For the hardest stretch, and everything after.
The free BRAVE Starter Kit: the BRAVE Field Guide, Performance PPE for your mind, and a first look at the book.
What’s inside
Three free resources. One practical first step.
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BRAVE Field Guide
A practical first step for steadying yourself after a hard moment.
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Performance PPE for your mind
Seven guided practices for the moments before, during, and after stress.
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A first look at the book
The opening chapters of BRAVE, including the full contents.
A guide you can actually use.
Fifteen minutes with the Field Guide and you’ll have a clearer way to steady yourself after a hard moment.
The BRAVE Framework
Five values: Bravery, Resilience, Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Empathy.
The BRAVE Compass
An in-the-moment tool for the next hard moment, laid out on a single page.
Your first BRAVE exercise
A guided reflection designed to help you move from reaction toward a more intentional next step.
Performance PPE for your mind
Seven guided practices for the moments before, during, and after stress.
Morning Meditation
Start your day grounded and centered.
End of Day Meditation
Release the day and create some space.
60-Second Reset
A quick reset for overwhelming moments.
Extended Reset
A deeper return to calm and clarity.
Overwhelm Meditation
For when everything feels like too much.
Stress Release
Let go of tension and come back to yourself.
Grounding Practice
Return your attention to the present.
A first look inside BRAVE.
The sample in your Starter Kit lets you read the opening chapters and see the full contents, so you can get a feel for the journey before you decide to read on.
Opening chapters + full contents
See where the book goes
PDF sample
Around 25 pages
Free with your Starter Kit
Why I created these
After 30 years in the fire service and walking through my own recovery journey, I created this toolkit to give people practical tools, not theory.
Rob Z Christensen
BRAVE grew out of lived experience in the fire service and recovery, then became a practical system for meeting stress, uncertainty, and difficult moments with more presence and choice.
Rob’s recovery was featured by The New York Times in the documentary An Act of Service.
Start where you are.
Nothing to schedule. Nothing to buy.
The version of yourself that’s been waiting on the other side of the hard stuff is closer than it feels right now.
What comes next?
Many people who explore these meditations eventually look for more structure and support. If that’s you, here are two ways to go deeper.
Whenever you’re ready, there’s a guided path to follow and a community to walk it with. Take it at your own pace; the Starter Kit is yours either way.
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12-Week BRAVE Framework
A deeper guided path with weekly practices, reflections, and structure for those who want to continue the BRAVE journey.
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The BRAVE Collective
A supportive community for people walking the same path. Share experiences, connect, and grow together.
Explore the Community
