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Summary: In this episode, Duane and Bennett Tanton, co-host of the Change Your POV Podcast Network flagship show, talk about the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp Series, the impact that it has had, and where to go from here. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How the series brings to light some of the other aspects of veteran mental health that are not always talked about Bennett's thoughts on how it helps veterans to understand more about what aspects of mental health could be addressed What has NOT been discussed in this series What this series can mean for veterans, their families, and those who support them LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Syracuse University Moral Injury Project Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp on the Head Space and Timing Blog
Summary: In this episode, Duane and Bennett Tanton, co-host of the Change Your POV Podcast Network flagship show, talk about the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp Series, the impact that it has had, and where to go from here. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How the series brings to light some of the other aspects of veteran mental health that are not always talked about Bennett's thoughts on how it helps veterans to understand more about what aspects of mental health could be addressed What has NOT been discussed in this series What this series can mean for veterans, their families, and those who support them LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Syracuse University Moral Injury Project Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp on the Head Space and Timing Blog
Summary: This is the introductory episode to the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, a series about veteran mental health brought to you by the Change Your POV Podcast Network and Head Space and Timing. In this episode, Duane provides an introduction to a comprehensive model of veteran mental health, including PTSD, TBI, and beyond. Duane also introduces the guests on the upcoming series episodes. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The potential impact of military service on veteran mental health The various aspects of veteran mental health: PTSD TBI Substance Abuse Emotional Dysregulation Purpose and Meaning Moral Injury Needs Fulfillment Family Systems LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Head Space and Timing Blog
Summary: This is the introductory episode to the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, a series about veteran mental health brought to you by the Change Your POV Podcast Network and Head Space and Timing. In this episode, Duane provides an introduction to a comprehensive model of veteran mental health, including PTSD, TBI, and beyond. Duane also introduces the guests on the upcoming series episodes. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The potential impact of military service on veteran mental health The various aspects of veteran mental health: PTSD TBI Substance Abuse Emotional Dysregulation Purpose and Meaning Moral Injury Needs Fulfillment Family Systems LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Head Space and Timing Blog
Summary: Tim has spent the last two decades learning with and helping people navigate the hard times life throws at us. He has served as an advocate, representative, Airman, Sergeant, mentor, organizer, educator, and therapist. He uses his experience, passion, and education to empower people with the skills and knowledge needed to find the best way forward. He owns a private clinical mental health counseling practice in Denver and Golden, Colorado. Prior to his clinical work, he facilitated the Peer Advisers for Veteran Education program at the University of Colorado at Denver. In two years, the program grew from two mentors helping roughly 50 students a semester to pairing every new veteran student with with a sponsor to help them transition into campus life. He also developed and provided staff training for the University on student veteran success and integration and integrated campus and community resources for student veterans and their families to ensure appropriate and needed support was leveraged. Before his career in mental health and education, he served as a Signals Analyst in the United States Air Force for five years. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Tim's military career and experience The Air Force Bystander Program in response to Sexual Assault Joining the military and transition out of the Air Force How military service support his work in the mental health counseling field Cultural Identity in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Veteran attitude towards mental health counseling The difference between college before the military and after the military The CU Denver PAVE Program Peer Mentorship being one of the key components to academic success The value of mentorship both in the military and out of the military The distinction between advocacy, resourcing, and being a clinical mental health counselor Challenges in transitioning out of the military into college The challenge in deciding what a veteran wants to keep from their military career, and what type of civilian they want to be Some veterans want to continue to fully identify as a veteran once they leave the military, and other veterans want to distance themselves from the military as much as possible The visible shift between when a veteran has made the transition between service member and civilian Staying immersed in a veteran community if it's part of your chosen post-military career as opposed to a different career field Non-veteran mental health professionals serving veterans. Find a clinical that does what you need help in Overcoming the "need" to "only" see a mental health professional who is a veteran Protective factors against Veteran Suicide: Family, Peer Support, Mental Health Professionals Therapy for therapists and doing our own work Shame as one of the most significant barriers to getting help LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Tim's Guest Posts on the Head Space and Timing Blog: The Veteran Scholar: 5 Things to Look At When Choosing a College The Veteran Scholar: 5 Things That Will Make Your First Year of College Better. The Veteran Scholar: Five things to do during your last year of college Empowered Change Counseling and Education Timothy Wienecke on LinkedIn Email: timothywienecke@empoweredchangeCE.com Hey, It's Eddie and Bennett! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section or you can leave me a message about this episode by going to http://ChangeYourPOV.com/AskEddie If you enjoy the show I sure hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of episodes on iTunes. All these shows are free to download and listen to and we don't ask for donations or anything to create this show. But if you'd like to totally make our day... we would be forever grateful if you would be so kind as to leave an honest review on iTunes. If you are new to reviews and need a little help, you can go to LEAVE A REVIEW and we will walk you through that step-by-step. Thank you in advance for doing that! – plus, we read each and every one of them! Please share this episode with your friends and family!
