Summary: Heather O’Beirne Kelly is a senior legislative and federal affairs officer in the Science Government Relations Office of the American Psychological Association, a post she has held since 1998. In this role, Dr. Kelly advocates for behavioral science on Capitol Hill and in federal agencies and directs APA’s Executive Read more…
Hey, defending the safety of our nation is serious business. We also know, of course, that not all of our military service was Rambo and Spec Ops; there were days of mind numbing boredom. Senseless tasks. Police call, hurry-up-and-wait and a thousand minor annoyances that the movies don’t show. If Read more…
Summary: Dr. Cano is a Navy veteran and licensed psychologist in the states of Colorado and Hawaii. She is the founder and clinical director of Neurofeedback Colorado Springs. In the Navy, she served with VF-101, a fighter squadron based in Virginia Beach, VA. After leaving the Navy, she returned to Read more…
March, 1996. I was the lowest ranking guy in my platoon. My unit pushed south from our base in Hungary to Camp Angela, Bosnia. Being the lowest ranking guy in the platoon this didn’t always mean that much, but this time, it meant I got the crap assignment. I was Read more…
Summary: Dannette Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and military spouse. She holds a Doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision from Argosy University–Atlanta, in Georgia. She currently provides counseling services to the military community. Her research interests include cultural awareness, military concerns, religion and spiritualty, and counseling supervision practices. Read more…
It’s the message that many veterans dread. “Hey, have you heard from ______? I got a message from him, and I’m kind of worried. I tried to get in contact with them, no answer. What do I do?” It could be from one of your closest people, it could be Read more…
Summary: In this episode, Duane and Bennett Tanton discuss the role of Peer Support in helping other service members in veteran mental health and wellness In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: Bennett’s military background and journey towards working in the mental health field The training that Bennett received to Read more…
Another year gone, another just begun. Before we get into the new posts for the new year, I thought that I would share some of the top Head Space and Timing posts from 2017. These ten posts, in no particular order, were the most read and shared posts that were Read more…
Summary: In this episode, Duane looks back on 2017, shares how he changes the way he sees the past, and looks forward to 2018 IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Eddie and Bennet’s episode of looking back and looking forward Duane’s 2017 reflections: bad, neutral, and good The Head Read more…