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Release Your Inner Power & Boost Your Week with Ignited DecisionsEp 33 Libby Triolo: Breaking the Chains of Approval: Unmasking the People Pleaser WithinSend us a textLet's meet Libby, in this episode we dive into people pleasing and learn some tools on how to change that. Libby Triolo is a LPC and mindset coach for women. She uses her expertise as a licensed therapist, paired with her personal growth journey to support women to find their voice. She specializes in helping women break free of the expectations of others so they can confidently make the relationship decisions they need in order to step into their aligned identity instead of pleasing everyone else. She helps women fre...
2024-02-1931 min
You're Not Alone | OCD Help#72: Shauna Pichette LPC, NCC — Compassion and Vulnerability in Treating OCDShauna Pichette is the Clinical Training Team Lead of NOCD. She is a licensed therapist who has a variety of experiences with different groups and specialties across different states. Her main treatment approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure Response Therapy (ERP), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). With an extensive background in treating patients with anxiety, OCD, depression, and other mental illnesses, Shauna chooses to approach her patients very warmly and candidly. In the midst of all the clinical terms, she still wants her patients to feel welcome and never ashamed of...
2023-12-2040 min
Black FeathersBlack Feathers 1: Welcome to Black Feathers!In this episode, co-hosts Crystal Hernandez, Psy.D., MBA, and Shauna Humphries, MS, LPC, will welcome listeners to Black Feathers Podcast. In this podcast we will discuss disability-related topics of interest to Tribal communities through data, storytelling, and innovative content. Crystal and Shauna will share their own families stories with disability and how that motivated them to improve family access to resources and remove barriers for all. Thank you for joining us and remember together, we are stronger and it is the roots that bind us and that none of us walk alone.
2022-09-0625 min
Speak The TruthEP. 102 From The 2021 Called To Counsel Conference W/Adam Sandlin, Founder of Covenant Biblical Counseling: Licensure To Launching A Non-Profit Biblical Counseling CenterEpisode Summary: In this episode, host, Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guest, Adam Sandlin, founder of Covenant Biblical Counseling to discuss how he pursued licensure, being an LPC-S, and launching his biblical counseling center, Covenant Biblical Counseling. Episode Resources:Covenant Biblical CounselingRedeemer Church DentonNorth Texas Christian Counseling
2022-01-2419 min
The Corie Weathers PodcastS6 E27 FR Series, Friends Make All The DifferenceIn this episode, Sarah sits down with good friend and fellow LEO spouse Shauna for an authentic conversation on what it is really like to do life with a chaotic first responder schedule. Shauna shares how she and her husband navigate anniversaries and childrens' schedules while she also juggles a full-time job. Most important, Sarah and Shauna discuss the power of friendship and how even long-distance friends who understand can make all the difference.
Catch the entire series here, including previous first responder content: https://www.life-giver.org/the-first-responder-series-with-sarah-foster/
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2021-11-0157 min
Speak The TruthEP. 90 Gospel For Real Life Series - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Recovering Hope W/Jeremy Lelek LPC-S“Post-traumatic stress disorder, a profoundly intense response to profoundly dangerous experiences, manifests itself in fear, terrifying vulnerability, and lack of a sense of control. While these responses are often involuntary, Jeremy Lelek reminds us that they are still responses . . . and, thus, different responses are possible. Here he relates the narrative of creation, fall, and redemption to the experiences of PTSD, reminding us that the gospel speaks to our experiences with danger as part of its redemptive message. He points to the wisdom of God in our suffering and reminds us of the saving grace offered by Jesus, guiding readers to...
2021-05-1719 min
Speak The TruthEP. 89 Gospel For Real Life Series - Cutting: A Healing Response W/Jeremy Lelek LPC-SEpisode Notes:When feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or self-condemnation set in, some people seek painful release in their own flesh and blood. While cutting can bring temporary relief, it falls far short of the genuine change that is essential to true healing of the heart.Through the direct and honest example of one young woman's story, Jeremy Lelek points those in such pain to the sufferings of Jesus Christ and the finished work of the cross as their means of hope, security, and healing. He helps them to turn from trusting their own body and blood to...
2021-05-1022 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS Extra - Jamie Mustard - The Way Forward About Today’s Guest:Jamie Mustard is the world’s leading authority on perception in the physical world. Steeped in the worlds of technology, product engagement, and the creative arts, Jamie consults with leading companies, CEOs, creative artists, etc., getting their messages, products, brands and ideas to STAND OUT to their desired audiences.This is the science and art of getting heard and being memorable in iconic fashion. A graduate of the London School of Economics, Jamie’s work is an explanation of the ‘economics of attention’ based on the primal law...