Tim has spent the last two decades learning with and helping people navigate the hard times life throws at us. He has served as an advocate, representative, Airman, Sergeant, mentor, organizer, educator, and therapist. He uses his experience, passion, and education to empower people with the skills and knowledge needed to find the best way forward. He owns a private clinical mental health counseling practice in Denver and Golden, Colorado. Prior to his clinical work, he facilitated the Peer Advisers for Veteran Education program at the University of Colorado at Denver. In two years, the program grew from two mentors helping roughly 50 students a semester to pairing every new veteran student with with a sponsor to help them transition into campus life. He also developed and provided staff training for the University on student veteran success and integration and integrated campus and community resources for student veterans and their families to ensure appropriate and needed support was leveraged. Before his career in mental health and education, he served as a Signals Analyst in the United States Air Force for five years. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Tim's military career and experience The Air Force Bystander Program in response to Sexual Assault Joining the military and transition out of the Air Force How military service support his work in the mental health counseling field Cultural Identity in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Veteran attitude towards mental health counseling The difference between college before the military and after the military The CU Denver PAVE Program Peer Mentorship being one of the key components to academic success The value of mentorship both in the military and out of the military The distinction between advocacy, resourcing, and being a clinical mental health counselor Challenges in transitioning out of the military into college The challenge in deciding what a veteran wants to keep from their military career, and what type of civilian they want to be Some veterans want to continue to fully identify as a veteran once they leave the military, and other veterans want to distance themselves from the military as much as possible The visible shift between when a veteran has made the transition between service member and civilian Staying immersed in a veteran community if it's part of your chosen post-military career as opposed to a different career field Non-veteran mental health professionals serving veterans. Find a clinical that does what you need help in Overcoming the "need" to "only" see a mental health professional who is a veteran Protective factors against Veteran Suicide: Family, Peer Support, Mental Health Professionals Therapy for therapists and doing our own work Shame as one of the most significant barriers to getting help LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Tim's Guest Posts on the Head Space and Timing Blog: The Veteran Scholar: 5 Things to Look At When Choosing a College The Veteran Scholar: 5 Things That Will Make Your First Year of College Better. The Veteran Scholar: Five things to do during your last year of college Empowered Change Counseling and Education Timothy Wienecke on LinkedIn Email: timothywienecke@empoweredchangeCE.com Hey, It's Eddie and Bennett! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section or you can leave me a message about this episode by going to http://ChangeYourPOV.com/AskEddie If you enjoy the show I sure hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of episodes on iTunes. All these shows are free to download and listen to and we don't ask for donations or anything to create this show. But if you'd like to totally make our day... we would be forever grateful if you would be so kind as to leave an honest review on iTunes. If you are new to reviews and need a little help, you can go to LEAVE A REVIEW and we will walk you through that step-by-step. Thank you in advance for doing that! – plus, we read each and every one of them! Please share this episode with your friends and family!
