Veteran’s PATH

Veteran’s PATH

By Jon MacaskillHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Veteran’s PATH episodes

  • Author, Psychologist, and Trauma Expert, “Doc” Shauna Springer
    My latest guest is “Doc” Shauna Springer - Author, Psychologist, and Trauma Expert.
    In this episode we cover so much - her work in the VA; her childhood; her book; her online education organization - Redefine Your Mission; military transition and the risks associated with that; and Stellate Ganglion Block treatment for PTS.
    Here’s all her information and information on topics discussed during the episode:
    Her company’s web address: https://www.docshaunaspringer.com/
    Her most recent book, Warrior: How to Support Those Who Protect Us... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732167818/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_imm_t1_13TOFbWC83WGE
    Online Education Page: https://redefineyourmission.com/  
    LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/docshaunaspringer
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doc_Springer
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docshaunaspringer/
    And here’s a great video summary of Doc Springer’s work...
    https://youtu.be/qju_0-ayBj4
    42 min
  • Army Sergeant First Class turned Yoga Teacher Enrique Irby
    Enrique Irby
    Welcome to the Veteran’s PATH podcast. I’m your host, Jon Macaskill and today my guest is Army Sergeant First Class Enrique Irby.
    Enrique found Yoga and Mindfulness to be the way to a clear and healthy mind and a new and supportive community.
    In this episode, we discuss:
    * His Army career
    * How he got started with yoga
    * His Instagram account profile highlighting yoga, meditation, and mindfulness IN uniform and how he uses that to break the stigma surrounding mindfulness and yoga
    * Lessening the stigma around mental trauma
    * Trauma informed yoga
    * Getting past the “I can’t meditate” problem
    * Just doing it and get started!
    Find out more about Enrique here:
    Instagram: riq_irby or conscious_soldier
    Check out our shirts here:
    https://veterans-path.hashtagplanet.co
    30 min
  • Former Navy Surface Warfare Officer turned Painter

    Welcome to the veteran’s path podcast. I’m your host Jon Macaskill and today my guest is former Navy Surface Warfare Officer turned painter, Kristin Cronic. In this show we discuss Kristin’s time in the Navy, her dramatic change in career trajectory and how painting helped her to heal from a stressful transition compounded by a new little one and loss caused by Hurricane Irma. Additionally, in the video version of this episode I’m opening up with some pieces of art painted by Kristin and then, during this episode, in the video, you can see some art that hangs at my office painted by a local veteran. You can see just how healing art can be! So if you get a chance check out the video on YouTube and check out Kristin’s work in the notes below: Kristin on IG: @easelonstribling https://www.easelonstribling.com https://www.kristincronicart.com

    48 min
  • Marine Veteran and Veteran advocate Gavin Tice
    Today, my guest is Marine Veteran and Veteran advocate Gavin Tice. Gavin has such an interesting background - from traveling chef to Marine to to working in the VA to working with US Military Endurance Sports (USMES) member to teaching and practicing mindfulness and meditation. (He’s also got a very unique LinkedIn marketing tip - listen to the pronunciation of his name there to find out more!)
    We talk about:
    * his getting “lost in the sauce” at the VA
    * Working in the veteran nonprofit space
    * Man’s Search for Meaning, by Victor Frankl
    * Art Therapy
    * Properly reviewing your DD-214!!
    * Losing your tribe
    * The stigma surrounding mental health and the use of mental prep by our ancient warriors.
    * Military Endurance Sports
    Find out more about Gavin and some of the things we discuss here:
    Gavin on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/gavin-tice
    US Military Endurance Sports: https://usmes.org.
    (Gavin says get out there and give it a shot!!)
    Man’s Search for Meaning, by Victor Frankl, https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807014273/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_30q0Fb6QYY08Q
    1 hr
  • Former Navy SEAL and current Executive Director for C4 Foundation, Nick Norris
    Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more!
    Today, my guest is fellow Navy SEAL and Executive Director for the C4 Foundation, Nick Norris. The C4 Foundation provides support and resources through science-based programs to active duty Navy SEALs and their families. Nick is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Protekt Products, a wellness company that is committed to positively impacting customer health via both personal care products and nutritional supplements. Both Protekt and the C4 Foundation value the power of time spent in the outdoors and the positive impact it has on overall well-being... which, as you know is right in line with what we teach at Veteran’s PATH... and Nick recommends getting outdoors into nature as much as possible as there is so much healing in nature!
    Find out more about Nick, Protekf, and C4 here:
    https://c4foundation.org
    @nick_norris1981 on Instagram
    https://protektproducts.com
    45 min
  • Army Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, Mindfulness Teacher and Founder of Armor Down, Ben King
    Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! 
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    Today, my guest is Army veteran and mindfulness teacher, Ben King. Ben is an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has helped hundreds of veterans “armor down” with mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices. Before the pandemic Ben’s work teaching mindfulness to Veterans and honoring our nations fallen warriors could be found in such notable publications as National Geographic, the Washington Post and numerous other books and publications. Since COVID Ben has continued his work teaching mindfulness online. 
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     Mindfulness helps you solve the problem before it becomes the problem. 
    First you recognize it 
    Then, you realize the whole picture is not what you’re feeling. There’s more to it. 
    The interaction with the breath - your ultimate weapon. 
    You’re doing it to get back to the open hearted space 
    Connect with Ben here: http://linkedin.com/in/benjamin-h-king-7b325846 
    See Ben every morning on Armor Down on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter: 
    https://www.facebook.com/Thriveasacivilian/ 
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCslH9qbMnjUTIBgA7NqTuxA 
    https://twitter.com/ben_armordown?s=21 
    http://www.armordown.com 
    http://www.mindfulmemorialday.org
    1 hr 1 min
  • Dr. Erik Won & Retired Navy SEAL Commander Ned Mason - All About Waveneuro

    Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guests are Dr. Erik Won and fellow retired Navy SEAL Commander, Ned Mason. 

