Living with Mr. Fahrenheit: A First Responder Family's Fight for a Future After a Mental Health Crisis

There's a battle out there, and it's not on the streets.

Lisa Beecher and her husband are first responders, deeply invested in careers and family, when he experiences a psychotic break. From maneuvering within a broken mental health system to her husband's return to work, the family is forced to operate by the rules of a culture that does not openly encourage and support caring for mental health in an optimal way.



Living with Mr. Fahrenheit throws open the door on a first responder family's psychological trauma, where secrecy and shame maintain an influential grip. Beecher lends her voice to a small but growing number of people willing to share their personal and professional experiences in a call for change in how first responder culture handles internal mental health issues.