Listen in each week as industry experts discuss critical topics within the military-connected community.

 
BTM193 - Dave Knott - Veterans and First Responder Foundation
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BTM193 - Dave Knott - Veterans and First Responder Foundation

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Dave Knott, founder of the Veterans and First Responders Foundation, an organization in the greater Cleveland area that exists to provide the support that First Responders, Veterans, Military, K-9s, and their families need to live the fulfilling lives. We’re going to talk about how his organization is looking to support wellness in first responders and veterans.

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BTM192 – Conversations with Caregivers Replay – VSOs and Caregivers
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BTM192 – Conversations with Caregivers Replay – VSOs and Caregivers

On today’s episode, we’re replaying a PsychArmor Conversations with Caregivers featuring how VSOs can support Caregivers. This conversation was recorded in June of 2023 and featured the host, PsychArmor Trusted Advisor Shaina Purser, having a conversation with Madison Moore, VP of Programs & Partnerships at The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and Michael S. Figlioli, Director of National Veterans Services at the VFW.

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BTM191 - Tori Ring - Care for Veterans at End of Life with We Honor Veterans
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BTM191 - Tori Ring - Care for Veterans at End of Life with We Honor Veterans

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Victoria Ring, the National Alliance for Care at Home’s Manager of Veterans Services. In this role, Tori manages the We Honor Veterans program, ensuring hospice and palliative care providers are supported and connected with the resources and tools needed to provide quality care that meets the unique needs of Veterans at end of life.

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BTM190 – John and Cheryl Burns and Amy Alvarez – The Avalon Action Alliance
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BTM190 – John and Cheryl Burns and Amy Alvarez – The Avalon Action Alliance

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Amy Alvarez, Vice President of Marketing and Communications with the Avalon Action Alliance, and John and Cheryl Burns, a veteran family whose lives have been changed through support from Avalon Action Alliance partners. The Avalon Action Alliance is a network of treatment, service and support providers that takes a comprehensive approach to addressing Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress, and Substance Use concerns. 

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BTM189 - KaLea Lehman - the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative
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BTM189 - KaLea Lehman - the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative

On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Special Operations Spouse KaLea Lehman. She is the Executive Director of The Military Special Operations Family Collaborative, a nonprofit public health initiative to enable the success of America’s special operations warriors and families through collaborative health and well-being research and programs.

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BTM188 - Dr Shira Maguen - Moral Injury in Service Members and Veterans
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BTM188 - Dr Shira Maguen - Moral Injury in Service Members and Veterans

In this episode, we feature a conversation about Moral Injury with Dr. Shira Maguen, Mental Health Director of the Post-9/11 Integrated Care Clinic and Staff Psychologist on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT) at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), and Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine.

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BTM187 - Vicky Perkins - Blue Star Families Support Circles  
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BTM187 - Vicky Perkins - Blue Star Families Support Circles  

This episode features a conversation with Navy spouse Vicky Perkins, Senior Director for Impact Programs at Blue Star Families. Among other programs, Vicky is responsible for leading the team that manages Blue Star Support Circles, facilitated nonclinical cohorts for veterans and service member supporters to help reduce crisis and suicide in the military affiliated population.

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BTM185 - Denise Olsen - Grief and Traumatic Loss
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BTM185 - Denise Olsen - Grief and Traumatic Loss

On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Denise Olsen, a grief mentor, national public speaker, registered nurse, yoga instructor, and published author. Her book, Strong and Soulful: Graced by Grief is a look at Denise’s personal journey from catastrophic grief and trauma to a life filled with abundance.

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Duane France - PsychArmor Podcast Host

THE HOST

Duane France

Duane France retired from the Army in 2014 after 22 years and five combat and operational deployments. After retirement, he was selected as an inaugural member of the George W. Bush Institute Veteran Leadership Program and has served as a clinical mental health counselor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is currently the Co-Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Service Member, Veteran, and Military Family Technical Assistance Center, an organization that provides technical advice and assistance to communities around the nation that are trying to implement suicide prevention and behavioral health integration programs for the military affiliated population. He has produced several Military mental health-related podcasts, Head Space and Timing and a limited podcast series looking at suicide prevention in the Military affiliated population in partnership with Military Times, Seeking the Military Suicide Solution.