Best Jenn Dean Podcasts (2024)

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BTM182 - Rocio Palermo - Mental Health with Women Vets On Point 31:55

20m ago31:55

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Veteran Rocio Palermo, Program Coordinator for Women Vets On Point, a program of U.S. Vets. WVOP is designed and informed by women veterans for women veterans in order to address critical needs and barriers to mental health care after military service. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audienc…

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BTM81 - Tom Chiodo - PBS Caregiving Documentary 32:55

3h ago32:55

32:55

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Tom Chiodo, Executive Producer of Special Projects, National Productions for WETA, he flagship PBS station in Washington DC. We discuss the upcoming PBS Documentary, Caregiving, which will examine both systematic issues within the care system as well as tell personal stories of people who care for loved o…

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BTM180 - The Psychology of Saving Private Ryan 43:56

7d ago43:56

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation that first aired on the Head Space and Timing Podcast on the Psychology of Saving Private Ryan. Dr. Katie Gordon and Dr. Brandon Saxton, hosts of the Jedi Counsel Podcast, join me to explore the film Saving Private Ryan through a mental health and psychology perspective. Provide Feedback As…

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BTM179 – Past, Present and Future for LGBTQIA+ Veterans - Webcast Replay 51:24

14d ago51:24

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a replay of a recent PsychArmor Conversations Webcast, an engaging conversation on the past, present, and future of the LGBTQIA+ community in service and beyond. We hosted a diverse panel of individuals with lived experience in both the military and the LGBTQIA community About Today’s Guests Allison Jaslo…

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BTM178 - Robin "Phoenix" Johnson - Healing Veterans through Humor 26:57

21d ago26:57

26:57

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Robin Johnson, CEO of the Best Medicine Brigade and Executive Director of Heal*arious a nonprofit offering therapeutic humor programming for improved psychological performance. About Today’s Guest Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Johnson served over twenty y…

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BTM177 - Jenn Kerfoot - Access to Healthcare for Veterans 33:22

1M ago33:22

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Jenn Kerfoot, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at DUOS. We talk about accessing healthcare for veterans and a partnership with Humana and a collaborative program to enhance the healthcare experience and improve health outcomes for Louisiana Veteran members of Humana with ch…

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BTM176 - John Pray - Operation Homefront 28:32

1M ago28:32

28:32

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with John Pray, Brig. Gen., USAF (Ret), CEO of Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront provides relief and recurring family support programs and services throughout the year to help military families overcome short-term difficulties so they don’t become long-term hardships About Today’s Gu…

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Ep 108 Big Dream Mom's (featuring Jess Tetu) 30:52

2M ago30:52

30:52

This week, we are honored to have Jess Tetu as our special guest. Jess will share her remarkable journey to becoming a successful businesswoman, highlighting her dedication to giving back and her resilience in pushing through challenging times. Jess's story is one of finding strength and forging a path that aligns with her goals, dreams, and family…

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BTM175 – Recap of Year One of the Behind the Mission Podcast 28:41

2M ago28:41

28:41

Show Summary On today’s episode, we take a look at year one of the Behind the Mission Podcast, as well as provide listeners with an opportunity to provide feedback on the show Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you about the show. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about the show in this…

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BTM174 - Emma Payne - HelpTexts for Mental Health and Wellness 32:56

2M ago32:56

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Emma Payne, Founder and CEO of HelpTexts, a company that delivers asynchronous grief, caregiver and mental health support via text message. About Today’s Guest Emma Payne is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent, who started building online co…

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Ep 107 Intimate Partner Abuse (Featuring Courtney Lavalley) 18:40

2M ago18:40

18:40

*Trigger Warning:* This episode discusses intimate partner violence and child abuse. In this powerful and insightful episode, we welcome Courtney Lavalley, the Children's Program Coordinator at Sofia House, a vital refuge for women escaping violence and domestic abuse. Courtney shares her invaluable experiences and insights from working at Sofia Ho…

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BTM173 - Andrea Norton and Erika Hoover - LGBTQIA+ Veteran Series 33:38

2M ago33:38

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we conclude our mini-series of four episodes on LGBTQIA+ Veterans with returning guests, veterans Erika Hoover and Andrea Norton, as part of public awareness campaign developed in partnership with the Michigan Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans and their Families About Today’s Gu…

