On today’s episode, we welcome back a previous guest Marine Corps Veteran and Veteran Advocate Dean Dauphinais. Dean is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and was born and raised on the Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation in North Dakota. Dean and I talk about his work and his role on an advisory committee for PsychArmor to ensure cultural responsivity in content for Native and Tribal Veterans. 

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Navy Veteran Trinidad Aguirre, CEO and Co-Founder of VetsForever, a VA Accredited Law Group that supports veterans in obtaining disability ratings and discharge upgrades. We talk about the importance of finding support in accessing the benefits applications for the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Retired Command Sergeant Major Julia Kelly of the Crow Nation from Pryor, Montana. We talk about Julia’s Native heritage and her membership in an advisory group to PsychArmor for content related to Native and Tribal Veterans. 

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with playwright and producer Elizabeth Coplan, founder of the Grief Dialogues, a nonprofit theatrical movement that facilitates conversations about dying, death, and grief. We talk about her own connection to service and discuss how Grief Dialogues has developed a specific immersive experience of remembrance and reflection ahead of Memorial Day.

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Dr. Angela Schubert, An Associate Professor and Licensed Professional Counselor whose area of research and clinical interests are in human sexuality and sexual development across the lifespan. During our conversation, we talk about unique aspects of sex, sexuality, and sexual wellness in the military-connected population. 

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Navy Veterans Jamie Yslas and Daniel Bernardi. Jamie and Daniel join the show to talk about the 10th annual GI Film Festival San Diego happening May 7-9, 2025 at the Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art.

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Marine Corps Veteran Michael Hudson, Vice President for Insider Risk and Suicide Prevention for Clearforce, a risk analytics company that has developed the Resolve platform that is designed to address challenges associated with personal risk, including increased risk for suicide in the service member and Veteran population. 

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation about a new film, SHEEPDOG, with the actors Steven Grayhm and Matt Dallas. Grayhm also wrote, directed and produced the movie, which is a film that explores the physical and psychological repercussions of trauma with a focus on Posttraumatic Growth. 

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Dr. Melita “Chepa” Rank, a member of the Húŋkpati Dakota Tribe and a dedicated social worker whose mission centers around holistic wellness and well-being within Tribal and Indigenous communities.

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Denise Meine-Graham. Denise and her husband help communities develop Local Outreach to Suicide Survivor teams, or LOSS Teams, to provide support to others bereaved by suicide.