The Code One Debrief
Most first responders walk away from a significant incident with nothing. No structure. No framework. No one asking the right questions. Just the drive home, a cup of tea at station, and whatever's sitting in your head.
That doesn't just go away on its own.
The jobs that don't make the formal debrief list don't stop costing you. They just pile up quietly. A single session with a psychologist can cost $200 or more. A formal debrief requires a team, a process, and a critical incident threshold most jobs don't meet. This is $27 AUD.
Seven sections. Self-guided. Works on its own, without a therapist, without a group, and without anything fancy. It's for the jobs that had nowhere to go — deaths, suicides, paediatric jobs, trauma calls, being assaulted, or the accumulation of everything that piled up because nobody stopped to ask if you were actually okay.
It's also for the responders who aren't willing to raise their hand in a room full of people who decide their career. The ones who stayed quiet in the official process because they didn't know who was listening or what gets written down. This is private. No one needs to know you're doing it.
Most people take two or three sittings. Three to five hours total. The value is in the thinking, not in getting to the end fast.
You don't have to be falling apart to use this. You don't have to be fine either.
Context, instructions, and one honest question that sets the tone for everything that follows.
Walk back through what happened, factually and chronologically. The foundation everything else builds on.
Sleep. Appetite. Tension. Hypervigilance. What's normal, what to watch, and what to do with it.
The replays. The second-guessing. The intrusive thoughts that show up at 3am. Including a direct section on moral injury, the thing most tools don't name.
The section most peer support tools skip entirely. Who you were before. Who you are now. Whether anything has shifted, and what to do with that.
Seven days. Specific commitments. A red flag checklist that tells you clearly when self-guided tools aren't enough and you need to talk to someone.
Integration. What you take with you, what you leave behind, and one sentence, yours, that closes it out.
The next hard job isn't waiting. Neither should this.
Get the Workbook — $27Do I need a therapist to use this?
No. It's designed to be used alone, privately, without any clinical support. That's the whole point.
Is this confidential?
Completely. It's a PDF. You download it, you use it, no one needs to know. Nothing is submitted, recorded, or shared.
How long does it take?
Most people complete it in two or three sittings. Three to five hours total. You don't have to do it all at once.
Do I have to be in crisis to use it?
No. It's not designed for crisis. It's for the people who went to something hard and are carrying it quietly. If you're having thoughts of harming yourself or not wanting to be here, please don't use this — visit findahelpline.com for crisis support in your country, or call Lifeline 13 11 14 (AU), 988 (US), 116 123 (UK), or 1-833-456-4566 (CA). The workbook will still be here when you're ready.
Will this replace seeing a professional?
No, and it doesn't try to. It won't fix cumulative burnout on its own, and it's not a substitute for professional support if that's genuinely what you need. What it does is give you somewhere honest to put one incident — and a clear signal inside the workbook if what you're carrying requires more than a self-guided tool can provide.
What format does it come in?
Two versions: a digital PDF optimised for screen reading, and a print version. Both delivered instantly to your inbox after purchase.
What if it's not what I needed?
Email info@codeonesupport.com and I'll refund you the same day. No form, no process, no questions. I'd rather you kept the $27 than felt like you got played.
Most people who need this won't go looking for it. They'll push it down, get through the next shift, and tell themselves they're fine.
You're here. That's already different.
The person sitting next to you on shift might need this tonight.
If it helps you, tell someone.