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Using Rescue Animals To Overcome Stress & PTSD with Annette Whittenberger
In this episode of the Furbabies Podcast, Stephanie Goodman sits down with retired combat veteran and animal advocate, Annette Whittenberger. They discuss how powerful rescue animals can be for helping our veterans and people suffering from PTSD. Annette shares her story and how she overcame the urge to end it all with the help of her rescue dogs in her segment titled: Who Rescued Who? She is also the host of the podcast, A Wild Ride Called Life.
Watch the original video HERE!
Annette is a military spouse of 24 years, a mother to a daughter, Haeli (21 yrs old; and a son, Blaze. She is a retired combat veteran who served in the Army for seventeen years and 4 months as a Chemical officer including a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
She retired in Nov 2016 and fell into being an Accidental Entrepreneur and uses her voice to share her story about real life after the Army and living with mental illness.
Since her retirement she has focused on her business, podcast, speaking, mentoring, volunteering and her first book (The Wall Between Two Lives).
Her blog A Wild Ride Called Life ®, LLC. incorporates stories from her post-military life in which she shares how she lives life as a mom and military spouse living with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Along with writing, she has created a safe space in which she hosts a Podcast titled “The Truths We Hide”. Not only does she share her story, but she also has guests who share theirs by offering advice to others to help them know that they are not alone and to provide hope.
Annette has a heart for volunteering and does so by being a mentor for veterans on Veterati and for military spouses on Ementor and AMPLIFY and Nasdaq Mentor Circle Makers.
She has also been involved as a mentor for TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for Children survivors, Association for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs, and the Women Veterans Network,
Annette continues her work as a mentor, consultant, public speaker, author, and podcaster, and sharing resources from nonprofits who are like-minded and like-hearted when it comes to Mental Health.
For more information please go to www.awildridecalledlife.com
Tune into the Furbabies Podcast YouTube Channel at http://FurbabiesPodcast.tv.
Got a question or suggestion for Stephanie and the show? Book a call with Steph at TalkWithStephanieGoodman.com
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By Stephanie GoodmanIn this episode of the Furbabies Podcast, Stephanie Goodman sits down with retired combat veteran and animal advocate, Annette Whittenberger. They discuss how powerful rescue animals can be for helping our veterans and people suffering from PTSD. Annette shares her story and how she overcame the urge to end it all with the help of her rescue dogs in her segment titled: Who Rescued Who? She is also the host of the podcast, A Wild Ride Called Life.
Watch the original video HERE!
Annette is a military spouse of 24 years, a mother to a daughter, Haeli (21 yrs old; and a son, Blaze. She is a retired combat veteran who served in the Army for seventeen years and 4 months as a Chemical officer including a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
She retired in Nov 2016 and fell into being an Accidental Entrepreneur and uses her voice to share her story about real life after the Army and living with mental illness.
Since her retirement she has focused on her business, podcast, speaking, mentoring, volunteering and her first book (The Wall Between Two Lives).
Her blog A Wild Ride Called Life ®, LLC. incorporates stories from her post-military life in which she shares how she lives life as a mom and military spouse living with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Along with writing, she has created a safe space in which she hosts a Podcast titled “The Truths We Hide”. Not only does she share her story, but she also has guests who share theirs by offering advice to others to help them know that they are not alone and to provide hope.
Annette has a heart for volunteering and does so by being a mentor for veterans on Veterati and for military spouses on Ementor and AMPLIFY and Nasdaq Mentor Circle Makers.
She has also been involved as a mentor for TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for Children survivors, Association for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs, and the Women Veterans Network,
Annette continues her work as a mentor, consultant, public speaker, author, and podcaster, and sharing resources from nonprofits who are like-minded and like-hearted when it comes to Mental Health.
For more information please go to www.awildridecalledlife.com
Tune into the Furbabies Podcast YouTube Channel at http://FurbabiesPodcast.tv.
Got a question or suggestion for Stephanie and the show? Book a call with Steph at TalkWithStephanieGoodman.com