Operation Tango Romeo, the Trauma Recovery Podcast

New Episode featuring Paul Farrell, Founder and Director of AfterGlo Wellness Society Ltd, is out now!

AfterGlo Wellness Society Ltd. is a Veteran-led, federally incorporated Canadian not-for-profit organization focused on improving mental-health outcomes for Veterans and first responders through research, education, advocacy and partnership.

They bring together Veterans, families, researchers, healthcare professionals, universities, governments, employers and community organizations to strengthen support for properly authorized clinical research and evidence-informed public education.

AfterGlo Wellness Society Ltd. was founded from lived experience with military service, Veteran mental-health challenges and the effects those challenges have on families.

Paul Farrell’s experience as a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran and Jennifer Farrell-Sleeth’s experience as a Veteran partner and implementation leader shape our commitment to responsible research, public education and meaningful collaboration.

Paul served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, including service in Afghanistan, and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he worked as an aviation technician. His background also includes studies in law and security and the human-services field, along with volunteer work supporting marginalized and underrepresented communities.

Paul’s lived experience with military service, PTSD and the challenges of navigating mental-health care gives him a direct understanding of the gaps Veterans and their families face. Those experiences led him to establish AfterGlo Wellness Society Ltd.

His work now focuses on bringing Veteran voices into research and public policy, building relationships among governments, universities, researchers, clinicians and community organizations, and advancing properly authorized clinical research addressing PTSD and treatment-resistant mental-health conditions.

#PTSI

#MentalHealth

#Veteran

#Healing

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This weeks episode is with Heather Vanderveer. She is a veteran who works with survivors of military sexual trauma, harassment, coercion and abuse: people whose lives have been altered not only by what was done to them, but by what the system failed to do afterwards. She is the co-founder of Alberta Recoil, which provides peer support and a range of other services to help support survivors of military sexual trauma.

Their mission is to offer specialized, trauma-informed care and resources tailored to the unique challenges faced by those who serve.

Alberta Recoil Inc. provides non-clinical peer support services and is a fully insured and registered organization. Their team – John Senior, Heather Vanderveer, and Laryssa Yankchak – are trained peer support facilitators with experience in both Canada and international settings.

At Alberta Recoil Inc., they are committed to providing a safe, understanding, and effective support system for those who serve and their loved ones. Visit their website for more information!

albertarecoil.com

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Produced by Jessika Dupuis

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Fraser Tolmie, Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw–Lake Centre–Lanigan and the Conservative Party's newly appointed Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs. Fraser brings a unique blend of military, municipal, and federal leadership to the role. Before entering politics, he served as an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he was part of Canada's military pilot training program, and he holds a degree in War Studies, Strategic Thought, and Conflict Resolution from King's College London.

Prior to his election to Parliament in 2021, Fraser served as Mayor of Moose Jaw from 2016 to 2021, after previously serving on city council. In Ottawa, he's been a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, where he's focused on improving services, benefits, and support for Canada's veterans and their families. His recent appointment as Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs reflects that ongoing commitment to those who have served our country.

Today, we'll discuss the challenges facing Canada's veterans, the future of Veterans Affairs, national defence, and the issues shaping Canadian politics

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Recover Out Loud!

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Episode #365 The Veterans Ombudsperson of Canada Speaks Truth, Is now available!

Colonel (Ret'd) Nishika Jardine. After nearly 37 years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces, Colonel Jardine now serves as an advocate for fairness, ensuring Veterans and their families receive the support, respect, and services they've earned. A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and former Commander of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers School, she brings decades of leadership, operational experience, and unwavering commitment to those who have served our country.

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Gordon Hurley is the Founder and CEO of All The Way Factory also the Producer of Advance Force Operations docuseries. He is a Canadian Special Operations veteran who served for 15 years. He is also a board member at Project Lifespark, Canada's only ibogaine charity. Gord's passion for mental health, charity, and healing is displayed in this episode, where he and Mark discuss MAID, Ibogaine and its benefits, and their own personal experiences with Psychedelics.

#BryanHubbard

#ibogaine

#MentalHealth

#Veteran

#PTSD

#Psychedelics

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Recover Out Loud!

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Produced by Jessika Dupuis

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Mark speaks with Paul and Nicholas with CIMVHR and they discuss the importance of research and its benefits, different healing modalities, the work that CIMVHR has been doing, connections between research and policy, types of brain injuries and PTSI, cultural competency, cannabis, and much more in a very exciting and science heavy episode.

Their website: https://cimvhr.ca/our-team/

Link to full episode: https://youtu.be/V_EjEmAHPKA

Link to full episode in bio

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All opinions expressed by the guest belong to only the guest and are not always reflected by the host.

The OTR podcast: The Trauma Recovery Podcast for Veterans, First Responders, and their families.

Creator and Host Mark Meincke

Sponsored by ⁠ShopVeteran.ca⁠ by Canadian Legacy Project

Produced by Jessika Dupuis

They discuss their careers, mental health, the importance of community, bee keeping, forging, Cameron's charity forging ahead inc and his goal to build a lasting and impactful preventative mental health center with a focus on artistic blacksmithing and other skills, and much more!

To learn more about Forging Ahead Inc and the work that Cameron does visit the website:

forgingaheadinc.org

#Blacksmithing

#Forging

#Veteran

#MentalHealth

#ArtTherapy

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The OTR podcast: The Trauma Recovery Podcast for Veterans, First Responders, and their families.

Creator and Host Mark Meincke

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Produced by Jessika Dupuis

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In a very important episode of Operation Tango Romeo, Amanda Achtman, Founder of Dying to Meet You and Ethics Director at Canadian Physicians for life, and Mark discuss MAID and the horrific reality of it. They discuss MAID and how it's being pushed onto people, the effects of MAID on families and society, some personal stories and anecdotes related to MAID and much more.

#death

#grieving

#MAID

#MentalHealth

#Euthanasia

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Produced by Jessika Dupuis

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Colleen and Mark discuss Havenpoint Health, whole person care, the issues with the system, MAID, how healing CAN HAPPEN, Canadian Legacy and Havenpoint Health's new program: Sister Strength, and the difficulties that female veterans face in and outside of their service.

#Veterans

#PTSI

#FemaleVeteran

#Healing

#MentalHealth

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All opinions expressed by the guest belong to only the guest and are not always reflected by the host.

The OTR podcast: The Trauma Recovery Podcast for Veterans, First Responders, and their families.

Creator and Host Mark Meincke

Sponsored by ⁠ShopVeteran.ca⁠ by Canadian Legacy Project

Produced by Jessika Dupuis

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Episode #359 How "Magnets" Could Help Your Brain? is now available!

Mark and Richard discuss the Poppy Fund, Richards Career, BrainStim, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Ketamine, Psychiatrist, SSRIs, and much more! To learn more about Richard and BrainStim go to their website listed below.

BrainStim: https://brainstim.ca/

Link here:https://youtu.be/F11T2AR7bGA

Link in Stories and Bio.

#PTSD

#MentalHealth

#SSRI

#Ketamine

#BrainStim

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The OTR podcast: The Trauma Recovery Podcast for Veterans, First Responders, and their families.

Creator and Host Mark Meincke

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Produced by Jessika Dupuis

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