Gabe spent nearly a decade on patrol, seven years on SWAT, and five years as a sniper with Reno PD before retiring this year. He was trained to stay composed under extreme pressure. What that training didn't prepare him for was what all of it would eventually cost him.

In this episode, Gabe shares the story behind the badge: the immense personal struggles he faced in the years following his military service, and the sixteen years of sobriety he's built since. He talks candidly about what recovery actually required, why the culture around asking for help in law enforcement and military life is so slow to change, and how he found his way back to purpose through helping others carry what he once carried alone.

Today Gabe runs Precision Resilience, a fitness and firearms training business, and the Resilient Lives Foundation, a nonprofit supporting first responders and veterans through group workouts built around trauma and moral injury. In this episode, he and Jolyn also talk through firearms training and preparedness in a way that's accessible whether or not you've ever considered owning a gun.

If you've ever wondered what happens to the people trained to hold everything together for the rest of us, this conversation is for you.

Show Notes:

Website: precision-resilience.com

Nonprofit: https://www.resilientlivesfoundation.org/

Socials:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/precision_resilience

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@precision.resilience

Episode Description:

Adult friendship rarely falls apart all at once. It just quietly gets crowded out by work, family, and moving, until one day you realize your calendar is full and your list of people to call is not. In this episode, Jolyn breaks down why adult friendship has become so difficult, drawing on the Surgeon General's own story of loneliness, Benjamin Franklin's approach to building friendship on purpose, and a real client story for those whose social anxiety makes even trying feel impossible. This episode closes with a specific, doable Pause for the week. Millennialism

Winston Meikle spent decades as a bedside nurse and nurse administrator before a patient's against-the-odds recovery changed how he thought about healthcare entirely. In this episode, Winston shares the story that reshaped his practice, walks through the love-based, intention-driven approach he now teaches, and makes the case for why healthcare consumers need to be active participants in their own healing, not just recipients of a protocol. This is a conversation about fear, hope, and what it means to bring more of yourself into your own care.

SHOW NOTES:

Website: Lovingcarepartners.org

Get Winson’s book: Poweroflovetheory.com

Mobile Lab Services: Mobilelabtecs.com

Most people think grief is about death. It isn't.

Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss, and loss takes more than forty forms. The end of a friendship. A family ruptured by politics. A faith that no longer holds. A future you had planned on. A person who is very much alive but completely out of reach.

In this episode, Certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Grief Recovery Specialist Jolyn Armstrong explores the grief most of us are carrying without knowing it has a name and why unnamed grief doesn't heal.

She opens with one of the most striking stories in American history, walks through the many losses society fails to recognize as grief, and addresses one of the most painful experiences showing up right now: the family member you love but can no longer talk to.

If you've been feeling heavy, stuck, or sad in a way you can't quite explain this episode might give that feeling its name.

Between Sessions is part of the Grapevine Wellness Show with Jolyn Armstrong.

In this episode, Jolyn sits down with Seung "Bruce" Lee, founder of Infinite Potential Advisors in Truckee, California, and author of The Zen of Your Infinite Potential. Bruce's story starts with a health crisis that upended everything he thought he knew about himself, and traces the road that followed: leaving his career and his home in Maryland, an RV journey west, and an unexpected landing in Lake Tahoe that became the beginning of a full rebuild. Using eight Japanese Zen principles as a map, from kintsugi (the breaking) to his ascent into a new sense of self, Bruce and Jolyn walk through what it actually looks like to fall apart and become someone new on purpose. This conversation touches grief, identity, nature as medicine, and the decision to bet everything on a new direction.

Show Notes:

Website: InfinitePotentialAdvisors.com
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Your-Infinite-Potential-Principles/dp/B0GZSSHJRY/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.U_Ec80HFHZy6_P2Rs3nrN7JnjOD1xYh_5AoZvegUDIE.Cakvb6kpD1MhqXGIyYlcHRmOsTirr4AVv6mfGse5UwQ&dib_tag=se&qid=1784400699&refinements=p_27%3ASeung+%22Bruce%22+Lee&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Seung+%22Bruce%22+Lee#detailBullets_feature_div

Dementia touches more families than almost any other condition — and yet most of us don't know what to do until we're already in the middle of it. In this episode, Jolyn sits down with Kathy Ovenstone of Help at Home Senior Care for an honest, deeply practical conversation about caring for someone you love through cognitive decline.