2020-12-3141 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS50 - Series Reflections with Duane and ShaunaAbout Today’s Show: Duane and Shauna reflect on the themes that emerged from the collective series, which include:Coordination and Collaboration, featuring MSG Tom CruzPublic Health Approach, featuring Dr. Matt Miller Risk Factors/Warning Signs featuring USMC Veteran David BachmannReaching out to support, featuring MG(R) Mark GrahamReducing stigma, featuring Kim Ruocco Other themes that emerged from the conversations include: Identification of Individuals at RiskDataResearchLethal meansTreatmentCommunity interventionSuicide survivorImportance of connectednessJoin our Facebook Group:Seeking the Military Suicide Solution on FacebookShauna's latest book: Warrior: How to...
2020-12-2934 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS49 - Chris Jachimiec - Listener Response to STMSS SeriesAbout Today’s Guest: Chris Jachimiec is a recently retired member of the United States Air Force. Over the course of his 20 year career he served in multiple military leadership roles in Nevada, Germany and Korea and is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He was named the Air Combat Command First Sergeant of the year in 2016.In July 2017, he lost his brother, Lance Corporal Adam Jachimiec, United States Marine Corps, to suicide after a courageous battle with Post Traumatic Stress. As a Wounded Warrior himself, Chris dedicates his life to finding and u...
2020-12-2226 min
Speed Mooting - Training tomorrow's lawyers, today!Q&A Solicitor Panel - Top TipsThis Q&A Session features a panel of solicitors answering questions relating to applications, interviews, life in practise, the LPC and SQE.
The panel features:
Lucy Steven Solicitor at Crombie Wilkinson
Sunil Singh Solicitor at Freshfields
Shauna Thompson Solicitor at Praxis Law
Ishrat Noori Solicitor at Issat and Co Solicitors
Stephen Sadler Solicitor at DAC Beachcroft
David Chester Trainee Solicitor at Davies and Partners
Andrew Ball Future Trainee Solicitor at Weightmans
Sarah Ramsey Dean at University of Law Birmingham
The session was sponsored by publicspeakingtuition.com
2020-12-1709 min
The Emily ProgramEpisode 42: Phototherapy as a Healing Technique with Shauna FrisbieEpisode description:
Dr. Shauna Frisbie is a Licensed Professional Counselor, an approved Supervisor for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC-S), a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS), and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She has taught psychology, family studies, and counseling since 2001 and is currently a Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lubbock Christian University.
Shauna joins us in this episode of Peace Meal to discuss the value of sharing and discussing visual content in therapy. Her phototherapy techniques are described in her 2020 book, A Therapist’s Guide to Treating Eating Disorders in a Social Me...
2020-12-1650 min
Peace MealEpisode 42: Phototherapy as a Healing Technique with Shauna FrisbieEpisode description:
Dr. Shauna Frisbie is a Licensed Professional Counselor, an approved Supervisor for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC-S), a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS), and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She has taught psychology, family studies, and counseling since 2001 and is currently a Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lubbock Christian University.
Shauna joins us in this episode of Peace Meal to discuss the value of sharing and discussing visual content in therapy. Her phototherapy techniques are described in her 2020 book, A Therapist’s Guide to Treating Eating Disorders in a Social Media Age.
Images, Shauna explains, and the st...
2020-12-1650 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS48 - Dr. Bridget Matarazzo - Risk Identification and Clinical Consultation for Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guest: Dr. Bridget Matarazzo is a Clinical Research Psychologist and the Director of Clinical Services at VA’s Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed her Pre-Doctoral Internship at the Denver VA Medical Center and obtained a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver in 2010. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Colorado.Dr. Matarazzo is passionate about applying implementation science research to promote the dissemination and imple...
2020-12-1528 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS47 - Michael Sugrue - Similarities Between Veteran and First Responder Suicide About Today’s Guest: Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998. As a Security Forces Officer, Michael specialized in Law Enforcement, Global Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Nuclear Security, Foreign Air Field Assessments and Air Base Ground Defense.Michael served in a variety of assignments including: Flight Leader, Flight Commander, Senior Watch Officer, Chief of Command Post and Chief of Security Forces.Michael served all over the United States, Europe, the Middle East and South America. He was also a Se...
2020-12-0826 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS46 - Dr Harold Kudler - Historical Perspective on Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guest: Dr. Kudler received his M.D. from Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, trained in Psychiatry at Yale and is Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke. He has received teaching awards from the Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychoanalytic Association.From 2002 to 2010, Dr. Kudler coordinated mental health services for a three state region of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and from 2000 through 2005 co-chaired VA’s Special Committee on PTSD which reports to Congress. He founded the International Society for Traum...
