It’s not often in life that we get to do what we love for a living, but that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the last three years: taking care of veterans in the best way I can. When I started the Head Space and Timing blog in July of Read more…
When talking about veteran mental health, I often talk about the need for balancing different aspects of their lives. I’ve written about finding balance before, specifically looking at how to find equilibrium in your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Another aspect of the need for balance is to be Read more…
SUMMARY: 8 Things a Veteran Wants Their Therapist to Know In this episode, Duane talks about his experience both as a combat veteran and a clinical mental health counselor, and outlines eight things that he believes that a veteran wants their mental health professional to know before working with them. Read more…
The traveler stepped through the gate, excited and anxious about the future. Both the possibilities and challenges seemed endless, and he was curious what support he could obtain to help him along his journey. He clutched his traveling papers in his hand. As he walked into the village clustered outside Read more…
SUMMARY: Jeff Adamec is a Special Forces veteran and host of the Changing Hearts and Minds show on the Change Your POV Podcast Network. On this show, Duane and Jeff talk about the Jeff’s experiences in accessing clinical mental health counseling services both during and after his time in the Read more…
SUMMARY: Author Matt Green shares his unique perspective as an embedded reporter with U.S. troops in Iraq, as well as his observations from working with returning British veterans. He has spent the past 14 years working as a correspondent for the Financial Times and Reuters and has reported from more than Read more…
It was recently announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs is going to start providing emergency mental health support for veterans regardless of discharge. This is a huge step in the right direction for getting all veterans the support they need. This service is going to be provided will be Read more…
SUMMARY: In this second episode of Head Space and Timing, Duane will share one of his primary personal principles: the Audacity Principle. Any measure of success that he has obtained is through bold and decisive action; this is a mindset that can be achieved by any and all! The Audacity Read more…
Many of the veterans I work with can get frustrated during their post-military lives. They were once kings and queens, warriors and poets, master and mistress of all they surveyed. Okay, so maybe they weren’t in charge of all that, but they had a heck of a lot of responsibility Read more…
SUMMARY: This podcast is the FIRST of a new show on the Change Your POV Podcast Network: Head Space and Timing! This episode will be focused on Veteran Mental Health and Wellness, and your host, Duane France, talks about his journey from combat veteran to clinical mental health counselor and Read more…