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BTM172 - Dr Alan Teo - VA S.A.V.E. Training for Veteran Families 31:21

2M ago31:21

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Alan Teo, a Psychiatrist and Researcher with the VA Portland Health Care System and Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. We talk about a recent article that he and colleagues published on the effectiveness of online VA S.A.V.E. training for veteran families. A…

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BTM171 - Ale Hernandez - Myths and Misconceptions about LGBTQ+ Veterans 31:05

3M ago31:05

31:05

Show Summary On today’s episode, we continue the LGBTQIA+ Veteran Public Health Awareness series with a conversation about myths and misconceptions about members of the LGBTQIA+ community with veteran Ale Hernandez About Today’s Guest Alejandra Hernandez served in the United States Marine Corps for four years a Food Service Specialist with Marine C…

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Ep 106 Kids These Days (Featuring Dr. Jody Carrington) 33:23

3M ago33:23

33:23

In a world where we're always connected and constantly juggling the demands of work, parenting, and personal ambitions, finding a moment of peace can feel impossible. Join us, as our special guest Dr. Jody Carington, renowned psychologist, and best-selling author, as she guides you to find calm and sucess as you parent well. In today's episode, Dr.…

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BTM Extra - Memorial Day 2024 - wear blue run to remember with Lupe Urdaneta 30:58

3M ago30:58

30:58

Show Summary On today’s episode, we have a conversation with Gold Star family member Lupe Urdaneta, surviving spouse of Sergeant First Class Dennis Urdaneta, and her journey with wear blue: run to remember, an organization that honors the service and sacrifice of the American military through active remembrance and programs to support all those who…

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BTM170 - Ellen Gustafson - We the Veterans and Military Families 35:54

3M ago35:54

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with military spouse and family member Ellen Gustafson, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of We the Veterans and Military Families, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that empowers the veteran and military family community to strengthen democracy. We’re going to talk about their wo…

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BTM169 - MaCherie Dunbar and Ashley Carothers - LGBTQIA+ Veteran Healthcare 32:45

3M ago32:45

32:45

By Duane K. L. France

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Ep 105 Finding Your Voice (Featuring Amanda Perrot) 32:32

4M ago32:32

32:32

In our journey as women, the pressure to continuously give can lead to burnout, often sacrificing our own passions and well-being. Join Amanda as she unveils her path to breaking free from this cycle. Discover how she not only built two thriving businesses but also nurtures a team of 15 employees across these ventures. Let Amanda inspire you to pur…

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BTM168 – Jennifer Ballou – The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation 27:47

4M ago27:47

27:47

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran and Gold Star Family Member Jennifer Ballou, Chief of Staff of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, an organization that is guiding the development of a national memorial that honors the service and sacrifice of all who have contributed to global counterterrori…

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BTM167 - Kate DeBartolo - The Conversation Project 30:32

4M ago30:32

30:32

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Kate DeBartolo, a senior director for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the leader for the conversation project. IHI has public engagement initiative to help people share their wishes for care through the end of their life About Today’s Guest Kate DeBartolo is a Senior Director at the Institute…

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Ep 104 Five Skills Your Kid Needs 25:26

4M ago25:26

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Here are 5 Rules for YOU to have an amazing and awesome life, which will help you be successful. All behaviour is communication, whether it is behaviour we like or we don’t like it is all communicating something. Our children’s behaviour is also connected to feelings, and these feelings are connected to developed or undeveloped skills. BUT we can h…

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BTM166 - Erika Hoover and Andrea Norton - LGBTQ+ Veterans Public Health Awareness Campaign 26:43

4M ago26:43

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Erika Hoover and Air Force Veteran Andrea Norton about their experiences as both veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ Community, as well as a public awareness campaign being developed in partnership with the Michigan Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Memb…

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BTM165 - Virginia Wimmer - CalVet Women Veteran's Division 31:41

4M ago31:41

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Deputy Secretary for Women Veterans of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force Retiree Virginia Wimmer, in which we discuss the importance of supporting women veterans and the services available in California About Today’s Guest Virginia Wimmer was appointed on August …

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Ep 103 Growing Up and Raising Kids in the Spotlight (Featuring Greg Moore AKA Wheels) 27:51

