Here’s the third monthly column for Counseling Today, the official professional publication of the American Counseling Association. When people who haven’t served in the military are working with the military affiliated population, we need to understand how to develop an awareness of the unique Read more…
Full Episode Summary Episode About Today’s Guest: Aaron Hale was an EOD expert in the military for 6 years. Then, an unseen IED exploded in his face and changed his life forever. The accident stole his sight and just a short while later, his hearing. Yet with all this adversity, Read more…
As Suicide Prevention Month 2019 draws to a close, we can ask ourselves…what steps are we taking to reduce the number of service members, veterans, and their families that die by suicide? When I saw “we,” I don’t mean we as a nation. I mean we as a community. Read more…
Originally published October 25th, 2018 As my wife was getting ready to the leave the house this morning, I said, “I’m going to leave a little early this morning.” “It’s the 25th.” “I know,” she said. I’m grateful for that. She knows, she remembers. Nine years ago today, Read more…
Full Episode Summary Episode About Today’s Guest: Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & Postvention Senior 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 Read more…
Full Episode Summary Episode About Today’s Guest: Dr. Nick C. Cicchino is a two-time veteran, having served in both the US Air Force and the US Navy. He is the Chief Knowledge Facilitator (CKF) at Master Achievers Training and Consulting. Dr. Nick helps people reach their goals by developing and Read more…
Here’s the second monthly column for Counseling Today, the official professional publication of the American Counseling Association. Many mental health providers think of service members, veterans, and military family members as one large group, but as today’s article describes, its much more complicated than Read more…
It’s something that I hear from nearly every veteran I work with in therapy. It’s one that I lived my life by for nearly 25 years. “I gotta be ready.” “I have to be prepared.” It’s the one phrase that I heard constantly, regardless of were I was stationed or Read more…
Full Episode Summary Episode About Today’s Guest: Dr. Julie Kinn is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience researching and implementing health technology for suicide prevention and other behavioral health promotion. At the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Dr. Kinn oversees the Read more…
I’ve had a couple of military friends share some all-to-common news recently; promotion selections in their respective branches have been announced, and it turns out that they were not selected for promotion. Beyond their own personal ambition, they are consistently told by those around them, “you should have been picked,” Read more…