https://ia601405.us.archive.org/11/items/celebrating-15-years-of-sesame-street-for-military-families-and-beyond-anchored-ep-25/Celebrating%2015%20Years%20of%20Sesame%20Street%20for%20Military%20Families%20and%20Beyond_Anchored%20Ep%2025_final%20mixdown.mp3 About this Episode In this episode, we talk with Tara Wright about the 15 year anniversary of SS4MF! We discuss the array of SS4MF topics and resources they for… Continue Reading Celebrating 15 Years of Sesame Street for Military Families and Beyond| Anchored Episode 25

https://ia601508.us.archive.org/13/items/an-introduction-to-the-traumatic-brain-injury-center-of-excellences-caregiver-an/An%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Traumatic%20Brain%20Injury%20Center%20of%20Excellence%27s%20Caregiver%20and%20Provider%20Resources_Ep%2024.mp3 About the Episode  This episode provides an overview of traumatic brain injury, including the signs and symptoms to look for, and an intro to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center… Continue Reading An Introduction to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence’s Caregiver and Provider Resources| Anchored Episode 24

About this Episode In this episode, we are joined by Terri Rudy and Dr. Daniel Perkins of the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness to discuss promoting positive tech use for… Continue Reading Exploring The Thrive Initiative’s Digital Empowerment Resource for Parents and Professionals| Anchored Episode 23

About this Episode: Military spouses face countless transitions and life-changes that can impact career, higher education goals and finances. This podcast episode explores Christine “C.C.” Gallagher‘s  experiences as a military spouse… Continue Reading Supporting Military Spouses with Employment and Higher Education Transitions| Anchored. Episode 19

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About this Podcast Episode

In this episode, we talk with Traci and Greg Ferris about their experience with post- military combat PTSD. We discuss the impact that it has had on their marriage and their family over the years. Greg and Traci speak as a married couple and as individuals about the ways in which PTSD has shaped their family dynamics and own personal lives.

Guest Bios

 Greg and Traci Ferris have been married for thirteen years. Greg joined the Air Force in 2001 and served four years as a flying crew chief. After dealing with a host of medical and emotional difficulties for about a decade after he separated from the Air Force, Greg was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Traci now, along with the duties of full-time employee, wife and mother, takes on the role of caregiver as Greg battles his health problems. They have two sons, ages six and four.

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About this Podcast Episode

This podcast offers a mother’s perspective on raising children with special needs, being a wife of an active duty military service member, and early intervention and other resources.

Guest Bios

Robyn DiPietro-Wells is married with four children ranging in age from 3 to 10 years old.  She lives in East Central Illinois and spent over a decade as an active duty military spouse.  Her two oldest children were each diagnosed with disabilities as young children.  Over the course of their lives she has dedicated a great deal of her time towards advocating on their behalf to ensure they receive the best care and services available.  She is passionate about encouraging and empowering parents to be advocates for their children, educating individuals on the unique needs of military families and children, and ensuring that all military families and professionals know of the resources and opportunities available to them and their children whether they are typical developing or experiencing developmental delays.

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About this Podcast Episode

This is a 60- minute podcast delves into the personal experience of a mother who has experience postpartum depression, her struggles, triumphs, and strategies/resources for other parents and mental health clinicians.

Guest Bio

Bari Sobelson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has worked in the community as an LMFT in different settings including home-based therapy, private practice, and through the state and federal- funded early intervention program. Bari has a passion for working with children with special needs and their families. She has taught as an adjunct instructor in the marriage and family therapy program at Valdosta State University and served as the local GAMFT chapter chair for 2 years. She is currently the Social Media and Webinar Coordination Specialist with our MFLN Family Development team. Not to mention, Bari is a mother of two boys, who keep her very busy!

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About this Podcast Episode

This podcast delves into the perspective of marriage from a civilian married to an active duty Army Sgt. and also the perspective from an active duty military service member’s marriage through deployments. Tabitha McCoy takes us on her military journey through her experiences from marriage, army enlistment, deployment, birth of children, and the death of military spouse. Reg McCutcheon shares his experiences as a military service member while having a family and the ways in which his responsibilities to the Air Force impacted his relationship with his family.

Guest Bios

Tabitha McCoy earned her Master of Science degree in Marriage & Family Therapy at Valdosta State University. She is currently the Clinic Manager of FamilyWorks Therapy Clinic, a student run clinic housed in the Marriage & Family Therapy Department at VSU.  During the course of her career she has worked with individuals and families who suffered from a diverse range of issues, including family issues related to trauma, family violence, and grief. In addition to offering individual and family therapy she also developed and implemented a children’s divorce group as well as a children’s grief group and served as co-facilitator for the sexual assault support group at FamilyWorks Therapy Clinic. Tabitha has also held clinical internship positions at both a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility where she worked directly with inpatient residents throughout their rehabilitation journey, as well as a local elementary school where she worked in collaboration with other mental health professionals offering services to school aged children. Tabitha has a particular interest and passion working with Military personnel and their families and is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Marriage & Family Therapy with a concentration in working with Military Families.

Reg McCutcheon is a retired Lt Col from the US Air Force, a combat veteran and Bronze Star recipient. Reg has served in many capacities in his career to include squadron commander, chief of operations training, NATO senior planner, combat crew commander and regional director of admissions at the USAF Academy. Reg is currently a student in the Valdosta State University Marriage and Family Therapy program.

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About this Podcast Episode

This podcast describes the ways in which family structure has changed over the past two decades and how this particular therapist’s work has been impacted by the changes.

Guest Bio

Jeff Bickers graduated from Valdosta State College with a BS in psychology, a MS in Sociology and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy.  Jeff was the counselor/program director on the Adolescent Unit at Greenleaf (elaborate) from 1990-95.  He became a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Georgia in 1996. Jeff also worked at Charter Augusta, an acute/residential hospital, as a Family Therapist from 1995-2000. Recently, Jeff has been in private practice since March, 2000 at Valdosta Psychiatric Associates.

The Quote

“We have more ways to communicate now than we ever have, through email, text, telephone, but we don’t know how to talk to each other.”

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In this episode we talk with people intimately familiar with the perspective of single parenting in the military. Our guests discuss their personal experiences as single parents and active-duty military… Continue Reading Double Duties: Exploring Single Parenthood in the Military| Anchored. Episode 14