Send us Fan Mail We talk with Navy veteran and combat photographer Paula Kemp about how a career she loved collided with military sexual trauma and how silence can shape everything that comes after. We also dig into what real healing looks like, from VA care and post traumatic growth to storytelling, claims support, and policy change through the Bears Act. • joining the Navy Reserves as a mother of three and finding a path into combat photography • what the camera changes about ho...
Jun 22
1 hr 26 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Marine veteran Freddie Mendez about why veteran mental health care breaks down after treatment and how better behavioral health software can give clinicians time back to actually listen. We dig into outcomes data, privacy, and aftercare systems that spot relapse risk early without turning veterans into numbers. • Freddie’s Marine background and what he learned overseas about culture and hard choices • The “void” of transition and why adrenaline chasin...
Jun 16
1 hr 11 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk with two veteran professionals from Berry Law about what it takes to move a VA disability claim forward when denials, confusion, and misinformation stack up. We break down how VA accreditation, deadlines, evidence, and clear expectations can turn a frustrating process into an organized plan. • why veterans are skeptical of law firms and how trust gets built • what VA accreditation means and why it protects veterans • how a case moves from intake to l...
Jun 9
1 hr 8 min
Send us Fan Mail We reconnect with my friend and fellow veteran Delton Walker and talk about the road from military life and hard memories to healing through connection, therapy, and music. He shares how a saxophone became his church, his career, and his way to give peace back to other veterans. • meeting through the Herd Foundation Freedom Patch program and why it changes lives • using humor to cover pain and calling out the “trauma Olympics” mindset • life on the flightlin...
Jun 1
1 hr 31 min
Send us Fan Mail I talk with Rick Chirac from Exokinetics about ZEEN, a lift-assist mobility device that blends a walker and wheelchair to help people stand, move, and transfer with more safety. We connect the origin story to Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown, then get practical about fit, training, fall prevention, and how veterans can get ZEEN through the VA. • Garrett Brown’s Steadicam history and how it inspires ZEEN • What ZEEN is and who it helps: balance, strength, enduranc...
May 24
1 hr 1 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Andrea Sok about what a nonprofit fractional CMO actually does, how she prices and scopes the work, and why boards often need a reality check grounded in data and comparable benchmarks. Then Blake Allison walks us through Lifecents and Vetcents, a free, veteran-focused financial wellness toolkit built for trust, privacy, and real outcomes without selling anything to users. • fractional CMO work as executive-level nonprofit marketing leadership without full-...
May 14
1 hr 5 min
Send us Fan Mail I sit down with lifelong friends from Clark Air Base and tell the stories that shaped our bonds, from culture shock and terror threats to moments that still hit decades later. We also talk about what happens when young troops face trauma with no real support, and how friendship, recovery, and purpose can finally fill that gap. • arriving at Clark Air Base as teenagers and feeling instant culture shock • a fellow airman assassinated off base and the operational rip...
May 7
1 hr 49 min
Send us Fan Mail We go back to Clark Air Base in the late 1980s and talk honestly about why that overseas tour still sits in our bones. The stories land on one point we can all prove 30 years later: the people you leaned on back then can still show up for you now. • why Clark Air Base felt different from stateside duty • arriving in the Philippines and the culture shock of Manila and Angeles City • Security Police and canine work on a huge perimeter with constant pressure&nb...
Apr 29
1 hr 30 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Suzanne MacPhail about how horses help people access truth, regulation, and connection when talk therapy alone hits a wall. Along the way we trace her path from trauma counseling to founding Hands for Healing Equine and building a hands-on veteran program where the animals lead the learning. • Suzanne’s route into mental health counseling and trauma work • How early horse experiences shape a lifelong attachment • Why EGALA-style groundwork diff...
Apr 22
53 min
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Marine veteran James Jackson to talk about the “creep up” of stress, stigma, and silence that can follow veterans long after service. We also unpack how Call On Me Foundation responds when the unthinkable happens by delivering immediate financial support and staying present for surviving families. • James’ path from Virginia to the Marine Corps and Iraq deployment work on ordnance • Why comparing trauma shuts down veterans’ stories and delays healing&nb...
Mar 15
51 min
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