Ben (@bharrow37 on IG) reminds us to "take a knee" - take some time to assess where you are, what's going on in life, and what you need. And his story is incredible. Want to know about mental toughness - Ben's story will help you get some perspective! Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ben Harrow grew up in Great Neck, Long Island. After graduating from the Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, he attended the United States Military Academy, where he was a 4-year letterman on the Lacrosse team that made...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Killian had a life changing moment... literally dying and being brought back to life... which changed him forever after. Check out Killian on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/killian-hemmy Contact him to share your story of resilience - killian@reflectionsonresilience.com
Jan 28, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Mike Steadman is the Founder & CEO of IRONBOUND Boxing & Education, a nonprofit organization based in Newark, NJ that provides free amateur boxing training, entrepreneur education, and employment opportunities for Newark youth & young adults. Mike and his partner Keith Colon, oversee the IRONBOUND Boxing Academy, their free boxing gym for youth in Newark, NJ. Mike is also a three-time National Collegiate Boxing Champion from the United States Naval Academy and Marine Corps Infantry...
Jan 27, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Clint Blankenship - @the_grill_billy on IG. Current Navy Surface Warfare Officer - former Commanding Officer.
Jan 26, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Welcome to the Veteran’s PATH Podcast - I’m Jon Macaskill your host and today my guest is Sabrina Ciaciura. Sabrina is a Navy Crytpologic Technician (Interpretrive). originally from Minnesota, served in the Navy for 6 years as a linguist. I got out January 2019 and now I lives in Australia. She has her degree in Family Social Science, and have studied psychology. She currently runs her own business as a online mentor for veterans and military members. She strives to provide tools to help those w...
Jan 25, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Welcome to the Veteran’s PATH Podcast - I’m Jon Macaskill your host and today my guest is Rob Brinzer . Rob is a former Navy SEAL and fellow US Naval Academy classmate who, since leaving the Navy, has served in multiple leadership positions within corporate America and volunteers for several local charities or nonprofit organizations in Sacrament. He and his wife have four children ... and Rob overcame alcoholism and depression through the use of mindfulness and meditation and is now thriving. Y...
Jan 22, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Welcome to the Veteran’s PATH Podcast - I’m Jon Macaskill your host and today my guest is Peter Durand. Peter is a dedicated father, speaker, a serial entrepreneur, and a podcaster focused on helping leaders and entrepreneurs bring emotional intelligence, empathy and mindfulness to developing teams. Peter can be reached on http://linkedin.com/in/petedurand Email: rivalrouser@gmail.com Here’s his website: Eatingcrow.com
Jan 21, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 13
My guest is Naval academy grad ... John Miles. At Annapolis, John was a multi sport Division 1 athlete. After graduating, he went on to serve as a Navy Information Warfare Officer serving at SEAL Team Eight, Naval Special Warfare Unit Ten, as the executive officer of the NSA detachment of the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) as well as on board a number of various ships and in a number of various conflicts all over the globe! Since his time in the Navy, John has led and founded sever...
Jan 20, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Check out Ben on Instagram at @fromkilltochill
Jan 19, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Wendy Emminger is a 2003 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. She played soccer there and went on to lead and fly in the Air Force. Wendy battled with depression and found parayoga to be what saved and transformed her life. Wendy and I discussed her battles and overcoming them, her finding Four Desires Training, taking care of yourself first so you CAN take care of those you love/lead, and much more. A part of the Four Desires Training Wendy talks about is developing your Dharma Code...
Jan 12, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 10
My latest guest is “Doc” Shauna Springer - Author, Psychologist, and Trauma Expert. In this episode we cover so much - her work in the VA; her childhood; her book; her online education organization - Redefine Your Mission; military transition and the risks associated with that; and Stellate Ganglion Block treatment for PTS. Here’s all her information and information on topics discussed during the episode: Her company’s web address: https://www.docshaunaspringer.com/ Her most recent book, Warrior...
