Wading through the emotional landmines planted by trauma before, during and after service. Buried emotional landmines from trauma can result in bursts of reactive emotions that are burrowed deep within. Oftentimes we refer to these as triggers and the response might be "Why did that happen? It just came out of nowhere!" Suzi explains how these reactions never just come out of nowhere. Learn how to recognize, dig up and better understand your emotional landmines. Tune in to learn more about how t...
Jun 20, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Today's episode is a great collaboration of two our podcast hosts talking about veteran healing. Suzi talks with Mike Kim, aka Mike Kim Veteran, a psychoanalyst, ex-monk, Iraq War Veteran, Retired VA Lead Supervisory War Readjustment Counselor and Retired VA Vet Center Team Leader/Director, about his journey and mission of wellbeing. Tune in to this great conversation and discussion. Be sure to check out Mike's new podcast Veteran Et Cetera starting June 19th. Want to know more about Mike? Check...
Jun 13, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Suzi talks with Adam Popp, U.S. Air Force veteran about where he was and what he had to do to be where he is now to Be Crazy Well. Bio Adam is a 12-year combat veteran of the Air Force with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader. In 2007, while working to disarm a roadside bomb (IED) in Afghanistan, Adam was injured by a secondary IED resulting in the amputation of his right leg above the knee. In the years following his injury, Adam endeavored to...
Jun 06, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Learn to be congruent in your thoughts, feelings and actions. Always not only act the truth but tell the truth. We are more apt to lie to ourselves than to others. Suzi talks about why we lie and how it begins at a very young age. So why might we choose to lie? Maybe it is about wanting power or fear of being punished. Maybe we lie because we don't want to hurt someone's feelings? Or we lie because we want to do what we want to do and not have to do what we don't. Or we lie because we want to fe...
May 30, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Rebuilding a foundation of trust can be one of the hardest journey's for anyone to tackle. Today, Suzi talks with two incredibly strong and courageous women who created a safe place of healing and trust so they could live and thrive in a life they knew they truly deserved. Suzi is joined by Luz Helena Thompson, a Marine Corps veteran and Trina McDonald, a Navy veteran, both founders of the Veteran Recovery Project, as they discuss Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and creating a peer to peer safe zon...
May 23, 2022•1 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, Suzi talks about how a person oftentimes can be trained to take care of others before oneself at a young age, but this can be an unsafe practice. It's kind of like thinking you can rescue other people if they fall into the deep end, but you can't swim. And yet you're the first one that jumps in the pool. Working with combat veterans, Suzi has become familiar with the super power to want to rescue others, to want to make sure that others are safe and even sacrifice oneself for ot...
May 16, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Do Different to Be Different! Create the person YOU want to be! Create the person YOU deserve to be by creating a true partnership. Start with your own individual wellness practices. " Punished by Rewards" Author: by Alfie Kohn Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self” Tune into our CHW Streaming Radio and the full lineup at cominghomewell.com Download on Apple Play and Google Play Online-Therapy.com ~ Life Changing Therapy Click here for a 20% discount on you...
May 09, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In today's episode, Suzi talks with Shonn Richardson, a 28 year retired U.S. Army veteran about making choices to create a solid foundation for her family. Shonn, the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran, understands the definition of service as it began as a child and grew into a life of servitude. Listen in to Shonn's journey about her time in service and managing the challenges of being a mother while deployed. Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self” Tune into o...
May 02, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Oftentimes many may think a concussion comes only from an impact such as sports or an accident, but there are several other ways a person can sustain a concussion. In today's episode, Suzi talks with Scott Wert with the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) about physical and emotional concussions. It is important to understand the symptoms, long term and short term along with how to help with the ongoing research to prevent and protect our brains from trauma. Visit the Concussion Legacy Foundation...
Apr 25, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
What it means to Be Crazy Well ~ Authentic! Self Reflective! Creating the life you want to live and the person you want to be! In this episode, Suzi focuses on childhood trauma and how it affects those that choose to serve. What does the trauma bring to the table, how will it affect abilities while serving and once a service member has transitioned out? A whole person consists of everything that happens before, during and after the military, therefore, it is important for a person to be able to ...
Apr 18, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Suzi talks with Andy Kaufman, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, a medic and helicopter pilot with multiple deployments globally over a twenty year period, veteran advocate, registered yoga teacher and certified equine specialist, on finding his own way to fit in the civilian world. Having been medically retired from the service, Andy had to begin his journey through physical and mental pain to find his purpose and joy. His journey led him to a continued path of serving and helping the vete...
Apr 11, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Suzi has the pleasure of speaking with Genee Gregory, a combat veteran and friend, about "pulling the brake" to take time out for her mental health. The desire to stay on the constant train of emotion and "doing all the time" keeps the mind busy and creates a safety zone. However, when the train finally pulls into the station, many often find it difficult to deal with the flood of thoughts and emotions that were neatly tucked away. Take time for your mental health because everyo...
Apr 04, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Suzi has the pleasure of chatting with Spencer Milo, not only a dear friend but a phenomenal individual. Spencer is the Director of Strategic Development & External Relations at the Marcus Institute for Brain Health (MIBH). The MIBH offers an intensive outpatient treatment program for veterans first responders and retired athletes that have been dealing with the prolonged symptoms of concussion and trauma brain injury. Learn more about MBIH at https://medschool.cuanschutz.ed...
Mar 28, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The fear of being wrong can harbor a depth of anxiety like no other. To avoid the fear a person can create a chain of lies that domino down a long dark road. Suzi talks about building a life on lies to avoid sparking the rage of another or constructing the lies to create acceptance. Beginning the process at a young age can lead to years of perfecting the craft to the point you become very good at lying to yourself. Getting in too deep to the self lying can distort the truth to a point where you ...
Mar 21, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Community Psychology is the study of how we are affected and relate to what is occurring in our community. Anxiety, fear and depression can be learned. A community that is struggling can become susceptible to these evolving emotions. Holding onto your own well being when you are standing in the middle of an environment that is struggling can be difficult. Suzi focuses on areas in which we can all bring your "A Game" to help combat what is evolving around us. One of her suggestions is to be situa...
Mar 14, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the premier edition of the Be Crazy Well Podcast hosted by Suzi Landolphi! In this inaugural episode, Suzi shares her background in the field of mental health, struggles she experienced during her childhood and working with Veterans and Players, a non-profit organization helping combat veterans and former professional athletes transition into their new life. Suzi’s mission is to create a Mental Health Evolution! She hopes to disrupt the mental health establishment to allow us to chang...
Mar 06, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
