Behind the Service

Behind the Service

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Behind the Service episodes

  • Room Redux Sacramento w/ Alexis Smith
    Ryan and Alexis Smith are the Executive Directors for the Sacramento chapter of Room Redux. Married in 2007, they have 3 children, and live on a hobby farm with sheep, goats, chickens, a llama and dogs. Ryan is a Detective for Sacramento County and works on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Alexis left a busy career in business management to stay home with their children after their youngest was born in 2016. The...
    37 min
  • PREVENTS INITIATIVE W/ DR BARBARA VAN DAHLEN
    On March 5, 2019, President Trump signed Executive Order 13861, The President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS). This Executive Order created a dedicated Task Force to coordinate efforts across the Government and to build a national strategy focused on improving overall mental health to prevent suicide. Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, was selected as Executive Director of the PREVENTS Task Force. We wanted to honor Veterans Day by having Dr Van Dahlen on t...
    49 min
  • Military Quality of Life with CC Gallagher
    Christine Carol “C.C.” Gallagher is the Founder of Military Quality of Life Consulting, LLC and the Stressless PCS Kit. She is a highly accomplished recognized leader and sought-after expert who is dedicated to improving the quality of life for military families across multiple industries.As an entrepreneur, former agile IT project manager, experienced professor, academic advisor, event program coordinator, communications strategist and military family advocate, her knowledge and expertise ha...
    40 min
  • Real Talk With The Misters- Justin Morin, Richard McCauley & Tom Bates (explicit language)
    Here's a behind the scenes fun light hearted episode where Libby, Erin and Shanna bring on their hubby's to share some more background info on how they met and some of their favorites. All information is based on real life experiences. We are speaking from a place of love and nothing we say should ever be in place of professional counseling or reaching out to your doctor. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide please reach out to veterans crisis line / suicidepreven...
    40 min
  • Warrior Collections w/ Taya Kyle and Angela Blair
    Taya Kyle is a mother of two young adults who inspire and amaze her. She is a woman after God’s heart and endeavors to carry on the legacy of her late husband Chris Kyle, while also creating a legacy of her own. Many people know Chris as the American Sniper from hisinternationally best-selling book American Sniper and Academy Award nominated movie by the same name. Chris was killed by someone he was trying to help in 2013. After his death, Taya became a NY Times best-selling author with Ameri...
    57 min
  • Burn Pits 360 w/ Rosie Lopez Torres
    We are thrilled to be joined by Burn Pits 360 co-founder Rosie Torres. Burn Pits 360 was founded in honor of Army Captain Le Roy Torres, who served in the U.S. Army for 23 years and was deployed to Iraq in 2007-2008. Le Roy suffers from complications from illnesses that began after he was exposed to toxic fumes during service in post-9/11 Iraq. He was subsequently diagnosed with Constrictive Bronchiolitis and Toxic Brain Injury. After experiencing delay, denial of benefits, and ineffective tr...
    50 min
  • Tiffany Smiley w/ More Than Me Movement
    Tiffany Smiley is currently CEO and Founder of Tiffany Smiley Consulting and President and Co-Founder of Hope Unseen, a highly successful public speaking firm. She has been featured on CBS News, CNN, C-SPAN, Dr. Phil, Fox News, The Katie Couric Show as well as in major publications such as People Magazine, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. Prior to that, Ms. Smiley served as a triage nurse and in other health professional roles. She is a graduate of Whitworth University where she rece...
    43 min
  • Caregiver Spotlight w/ Tai Kimes
    Today's guest is Tosombra "Tai" Kimes. She is a connector and a servant leader in the Missouri military community. She currently serves as the Missouri Chapter Director for Blue Star Families. Tai's experiences as a military brat, military veteran, military spouse and caregiver to her wounded warrior only adds to her passion, knowledge, and elite understanding of the military community. Tai believes happy people are the prettiest and those that are connected to their community shine brightest...
    35 min
  • Sabrina Ciaciura -Trauma/Self Discovery/ InnerWork
    Sabrina has always had a passion for helping others. Before serving in the Navy for six years, she graduated with her degree in Family Social Sciences and was highly intrigued with the dynamics our families have on us. Now, she is a mentor for those who want to unravel their pasts in order to achieve a future of happiness and freedom. By helping others understand how to self-heal and free themselves, Sabrina offers free inspirational content, as well as workshops and one-on-one mentoring op...
    48 min
  • Loving My Veteran w/ guest Stacy Hicks
    Stacy Hicks is the founder of Loving My Veteran – Living with PTSD, who is committed to helping families cope with the challenges of living with someone who has PTSD as well as raise public awareness to help end the stigma associated with it. She is passionate about the work she is doing by becoming a voice for the Veterans and their families. Her unique approach brings together both the Veteran’s and their families’ perspective.As a paramedic for over 20 years, Stacy has developed a unique ...
    50 min

About Behind the Service

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Behind the men and women who serve our country and go on to become veterans are the family members who stay up nights praying, fill out mountains of endless paperwork, scour the internet…