Kathy's work in senior care began when she was a teenager helping care for her grandmother with Alzheimer's, and decades later — after a career in healthcare operations — she now spends her days walking families through exactly the moments most of us are quietly dreading. Together, Jolyn and Kathy talk about the conversations families keep avoiding, why hiding cognitive decline costs more than acknowledging it, when it's time to take the keys away, and the surprising reframes — like "therapeutic lying" and "meeting them where they are" — that make this season more bearable for everyone.

If you've ever watched a loved one start to slip, or quietly wondered whether someone you care about is showing early signs, this conversation is for you.

Show Notes:
Alz stats
https://www.alz.org/getmedia/ef8f48f9-ad36-48ea-87f9-b74034635c1e/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/NNSES
Our website: https://helpathomenv.com
https://helpathomenv.com/how-to-know-when-its-time-to-get-help-for-your-aging-parents/
Sage test: 
https://helpathomenv.com/sage-dementia-test/

"Something Feels Off. Here's Why That Actually Makes Sense."

If you've been carrying a heaviness you can't quite name: a low hum of anxiety, a restlessness you can't shake, a sense that something is wrong even when you can't point to what, you're not alone. And you're not broken.

In this first episode of Between Sessions, Certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Grief Recovery Specialist Jolyn Armstrong explores what's actually happening in your nervous system when the world feels uncertain and your internal model of how things are supposed to work no longer matches reality. She unpacks the psychology of disillusionment: what it is, where it shows up, and why it hits the body the way it does.

From faith and career to the institutions we grew up trusting, disillusionment is one of the most undernamed sources of pain people are carrying right now. And with America marking its 250th year, the collective weight of that experience has never felt more present.

This episode won't tell you what to think. It will help you understand what you're feeling and offer a path toward something more grounded than either blind loyalty or giving up entirely.

Between Sessions is part of the Grapevine Wellness Show with Jolyn Armstrong.

When a medical emergency strikes a family member, especially an elderly loved one, it can feel overwhelming. For so many families, panic and confusion take over—leaving them feeling lost and unprepared. What if you could change that?

Matt Bruback, founder of the Northern Nevada Senior Empowerment Seminar, is providing you the ability to do just that. Matt created this initiative to help families like yours navigate medical crises with confidence, clarity, and calm.

In this episode, Matt shares:

• The simple steps you can take now to protect your elderly loved ones during a health emergency.
• The resources every family should know before a crisis strikes.
• How preparation can ease stress, save time, and even save lives when it matters most.

From financial planning and legal guidance to home care, hospice, and beyond, Matt’s insights offer a clear roadmap to help you move from panic to prepared—so you can care for your loved ones with confidence.

Show Notes
Matt Bruback, Northern Nevada Senior Empowerment Seminar
Email: [email protected]

In this episode of The Grapevine Wellness Show, Jolyn Armstrong sits down with Colleen Feuling, a Senior Home Coach and real estate professional who helps older adults navigate how to live safely and well as they age.

But recently, her work became deeply personal.

After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Colleen found herself facing the very challenges she’s helped others prepare for: mobility limitations, an unsafe home layout, and the reality of needing support in a space that once felt easy to live in.

In this conversation, Colleen shares what “aging in place” really looks like, the hidden risks many homes have, and how small changes can make a big difference in safety, independence, and peace of mind.

This is a thoughtful and eye-opening conversation about resilience, perspective, and what it means to truly be prepared for life’s unexpected turns.

Show Notes:

Colleen’s Phone: 775.580.5805

Colleen’s Email: [email protected]

Talking about end-of-life planning isn’t easy. But what if there was a way to approach it that brought peace, clarity—and even a little humor?

I invite you to enjoy this insightful and uplifting episode featuring Lisa Schober, financial advisor, and Nicole Harvey, estate planning attorney. Inspired by the title of Nicole’s book, I Hope You Die Laughing, this conversation dives into how creating a plan for your loved ones can ease emotional and mental stress—for them and for you.

In this episode, Lisa and Nicole share:

• Why end-of-life and estate planning are acts of love for your family.
• How having a plan can reduce fear, stress, and uncertainty for everyone involved.
• Practical tips to get started—and how a little humor can make even the toughest conversations easier.

With their combined expertise and heartfelt approach, Lisa and Nicole show us how preparing for the future doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Instead, it can be a gift that brings peace of mind and emotional wellbeing to those you care about most.

Show Notes
Lisa Schober, Financial Advisor | Edward Jones – Phone: 775.853.2868
Nicole Harvey, Nevada Counsel – NevadaCounsel.com – Phone: 775.832.3012