SUMMARY: In this episode, Duane sits down and talks to Veteran and Clinical Mental Health Counselor Marc Scroggins about his military experience and his path towards becoming a clinical mental health and substance abuse counselor. Marc shares his personal journey regarding mental health, and his thoughts on how veterans should approach those challenges in post-military life that they may be experiencing. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The inherent danger in the military Substance abuse and post-military life Substance abuse separate from PTSD and TBI Veteran coming to grips with their internal self Lack of awareness that leads to our altered state Altered substance abuse-induced state often leads to incarceration Habit, avoiding pain, and going through addiction rather than around it The difficulty of veterans looking at themselves as "less than" because of the "expertiseism" of the military The benefit of purpose on recovery Four categories to consider why a veteran is not willing or able to reach out for help with a mental health professional LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Heart of the Bull Film on Vimeo Heart of the Bull on the Head Space and Timing Blog Hey, It's Eddie and Bennett! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section or you can leave me a message about this episode by going to http://ChangeYourPOV.com/AskEddie If you enjoy the show I sure hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of episodes on iTunes. All these shows are free to download and listen to and we don't ask for donations or anything to create this show. But if you'd like to totally make our day... we would be forever grateful if you would be so kind as to leave an honest review on iTunes. If you are new to reviews and need a little help, you can go to LEAVE A REVIEW and we will walk you through that step-by-step. Thank you in advance for doing that! – plus, we read each and every one of them! Please share this episode with your friends and family!
SUMMARY: In this episode, Duane sits down and talks to Veteran and Clinical Mental Health Counselor Marc Scroggins about his military experience and his path towards becoming a clinical mental health and substance abuse counselor. Marc shares his personal journey regarding mental health, and his thoughts on how veterans should approach those challenges in post-military life that they may be experiencing. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The inherent danger in the military Substance abuse and post-military life Substance abuse separate from PTSD and TBI Veteran coming to grips with their internal self Lack of awareness that leads to our altered state Altered substance abuse-induced state often leads to incarceration Habit, avoiding pain, and going through addiction rather than around it The difficulty of veterans looking at themselves as "less than" because of the "expertiseism" of the military The benefit of purpose on recovery Four categories to consider why a veteran is not willing or able to reach out for help with a mental health professional LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Heart of the Bull Film on Vimeo Heart of the Bull on the Head Space and Timing Blog Hey, It's Eddie and Bennett! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section or you can leave me a message about this episode by going to http://ChangeYourPOV.com/AskEddie If you enjoy the show I sure hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of episodes on iTunes. All these shows are free to download and listen to and we don't ask for donations or anything to create this show. But if you'd like to totally make our day... we would be forever grateful if you would be so kind as to leave an honest review on iTunes. If you are new to reviews and need a little help, you can go to LEAVE A REVIEW and we will walk you through that step-by-step. Thank you in advance for doing that! – plus, we read each and every one of them! Please share this episode with your friends and family!
As many of you know, one of my inspirations for starting this podcast was my brother, a former Navy SEAL who returned from combat with PTSD.I've created an entire Military Podcast Series which consists of interviews of the incredible therapists who’ve dedicated their lives to helping veterans heal.Duane France is one of those individuals.First though, a huge thank-you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing going!CPTSD Foundation provides peer-led, daily, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: http://bit.ly/2MEbBqcThis episode is also sponsored by Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)Check out Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI) right here:https://traumahealing.org/kserAnd thank-you to PESIThe latest research from neuroscience and psychotherapy has shown we can rewire the brain to facilitate trauma recovery.Check out Jennifer Sweeton's new book, The Trauma Treatment Toolbox, through PESI and save $10 plus free shipping with code JS10.Go to https://www.pesi.com/toolbox.Duane France is a retired United States Army Noncommissioned Officer. After 22 years of service, which included tours of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division, service as an Army Recruiter at Fort Meade, Maryland, and five combat and operational deployments, he became a clinical mental health counselor serving veterans in Colorado Springs, Colorado.As Duane started to work with veterans, he realized that there are some common challenges that all veterans face and that there are many individuals who want to support veterans that do not fully understand what these challenges are.Duane started the Head Space and Timing Blog and Podcast to help amplify this message and support those who have served.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.