2020-12-0132 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS45 - Danica Thomas - Suicide Loss Survivor and AdvocateAbout Today’s Guest: Danica Thomas is the widow of US Army SSG Allen Thomas. In March of 2010, her husband was severely injured in Afghanistan and brought to Walter Reed. Danica was pregnant with their first daughter. She became a caregiver overnight and quickly learned they had a very long road to recovery. They were stationed back at Fort Bragg in August 2010, where he would rehabilitate and transition to medical retirement at the Warrior Transition Battalion and Womack. They had their first daughter in October. Danica experienced the hard trials and errors of being a new...
2020-11-2425 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS44 - Dr. Amy Taft - Suicide Prevention in Children of Military FamiliesAbout Today’s Guest: Amy Taft is the wife of retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Ward Taft. Together they have 2 girls and live in Jacksonville, NC. Amy is the founder of Third Star Foundation, an organization that provides ongoing support to children who live in a house with a veteran or service member that has sustained an injury or wound as a result of their time in service. Amy founded the organization after witnessing her own children go through drastic behavior changes after their father returned home from combat with a moderate brain injury. Her goa...
2020-11-1730 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS43 - Cpt Michael Kanaan - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guests: Michael Kanaan was the first chairperson of artificial intelligence for the U.S. Air Force, Headquarters Pentagon. In that role, he authored and guided the research, development, and implementation strategies for AI technology and machine learning activities across its global operations. He is currently the Director of Operations for Air Force / MIT Artificial Intelligence. In recognition of his fast-rising career and broad influence, the author was named to the 2019 Forbes "30 Under 30" list and has received numerous other awards and prestigious honors--including the Air Force's 2018 General Larry O. Spencer Award for Innovation as...
2020-11-1032 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS42 - COL(R) Rob Swanson - Life Worth Living After a Non-fatal Suicide Attempt About Today’s Guest: Colonel Robert “Rob” Swanson retired from active duty after serving nearly 35 years. Since retirement, he completed an Executive MBA from the Shidler School of Business and has been actively involved as keynote speaker, senior mentor and advisor for the award-winning Fight For Each Other suicide prevention program in Hawaii.Prior to retirement, Colonel Swanson was Chief, Weather Strategic Plans and Interagency Integration Division, Directorate of Weather, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The Division plans weather, climate and space environmental support...
2020-11-0329 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS41 - Kim Donohue - Suicide Prevention at the State and Local LevelAbout Today’s Guests: Kim Donohue has worked for the Nevada Department fo Veteran Services as the Suicide and Homelessness Prevention Program Manager and Organizational Integrator since January 2018. Kim has been actively participating in the SAMHSA Mayor's Challenge Teams, which is a suicide prevention initiative that fights against suicide among service members, veterans, and their families since the inauguration in January 2018. In December of 2018, Governor Sisolak designated Kim to lead the Governors Challenge team and continue efforts towards preventing suicide on a state-wide level. Prior to working for NDVS, she taught early childhood educ...
2020-10-2733 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS40 - David Bachmann - Peer Support in Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guests: David Bachmann is a Marine Corps Infantry combat veteran. He served with E Co, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines from 2001-2005. After being discharged from the Marine Corps he began to ride and build motorcycles. He currently resides in Texas where he raises cattle and Quarter horses. David is active in an ongoing healing movement developed by Marines that brings the Tribe of veterans together throughout the year for warrior reunions. He has also been an invited suicide prevention speaker at Marine reunions.Links Mentioned in this Episode:...
2020-10-2027 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS39 - Dr Jeff Smith and Dr Michael Doidge - Historical Aspects of Military and Veteran SuicideAbout Today’s Guests: Dr. Jeffrey Allen Smith, PhD: Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of American History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He has published historical analyses of military mental health, psychology, and suicide in academic journals and commentaries on his research in the New York Times, Time, and Washington Post; and has been quoted in U.S. News & World Report, NBC News, Reuters, Stars and Stripes, and other media outlets. Dr. Michael Doidge, PhD: Dr. Doidge Dr. Doidge is a contract historian working for t...
2020-10-1336 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS38 - Congressman Scott Perry - Legislative and Policy Approach to Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guest: Scott Perry was elected as the U.S. Representative of the 4th Congressional District (York, Adams and Cumberland Counties) in 2013. He earned re-election in 2018, and due to congressional redistricting, now serves the 10th Congressional District (Dauphin, Cumberland and York Counties). Congressman Perry presently serves on the House Committees on Transportation & Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs. He previously served three terms as a State Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.Scott began his military career in 1980. He attended basic training at Fort Dix, NJ, and graduated Advanced Individual Training at For...
