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In this episode, I am honored to host another guest willing to remove their armor to help other people. This episode's guest is Air Force Veteran Amanda Huffman and she shares how serving in the military had become her career identity, the challenges she faced when her military service ended, and the choices she made that ultimately improved her transition journey.

Amanda is a military spouse and veteran who served in the Air Force for six years as a Civil Engineer including a deployment to Afghanistan. She traded in her combat boots for a diaper bag to stay home with her two boys and follow her husband’s military career.

She has been recognized as HillVets100 (class 2019), Women Veteran Trailblazer (2021), and was a finalist for the Melissa A. Washington Small Business Award. She published her first book in 2019 titled, "Women of the Military," sharing the stories of 28 military women.

In 2019 she also launched her podcast titled Women of the Military. Women of the Military podcast shares the stories of women past and present and hopes to inspire the next generation of women to serve. Her new book, "A Girl's Guide to Military Service," was published in September 2022.

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In this episode, I am honored to host another guest willing to remove their armor to help other people. This episode's guest is retired Air Force Veteran Lakeydra Houston. Lakeydra is a certified victim advocate passionate about giving survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking a voice.

In this episode, I am honored to host another guest willing to remove their armor to help others. This episode's guest is retired Air Force Veteran Lakeydra Houston. Lakeydra is a certified victim advocate passionate about giving survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking a voice.

This episode uncovers Lakeydra's personal abusive experiences as a child and how those terrifying experiences resulted in disturbing behaviors as she grew up. Disturbing behaviors that were overlooked by family members and friends.

Her journey to help survivors first started when she was a military law enforcement officer responding to many domestic violence and sexual assault calls, and quickly learned that resources for survivors were not always readily available.

I hope this episode contributes to childhood abuse awareness and helps save children from abusive behaviors worldwide.

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U. S. Marine Veteran Erik Therwanger is the founder of Think GREAT and host of the Think GREAT Experience podcast. He recently appeared on the Unarmored Talk podcast and shared insights on how a question from a U.S. Marine Corps Recruiter forever changed his life.

From authoring his first book, to becoming his wife's caregiver during her numerous bouts with cancer and cardiac arrest, Erik constantly draws from his experiences as a U.S. Marine to help him heal and thrive when faced with life-changing circumstances.

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According to recent research, senior military officers are one group that some service members and veterans believe have an easier transition journey from active duty to civilian life.
 
However, 2019 Emmy Award Winner and Documentary Filmmaker Col., USMC (Ret.) Riccoh Player's recent appearance on the Unarmored Talk podcast reveals how military-civilian transition can be challenging for all service members to include senior military officers. And how the transition journey is unique to each person and their families.

During this episode, Riccoh shares relevant insights and recommendations that he believes can help service members and veterans with their transition journey from the military.

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In March 1996, Author and Inspirational Speaker Steve Bottrill was on a ventilator after suffering a brain injury, collapsed lung, and several other injuries from a motor vehicle accident.

At 22 years old, he was in a coma but aware of conversations taking place at his hospital bedside between his parents and medical staff about what to do with his organs after his death.

So how did Steve overcome impossible odds? What was he thinking about when he could hear the conversations taking place? How did he yell out he was still very much alive? Listen or watch this episode to uncover his journey!

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Parents or a Parent often have many questions when their child becomes interested in earning the title "Marine." But in the case of Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Marine Mom Abigail G. Manning, her daughter and son not only became interested in becoming Marines, but successfully earned the "Marine" title.

So how did Abigail handle both of her children's decision to join the Marines? Was it a complete surprise? Did she react, respond, or both? Listen to this episode to uncover her journey of being a single parent and raising two United States Marines!

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Why are trauma survivors happier, on average, after a traumatic experience? What aspects of their life do they choose to change and why?

Certified Life Coach Regina Littlejohn recently appeared on the Unarmored Talk podcast and shared how she walked away from a head-on collision and how this near-death experience changed her life. 

I hope her story educates, motivates, but most importantly inspires people to choose life skills that will help them heal and thrive while living.

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Making the final decision to compete in the IRONMAN starts with a bunch of uncomfortable choices. Choices that may change your life forever.

Author and Business Owner Doug Davidson recently appeared on the Unarmored Talk podcast and shared how he became one of the first-ever athletes to finish the IRONMAN® Triathlon World Championships in Hawaii in 1982. He swam 2.4 miles in the Pacific Ocean, cycled 112 miles through the lava fields on the Big Island, and ran 26.2 miles.

Please purchase and read, "Power from the Heart" at https://www.powerfromtheheart.net/, to learn more about how Doug uses the power from his heart to heal and thrive through many life challenges.

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I believe we often don't realize just how much of an impact our parents have on us until we are adults.

Author, Grief & Trauma Coach, and Business Owner Claire M. Schwartz  recently appeared on Unarmored Talk podcast and reflected on growing up in a toxic household and how she recognized, accepted, and overcame the impact of her childhood experiences as an adult.

I hope her story inspires current and future parents to gain a better understanding of the impact their behavior can have on a child, recognize behaviors that are a detriment to the child's development, and be willing to change them for the child's future benefit.

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Mario P. Fields, Unarmored Talk Producer/Host and Nicole Fields, Unarmored Talk Video Editor, take a moment to wish their listeners and viewers Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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