Gretchen Smith is an Air Force veteran. The inspiration behind Code of Vets came from Sgt. Danny E. Smiley, Smith’s dad - her Airborne Angel. He was a Bronze Star Medal recipient, 100-percent disabled Vietnam Veteran and exposed to agent orange. He lost his battle with PTSD at age 57 and Gretchen knew she needed to honor his memory and find away to assist others so they wouldn’t face the same fate. Connect with Gretchen & Code of Vets at the links below: 

Website: https://www.codeofvets.com/

Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3UREBTRV36U9N&source=url

Shop: https://codeofvetsstore.com/

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Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

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Join us for an amazing interview with the founder of "A Voice at the Table!" Annemarie Matulis is a survivor of childhood trauma and adult domestic violence and has spent 35 years balancing careers in the public, private and non-profit sectors including domestic violence, substance misuse and suicide prevention. 

With decades of experience as a community activist, advocate and organizer, she is a recognized change agent within public health in the United States. Emotionally impacted by the suicidal crisis of a mentee, she co-founded, with that mentee Tracey Medeiros,  A Voice at the Table, a grassroots, soul-care movement for the family/friends emotionally impacted by the suicidal crises of a loved one. 

An educator, trainer, curriculum developer, Matulis sits on the Executive Committee of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). She is the Director of the AAS Impacted Family & Friends Division and member of the newly created Lived Experience Advisory Committee for the US national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC.org). Matulis is producer of two documentaries A Voice at the Table (2014) and Voices Still Unheard (2016) which are focused on suicide attempt survivors and their impacted families. 

In 2013/2014, she co-developed a psych-educational, wellness check workshop series for attempt & loss survivors further along the recovery path, Re-Energize & Re-Connect, and a retreat workshop series for the impacted family, Finding Inner Peace. These were developed to help fill the vacuum of protective factor resources. This project has continued to grow and expand.  

Annemarie Matulis:

Executive Committee, American Association of Suicidology (AAS)  

Director, AAS Impacted Family & Friends Division  

Co-Founder, A Voice at the Table - a national movement for family & friends impacted by a loved one's suicidal experiences (AVATT)  

https://www.avoiceatthetable.org   

[email protected]   

Executive Committee, Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP)  

https://www.masspreventssuicide.org/  

Member, International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)  

Suicide prevention, intervention & postvention educator & trainer, certified grief facilitator, author, documentary producer, public speaker  

[email protected]    

https://twitter.com/AnnemarieMatul1  

https://www.facebook.com/A-Voice-at-the-Table-645572688861558  

https://www.facebook.com/Impacted-Family-Friends-103914274677059 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemariematulis/  

http://www.avoiceatthetable.org/index.html

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Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net

Join us for an amazing interview with the founder of "A Voice at the Table!" Annemarie Matulis is a survivor of childhood trauma and adult domestic violence and has spent 35 years balancing careers in the public, private and non-profit sectors including domestic violence, substance misuse and suicide prevention. 

With decades of experience as a community activist, advocate and organizer, she is a recognized change agent within public health in the United States. Emotionally impacted by the suicidal crisis of a mentee, she co-founded, with that mentee Tracey Medeiros,  A Voice at the Table, a grassroots, soul-care movement for the family/friends emotionally impacted by the suicidal crises of a loved one. 

An educator, trainer, curriculum developer, Matulis sits on the Executive Committee of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). She is the Director of the AAS Impacted Family & Friends Division and member of the newly created Lived Experience Advisory Committee for the US national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC.org). Matulis is producer of two documentaries A Voice at the Table (2014) and Voices Still Unheard (2016) which are focused on suicide attempt survivors and their impacted families. 

In 2013/2014, she co-developed a psych-educational, wellness check workshop series for attempt & loss survivors further along the recovery path, Re-Energize & Re-Connect, and a retreat workshop series for the impacted family, Finding Inner Peace. These were developed to help fill the vacuum of protective factor resources. This project has continued to grow and expand.  

Annemarie Matulis:

Executive Committee, American Association of Suicidology (AAS)  

Director, AAS Impacted Family & Friends Division  

Co-Founder, A Voice at the Table - a national movement for family & friends impacted by a loved one's suicidal experiences (AVATT)  

https://www.avoiceatthetable.org   

[email protected]   

Executive Committee, Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP)  

https://www.masspreventssuicide.org/  

Member, International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)  

Suicide prevention, intervention & postvention educator & trainer, certified grief facilitator, author, documentary producer, public speaker  

[email protected]    

https://twitter.com/AnnemarieMatul1  

https://www.facebook.com/A-Voice-at-the-Table-645572688861558  

https://www.facebook.com/Impacted-Family-Friends-103914274677059 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemariematulis/  

http://www.avoiceatthetable.org/index.html

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Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net

Join us for this insightful interview! A retired Vietnam-era veteran, with 22 years of service and retired from a 30-year career in the US Postal Service. His first four books are about living and coping with Bipolar Disorder. James also shares his talents as an actor, officiant, and commercial driver. See all of the ways he can be of service to you. Since 2006, when he went down hard with Clinical Depression, he has become aware of a great need to talk about his journey as Bipolar-2. 

Two psychiatrists told him that he was probably running along this bumpy road for the past 50 years. Now he has written four books on the subject and has started speaking engagements to help others learn from his journey. Pickup your copy of his book and connect with him online at the links below:

https://www.amazon.com/ScatterBrain-Bipolar-Fragments-James-Stordahl/dp/1492336521#immersive-view_1617650826660

https://www.jamesstordahl.com

Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net

Join us for this insightful interview! A retired Vietnam-era veteran, with 22 years of service and retired from a 30-year career in the US Postal Service. His first four books are about living and coping with Bipolar Disorder. James also shares his talents as an actor, officiant, and commercial driver. See all of the ways he can be of service to you. Since 2006, when he went down hard with Clinical Depression, he has become aware of a great need to talk about his journey as Bipolar-2. 

Two psychiatrists told him that he was probably running along this bumpy road for the past 50 years. Now he has written four books on the subject and has started speaking engagements to help others learn from his journey. Pickup your copy of his book and connect with him online at the links below:

https://www.amazon.com/ScatterBrain-Bipolar-Fragments-James-Stordahl/dp/1492336521#immersive-view_1617650826660

https://www.jamesstordahl.com

Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net

Join us as we discuss/review the 15 Things Veterans Want You to Know! We found them online at a great website for Education, Courses and Tools for anyone wanting to understand Veterans better. Communicate with them more effectively and avoid difficult conversations! Visit Psych Armor online at the link below: 

https://psycharmor.org

Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net

Join us as we discuss/review the 15 Things Veterans Want You to Know! We found them online at a great website for Education, Courses and Tools for anyone wanting to understand Veterans better. Communicate with them more effectively and avoid difficult conversations! Visit Psych Armor online at the link below: 

https://psycharmor.org

Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net

Join us as we speak with Ben Turney from Mission Partner Services, transforming lives, one at a time, is at the heart of Outlook 180 and Mission Partner Services, LLC. Learning to cope with struggles of life is essential to develop effective marriages, loving families and thriving businesses. Visit them online at the links below: 

https://missionpartnerservices.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/70543527/

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

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/

Your Host - Brad Richard

Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard  

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak

Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com

Website: https://www.bradrichard.net