2020-10-0624 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS37 - Dr Pete Gutierrez - Research on Community Based Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guest: Peter M. Gutierrez, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist at the VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research Education Clinical Center (MIRECC). Dr. Gutierrez's clinical training was in child and adolescent psychology, with an emphasis on serious psychopathology and suicide. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has been studying suicide, focusing on screening, assessment, and intervention for over 20 years.Dr. Gutierrez is a Past-President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). He was the 2005 recipient of the AAS Shneidman Award for outstanding con...
2020-09-2932 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS36 - Sgt Maj Bryan Battaglia - Suicide Prevention at the Senior Enlisted Leader Level About Today’s Guest: Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia is the former Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was the senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces. In this role, he served as the principal military advisor to the Chairman and the Secretary of Defense on all matters involving joint and combined total force integration, utilization, health of the force and joint development for enlisted personnel.The first Marine to be appointed Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Battaglia served as the mo...
2020-09-2228 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS35 - Mike Richardson and Dr Roger Brooks - Wounded Warrior Project About Today’s Guests: Michael Richardson: As the independence services and mental health vice president for the Wounded Warrior Project®(WWP), Michael Richardson is responsible for the Independence Program (IP) and Long-Term Support Trust (LTST), as well as the Combat Stress Recovery Program (CSRP).Michael began his military service in 1981 as a 17-year-old private and retired 32 years later in 2013 as a medical service corps lieutenant colonel. During Michael’s career, he had numerous combat and operational deployments to Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, and Bosnia. Of note, during his last 15...
2020-09-1534 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS34 - Joe Bartozzi - National Shooting Sports Foundation About Today’s Guest: Joseph Bartozzi is the President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearm and ammunition industry, as well as the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute, the standard setting organization for the firearm and ammunition industry.Joe is an attorney licensed to practice in Connecticut and Maine, and also is a licensed member of the bar of the United States Supreme court. In addition, he serves on the board of Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross.Link...
2020-09-0829 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS33 - Dr. Matt Mishkind - Reducing Barriers to Care through TelehealthAbout Today’s Guest: Matt Mishkind, PhD, has focused his career on two focal points: military health care and organizational development. He began his military health career with the Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. He also served as one of the original staff members tasked with developing the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington State. While at T2, Dr. Mishkind helped lead the development of several technology-based initiatives to improve behavioral health access across the Department of Defense. His...
2020-09-0130 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS32 - Michelle Zook - Suicide in Military and Veteran SpousesAbout Today’s Guest: Michelle Villarreal Zook is currently an economics impact researcher evaluating programs within the federal government. She previously served as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, flying as an air battle manager with the 960th Air Command and Control Squadron out of Tinker Air Force Base, OK. As squadron executive officer and chief of the orderly room, she oversaw all administrative and personnel requirements for an operational line squadron of 300 officers and enlisted personnel in theater critical operations, leading a team of nine airmen in over 30 organizational programs, and advising command staf...
2020-08-2530 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS31 - Akshay Nanavati - FearvanaAbout Today’s Guest: Akshay Nanavati is a Marine veteran, speaker, adventurer and entrepreneur. His new book "Fearvana" is an actionable guide on how to leverage fear to accomplish anything. The Dalai Lama said “Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives.”Links Mentioned in this Episode:Fearvana Web SiteFearvana Book on AmazonResponding to Grief and Trauma course on PsychArmorJoin our Facebook Group:Seeking the Military Suicide...
2020-08-1831 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS30 - Rick Trimp - Gatekeeper Suicide Intervention TrainingAbout Today’s Guest: Rick Trimp, MBA, is an experienced health and education executive. He leads LivingWorks with a vision of community-based health impact made possible through layered, integrated training programs combined with transformative technology.Prior to joining LivingWorks, Rick led the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)’s School of Health and Life Sciences as Dean. Before that, he provided executive leadership to Alberta Health Services, Canada’s first and largest province-wide health service, first as Vice President of Province-Wide Clinical Support Programs and Services and then as Interim President and CEO.Ri...
2020-08-1129 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS29 - Rear Adm(R) Tony Kurta - Policy Approach to Suicide Prevention About Today’s Guest: Mr. Tony Kurta performed the duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Mr. Tony Kurta assumed the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy on September 8, 2014.A member of the Senior Executive Service, he was responsible for recruiting, retention, compensation, travel, and the related human resource management for the 1.4 million Active Duty military members of the U .S. Armed ServicesA native of Columbia Falls, Montana, he graduated with merit from the U.S. Naval Acad...
