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title: BTM69-Susie Dicker Sitzer - Tales of the Golden Acorn — Psycharmor
description: On this episode, we have a conversation with Susie Dicker Sitzer, a public relations expert who most recently served as the Executive Director of Drawn From Valor, and an upcoming project that Drawn From Valor is partnering with PsychArmor to produce, Tales of the Golden Acorn.
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# [BTM69-Susie Dicker Sitzer - Tales of the Golden Acorn — Psycharmor](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/susie-dicker-sitzer)

 Written by [Emma Atherall](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/author/emma-atherall) | May 17, 2022 7:00:00 AM

**Show Summary**

On this episode, we have a conversation with Susie Dicker Sitzer, a public relations expert who most recently served as the Executive Director of Drawn From Valor, and an upcoming project that Drawn From Valor is partnering with PsychArmor to produce, Tales of the Golden Acorn.

**About Today’s Guest**

**Susie Dicker Sitzer** is an experienced organizer, connector, and public relations maven, who is highly dedicated to the mission of helping others. She has over two decades of experience leading teams in philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, communications, talent management, and more. Susie has most recently served as the Executive Director of Drawn from Valor, an award-winning non-profit digital-first content studio devoted to empowering kids and their families to understand and manage their mental and physical health conditions. Susie has a B.A. in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh and lives in Southern California. 

**PsychArmor Resource of the Week**

The PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course, **15 Things Military Kids Want You To Know**. This short on-demand video brings the voices of military-connected youth to life, and allows us to take important steps toward cultural humility when interacting with these resilient and amazing kids. You can find a link to the course here:  

[https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/15-things-military-and-veterans-kids-want-you-to-know](https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/15-things-military-and-veterans-kids-want-you-to-know) 

**Links Mentioned In This Episode**

[Tales of the Golden Acorn Preview](https://youtu.be/YBoRx8jO82s)

[Tales of the Golden Acorn Overview ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dTyabH9n9PeXBYWDYSGBBJf2WIZk5XJL/view)

[Winnie the Pooh Article](https://veteranmentalhealth.com/winnie-the-pooh-was-created-by-a-vet-explaining-war-to-his-boy/)

[Winnie the Pooh Journal Article ](https://www.cmaj.ca/content/163/12/1557.full) 

[Link To Transcription](https://psycharmor.org/btm69)

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**Theme Music  
**Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with [Operation Encore](https://operationencore.org/), a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.

**This Episode Sponsored By:  
**This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.

 *Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at *[*www.veteranmentalhealth.com*](http://www.veteranmentalhealth.com)*  *

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