5M ago27:51

27:51

As children we often dream of what life would be like if we had all the connections, were celebrities, or everyone knew us as famous. Greg Moore joins us on today's podcast to share his experiences of being raised in the spotlight and now raising his children in the spotlight. Greg shares some personal stories and 'aha' moments of how the spotlight…

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BTM164 - Ronald Rutherford - VA's Whole Health Program 31:15

4M ago31:15

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Ronald Rutherford, the Lead for the Whole Health Outreach program for the Veterans Health Administration. Whole Health is VA’s approach to care that supports the health and well-being of veterans they serve, and focuses on self-care, skill building and support. About Today…

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BTM163 - Frederick Marx - Veterans Journey Home Film Series 31:11

4M ago31:11

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Show Summary On today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Frederick Marx, an internationally acclaimed Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker with over 40 years in the film industry. We have a conversation about a recent project, a series of five films called Veterans Journey Home, which features the stories of veterans who are working to transit…

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BTM162 - Josie Beets - DoD Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program 30:42

5M ago30:42

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Show Summary On today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Josie Beets, the Program Manager for the Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, which provides education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide About Today’s Guest Links Mentioned In This Episode BTM Episode 54 with Josie Beets – Connecting …

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Ep 102 Communicating with your Kids & Students (Featuring Educator, Julie Sims) 29:32

5M ago29:32

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Calling all parents! Join Jenn Dean and Julie Sims- Learning Resource Teacher as we dive into tools you can use to help your children with their emotions and behaviors. Many of you are looking for ways to work with your teachers and the classroom needs. These tools are great ways to help your child succeed, your teacher feel supported, and find suc…

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BTM161 - Dr Jason Higgins - Veteran Involvement in the Criminal Legal System 30:42

5M ago30:42

30:42

Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Jason A. Higgins, Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech University and author of the recently released book, Prisoners After War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration About Today’s Guest Dr. Jason A. Higgins is the Digital Scholarship Coordinator for Virginia Tech Publishing and a…

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BTM160 - Tara Wright - New Sesame Street Resource for Military Families 26:09

5M ago26:09

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation Tara Wright, Senior Manager of Content Design on the Research, Education, Data and Impact (REDI) team at Sesame Workshop, on newly developed resources for Military Families to address isolation, disconnectedness, and the impacts of family separation due to military duty About Today’s Guest Tar…

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Ep 101 The Kids Tell All (Featuring my kids, Matt, Evan & Ryan) 38:13

6M ago38:13

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Disclaimer: My kids tell all and things might be shared that your kids are not ready to hear. This week on the Families Matter Most podcast Matt, Evan, and Ryan tell all the parenting wins and fails from their perspective. That’s right. Jenn is interviewing all three of her sons and they are sharing some deep parenting moments. Hear personal storie…

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BTM159 - Sebastian Junger (Replay) - Tribe and Veteran Connectedness 33:05

5M ago33:05

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By Duane K. L. France

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BTM158 - Dr. Cameron McCoy - The Montford Point Marines 29:09

6M ago29:09

29:09

Show Summary In this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr Cameron McCoy, author of a recently released book on the first Black Marines called, Contested Valor: African American Marines in the Age of Power, Protest, and Tokenism. In this book, Dr. McCoy shares the stories of the Montford Point Marines, the first African American Marines that t…

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BTM157 - John Langford - Project Healing Waters 29:47

6M ago29:47

29:47

Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Marine Corps veteran John Langford, Chief Executive Officer of Project Healing Waters. Project Healing Waters helps active military service personnel and Veterans in need through a dedicated, developed curriculum of fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying, and fly rod building. About Today’s …

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Ep 100 Everything You Wanted to Know (Featuring Sean Dean) 28:01

6M ago28:01

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Wow! 100 Episodes, I can't believe we have made it this far. Thank you to those who have been with us from day one, who have shared our podcast, or shared your questions and stories to help us keep this podcast going. Families Matter Most Podcast turned 5 years old this week, and we hit 100 podcasts today! So thank you, thank you, thank you! On tod…

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BTM156 – Waco Hoover – The American Legion’s Be The One Initiative 29:43

6M ago29:43

29:43

By Duane K. L. France

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BTM155 – Dennis Miller – The Legacy of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion 25:36

6M ago25:36

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Marine Corps Veteran Dennis Miller, a veteran advocate and entrepreneur in the greater Philadelphia area. Dennis and I are going to be having a conversation about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a multi-ethnic unit of predominantly black women who were assigned ot England a…