2020-08-0428 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS28 - Tom Cruz - Attempt Survivor and Suicide Prevention Advocate About Today’s Guest: Tom Cruz is an Active Duty Master Sergeant in the United States Army with over 25 years of service. He has deployed in support of Operation Joint Guardian, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Jordan. He has lived experience with suicide prevention and awareness resulting from an attempt in 2010 to take his life. Since his attempt, he became a huge advocate of more awareness and prevention for Veterans. Tom has taken his skills to social media, where he assisted in pioneering two organizations to identify and assist Vete...
2020-07-2830 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS27 - Mat Bergendahl - Stack Up Overwatch ProgramAbout Today’s Guest: Mathew “Frag-o” Bergendahl, MS, NCC, LPC graduated from South Dakota State University with a Masters Degree in Counseling in the Agency Setting back in 2015. Prior, he earned his Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Blackhills State University. Mathew is a former Air Force Security Forces member enlisting from 1999-2005 and spent his enlistment being deployed to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Iraq. Mathew started working for the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2010 as an Office Manager for the Rapid City, SD Vet Center and was promoted to Readj...
2020-07-2130 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS26 - Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen - PREVENTS UpdateAbout Today’s Guest:Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D., named to TIME magazine’s 2012 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, is the president of Give an Hour. A licensed clinical psychologist who has been practicing in the Washington, D.C., area for over 20 years, she received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland in 1991. Concerned about the mental health implications of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Van Dahlen founded Give an Hour in 2005 to enlist mental health professionals to provide free services to U.S. troops, vete...
2020-07-1443 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS25 - Sue Freeth - Combat Stress UKSue joined Combat Stress in 2016 as the first female Chief Executive in the charity’s 100-year history. Since her arrival, the charity has increased its profile and contributes actively to veterans’ mental health and particularly military trauma healthcare. Sue has set out a new strategic direction in the face of growing demand for military trauma treatment and a changing NHS landscape.Sue joined Combat Stress following a decade as Director of Welfare and latterly Director of Operations at The Royal British Legion (TRBL). At TRBL she commissioned the first UK veterans’ population mapping studies and initia...
2020-06-3034 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS24 - CAPT Matt Kleiman - Suicide Prevention in the National GuardAs the National Guard Bureau J-1 Warrior Resilience & Fitness Division Chief, Captain Matthew Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, BCD, synchronizes Air and Army National Guard well-being, resilience, and suicide prevention efforts across the 54 states, territories, and DC. He also serves as the Director of Psychological Health for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.He was detailed to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) from 2010-2016 as the Chief of USCG’s Behavioral Health Services. Prior to that, he was the principal advisor in the Office of Health Affairs to senior leadership at the Department of Homeland Security on re...
2020-06-2333 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS23 - Dr. Tina Atherall - PsychArmorTina Atherall, DSW, LMSW, brings to PsychArmor her vast experience and leadership in the military non-profit community and academia. In 2006, she co-founded Hope For The Warriors, an organization dedicated to serving combat wounded servicemembers and their families. Scaling a grass-roots effort to a national platform, she worked extensively with various levels of military leadership, agencies, corporations, and communities educating and advocating for critical support for those who have served and their families. She has embedded her career in the field of social work innovation and leadership and obtained her Doctor of Social Work (DSW) from the University...
2020-06-1633 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS22 - Dr Karin Orvis - Defense Suicide Prevention Office Dr. Karin A. Orvis, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. In this capacity, Dr. Orvis is responsible for policy, oversight, and advocacy of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) suicide prevention programs. Her current portfolio spans the full spectrum of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts including policy, program development and evaluation, data surveillance, research, and outreach and engagement. In this position, and in her prior DoD roles, she strategically leads mu...
2020-06-0936 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS21 - Betsey Mercado - Objective ZeroBetsey Mercado became involved in Objective Zero after seeing the positive influence that intervention had on veterans in crisis. Betsey has committed herself to making a difference in the lives of Soldiers, veterans, and their families. Her experience working with military spouses and leading multiple Family Readiness Groups supporting active duty units gives her a unique perspective that she brings to the Objective Zero team. She volunteers her time to assist with development of the Objective Zero mobile app, maintain the website, and manage Objective Zero’s administration. Betsey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration....
