Coming Home Well

In this monthly podcast, Major John Donovan is chatting with SGM Andy Miller, U.S. Army, Ret. Andy is a person in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder.  Andy shares freely and candidly his insights, thoughts and suggestions on how service-members can find recovery and bring others into the rooms of recovery.  

Website: recoverycommunitynetwork.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rcnveteransinrecovery

LinkedIn: Recovery Community Network: Overview | LinkedIn

Instagram: @rcnstcloud

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Veterans Club Inc This organization runs the gamut of resources for our veteran and veteran families. Get your paper and pen ready because Tyler's guest Jeremy Harrell, founder of Veteran Club Inc and Army Combat Veteran, is going to give you a very long list of what they do at this incredible organization.

So get ready and be sure to reach out if you would like to volunteer and/or support Veterans Club Inc. Be sure to like, follow and share their pages.

veteransclubinc.org

Instagram @veteransclubinc

Facebook Veterans Club KY

LinkedIn Veterans Club Inc

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In this interview, Liz Booker talks with Lieutenant Commander Ronaqua Russell about how she found her way into Coast Guard aviation, her participation in hurricane relief efforts as an HC144 pilot, the experience of receiving the Coast Guard Air Medal at Moton Field, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the role mentorship has played in her success as the fifth Black female pilot in the Coast Guard. Ronnie’s story was highlighted in Ann McCallum Staats’ middle grade biography collection HIGH FLYERS: FIFTEEN INSPIRING WOMEN AVIATORS AND ASTRONAUTS.

Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer for young adults. She hosts the Aviatrix Book Club and the Aviatrix Book Review Website and Podcast. This episode is a rebroadcast of the Aviatrix Book Review in collaboration with Coming Home Well.  You can find Liz @LiteraryAviatrix on social media.

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If you have not tapped into Echoes of the Vietnam War you MUST check out this podcast. 

Tyler talks with Michael Croan, host of Echoes of the Vietnam War Podcast and part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, about this amazing podcast that honors our warriors and their sacrifices. Michael is a phenomenal capturer of stories and relays them back to the audience with gentle gloves and a transparency of endearing admiration. 

Listen to Michael reflect on some of his most memorable interviews: a two part series about Marine Lance Corporal Bill Clovis and his daughter, and another two part series about the HA(L)-3, (Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) 3), nicknamed the "Seawolves".

So plug and join us in highlighting Echoes of the Vietnam War.

Visit the website at www.vvmf.org/echoes

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Paul Dillon joins Tyler for Part 3 of 3 to discuss mental health parity and the Kennedy Forum. 

The Kennedy Forum is a national non-profit organization formed by former U. S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy in 2013 to erase the stigma of mental illness in the United States, and to ensure mental health parity, so that mental health is treated the same way as physical health for reimbursement by insurance companies.

Veterans who receive their healthcare through their employer need to know that the Mental Health Parity Act of 2008 mandates the insurance companies pay for mental health treatment the same as they would for a physical health treatment.

Learn more at www.kennedyforum.org 

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In this conversation with Mandy Hickson, author of An Officer Not a Gentleman, she talks about her experience as a Tornado GR4 combat pilot for the British Royal Air Force and how she has translated that experience to the business world as a motivational speaker. Mandy faced many of the challenges common to women in male-dominated fields with determination and humor. She also talks about how those moments seeded doubt and insecurity she might not have experienced otherwise, and how she overcame those feelings to become a successful pilot and leader. You can find her at her website, www.mandyhickson.com, and on social media @mandyhicksonspeaker.

The blurb: 

‘MANDY, BREAK RIGHT…’ Jacko’s urgent scream shatters my bubble of bliss like a balloon exploding. My right hand slams the stick across and we tip over sideways, like a hard right turn on a roller coaster. I tense my stomach muscles to accept the punch in the guts from the g-suit, which clamps my legs tight to force the blood to my brain and stop me from blacking out. ‘Missile launch, five o’clock…’ says the strained voice of my nav into my headset. I am not daydreaming anymore. Flying a multi-million pound fighter jet in hostile territory is not an everyday career and it comes with a high degree of pressure and responsibility. It’s a dream job that takes years of ambition, training and commitment, but for Mandy Hickson, it was a dream that became reality.Find out about Mandy’s incredible journey to become one of the UK’s first female, fast-jet pilots and how she overcame many obstacles to develop the skills to succeed in such a demanding career.

Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer for young adults. She hosts the Aviatrix Book Club and the Aviatrix Book Review Website and Podcast. This episode is a rebroadcast of the Aviatrix Book Review in collaboration with Coming Home Well. You can find Liz @LiteraryAviatrix on social media.