Jan 05, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Enrique Irby Welcome to the Veteran’s PATH podcast. I’m your host, Jon Macaskill and today my guest is Army Sergeant First Class Enrique Irby. Enrique found Yoga and Mindfulness to be the way to a clear and healthy mind and a new and supportive community. In this episode, we discuss: * His Army career * How he got started with yoga * His Instagram account profile highlighting yoga, meditation, and mindfulness IN uniform and how he uses that to break the stigma surrounding mindfulness and yoga * ...
Dec 22, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Welcome to the veteran’s path podcast. I’m your host Jon Macaskill and today my guest is former Navy Surface Warfare Officer turned painter, Kristin Cronic. In this show we discuss Kristin’s time in the Navy, her dramatic change in career trajectory and how painting helped her to heal from a stressful transition compounded by a new little one and loss caused by Hurricane Irma. Additionally, in the video version of this episode I’m opening up with some pieces of art painted by Kristin and then, d...
Dec 15, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Today, my guest is Marine Veteran and Veteran advocate Gavin Tice. Gavin has such an interesting background - from traveling chef to Marine to to working in the VA to working with US Military Endurance Sports (USMES) member to teaching and practicing mindfulness and meditation. (He’s also got a very unique LinkedIn marketing tip - listen to the pronunciation of his name there to find out more!) We talk about: * his getting “lost in the sauce” at the VA * Working in the veteran nonprofit space * ...
Dec 09, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guest is fellow Navy SEAL and Executive Director for the C4 Foundation, Nick Norris. The C4 Foundation provides support and resources through science-based pr...
Dec 01, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! . Today, my guest is Army veteran and mindfulness teacher, Ben King. Ben is an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has helped hundreds of veterans “armor do...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guests are Dr. Erik Won and fellow retired Navy SEAL Commander, Ned Mason. The audio on this one started a little rough but we got it fixed! (Note: I recorded...
Nov 17, 2020•49 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guest is former Navy SEAL Mike Donnelly. As a former Navy SEAL, Mike knows what it means to put mileage on your body. Now he’s the CEO of a CBD company, CBD P...
Nov 10, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guests are husband and wife team Tom and Jen Satterly. Tom is a highly decorated combat veteran from one of the US military’s most elite units, Delta Force. H...
Nov 03, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Army Veteran Hugo Gonzalez (picture credit Andrea Bruce Woodall - Washington Post). Hugo was severely injured in combat in Baqubah, Ir...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today my guest is Charles Smith. Charles, or Chuck as I know him, was my company officer when I was a midshipman at the Naval Academy. He has created a l...
Jun 26, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is John Krotec - an entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and army veteran. After college he went to work in corporate America and realized that...
Jun 24, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest my guest is one of our newest team members on the Veteran’s PATH team, Jacqueline Shorrock. Jackie is Navy Veteran, a Chopra Center Certi...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is soon to be retiring Navy Chief Boatswain’s Mate; fellow podcaster, and resilience speaker, Jeff Bayless. Jeff is about to up a twenty ...
Jun 19, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, My guest is Former Army Infantry Officer Robert Marshall. Robert started using mindfulness to cope with recovery from alcohol abuse after transiti...
Jun 17, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is josh vineyard, a marketing and relationship manager for a company called 11th Hour Service which is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned S...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guests are Marine Corps Veterans, authors, and mental health experts Sarah Plummer Taylor and Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas. Sarah is an establishe...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Marine Corps Veteran Janell Hanf. Janell is a SoCAL native - Vista. She’s a fellow Naval Academy alum, went into the Marine Corps as a...
Jun 11, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Dot Sheehan. Dot is the Founder, President and CEO of Operation Hat Trick, a non profit organization that “supports the recovery of wo...
Jun 08, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Norfolk, Massachusetts police officer Michelle Palladini. Michelle is widely respected for her policing expertise, and leadership in t...
Jun 05, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 54
