Bedste Masonic Life Initiative-podcasts (2024)

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BTM192 – Conversations with Caregivers Replay – VSOs and Caregivers 37:45

1d ago37:45

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re replaying a PsychArmor Conversations with Caregivers featuring how VSOs can support Caregivers. This conversation was recorded in June of 2023 and featured the host, PsychArmor Trusted Advisor Shaina Purser, having a conversation with Madison Moore, VP of Programs & Partnerships at The Elizabeth Dole Foundatio…

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BTM191 - Tori Ring - Care for Veterans at End of Life with We Honor Veterans 31:08

8d ago31:08

31:08

Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Victoria Ring, the National Alliance for Care at Home’s Manager of Veterans Services. In this role, Tori manages the We Honor Veterans program, ensuring hospice and palliative care providers are supported and connected with the resources and tools needed to provide quality care th…

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BTM190 – John and Cheryl Burns and Amy Alvarez – The Avalon Action Alliance 35:06

15d ago35:06

35:06

Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Amy Alvarez, Vice President of Marketing and Communications with the Avalon Action Alliance, and John and Cheryl Burns, a veteran family whose lives have been changed through support from Avalon Action Alliance partners. The Avalon Action Alliance is a network of treatment, servic…

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BTM189 - KaLea Lehman - the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative 33:33

23d ago33:33

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Special Operations Spouse KaLea Lehman. She is the Executive Director of The Military Special Operations Family Collaborative, a nonprofit public health initiative to enable the success of America’s special operations warriors and families through collaborative health and well-bei…

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BTM188 - Dr Shira Maguen - Moral Injury in Service Members and Veterans 32:35

30d ago32:35

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Af Duane K. L. France

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BTM187 - Vicky Perkins - Blue Star Families Support Circles 31:28

1M ago31:28

31:28

Show Summary This episode features a conversation with Navy spouse Vicky Perkins, Senior Director for Impact Programs at Blue Star Families. Among other programs, Vicky is responsible for leading the team that manages Blue Star Support Circles, facilitated nonclinical cohorts for veterans and service member supporters to help reduce crisis and suic…

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BTM186 - Julie Goldstein and Lisa Sabey - Supporting Parents of Children in Suicidal Crisis 33:41

1M ago33:41

33:41

Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Dr. Julie Goldstein, Director of the Zero Suicide Institute, and Lisa Sabey, President of Parents-to-Parents. We’re going to be talking about a video resource called Parents to Parents: After Your Child’s Suicide Attempt. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audience, we …

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BTM185 - Denise Olsen - Grief and Traumatic Loss 32:47

2M ago32:47

32:47

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Denise Olsen, a grief mentor, national public speaker, registered nurse, yoga instructor, and published author. Her book, Strong and Soulful: Graced by Grief is a look at Denise’s personal journey from catastrophic grief and trauma to a life filled with abundance. Provide Feedback As a…

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BTM184 - Kari McDonough - Welcome.US, The Welcome Corps, and the Veteran Sponsor Fund 27:29

2M ago27:29

27:29

Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Kari McDonough, Vice President of Welcome.US and Senior Advisor to the Welcome Fund, a program of Welcome.us that provides a source for grantmaking to organizations as they involve community members to welcome newcomers. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audience, we w…

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BTM183 - Dr. Khadija Boyd - Journal of Veterans Studies 31:13

2M ago31:13

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Khadija Boyd, a retired United States Army Combat Veteran, who is currently the Editor in Chief for the Journal of Veterans Studies. The mission of the Journal of Veterans Studies is to sustain international research in veterans studies, facilitate interdisciplinary research collab…

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BTM182 - Rocio Palermo - Mental Health with Women Vets On Point 31:55

2M ago31:55

31:55

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Veteran Rocio Palermo, Program Coordinator for Women Vets On Point, a program of U.S. Vets. WVOP is designed and informed by women veterans for women veterans in order to address critical needs and barriers to mental health care after military service. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audienc…

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BTM81 - Tom Chiodo - PBS Caregiving Documentary 32:55

