The Mental Health Janitors
Faith-based trauma recovery for veterans, first responders, and the families who carry it with them.
The Mental Health Janitors is hosted by Aaron "Sgt Q" Quinonez, a Marine 1st ANGLICO veteran who went from homeless and suicidal to founding a veteran nonprofit and a suicide-prevention tech company, and Jessica "Doc Jess" Burgans, an Army combat medic and Iraq War veteran who is now a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Between them: two combat deployments, two PTSD diagnoses, and a clinical license. They've been where the audience is, and one of them is qualified to treat it.
Every Tuesday they take on PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, marriage under strain, sleep that won't come, and the specific weight carried by people who ran toward things everyone else ran from.
The conversations are honest, Scripture-informed, and practical, real tools you can use this week, not platitudes. If you've been told to just get over it, or you've been quietly white-knuckling it for years, this is the show that says the thing out loud.
New episodes every Tuesday
The Mental Health Janitors
The Relationship Red Flag Every Parent Should Know
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Would you step in if helping someone you love created even more conflict?
In this episode of Mental Health Janitors, Sgt Q and Doc Jess unpack a viral Reddit story that sparks a much bigger conversation about parenting, family boundaries, responsibility, and emotional maturity.
When a father repairs his adult daughter's unsafe car after her boyfriend fails to follow through, one simple act of love raises difficult questions. When should parents step in? Where do healthy boundaries begin? And how do pride and ego influence the way we respond?
From family dynamics and healthy relationships to accountability and emotional intelligence, this episode explores what it truly means to protect the people you love without losing sight of respect and responsibility.
If you've ever struggled with family boundaries, wondered when to step in, or questioned what real responsibility looks like, this conversation is for you.
🎧 Tune in to discover why this story is about far more than fixing a car, and how the lessons behind it can strengthen families and relationships.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Welcome to Mental Health Janitors
03:26 Seeing America Through a Different Perspective
14:03 The Reddit Story That Started the Conversation
19:44 Did Dad Cross the Line?
23:11 Responsibility vs Pride
31:58 Parenting Through Difficult Decisions
36:31 Educate, Empower, and Encourage
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Be part of a growing community having real conversations about mental health, relationships, emotional intelligence, trauma, and personal responsibility.
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🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0nPegvqPi1AO47Xbx3EvNz?si=d2cdfa086c32460c
🎧 Website: https://thementalhealthjanitors.com/
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-mental-health-janitors/
Connect with Aaron “Sgt Q” Quinonez:
Website: https://sgtq.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SgtQ13
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keynotespeakerbusinessscalingcoachbetabloxjudgerealitystarpodcaster/
