Donna welcomes Karen Unrue, a British advocate and former combat medic, to discuss her journey through complex PTSD and the importance of thriving despite trauma. Karen shares her inspiring story of overcoming an abusive marriage, her experience in the military, and how she transitioned into mental health advocacy. Together, they explore the nuances of trauma, the significance of trauma-informed therapy, and the journey of healing. Tune in for an enlightening conversation filled with hope and resilience!

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Inside Ryder's Veteran Career Success

Beyond the Frontline, a podcast of Coming Home Well, tackles topics relating to transitioning from the Frontline to the Homefront. Your host, Donna Hoffmeyer is a 21-year retired Air Force nurse; with a career that spanned from nursing, flight nursing, education, training, readiness, and policy. Donna has a master’s degree in Sport Science and has co-authored two book, Warrior to Patriot Citizen; focusing on ensuring service members are prepared for transition well before transition occurs; and Pandemic Parodies, a comical family account of the first 86 days of the pandemic. She also has her own blog, Taking Off The Armor, focused on all issues before, during and after transition and after retirement, as well as, a multifaceted business, REBel LLC, focused on veteran transition mentorship, consulting, and the DBA Publishing Pathfinders, helping people self publish their work.