One thing I am always careful about, is to NOT be hypocritical in anything I represent on OTR.  In this analysis of the Smith vs Rock debate, I open up with a story that I have never before shared publicly.  

I've never been a fan of bullies or cowards...and they are usually one in the same.  In this instance, Will Smith was both a bully and a coward.  I'm not saying that is who he is on the whole, but only in this particular instance. 

I hope has the character to look inside of himself, and take ownership of his actions.  He was NOT in the right here, not under these circumstances. 

Find Chad on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/seatoseaforptsd

Find his Website here: https://www.seatoseaforptsd.ca/

Chad Kennedy is both an Army Veteran, and a First Responder.  He is walking across Canada to raise awareness and funds for PTSD treatment and awareness. 

If you are able, please donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/seatoseaforptsdca 

Meet the Man - Chad Kennedy

I have been involved in Law Enforcement since 2004, most recently with the Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol, now off work indefinitely while working on my healing.

Up until a few years ago I had a constant battle with anger and anxiety... I reached out for help. I was diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety in 2018. Recently I suffered a post traumatic stress injury (PTSI) after attending a horrible incident in the Canadian Rockies on July 18, 2020, fortunately I was able to receive the help I so desperately needed for my trauma.

August of the same year I suffered a meltdown... after calming down and reevaluating the situation, it was evident that though our loved ones are at our side, our loved ones don't truly understand the beast that lives within us. Yes it's a physical injury, not a visual injury. "NOT ALL WOUNDS ARE VISIBLE."

The vision. To walk across Canada alongside of some amazing warriors, raising awareness of PTS and mental health, to raise funds to help those who need treatment and to assist in creating education programs for loved ones and friends.

Emergency Service (nurses, doctors, corrections, police, peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMT's, & dispatchers), Military, and Veteran Communities. It's time to tell our stories, it's time to be heard. April 2022 we shall be warriors, we shall beat this together!

Your donation or purchase of our merchandise will help fuel our walk and support Mental Health Initiatives across Canada.

Jennifer Tracy is on a mission to save lives.

At the age of 29, she lost her husband and one of her twin daughters in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. Her other two surviving daughters McKayla and Amber, who were left permanently injured, have both graduated from high school, and her oldest daughter McKayla recently graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Criminal Justice Degree.

[email protected]

redefineyourmission.com/  https://www.redefineyourmission.store/

callforback-up.com  

Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Deepest-Darkness-Light-HOPE-Strategies/dp/0999398784/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V52DJB8U1097&keywords=jennifer+tracy&qid=1648138171&s=books&sprefix=jennifer+tracy%2Cstripbooks%2C126&sr=1-1

Fitness, Community, Strength, Health, ...Armwrestling is all these things to me.

It's a sport I can engage in with my kids

It's a community where I feel accepted and happy

It's really FUN!

Devon Larratt is #1 in North America, and in June we'll find out if he is #1 in the world.  He's a Canadian Army Veteran of the PPCLI, RCR, and Special Forces. It was his YouTube videos that ignited my interest in the sport, even at my age. 

I'll be 52 in May, but this is a sport that I can keep competing in, well into my 60's.  We'll see how strong I'll be when I'm 62!  It's better to be old and strong, than young and weak.   

#devonlarratt, #nolimitslarratt   

https://nolimitsarmwrestling.com/

https://armbet.net/ 

#nolimitsarmwrestling

#armwrestling

https://veteransassociationfoodbank.ca/

Marie Blackburn founded the Veterans Association Food Bank in Calgary, Alberta.  This Food Bank was the first of it's kind in Canada, and as far as I know, the first in the world. 

It has now expanded to Edmonton, and there is a demand for new branches across the country. 

There has been a large increase in demand for their services due to inflation, so if you're able to donate, please do so. 

The Calgary branch also has a thrift store, so donations can be made there as well in the form of household items, clothing, tools, etc. 

The Veterans Association Food Bank is dedicated to supporting and enriching the lives of Veterans and their families.

As a community of Veterans helping Veterans, we will be the support base where together we create healthy and resilient futures.

The Veterans Association Food Bank recognizes any person who is currently serving or has honorably served in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Veterans Association Food Bank also recognizes and offers support to those currently serving, honorably discharged or honorably released Commonwealth Allies, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Peacekeepers, Merchant Marines, or Ferry Command (Coast Guard). Support will be extended to spouses, widows, widowers, and any dependent children in need. Proof of military service or affiliation required.

Nathan Phillips was a volunteer fire fighter who was on scene for the Humboldt bus crash which took 16 lives.

Here is his story. 

Luc is the founder CEO of Psychedelic Insights BV/Ltd. to offer qualified trip guides the opportunity to serve clients in an optimized setting and with science based protocols. The aim: Professional and experienced staff, providing psychological guidance of psychedelic experiences. Psychedelic Insights has since become an experienced professional and no nonsense organization with passionate trip guides to help our clients navigate altered states of consciousness.

His service provides the psychological guidance for a 1 day private psychedelic psilocybin session with (donated) fresh truffles. This process comprises of 6 video intro, preparation, intention and integration support calls. Also, everything for the session day.

2 professional trip-guides are there just for you for the entire experience and are not on the clock. Two guides are there for you to guide, hold space and keep you safe. The post session day support and integration therapy sessions can be schedules with one of your 2 your therapist-guides. Our trip-guide facilitators consist mostly of therapeutic and medical professionals and deeply empathetic entheogenic plant medicine practitioners.

Jesse Gould is Founder and President of the Heroic Hearts Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pioneering psychedelic therapies for military veterans. After being deployed as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan three times, he founded the Heroic Hearts Project in 2017 to spearhead the acceptance and use of ayahuasca therapy as a means of addressing the current mental health crisis among veterans. The Heroic Hearts Project has raised over $350,000 in scholarships from donors including Dr. Bronner’s and partnered with the world’s leading ayahuasca treatment centers, as well as sponsoring psychiatric applications with the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Georgia. Jesse helps shape treatment programs and spreads awareness of plant medicine as a therapeutic method. He has spoken globally about psychedelics and mental health, and received accolades including being recognized as one of the Social Entrepreneurs To Watch For In 2020 by Cause Artist. Driven by a mission to help military veterans struggling with mental trauma, he is best known for his own inspiring battle with PTSD and his recovery through ayahuasca therapy.

Jesse’s work can be seen and heard at NY Times, Breaking Convention, San Francisco Psychedelic Liberty Summit, People of Purchase, The Freq, Psychedelics Today Podcast, Kyle Kingsbury Podcast, Cause Artist,  and The GrowthOp.

1. Stop beating yourself up.  Be as kind to yourself as the person you love the most. 

2. Try to realize, you ARE enough!

3. You are not your past. 

4. Choosing a better path, and walking it, is the only way to resolve the mistakes of the past. 

5. Self Love is the courage to make a promise to yourself, and the integrity to keep the promise. 

Rejection sucks, and the damage it can do can be catastrophic. This rejection loop is often played out when Military members try to transition to civilian life, but that's not the only place where we see it. 

Anyone who is a little socially awkward can experience rejection, which puts them in isolation, which makes them more awkward, which causes more rejection. 

Rejection-Isolation-repeat until someone becomes either a total recluse, or unable to function in any social setting. 

When this happens, people will either become wall-flowers, or they will lash out / act out.  Often, they simply isolate, and avoid people at all costs.