Episodes

  • The Role of Resilience as a Chicago Police Wife

    The Role of Resilience as a Chicago Police Wife
    May 29 2024
    A Chicago police wife tells her story of “the good, the bad, and sometimes, the ugly,” of what it truly means to be married to a CPD cop. Rosie Pufpaf, wife and working-mom of two, is the epitome of resilience and positivity. She shares with us not only the week-to-week challenges of being a first responder spouse, but also how one knock on the door altered her and her family’s perspective moving forward. Please join us in listening to Rosie’s inspiring experience as a woman behind her first responder.
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    47 mins
  • Shared Wisdom and Coffee with a Seasoned Firewife

    Shared Wisdom and Coffee with a Seasoned Firewife
    Mar 14 2024
    Pull up a chair to Mom’s kitchen table with Krista and Stephanie while they have the pleasure of sharing a pot of coffee with a true veteran of the first responder lifestyle… with FOUR generations of CFD firefighters in the family. Episode 4 of Chicago Firewives: Married to the Job welcomes novel perspective and heartfelt wisdom into the fireworld with Chicago firewife Virginia Rialmo. Ginny takes us back to her childhood in the 1960s to her first introduction to the fire department to present day as an inspiring woman who managed to juggle her career, family, and much more along the way. This episode is brought to you by Hoffman Property Inspections and Fadeaway Medical Esthetics.
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    47 mins
  • Wait… What Day Are You Off Again?

    Wait… What Day Are You Off Again?
    Feb 26 2024
    In episode 3, Chicago Firewives only scratch the surface in talking about some of the pretty-challenging, kind-of-confusing, and sometimes-a-little-ridiculous aspects of the Chicago fire-family lifestyle…aka THE SCHEDULE! Sit back and put your feet up (or finish loading the dishwasher) while Stephanie and Krista discuss some of the excitement that comes with being “married to the job” from a personal spouse perspective. This episode is brought to you by Fadeaway Medical Esthetics, located in the heart of Edison Park, Chicago, your neighborhood comfort zone for your skin care needs.
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    28 mins
  • So You Married a First Responder...

    So You Married a First Responder...
    Jan 25 2024
    Strengthening your first responder relationship through empathy, communication tactics, and sacrifice. Personal and professional insights from firemen and professional therapist, Gregg Bagdade, MA, LPC.
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    41 mins
  • It Takes A Village

    It Takes A Village
    Dec 14 2023
    Meet your hosts Stephanie and Krista in the pilot episode of Chicago Firewives: Married to the Job Podcast. These firewives are on a mission to connect and support women behind their first responders by creating a platform for sharing stories, perspectives, and by welcoming vulnerability and humor to help navigate the unique experience of being “married to the job.”
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    28 mins