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In this episode Tyler is honored to chat with Gary Powers Jr., Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Cold War Museum at Vint Hill and son of Gary Francis Powers. Gary revisits what happened to his father after he was shot down by the Soviets while flying the U2, his captivity and the aftermath.

As a result of his dad being shot down and the lack of young people understanding the Cold War, Gary built the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill. The museum is a consolidation rich in history and artifacts that brings many opportunities to explore and educate young minds as well as old about our military history.

To learn more about the Cold War visit the Cold War Museum at coldwar.org

Would you like Gary to speak at your upcoming event? 

Visit garypowers.com to learn more.

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Stress Tested, Crisis Aware and Ready to Bounce

Tyler talks with Mary Kelly, about her 6 stages of every crisis, challenge, or change and how to push through these stages. Applying your leadership skills when needed in effective ways to give certainty to those you lead. Listen in as Mary is a proven leader, coach, author and Naval Officer and Commander (ret.) who has trained over 40,000 personnel. Learn how to be a leader of certainty.

1. Rejection

2. Recognition

3. Realization

4. Resolution

5. New Reality and Assessment

6. Realignment Stage

Tool and website 

Podcast - Productive Leaders - Mary Kelly 12 months business success and accountability planner

Productive Leaders - Mary Kelly - Motivational Speaker - Business Development Speaker - Leadership Speaker

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In-Dependent makes wellness accessible and creates opportunities for all military spouses to connect for friendship, accountability, and inspiration.

In-Dependent envision a time when all military spouses thrive through connection to community and resources that results in healthy decision-making for themselves and their families.

Tyler talks with Evie King, Executive Board Vice-President, Executive Director of In-Dependent about creating a wellness community for military spouses and their families. They offer a positive and inclusive community platform for military spouses to connect through virtual wellness programs and resources, including:

• The annual virtual InDependent Wellness Summit™ which has been attended by over 8,000 military spouses from all branches since its creation in 2015. The summit brings subject matter experts together with military spouses for a week of wellness made easy, including podcast interviews, daily intention-setting, cooking demos, workouts, private interactions and accountability, fun giveaways, and more.
• Wellness Unfiltered™ is a multifaceted program addressing the tougher, harder-to-discuss wellness topics affecting military spouses. This program is our commitment to create dialog, connect you to experts, and provide a formal structure to boldly address the areas of wellness that we all want to have conversations about, but sometimes don’t want to bring up. 
• Deep dive topics from the InDependent Wellness Summit™ through exclusive programming and engagement in our WellnessLounge™.
• Themed Blog Posts and Wellness Wednesday Spotlights promoting healthy lifestyles relevant to military life provided by inspirational military spouse volunteers.
• Our newest program, Fuel the Homefront, launched in March 2022. It is currently being piloted in Alaska, but if you are not located there you can request a workshop here.

Visit their website at https://in-dependent.org/about

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In this interview Liz talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Beverly Weintraub, about her book Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators.

On Feb. 2, 2019, the skies over Maynardville, Tennessee, filled with the roar of four F/A-18F Super Hornets streaking overhead in close formation. In each aircraft were two young female flyers, executing the first all-woman Missing Man Formation flyover in Navy history in memory of Captain Rosemary Mariner — groundbreaking Navy jet pilot, inspiring commander, determined and dedicated leader — whose drive to ensure the United States military had its choice of the best America had to offer, both men and women, broke down barriers and opened doors for female aviators wanting to serve their country.

Selected for Navy flight training as an experiment in 1972, Mariner and her five fellow graduates from the inaugural group of female Naval Aviators racked up an impressive roster of achievements, and firsts: first woman to fly a tactical jet aircraft; first woman to command an aviation squadron; first female Hurricane Hunter; first pregnant Navy pilot; plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that overturned limits on women's ability to fulfill their military duty.

Leading by example, and by confrontation when necessary, they challenged deep skepticism within the fleet and blazed a trail for female aviators wanting to serve their country equally with their male counterparts.

This is the story of their struggles and triumphs as they earned their Wings of Gold, learned to fly increasingly sophisticated jet fighters and helicopters, mastered aircraft carrier landings, served at sea and reached heights of command that would have been unthinkable less than a generation before. And it is the story of the legacy they left behind, one for which the women performing the Navy’s first Missing Woman Flyover in Mariner’s memory owe a debt of gratitude.

2023 marks 50 years of women in Naval Aviation, and 30 years since the Combat Exclusion law was repealed allowing women to fly in combat. It also marks the first year the Blue Angels perform with a female F-18 Fighter Pilot, Lt. Amanda Lee, on the team.

Liz Booker is a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer for young adults. She hosts the Aviatrix Book Club and the Aviatrix Book Review Website and Podcast. This episode is a rebroadcast of the Aviatrix Book Review in collaboration with Coming Home Well. You can find Liz @LiteraryAviatrix on social media.

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