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 30 countries, most recently Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he investigated subjects including the money men bankrolling the Taliban and the kingpins behind Pakistan's heroin trade. After study...
Nov 14, 2019•8 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: Maureen joined the Army in 2001. During her military career she served in Darmstadt, Germany and Monterey, California. She was promoted to corporal in June 2004 and sergeant in February 2005. Maureen was awarded the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. Maureen currently lives in Bowie, Maryland ...
Oct 31, 2019•57 min
About Today’s Guest: Maureen joined the Army in 2001. During her military career she served in Darmstadt, Germany and Monterey, California. She was promoted to corporal in June 2004 and sergeant in February 2005. Maureen was awarded the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. Maureen currently lives in Bowie, Maryland and serves as an ambassador for the Travis Manion Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping Veterans and their families. She received a master’s degree in Me...
Oct 31, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: Bobby Herrera is the author of The Gift of Struggle , a book about leadership and the life-changing lessons we learn through our struggles. He is also the co-founder and president of Populus Group . With a passion for building strong culture and communities through trust and storytelling, his leadership style is a...
Oct 24, 2019•56 min
About Today’s Guest: Bobby Herrera is the author of The Gift of Struggle , a book about leadership and the life-changing lessons we learn through our struggles. He is also the co-founder and president of Populus Group . With a passion for building strong culture and communities through trust and storytelling, his leadership style is about empowerment, connections, and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to succeed. Bobby grew up in a big family with parents who immigrated to America without mu...
Oct 24, 2019•16 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: As Vice President of Community Partnerships at Cohen Veterans Network, Dr. Caitlin Thompson is responsible for establishing and maintaining critical national and local collaborations between CVN and public-private partners. She was most recently Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Of...
Oct 17, 2019•54 min
About Today’s Guest: As Vice President of Community Partnerships at Cohen Veterans Network, Dr. Caitlin Thompson is responsible for establishing and maintaining critical national and local collaborations between CVN and public-private partners. She was most recently Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Suicide Prevention, leading VA’s integrated public health approach to suicide prevention. She was responsible for the Office’s vision and mission, including...
Oct 17, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Shawn is a 14-year veteran with the Kansas City, Missouri Police department. She is a Missouri Dole Caregiver Fellow alumna for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Since May of 2013 Shawn has been a caregiver for her husband who is a 23-year Army veteran. She has a passion for supporting and advocating for military and...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 1 min
About Today's Guest: Shawn is a 14-year veteran with the Kansas City, Missouri Police department. She is a Missouri Dole Caregiver Fellow alumna for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Since May of 2013 Shawn has been a caregiver for her husband who is a 23-year Army veteran. She has a passion for supporting and advocating for military and veteran family caregivers. Shawn has earned her Bachelor degree in Social Psychology and is in her last year of her Master’s degree in social work. She was awarded...
Oct 10, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Annette M. Whittenberger, currently living in Fairfax, Virginia understands the challenge of veteran transition and development as she is a Retired Combat Veteran, an Army Spouse and mother to a college freshman and high school sophomore. She focuses on coaching others through PTSD, anxiety and depression and trau...
Oct 03, 2019•45 min
About Today's Guest: Annette M. Whittenberger, currently living in Fairfax, Virginia understands the challenge of veteran transition and development as she is a Retired Combat Veteran, an Army Spouse and mother to a college freshman and high school sophomore. She focuses on coaching others through PTSD, anxiety and depression and trauma. She is a mentor with Veterati , eMentor and for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) . She is also a blogger on Medium.com . Annette has a B.A. i...
Oct 03, 2019•7 min
About Today's Guest: Aaron Hale was an EOD expert in the military for 6 years. Then, an unseen IED exploded in his face and changed his life forever. The accident stole his sight and just a short while later, his hearing. Yet with all this adversity, Aaron managed to pursue his passions and embrace a happy life. This is his story and the birth of EOD Fudge. In this Episode, you will learn: Aaron's background and experience from Navy Cook to Army EOD The IED Blast that changed Aaron's life Growin...
Sep 26, 2019•12 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Aaron Hale was an EOD expert in the military for 6 years. Then, an unseen IED exploded in his face and changed his life forever. The accident stole his sight and just a short while later, his hearing. Yet with all this adversity, Aaron managed to pursue his passions and embrace a happy life. This is his story and ...
Sep 26, 2019•58 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & Postvention Senior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values. She has particu...
Sep 19, 2019•46 min
About Today's Guest: Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & Postvention Senior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values. She has particular expertise in attachment processes, trauma recovery, innovative suicide prevention approaches, relationship counseling, peer support program development, and Vet...
