Whether you’re navigating long shifts, supporting a first responder you love, or holding your family together through the unpredictable rhythm of this life, the ANCHOR Box was created for you.

At Badge & Burden, our mission is simple: to provide a one-box-fits-all experience that supports the whole family behind the badge. We know no two first-responder households are the same — different roles, schedules, stressors, seasons, and needs. That’s why each ANCHOR Box is intentionally curated with a thoughtful blend of trusted resources, expert-guided tools, and meaningful finds designed to strengthen resilience, connection, and hope.

Inside each box, you can expect:

⚓ Guidance from a First Responder Therapist

Each box includes access to a short, private video from a licensed therapist who understands first responder life, stress, and family dynamics. These are practical, grounding messages you can return to when things feel heavy.

⚓ Four tangible items aligned with the ANCHOR framework

Every box includes four thoughtfully chosen items designed to support emotional awareness, nourishment, connection, health, mindset, and faith. These may include nourishing snacks, wearable reminders like a bracelet, body care or comfort items, and an encouraging book written specifically for first responders and their families. Each item is chosen to help you slow down, reflect, and care for yourself in real, everyday ways.

⚓ Tools that support real life resilience

Not just encouragement, but usable supports for daily stress, nervous system regulation, and healthy habits that fit into busy first responder schedules.

⚓ Faith anchored encouragement and restoration

Scripture based reminders and spiritual grounding that meet you where you are, offering hope, perspective, and renewal beyond the moment.

⚓ A growing community that understands life behind the badge

You’re not walking this alone. This box connects you to others who understand the realities of first responder family life.

The ANCHOR Box isn’t about fixing anyone.

It’s about steady support, practical strength, and reminding first-responder families they don’t carry this alone.