2020-06-0229 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS20 - Dr Kate Hendricks Thomas - Resilience DevelopmentKate Hendricks Thomas, PhD is a behavioral medicine researcher and Master Certified Health Education Specialist. She studies evidence-based mental fitness and peak performance and is the author of several books. Kate is passionate about education and teaches for George Mason University’s Department of Global and Community Health.Her TEDx speeches provide a glimpse into Dr. Kate’s unique ability to make science accessible and actionable for everyday audiences.Dr. Kate’s background as an academic researcher, storyteller, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran positions her to communicate credibly to a variety of audiences.S...
2020-05-2636 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS19 - MG(R) Mark Graham - Vets4Warriors Major General (retired) Mark Graham is currently serving as the Senior Director, Rutgers UBHC National Call Center. Included in his duties is Director, Vets4Warriors and several other programs. MG Graham retired from the US Army on August 1, 2012 after almost thirty-five years of service. His final position was as the Director (G-3/5/7) U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In this position, he oversaw the plans, operations and training for Army forces (active and reserve component) stationed in the Continental United States and ensured conventional forces were prepared for worldwide deployment and combat.
2020-05-1932 min
Seeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS18 - Dr. Keita Franklin - Systems Approach to Suicide PreventionKeita Franklin, LCSW, PhD, is the Chief Clinical Officer at Psych Hub, the Co-Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project at Columbia University and consults with Leidos Health Group. In her capacity as Psych Hub’s Chief Clinical Officer, she serves as a key member of the executive team overseeing the development and production of all clinical content for Psych Hub’s ever-expanding repository of educational videos and informational materials. A nationally-recognized expert, Dr. Franklin, ensures all clinical content is on the cutting edge of the intersection between health care and information technology. Key to Psych Hub’s goal of revolu...
2020-05-1231 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS17 - Erin Esquer - Military Leadership and Suicide PreventionSMSgt Erin Esquer serves as the First Sergeant for the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, Texas. SGMSgt Esquer is the advisor to the Commander, providing guidance for all enlisted matters concerning morale, fitness, and the welfare of unit members. SGMSgt Esquer entered the Air Force in November 2007 and graduated from the Health Services Management Apprentice Course at Shephard Air Force Base Texas in March 2008. She deployed in support of ENDURING FREEDOM as Duty Controller with the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation flight (EAEF) as well as the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation S...
2020-05-0536 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS16 - Terri Tanielian - Suicide Prevention ResearchTerri Tanielian is a senior behavioral scientist and a nationally recognized expert on veteran mental health. Her areas of interest include military and veterans health policy; military suicide; military sexual assault; psychological effects of combat, terrorism, and disasters. She has led multiple studies to assess the needs of veterans and to examine the readiness of private healthcare providers to deliver timely, high quality care to veterans and their families. She has also examined community based models for expanding mental health care for returning veterans and their families.As the former director of the RAND Center for Military...
2020-04-2832 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS15 - Sarah Verardo - Operation ResiliencySarah and Mike Verardo have become a national face for severely wounded combat Veterans andtheir Caregivers. They’ve appeared on numeroustelevision programs and news outlets over the past several years to push for Veterans Affairs healthcare reform.Sarah has dedicated her life to both the care and recovery of her husband, and supporting Caregivers and our wounded heroes nationwide. She is a national spokesperson for Caregivers in the country, serving as an Alumni Fellow with the Elizabeth DoleFoundation. She also has a significant background in both public relations and fundraising, and is a...
2020-04-2133 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS14 - Cheree Tham - Operation Deep DiveCheree Tham holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She is the Principal Investigator (PI) with America's Warrior Partnership for Operation Deep Dive (OpDD). OpDD is a community based study of veteran suicide, asphyxiation, drowning, death by law enforcement and single driver high speed car accident. Her experience has been in program development and administration of programs with a wide range of populations, targets and services. She is responsible for planning, oversight, management, and supervision of all programs and services provided to and initiatives with milit...
2020-04-1430 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS13 - Kim Ruocco - Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsKim Ruocco, MSW, the Vice President of Suicide Prevention and Postvention for TAPS, is an internationally known subject matter expert who uses her education, personal experience and information gathered from thousands of survivors to help others more fully understand suicide. Over the past decade, Ms. Ruocco has developed a best-practice, comprehensive, peer-based program that offers comfort and care to all those who are grieving the loss of a service member to suicide. In addition to her postvention work, Ms. Ruocco contributes to suicide prevention efforts in military as well as civilian organizations. She holds a B.A. i...