Sep 17, 2019•9 min
On episode 143 of the Head Space and Timing Podcast, Duane has a conversation with a fellow veteran, Dr. Nick C. Cicchino. Dr. Nick is a two-time veteran having served in both the US Air Force and the US Navy. Nick is the Chief Knowledge Facilitator (CKF) at Master Achievers Training and Consulting. He has an amazing story of adversity, hardship, and catastrophe; he is an example of how to emerge from hardship stronger and more resilient than ever.
Sep 12, 2019•54 min
A bonus episode of the Head Space and Timing podcast commemorating the events of 9/11/01. In this show, we share an episode of the Changing Hearts and Minds podcast where Duane and the CHM Host, Green Beret Jeff Adamec, talk about one of the many heroes of that day
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 3 min
On episode 143 of the Head Space and Timing Podcast, Duane has a conversation with a fellow veteran, Dr. Nick C. Cicchino. Dr. Nick is a two-time veteran having served in both the US Air Force and the US Navy. Nick is the Chief Knowledge Facilitator (CKF) at Master Achievers Training and Consulting. He has an amazing story of adversity, hardship, and catastrophe; he is an example of how to emerge from hardship stronger and more resilient than ever.
Sep 10, 2019•10 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Dr. Julie Kinn is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience researching and implementing health technology for suicide prevention and other behavioral health promotion. At the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Dr. Kinn oversees the development and implementati...
Sep 05, 2019•48 min
About Today's Guest: Dr. Julie Kinn is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience researching and implementing health technology for suicide prevention and other behavioral health promotion. At the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Dr. Kinn oversees the development and implementation of health technology for the military and veteran communities. She also initiated the Military Health Podcast program and produces/hosts three DOD podcasts: “A B...
Sep 03, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: For more than 38 years, Dr. Kathy Platoni has served our nation as an expert in PTSD and war trauma. She is a practicing clinical psychologist whose passion for the treatment of acute and chronic pain is rooted deeply in her own experience of both. During WWII, Dr. Platoni’s father was exposed to radiation during ...
Aug 29, 2019•40 min
About Today's Guest: For more than 38 years, Dr. Kathy Platoni has served our nation as an expert in PTSD and war trauma. She is a practicing clinical psychologist whose passion for the treatment of acute and chronic pain is rooted deeply in her own experience of both. During WWII, Dr. Platoni’s father was exposed to radiation during the bombing of Nagasaki. As a result, she was born with congenital defects that have required extensive maxillofacial (bone) reconstructive and bone grafting proced...
Aug 27, 2019•5 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: Dan is a founder and Executive Director of Veterans Yoga Project. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and yoga teacher specializing in the mindful integration of evidence-based psychotherapies and complementary and alternative medicine practices for the treatment of PTS(D) and other psychological and emotional ...
Aug 22, 2019•51 min
About Today's Guest: Dan is a founder and Executive Director of Veterans Yoga Project. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and yoga teacher specializing in the mindful integration of evidence-based psychotherapies and complementary and alternative medicine practices for the treatment of PTS(D) and other psychological and emotional distress in active-duty military and veterans. As a Postdoctoral Fellow with Yale University’s Department of Psychiatry and the VA’s Mental Illness Research and Edu...
Aug 20, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: In their description of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Slate Magazine said, “Grossman cuts such a heroic, omnicompetent figure, he could have stepped out of a video game.” He has five patents to his name, has published four novels, two childrens’ books, and six non-fiction books to include his “perennial bestseller” On K...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 5 min
About Today's Guest: In their description of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Slate Magazine said, “Grossman cuts such a heroic, omnicompetent figure, he could have stepped out of a video game.” He has five patents to his name, has published four novels, two childrens’ books, and six non-fiction books to include his “perennial bestseller” On Killing (with over half a million copies sold), and a New York Times best-selling book co-authored with Glenn Beck. He is a US Army Ranger, a paratrooper, and a form...
Aug 13, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: Donleigh Gaunky is a veteran of the Iraq war, having deployed there twice. Utilyzing his skills as a former army intelligence analyst and as a political scientist, Donleigh has spent the last decade trying to understand and address the complex issue that has plagued the veterans community for over a generation, th...
Aug 08, 2019•48 min
About Today's Guest: Donleigh Gaunky is a veteran of the Iraq war, having deployed there twice. Utilyzing his skills as a former army intelligence analyst and as a political scientist, Donleigh has spent the last decade trying to understand and address the complex issue that has plagued the veterans community for over a generation, the issue of veterans suicide. Donleigh is also a Gold Star Sibling, and, when not trying to address the veteran suicide crisis, spends significant time trying to hel...
Aug 06, 2019•9 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Karl Marlantes graduated from Yale University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, before serving as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. He is the bestselling author of Matterhorn and Wha...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min
About Today's Guest: Karl Marlantes graduated from Yale University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, before serving as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. He is the bestselling author of Matterhorn and What It Is Like to Go to War . He lives in rural Washington. To get the full episode, subscribe or go to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/hst137 ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jul 30, 2019•10 min