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Ep 99 Just How Angry Are You? 15:47

7M ago15:47

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This week, we are sharing something special. Today, I want to share one of my sessions from my online course No More Yelling. So today's podcast will actually be lesson two, where I break down our anger and diving into the three areas of anger. Yes, it's amazing when you can identify you are frustrated or angry, but how do you identify your trigger…

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BTM154 – Dave Harrison – Fastport and Veterans in the Workforce 28:32

7M ago28:32

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran and Executive Director of Workforce Development and Government Relations at FASTPORT, a company that focuses on workforce development and technology solutions with longstanding industry experience with the military community, transportation industry and apprenticeship program…

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BTM153 - Christina Slentz - The League of Wives Memorial Project 34:47

7M ago34:47

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with with Navy Veteran and Spouse Christina Slentz, Foundation Co-Chair of the League of Wives Memorial Project. This project honors the story of a group of military spouses who supported their husbands held captive as POWs in the Vietnam war with the establishment of a memorial in Coronado, C…

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Ep 98 Fostering, Adopting and Connecting (Featuring Tammy Winter) 30:45

7M ago30:45

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Parenting is hard, parenting children no matter how they become part of your family is hard. Today, Tammy Winters shares the similarities and differences of raising children whether they are biological, foster, or adopted kids. As a parent, it’s easy to think you know it all, that everything can be fixed by love, love, love, but is that always the …

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BTM152 - Bill Leahy - Supporting Veterans in the Manufacturing Industry 28:38

7M ago28:38

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran Bill Leahy, an Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Superintendent, Consultant, and Business Owner in the Manufacturing Industry. We discuss opportunities for Veterans in the manufacturing industry and Bill’s upcoming documentary, Unturning Steel About Today’s Guest William "…

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BTM151 - Dr Sumitra Muralidhar - The Million Veteran Program 28:30

7M ago28:30

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar, Program Director for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Million Veteran Program. Since launching in 2011, 1 million Veterans have joined MVP. It's the largest research effort at VA to improve health care for Veterans and one of the largest research programs in the…

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Ep 97 An Actual Happy New Year 17:49

8M ago17:49

17:49

An Actual Happy New Year -A year in recap. Families Matter Most (Jenn,) has made some huge changes and adjustments. Today, she wants to share how she navigated lots of change all in one year. Plus, Jenn has some tools and tips to help you succeed and reach your goals this year. What is your goal for 2024? Are you looking for accountability? Click H…

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BTM150 - Richard Fierro - Diversity, Service, and Sacrifice 30:10

8M ago30:10

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army Veteran Richard Fierro about his miltiary service, post-military career as an entrepreneur and his actions in November of 2022 in which he intervened in a mass shooting attack at an LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO About Today’s Guest Richard Fierro was the Army ROTC distingu…

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Ep 96 Are you the Problem? 19:51

8M ago19:51

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We all love to have that friend that tells us life is so hard, but do you have that person that will also challenge you? What if the problem really is you? It's easy to get inside our own heads and hyper-focus. Remember that song, “Hi, it’s me. I’m the problem, it’s me.” Ya, that song is a stab in the gut to admit, but often the truth. We've all be…

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BTM149 – Stacey Lewis and Ashley Hammond – VA’s Pathfinder Program 28:08

8M ago28:08

28:08

Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Ashley Hammond and Stacey Lewis from the VA’s Pathfinder Program, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs Innovation Ecosystem. Pathfinder is a website and digital tool designed to facilitate designed to facilitate connections between external innovators, vendors, and VA employees in o…

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BTM148 - Dr. Christina Armstrong - VA Office of Connected Care 29:16

8M ago29:16

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Show Summary On this episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the Office of Connected Care in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ central office. The Office of Connected Care focuses on improving health care through technology; Connected Care’s programs include My HealtheVet, VA Telehealth Services…

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Ep 95 Defiance: When your kid says NO! 22:17

9M ago22:17

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Christmas is coming and so are the big and little meltdowns. But do you feel ready and equipped to parent these moments? Are you ready to parent without your own emotions getting in the way. You know what I'm talking about, your kids don't listen, you get mad, then you have to apologize for freaking out. Learning moment is now gone and guilt steps …

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