Fire 2.0 Recalling the Nebraska Ashby and Minor Fires [episode 131]
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There are moments in life that split time into before and after, and this is one of them.
Just hours before the Ashby and Minor fires started, Tom and I had recorded an episode reflecting on the previous fire. We thought maybe we had already lived through the worst of it.
But at 11:23 PM, the pager went off. What followed was a night (and days) that blurred together into something I still don’t fully have words for.
In today’s episode, Tom and I are recalling the Nebraska Ashby and Minor Fires. We moved fast because we had to. Tom headed out into it, and I stayed back long enough to get the girls to safety before stepping into my own role on the ambulance.
There’s a strange kind of clarity that comes in crisis; your nervous system takes over and carries you through, but it doesn’t mean it won’t cost you something later.
What stands out most during this time? The PEOPLE. Strangers were protecting each other and showing up simply because someone needed help. It’s humbling in a way that’s hard to explain, until you go through it!
Now, reality is settling in. Yes, of course, there’s gratitude, but also? Experiences like this don’t end when the fire is out. They stay with you and need to be processed (slowly and honestly).
If there’s anything I’m holding onto right now, it’s the reminder that we are NOT meant to carry this alone!
In this episode, Fire 2.0 Recalling the Nebraska Ashby and Minor Fires, we cover:
- The Ashby and Minor fires + their start just hours after we thought the worst had passed
- Why survival mode takes over when in crisis
- Why evacuating with kids, animals & uncertainty is never something you’re fully prepared for
- Why fighting the fire vs. supporting from afar both carry weight in different ways
- How time completely blurs during trauma
- The power of community showing up in incredible ways
- How strangers stepped in to protect homes, land, and lives
- Why the impact doesn’t simply “end” when the fire is out
- Why PTSD & nervous system responses are real (for adults and kids)
- Getting support because you don’t have to carry something like this alone
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Related Episodes:
- Episode 95: “Do I Really Need This Right Now?” — On Waiting for a Crisis to Seek Help
- Episode 115: The Growing Pains of Boundaries, Help, and Working Together with Tom
- Episode 128: The Only Thing for Certain Is That We’re All Human
- Episode 129: Living Through the Largest Fire in Nebraska History
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In stockmanship (the art and science of handling cattle in a safe, effective, low-stress manner), we have this phrase . . . good movement draws good movement.
It’s this thing that happens when we ask a small group of cattle, maybe a cow or a pair, to move out in a certain direction, and their movement draws the whole herd into moving in the same direction.
Good movement happens when we approach the cattle with a positive attitude, read and really listen to what they’re telling us, and communicate accordingly.
We don’t approach the aware, flighty cattle the same as we do the tame, docile cattle. We adjust ourselves, our energy, and our approach, and we communicate with each other differently.
These adjustments help us effectively draw good movement from each, which then draws good movement from the herd. But it starts with us.
The same is true for humans. Good movement starts with us.
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