3M ago32:55

32:55

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Tom Chiodo, Executive Producer of Special Projects, National Productions for WETA, he flagship PBS station in Washington DC. We discuss the upcoming PBS Documentary, Caregiving, which will examine both systematic issues within the care system as well as tell personal stories of people who care for loved o…

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BTM180 - The Psychology of Saving Private Ryan 43:56

3M ago43:56

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation that first aired on the Head Space and Timing Podcast on the Psychology of Saving Private Ryan. Dr. Katie Gordon and Dr. Brandon Saxton, hosts of the Jedi Counsel Podcast, join me to explore the film Saving Private Ryan through a mental health and psychology perspective. Provide Feedback As…

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BTM179 – Past, Present and Future for LGBTQIA+ Veterans - Webcast Replay 51:24

3M ago51:24

51:24

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a replay of a recent PsychArmor Conversations Webcast, an engaging conversation on the past, present, and future of the LGBTQIA+ community in service and beyond. We hosted a diverse panel of individuals with lived experience in both the military and the LGBTQIA community About Today’s Guests Allison Jaslo…

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BTM178 - Robin "Phoenix" Johnson - Healing Veterans through Humor 26:57

3M ago26:57

26:57

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Robin Johnson, CEO of the Best Medicine Brigade and Executive Director of Heal*arious a nonprofit offering therapeutic humor programming for improved psychological performance. About Today’s Guest Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Johnson served over twenty y…

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BTM177 - Jenn Kerfoot - Access to Healthcare for Veterans 33:22

4M ago33:22

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Jenn Kerfoot, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at DUOS. We talk about accessing healthcare for veterans and a partnership with Humana and a collaborative program to enhance the healthcare experience and improve health outcomes for Louisiana Veteran members of Humana with ch…

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BTM176 - John Pray - Operation Homefront 28:32

4M ago28:32

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with John Pray, Brig. Gen., USAF (Ret), CEO of Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront provides relief and recurring family support programs and services throughout the year to help military families overcome short-term difficulties so they don’t become long-term hardships About Today’s Gu…

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BTM175 – Recap of Year One of the Behind the Mission Podcast 28:41

4M ago28:41

28:41

Show Summary On today’s episode, we take a look at year one of the Behind the Mission Podcast, as well as provide listeners with an opportunity to provide feedback on the show Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you about the show. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about the show in this…

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BTM174 - Emma Payne - HelpTexts for Mental Health and Wellness 32:56

4M ago32:56

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Emma Payne, Founder and CEO of HelpTexts, a company that delivers asynchronous grief, caregiver and mental health support via text message. About Today’s Guest Emma Payne is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent, who started building online co…

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BTM173 - Andrea Norton and Erika Hoover - LGBTQIA+ Veteran Series 33:38

5M ago33:38

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we conclude our mini-series of four episodes on LGBTQIA+ Veterans with returning guests, veterans Erika Hoover and Andrea Norton, as part of public awareness campaign developed in partnership with the Michigan Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans and their Families About Today’s Gu…

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BTM172 - Dr Alan Teo - VA S.A.V.E. Training for Veteran Families 31:21

5M ago31:21

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Alan Teo, a Psychiatrist and Researcher with the VA Portland Health Care System and Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. We talk about a recent article that he and colleagues published on the effectiveness of online VA S.A.V.E. training for veteran families. A…

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BTM171 - Ale Hernandez - Myths and Misconceptions about LGBTQ+ Veterans 31:05

5M ago31:05

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we continue the LGBTQIA+ Veteran Public Health Awareness series with a conversation about myths and misconceptions about members of the LGBTQIA+ community with veteran Ale Hernandez About Today’s Guest Alejandra Hernandez served in the United States Marine Corps for four years a Food Service Specialist with Marine C…

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BTM Extra - Memorial Day 2024 - wear blue run to remember with Lupe Urdaneta 30:58

5M ago30:58

30:58

Show Summary On today’s episode, we have a conversation with Gold Star family member Lupe Urdaneta, surviving spouse of Sergeant First Class Dennis Urdaneta, and her journey with wear blue: run to remember, an organization that honors the service and sacrifice of the American military through active remembrance and programs to support all those who…