2020-04-0732 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS12 - Dr. Nick Polizzi - Real Warriors CampaignAbout Today’s Guest:Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Polizzi is the Governmental Action Officer for the inTransition program and the Real Warriors Campaign at the Defense Health Agency’s Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE). Prior to joining the PHCoE in April 2019, Dr. Polizzi served as the lead clinical trainer and primary contract support for Navy Medicine’s Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP). Prior to this, Dr. Polizzi served as the Deputy Chief Psychologist at the DoD’s Deployment Health Clinical Center’s Primary Care Behavioral Health Directorate where he provided tri-service integrated care suppo...
2020-03-3135 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS11 - Mark Divine - Unbeatable MindAbout Today’s Guest:Mark Divine is a retired Navy SEAL Commander, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Founder / CEO of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind, founder of multiple million-dollar businesses, lifetime Martial Artist, Ashtanga Yoga teacher, and host of the Unbeatable Mind podcastAt twenty-six he graduated as Honor Man (#1-ranked trainee) of SEAL BUD/S class number 170. Mark served for nine years total on active duty and eleven as a Reserve SEAL, retiring as Commander in 2011. His leadership of teams was so effective the government tasked him with cre...
2020-03-2437 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS10 - Howard and Jean Somers - Suicide Prevention AdvocacyAbout Today’s Guest:Howard Somers, M.D., and Jean Somers, are the parents of CA Army National Guard SGT Daniel Somers. Daniel took his life in June, 2013, after suffering for nearly a decade with Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and Gulf War Syndrome subsequent to serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Daniel’s condition was exacerbated by his experiences with the Phoenix VA Mental Health Department. He left an eloquent and heart breaking suicide note.Since Daniel’s death, Jean and Howard have dedicated themselves to improving the care that the...
2020-03-1735 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS09 - Dr. Rajeev Ramchand - Suicide Prevention ResearchAbout Today’s Guest:Rajeev Ramchand, PhD is the inaugural Craig Newmark Fellow at the Bob Woodruff Foundation. He comes to the Foundation after serving as Senior Vice President for Research at the Cohen Veterans Network where he established the organization’s research agenda and laid the foundation for conducting research within the network.Prior to CVN, he worked for 12 years as a behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. At RAND, he conducted research on an array of topics including military and veteran mental health, military and veteran caregivers, adolescent deli...
2020-03-1030 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS08 - Kacie Kelly - Warrior Wellness AllianceAbout Today’s Guest:Kacie Kelly oversees and manages policy, operational, and programmatic efforts on veteran health and well-being for the George W. Bush Institute Military Service Initiative, which includes the Warrior Wellness Alliance. She manages strategic efforts to promote the partnerships, collaboration, and alignment among organizations that are so crucial to fostering the health and well-being of post-9/11 Veterans.Prior to this role, Kacie served as the National Director for Public-Private Partnerships in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office for Suicide Prevention where she was responsible for developing a c...
2020-03-0334 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS07 - Kayla Williams - Center for a New American SecurityAbout Today’s Guest:Kayla M. Williams is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at Center for a New American Security. She previously served as Director of the Center for Women Veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she was primary adviser to the Secretary on department policies, programs, and legislation affecting women veterans. Kayla spent eight years at RAND researching servicemember and veteran health needs and benefits, international security, and intelligence policy. Ms. Williams was enlisted for five years as an Arabic lin...
2020-02-2534 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS06 - Joe Chenelly - AMVETSAbout Today’s Guest:Joseph R. Chenelly was appointed national executive director of the nation’s fourth largest veterans service organization in May 2016. In this capacity, he administers the policies of AMVETS, supervises its national headquarters operations and provides direction, as needed, to state and local components. Joe previously served as AMVETS’ national communications director.Joe Chenelly is the first veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to lead one of the nation’s four largest veterans service organizations’ staffs.A native of Rochester, N.Y., Joe enlisted in the U.S...
2020-02-1832 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS05 - Dr. Eugene Lipov - Stellate Ganglion Block for PTSDAbout Today’s Guest:Dr. Eugene Lipov is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management and has been practicing in the field of pain medicine since 1990. He completed Northwestern Medical School in 1984, Anesthesia Residency at University of Illinois in 1989, and Advanced Pain Training in 1990.Dr. Lipov pioneered adaption of a sympathetic block in the neck called Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Considering current efficacy of PTSD treatment is under 30 percent, using pharmaceuticals and psycho therapy, SGB’s success rate of 85 percent is a major game...
2020-02-1136 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS04 - Cicely Burrows-McElwain - VA/DoD Liaison, SAMHSAAbout Today’s Guest:Cicely Burrows-McElwain is the Senior Public Health Advisor, Military and Veteran Affairs Liaison, National Policy Liaison Branch, Division of Regional and National Policy/ Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation (OPPI), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Cicely currently works to advance veteran outcomes through government department collaboration to address the mental health and substance use needs of military members and veterans and their families.She has over 18 years of experience working in rural behavioral health systems in local, state and federal programs. Now prior to jo...
