Watching her eyes grow wide in terror stopped me mid sentence. Had what I said been really terrifying? I had just recommended she reach out to Cohen Veterans Network to get mental health help and utilize their free counseling services for post 9/11 veterans and their family. And even though I can’t put into words […]
Category Archives: Mental Health
Mental Health Advocate
Retired Maj Gen Gregg Martin is a mental health advocate. He was able to utilize the positive aspects of bipolar disorder to be a strong leader in the U.S. Army. But as the years went by the disease took over and it prohibited his ability to lead and was forced to resign. He was able […]
Family Care Plan Challenges
Sometimes soldiers are forced to leave the military because of family care plan issues. This wouldn’t be a problem if this standard was enacted across the board the same for everyone. But instead sometimes special circumstances are allowed for some people but not for others. This is what Melissa experienced. On her fourth deployment in […]
Know your goals in the Navy
Darlene had to focus know her goals in the Navy to continue moving forward and have a successful career. She joined the Navy to fly jets. But by the time she graduated she shifted her focus and began a career in Personnel. She fell in love with leadership and it helped drive her career and […]
Sharing MST stories
Rachelle is sharing MST stories on her new podcast Silenced Voices. She joined the Air Force because of her mom. It was her service in the military that inspired Rachelle to join and serve. She served as a Public Affairs Officer in the Air Force. One of the things we discussed how the military worked […]
Building a safe culture at work
Aleha is working to create a safe culture at work through her company Work Culture Works. She grew up an Army brat and swore she would never join the military. Then after high school graduation her mom said it was time to move out. And the military was the best option and led her to […]
Joining the military later in life
Suzanne started looking into joining the military later in life. She was 26 when she joined ROTC and then commissioned two years later the age of 28. Because of this she often became the mother hen of the group and was entrusted with the responsibility of taking care of others. She ended up leaving the […]
The Importance of Advocating for Yourself
A big theme of this episode of Women of the Military podcast is the importance of advocating for yourself. Sometimes it can feel like you don’t have options when you are in but you have more power than you think. Claire joined the Army when she was 22. She was looking for something different and […]
The Challenge of Deployment
Lauren Kay shared the challenge of deployment in her memoir The Fine Art of Camouflage. Lauren’s decision to join the military was inspired by her moms service during Desert Storm and the events of September 11th. Those two things led her to look into the military and she ended up gaining her commission through the […]
Mental Health Journey: Taking the first step
As I spoke the words on how to get started in her mental health journey I watched her eyes grow wide in terror. It stopped me mid sentence. Had what I said been really terrifying? I had just recommended she reach out to Cohen Veterans Network to utilize their free counseling services for post 9/11 […]
