Be Crazy Well

Discrimination builds barriers to opportunities for those with brilliant minds to flourish. 

Today Suzi is joined by USSF Lt Col. Bree Fram, Astronautical Engineer, Author, D&I Speaker, to talk about the importance of sharing the stories of the LGBTQ military community and working towards social change. Additionally, Bree is the president of SPARTA which supports, educates and advocates on behalf of those service members within the LGBTQ military community. 

In this episode, Bree talks about her role as active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Space Force and the highest ranking transgender officer in the US military on active duty in the Department of Defense, along with her mission to help others with in LGBTQ military community and their resiliency to thrive and service their country.

"Our military is going to fight and win wars in the future with brain power and it does not matter what bodies those brains are in as long as they can accomplish the mission and meet the standards." ~ Bree Fram

 With Honor and Integrity Transgender Troops In Their Own Words

Follow Bree on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bree-fram/

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 Words Matter!

Language teaching starts from childhood and develops the definition of what meaning is attached to a particular word. 

In this episode, Suzi talks about how words can be developed into a totally different meaning depending on your environment and how you were nurtured by those around you. How we think and feel about ourselves comes from what was told or done to us from childhood. For example, if you are not treated well as a child and this mistreatment was attached to the word "love" then the definition of that word may be perceived as pain, mistrust or betrayal. Whereas, if the word "love" was attached to joy, kindness and compassion, then the outcome is much different. So words do matter and how they are introduced can make a difference. 

Suzi would like to talk more about your story and how words developed the person you are today. What words would you use to describe the person you are today?

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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Working it out! ~ Setting Boundaries and Figuring It Out

Looking for your tribe and figuring out your path despite the cards you have been dealt. Suzi talks about meeting Rick and Lauren Monroe, founders of Raven Drum Foundation and Rick's journey in figuring out his path despite a horrific accident in order to be able to help veterans and others struggling with their own adversities. Suzi talks about professional athletes and combat veterans working through their trauma at Merging Vets and Players as well as the benefits of exploring equine therapy to help with trauma such as the Wild Horse Rescue.

Suzi talks about setting boundaries and learning to say "NO". It can be very liberating!

Grounding yourself and resetting to get back to the joy you deserve. Sometimes it helps to hang on to something that is familiar while you try something new to be able to let go of the old. 

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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When is it too much trauma? Do we move towards what we see as familiar?

Sometimes we gravitate towards what we know and sometimes that might be chaos.

In today's episode, Suzi has the honor of speaking with Amber Roads, USAF EOD Veteran about her journey of healing and the wellness practices she uses to heal the trauma in her life. Amber shares her family life growing up, her decision to join the military, marriage, children and experiencing the trauma of a chaotic relationship to discover her path to her own personal healing. 

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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It is never too late to unload your rucksack!

Suzi has the honor of speaking with Scott Baker, Air Force Vietnam Veteran about his journey before, during and after his service and the importance of facing your storms head on. Returning home from Vietnam as a service member was often not received with open arms and took a terrible toll on our Vietnam Veterans in seeking the help they so deserved. Scott finally found refuge to unpack his rucksack of emotions in a safe environment of men and women who also had experienced combat and understood the complexities of war.

"I don't use the word fail in my vocabulary because you say fail, it's an automatic down. Then you start depressing yourself. You tried something, tried to do something. It didn't meet your expectations, but did you learn something? I learned something. Well, how can you fail when you learn something?" ~ Scott Baker

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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Connecting with people to help, heal, and serve the world

Suzi has the pleasure of chatting with Bruce Kittle, Life & Performance Coach and Community Outreach & Co-Host of Hidden Pearls Podcast. Bruce works 1-on-1 with veterans, athletes, and others to help them mindfully discover and express their authentic self through meditation, mindfulness, breath work, yoga, affirmations, visualization and variable identities. 

As co-host of The Hidden Pearls Podcast, Bruce connects with people to help, heal, and serve the world by way of storytelling to inspire and heal, develop and connect with communities to create personal growth & healing; and supporting organizations and people serving veterans, athletes, and the world.

Bruce is an experienced criminal defense lawyer with a long history of working with clients with mental health and addiction issues, veterans, and those living in poverty, unemployment, and with physical disabilities. Years of experience working with clients incarcerated in prisons/jails and with probation and parolees on reentry efforts.

Bruce also holds a Masters of Divinity (M.Div) with a focus in Social Justice from Chicago Theological Seminary. Ordained through the United Church of Christ. Additionally, Bruce is an experienced high school, college, and D1 Position Coach (Offensive Line) in Football, Leadership / Player Development, Recruiting and Athletic Administration.

Follow Bruce

LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-kittle6161/

Instagram @hiddenpearlspodcast

Twitter https://twitter.com/kittlebruce

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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Are you a human being or a human doing?

What are your principles? Suzi talks about basing decisions on principles and not thoughts and feelings. If it doesn't support your principles don't do it. Our most hurtful betrayal is not what we do to others, it's what we do to ourselves when we abandon our principles and the person we deserve to be. Don't cheat yourself out of being the best you. 

Write down your principles. Don't portray yourself. Make sure that every decision you make, every word that comes out of your mouth, every action that comes out of you is based on your principles.

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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Grief, Guilt and Multi Generational Transmission of Trauma

Suzi talks about grief, guilt and multi-generational transmission of trauma to create a different way to move through the pain. Suzi talks about regret and how it can play into guilt and grief. Sometimes guilt shames us to the point of inaction or can push us to be ambivalent about living.

To change how we face the storms in our lives we must learn how to turn and face the storms instead of running from them.

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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Suzi continues her Veteran Affairs Healthcare System Series with Dr. Joe Mason, former psychiatrist at the VA CBOC clinic in Charlottesville, Virginia. Suzi and Joe discuss some of the problems within the system such as medication, therapy and tackling the challenges to provide adequate effective care to the veteran community. From these issues they talk about possible solutions that could help to create a better system to give our veteran community the care they deserve.

Joseph T. Mason, MD, MSW, DLFAPA

Dr. Mason graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BSW in 1979, MSW in 1981 and MD in 1988. He completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia in 1992. His work history includes 20 years of private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, 7 years at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women and 5 years at the Veterans Administration in Charlottesville at their community-based outpatient clinic. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, has served as president of the Blue Ridge Psychiatric Society and president of the Psychiatric Society of Virginia. 

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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Suzi continues her conversation with Retired Colonel Loren Weeks about being your own healthcare advocate and creating the team you will need to move forward in ensuring you are given the care you deserve. Asking questions, seeking truth and understanding how the system works and making it work for you.

Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast’s theme song “Bee Your Best Self”

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