2020-02-0436 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS03 Dr. Matt Miller - VA Office of Suicide PreventionAbout Today’s Guest:Dr. Matt Miller is currently the Acting Director for Suicide Prevention, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was appointed the permanent Director of the Veterans Crisis Line on July 23, 2017. Dr. Miller joined the VA in January of 2012 as the Chief of Mental Health at the Saginaw VAMC in Saginaw, Michigan. He has been detailed to the national mental health office as a Technical Assistance Specialist and as Senior Consultant for National Mental Health Technical Assistance. Before comi...
2020-01-2835 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS02 - Dr. Craig Bryan - National Center for Veteran StudiesAbout Today’s Guest:Dr. Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist in cognitive behavioral psychology, and is currently the Executive Director of the National Center for Veterans Studies at The University of Utah. Dr. Bryan received his PsyD in clinical psychology in 2006 from Baylor University, and completed his clinical psychology residency at the Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX. He was retained as faculty in the Department of Psychology at Wilford Hall Medical Center, where he was Chief of the Primary Care Psychology Service, as well as...
2020-01-2135 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSTMSS01 - Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen - PREVENTS Task ForceAbout Today’s Guest:Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D., named to TIME magazine’s 2012 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, is the president of Give an Hour. A licensed clinical psychologist who has been practicing in the Washington, D.C., area for over 20 years, she received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland in 1991. Concerned about the mental health implications of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Van Dahlen founded Give an Hour in 2005 to enlist mental health professionals to provide free services to U...
2020-01-1430 minSeeking the Military Suicide SolutionSeeking the Military Suicide Solution IntroductionAbout The Show Hosts:Duane France, MA, MBA, LPC is the Director of Veteran Services for the Family Care Center, a private mental health clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also the Executive Director of the Colorado Veterans Health and Wellness Agency, a 501(c)3 nonprofit professionally affiliated with the Family Care Center.Upon retiring from the Army after a twenty-two year career, including five combat and operational deployments, Mr. France began serving as a clinical mental health counselor in 2014. He is a member of the inaugural class of the George W. Bush...
2020-01-1124 min
Holding Down the Fort by US VetWealth018: “When people transition, everyone loses the family that they knew.” How to survive and thrive through military transition and beyond with Doc SpringerHey there, listener! Thank you for checking out our older seasons! As of September 2025, we have revamped our website! So if any episodes or links seem to be missing, don't hesitate to contact Jen at jen@holdingdownthefortpodcast.com---018: “When people transition, everyone loses the family that they knew.” How to survive and thrive through military transition and beyond with Doc SpringerDr. Shauna Springer is a licensed psychologist and nationally recognized expert on initiatives that benefit the military community. Known as “Doc Springer”, she is a trusted advisor for a vast network of veteran...
2019-11-2547 min
Head Space and Timing PodcastHST144 - Dr. Shauna Springer - Suicide PostventionAre you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/booksAbout Today's Guest:Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & PostventionSenior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values. She has particular expertise in attachment processes, trauma recovery, innovative suicide prevention approaches, relationship counseling, peer support program development, and...
2019-09-1945 minHead Space and Timing PodcastHST144 Summary - Dr. Shauna SpringerAbout Today's Guest:Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & PostventionSenior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values. She has particular expertise in attachment processes, trauma recovery, innovative suicide prevention approaches, relationship counseling, peer support program development, and Veteran’s issues, including post-discharge adjustment and strategies for engaging Veterans in behavioral health care. Dr. Springer is a licensed Psychologist with an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a Doct...
2019-09-1708 minHead Space and Timing PodcastHST116 Dr. Shauna Springer - Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsAre you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/booksSummary:Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & PostventionSenior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values. She has particular expertise in attachment processes, trauma recovery, innovative suicide prevention approaches, relationship counseling, peer support program development, and Veteran’s issu...
2019-05-161h 01Head Space and Timing PodcastHST112 May 2019 Preview ShowAre you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/booksSummary:Here's the sneak preview of the great shows coming up in May on the Head Space and Timing PodcastIn this Episode, you will learn:Episode 113, Veteran and First Responder Mental Health with Vic DuphilyEpisode 114, Merging Vets and Players with Jacob ToupsEpisode 115, Almost Sunrise with Tom VossEpisode 116, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors with Dr. Shauna Springer Episode 1117, Tribe w...
2019-05-0219 min