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BTM170 - Ellen Gustafson - We the Veterans and Military Families 35:54

5M ago35:54

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with military spouse and family member Ellen Gustafson, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of We the Veterans and Military Families, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that empowers the veteran and military family community to strengthen democracy. We’re going to talk about their wo…

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BTM169 - MaCherie Dunbar and Ashley Carothers - LGBTQIA+ Veteran Healthcare 32:45

6M ago32:45

32:45

Af Duane K. L. France

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BTM168 – Jennifer Ballou – The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation 27:47

6M ago27:47

27:47

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran and Gold Star Family Member Jennifer Ballou, Chief of Staff of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, an organization that is guiding the development of a national memorial that honors the service and sacrifice of all who have contributed to global counterterrori…

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BTM167 - Kate DeBartolo - The Conversation Project 30:32

6M ago30:32

30:32

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Kate DeBartolo, a senior director for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the leader for the conversation project. IHI has public engagement initiative to help people share their wishes for care through the end of their life About Today’s Guest Kate DeBartolo is a Senior Director at the Institute…

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BTM166 - Erika Hoover and Andrea Norton - LGBTQ+ Veterans Public Health Awareness Campaign 26:43

6M ago26:43

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Erika Hoover and Air Force Veteran Andrea Norton about their experiences as both veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ Community, as well as a public awareness campaign being developed in partnership with the Michigan Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Memb…

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BTM165 - Virginia Wimmer - CalVet Women Veteran's Division 31:41

7M ago31:41

31:41

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Deputy Secretary for Women Veterans of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force Retiree Virginia Wimmer, in which we discuss the importance of supporting women veterans and the services available in California About Today’s Guest Virginia Wimmer was appointed on August …

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BTM164 - Ronald Rutherford - VA's Whole Health Program 31:15

7M ago31:15

31:15

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Ronald Rutherford, the Lead for the Whole Health Outreach program for the Veterans Health Administration. Whole Health is VA’s approach to care that supports the health and well-being of veterans they serve, and focuses on self-care, skill building and support. About Today…

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BTM163 - Frederick Marx - Veterans Journey Home Film Series 31:11

7M ago31:11

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Show Summary On today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Frederick Marx, an internationally acclaimed Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker with over 40 years in the film industry. We have a conversation about a recent project, a series of five films called Veterans Journey Home, which features the stories of veterans who are working to transit…

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BTM162 - Josie Beets - DoD Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program 30:42

7M ago30:42

30:42

Show Summary On today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Josie Beets, the Program Manager for the Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, which provides education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide About Today’s Guest Links Mentioned In This Episode BTM Episode 54 with Josie Beets – Connecting …

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BTM161 - Dr Jason Higgins - Veteran Involvement in the Criminal Legal System 30:42

8M ago30:42

30:42

Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Jason A. Higgins, Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech University and author of the recently released book, Prisoners After War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration About Today’s Guest Dr. Jason A. Higgins is the Digital Scholarship Coordinator for Virginia Tech Publishing and a…

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BTM160 - Tara Wright - New Sesame Street Resource for Military Families 26:09

8M ago26:09

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation Tara Wright, Senior Manager of Content Design on the Research, Education, Data and Impact (REDI) team at Sesame Workshop, on newly developed resources for Military Families to address isolation, disconnectedness, and the impacts of family separation due to military duty About Today’s Guest Tar…

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BTM159 - Sebastian Junger (Replay) - Tribe and Veteran Connectedness 33:05

8M ago33:05

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Af Duane K. L. France

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BTM158 - Dr. Cameron McCoy - The Montford Point Marines 29:09

8M ago29:09

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Show Summary In this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr Cameron McCoy, author of a recently released book on the first Black Marines called, Contested Valor: African American Marines in the Age of Power, Protest, and Tokenism. In this book, Dr. McCoy shares the stories of the Montford Point Marines, the first African American Marines that t…

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BTM157 - John Langford - Project Healing Waters 29:47

8M ago29:47

29:47

Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Marine Corps veteran John Langford, Chief Executive Officer of Project Healing Waters. Project Healing Waters helps active military service personnel and Veterans in need through a dedicated, developed curriculum of fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying, and fly rod building. About Today’s …

