Verimour Speaks

Despite his family's three decades in the gun manufacturing business, Michael bills himself and the most ungun gun guy. Listen in as we cover everything from guns to social media.

Despite his family's three decades in the gun manufacturing business, Michael bills himself and the most ungun gun guy. Listen in as we cover everything from guns to social media.

Mission Statement

Reduce incidents of suicide by firearms, gun negligence through  education and proactive programs that identify risks, raise awareness,  and provide solutions to those who choose to own firearms responsibly  and the public at large.

Goals

Our goal is to raise awareness and create a change in the  misunderstandings regarding mental illness and firearms by bringing  together industry leaders to reduce gun violence, negligence, suicide  and the trauma created by these events. Develop programs for suicide  prevention, firearms negligence, trauma mitigation, and child safety.

Vision For The Future

Eradicating the prejudice that both the firearms and mental  health industries face while reducing the number of tragedies and deaths  that have occurred over the years since the US has had a decline in  mental health funding and education (*).  Creating an organization that  is solely focused on making change and is made up of experts from  different fields and all walks of life that is not corrupted by  politics, the media, or personal prejudices.  We will seek out input  opportunities to further enhance communication, compassion, calls to  action, and education.

President

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Repurposed content from the relationship segment of the Honestly Dawn podcast. Ahmed and I talk about the trend I was seeing in angst ridden individuals who were posting questions on Reddit and Quora about how to get their exs back. We consider the question from both personal experience as well as practicality.

https://medium.com/@verimour/how-to-see-yourself-as-sexy-21ec1c66957a

For as long as I can remember I’ve had what a friend once referred to as “White Woman’s Syndrome”. It’s that inability to step outside our heads and see ourselves in the senuous and sexy way others do. Because of that we are not comfortable in our bodies, so we don’t swing our hips or flaunt our gorgeous selves in the way of the women we idolize as beautiful.

Part of the reason is our culture and “learning” early on in life that sex is bad, therefore being sexy is bad. “Good girls don’t act like that and the more heinous and insidious, even if unspoken, “she was asking for it”. Part of it comes from not being taught how to handle the attention that arises from being confident, owning our bodies and our sexuality. Additionally, we build up insecurities over the years through repeating to ourselves perceived slights from others or unfair and biased self-criticisms.

When I got divorced 2.5 years ago I was like a caged animal unleashed. I had felt captive for so long I didn’t know who I was (sexually speaking), what I liked, and what I was or wasn’t willing to do. I knew that many people, men and women alike had referred to me as beautiful or sexy, but since I didn’t really see myself that way, I had to figure out what sexy was.

One of the first things I did was make a friend take me to a real live strip club. Now, without a doubt there are highend places that feature the amazing creatures television teaches us is the norm. However, this was not one of those. The women there each had their own form of beauty with or without perfect bodies. But what they all had in spades was the ability to make the most of their assets and be unapologetic about flaunting them. The freedom with which they moved their bodies to the music was otherworldly. While they were certainly cognizant of the men at the edge of the stage looking to hand them money, most of them seemed lost in the music and enjoyment of their movement. It was mesmerizing. The closest I’d ever come to that was mentally tapping into a great workout (which for me meant very heavy weight and total limb trembling exhaustion). But what I was seeing was foreign to me and I wanted to know more...

In the final episode of this inspiring story, Frank brings home the story of just how far we'll go to protect our children and what he envisions for his companies as well as what he does to pay it forward.

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Family, country, corps. Frank had a lot going on when the towers fell. Listen in as he continues his story of difficult decisions, bold moves and taking that leap of entrepreneurial faith.

http://www.kamikazewoodwerks.com/

https://crayonsreadytoeat.com

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From unspeakable childhood drama, to being instrumental in the incarceration of family members to being active duty Marine when the towers fell, Marine Sgt. Frank Manteau has never shied away from the hard work and tough decisions. Hear his story told for the first time in a widely public forum.

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https://crayonsreadytoeat.com

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A lot has changed in the 23 years since I wrote the paper highlighted in this episode. While I still have challenges, their nature and degree are very different. 

Courtesy of Tosh's website " Brian “Tosh” Chontosh is a retired Marine having served as an enlisted  and commissioned infantryman. He has received multiple decorations for  valor and recognized for his dynamic leadership capacities.  His  pursuits in the ultra endurance arena challenge the limits of his  comfort zone to where he continually re-negotiates the question “Who Am  I?” Tosh’s skill and passion for the outdoors, coupled with his empathy  and curious knack for leadership, presents a special talent in creating  opportunities for others toward self-discovery and personal enrichment."

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