    The audio on this one started a little rough but we got it fixed! (Note: I recorded this episode 20’ from a dumpster!!) 

    Dr. Erik Won is a Harvard trained doctor turned Navy flight surgeon and is now the President and CMO of Wave Neuroscience. Ned is a retired Navy SEAL Commander and is now the Director of Operations at Wave Neuroscience, responsible for the company’s commercial operations and revenue generation. His mission is to democratize access to cutting edge mental wellness technology – the same technology that saved his life four years ago. 

    Erik, Ned, and the team at Wave Neuroscience are the some of the world’s leading experts in Brain Health, Brain Injuries, PTSD, Depression & Anxiety among others. The tech they’ve pioneered involves using computational analytics to solve problems that have never been tackled before in the mental health space and are doing it with no medications of any kind. 

    Find out more about Waveneuro here: Waveneuro.com 

    Dr. Erik Won: http://linkedin.com/in/erik-won-86941614 [email protected] 

    Ned Mason: http://linkedin.com/in/ned-mason-29934a2 [email protected]

    49 min
  • Former SEAL and CEO of The CBD PATH, Mike Donnelly
    Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more!
    Today, my guest is former Navy SEAL Mike Donnelly. As a former Navy SEAL, Mike knows what it means to put mileage on your body. Now he’s the CEO of a CBD company, CBD PATH... which donates a portion of their profits to a veteran-focused non-profit organization.
    Mike also gives back to the community on his own time. Between operating several successful businesses, serving as a board member for the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum and the Trident House, Mike volunteers throughout the year in fundraising events across the country to raise money for the families of fallen SEALs.
    Links/contact info discussed on this episode:
    * www.thecbdpath.com
    * Contact Mike: [email protected]
    * Follow Mike on IG - @mikedfrog
    Stay tuned as we’re going to find out a lot more about Mike here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast.
    40 min
  • All Secure Foundation Cofounders Tom and Jen Satterly

    Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! 

    Today, my guests are husband and wife team Tom and Jen Satterly. Tom is a highly decorated combat veteran from one of the US military’s most elite units, Delta Force. He has been involved in and led some of the country’s most important military campaigns to include the battle portrayed in Black Hawk Down. Jen was an award winning filmmaker and photographer for 15 years spending the last three as Director of Film and Photography of an elite Special Operations training company fully embedded with the Navy SEALs, Green Berets, and Army Rangers. Tom and Jen cofounded All Secure Foundation - a 501(c)3 helping special operators and their families heal and reconnect on the home front after the trauma of war. We’re going to find out a lot more about Tom and Jen and All Secure Foundation here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. 

    https://allsecurefoundation.org 

    All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546076557/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6nZMFbD197RT9. 

    Arsenal of Hope: Tactics for Taking on PTSD, Together https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642936790/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FpZMFbBWZYRXY.

    58 min
  • Hugo Gonzalez - Army Veteran injured in an IED Attack
    Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!
    Today, my guest is Army Veteran Hugo Gonzalez (picture credit Andrea Bruce Woodall - Washington Post). Hugo was severely injured in combat in Baqubah, Iraq on June 21, 2004. He was on patrol in a Hummer bucket truck when his unit was ambushed. The vehicle took a direct hit from an improvised explosive device (IED) and a furious gun battle broke out with insurgents.
    The blast wave caused Hugo to suffer a traumatic brain injury, after fragments ripped into his head. He was evacuated to the base camp where he was placed in a medically-induced coma, and underwent a craniotomy to remove a piece of bone from his cranium to relieve the pressure of the swelling of his brain.
    He suffered internal bleeding, a sinus bone fracture, a crushed optic nerve in his right eye and a hole in the left retina. He is legally blind. In 2005, he underwent a cranioplasty to repair his skull defect. The procedure went well, but he suffered multiple seizures requiring long term therapy with anti-epileptic medications.
    I pulled that bio off the Buildinghomesforheroes.org website because it was perfect and covered a lot of what I want to speak to you about so I just quickly wanted to give them a shoutout and give them credit for the bio too.
    Building Homes for Heroes gifted Hugo, his wife, and their three children a home in Florida in October of 2015.
    Stay tuned as We’re going to find out a lot more about Hugo here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast.
    Learn more about Building Homes for Heroes here: https://www.buildinghomesforheroes.org
    Connect with Hugo on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100020314457684
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    Follow Veteran’s PATH here:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/
    Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath
    1 hr 2 min

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Veteran’s PATH - helping veterans find Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honor through practical tools like meditation and mindfulness, physical and outdoor experiences, and a community of…