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BTM156 – Waco Hoover – The American Legion’s Be The One Initiative 29:43

9M ago29:43

29:43

Af Duane K. L. France

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BTM155 – Dennis Miller – The Legacy of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion 25:36

9M ago25:36

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Marine Corps Veteran Dennis Miller, a veteran advocate and entrepreneur in the greater Philadelphia area. Dennis and I are going to be having a conversation about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a multi-ethnic unit of predominantly black women who were assigned ot England a…

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BTM154 – Dave Harrison – Fastport and Veterans in the Workforce 28:32

9M ago28:32

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran and Executive Director of Workforce Development and Government Relations at FASTPORT, a company that focuses on workforce development and technology solutions with longstanding industry experience with the military community, transportation industry and apprenticeship program…

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BTM153 - Christina Slentz - The League of Wives Memorial Project 34:47

9M ago34:47

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with with Navy Veteran and Spouse Christina Slentz, Foundation Co-Chair of the League of Wives Memorial Project. This project honors the story of a group of military spouses who supported their husbands held captive as POWs in the Vietnam war with the establishment of a memorial in Coronado, C…

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BTM152 - Bill Leahy - Supporting Veterans in the Manufacturing Industry 28:38

10M ago28:38

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran Bill Leahy, an Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Superintendent, Consultant, and Business Owner in the Manufacturing Industry. We discuss opportunities for Veterans in the manufacturing industry and Bill’s upcoming documentary, Unturning Steel About Today’s Guest William "…

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BTM151 - Dr Sumitra Muralidhar - The Million Veteran Program 28:30

10M ago28:30

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar, Program Director for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Million Veteran Program. Since launching in 2011, 1 million Veterans have joined MVP. It's the largest research effort at VA to improve health care for Veterans and one of the largest research programs in the…

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BTM150 - Richard Fierro - Diversity, Service, and Sacrifice 30:10

10M ago30:10

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran Richard Fierro about his miltiary service, post-military career as an entrepreneur and his actions in November of 2022 in which he intervened in a mass shooting attack at an LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO About Today’s Guest Richard Fierro was the Army ROTC distingu…

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BTM149 – Stacey Lewis and Ashley Hammond – VA’s Pathfinder Program 28:08

11M ago28:08

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Ashley Hammond and Stacey Lewis from the VA’s Pathfinder Program, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs Innovation Ecosystem. Pathfinder is a website and digital tool designed to facilitate designed to facilitate connections between external innovators, vendors, and VA employees in o…

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BTM148 - Dr. Christina Armstrong - VA Office of Connected Care 29:16

11M ago29:16

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the Office of Connected Care in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ central office. The Office of Connected Care focuses on improving health care through technology; Connected Care’s programs include My HealtheVet, VA Telehealth Services…

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BTM147 - Corie Weathers - Military Culture and Mental Health 30:14

11M ago30:14

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Corie Weathers, a military spouse and Licensed Professional Counselor. We discuss the importance of cultural responsivity in mental health and Corie's latest book, Military Culture Shift About Today’s Guest Corie Weathers, licensed professional counselor (LPC), is a sought-after speaker, …

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BTM146 - Dr. Tanya Hess - VA Coaching Into Care Program 26:25

11M ago26:25

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Tanya Hess, a Licensed Psychologist and Training Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs Coaching Into Care Family Call Center, a national telephone-based support service for family emmbers and others who want to help reluctant veterans access their VA health care benefits, pa…

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BTM145 – Cheri Mason – VA Board of Veterans Appeals 29:02

11M ago29:02

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with The Honorable Cheryl L. Mason, who served for nearly five years as the fourth Senate-confirmed Presidential appointee and first woman and military spouse Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). About Today’s Guests The Honorable Ch…

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BTM144 - Bruce Townshend - Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve 27:33

12M ago27:33

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Bruce Townshend, the Chief of Employer Engagement with Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an office of the Department of Defense that promotes understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers About Today’s Guest Bruce Townshend, Chief, E…

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