency management expert joined the discussion as well. The episode is co-hosted by Sam Bradley and Jamie Davis. Scroll down for Podcast Discussion Summary Thank you as always to Paragon Medical Education Group for their long-term support of the Disaster Podcast. Dr. Joe Holley and the team at Paragon continue to provide excellent and customized disaster response training to jurisdictions around the U.S. and internationally as well. Podcast Discussion Summary Disaster Podcast Planning Meeting The team introduced themselves and discussed upcoming topics for the Disaster Podcast. Sam mentioned moving to Missouri and plans to build a tornado shelter in his garage. Becky advised keeping an eye on the severe weather forecast during the move. The group then…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Bradley, Jamie Davis

Guest: Sonnet Daymont

Topics covered

• mental health
• trauma treatment
• disaster response
• wildfires
• emergency management

Keywords

• mental health trauma
• disaster response
• wildfires
• trauma therapy
• emergency management

Sponsors

Paragon Medical Education Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paragon Medical Education Group

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