A single drumbeat, by a solitary drummer, will not create enough noise to shake the rafters of a nation. It could, though. If joined by enough drummers, beating with different rhythms for different reasons, at different paces and with beats strong and soft, these beats will join together to create Read more…
About This Week’s Show: Today’s show is a preview of the great episodes we have coming up this month. This month, we’re talking about the intersection between first responder and veteran mental health, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Native American ceremonial healing, Team Red White and Blue, The similarities between Read more…
In March, an Executive Order established the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End the National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS). The Roadmap will include a National Research Strategy to advance efforts to improve quality of life and reduce the rate of suicide among veterans by better coordinating research within and Read more…
About Today’s Guest: Dr. Keita Franklin, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the National Director of Suicide Prevention for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Dr. Franklin serves as the principal advisor to VA leadership for all matters pertaining to suicide Read more…
Hope. Those who have it, can’t conceive of a life without it; those who don’t have it can’t dream of a life with it ever again. Hope is critical to our psychological wellbeing. If we have no expectations of good things in the future, and more damaging, stop wanting good Read more…
About Today’s Guest: Eric Burleson is a US Army veteran. His work focuses on how the brain and mind work for veterans in transition to civilian life. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and children. He is the author of Separating from Service, a book that describes the Read more…
About Today’s Guest: As the National President and CEO of Student Veterans of America (SVA), Jared Lyon leads the organization’s efforts to empower student veterans to, through, and beyond higher education. Since his appointment in January 2016, Lyon has overseen SVA’s growth to now include a network of more than Read more…
The arrows of malevolence, however barbed and well pointed, can never reach the most vulnerable part of me – George Washington During George Washington’s second term in office, he was getting bombarded by criticism. Federalists, who wanted a strong central government, were dissatisfied with him, and ambitious Republicans, who advocated Read more…
About Today’s Guest: Dr MacAulay is a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran with experience leading and building teams, designing & implementing complex organizational change, and creating innovative solutions to optimize the human weapon system when operating in rugged and high-stress environments. Highly educated critical thinker, strategist, leadership & professionalism educator, Read more…
About Today’s Guest: Brent Gleeson is a highly sought-after business consultant, a serial entrepreneur, and a decorated Navy SEAL. He has degrees in finance and economics from Southern Methodist University, English and history from Oxford University, and a graduate business degree from the University of San Diego. As a member Read more…