Drive On: Helping Veterans Navigate PTSD & Life After Military Service
Episodes
Breaking Bad Habits
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Noah St John is known as "The Father of Afformations®." He joins us in this episode to help eliminate "not-enoughness" from our lives and break f...
Choosing to Live Life After a Near-Death Experience
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Nicole Kerr, an Air Force veteran who had a near-death experience that changed her life, which she writes about in he...
Change Your Mindset Change Your Life
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Szewczak has lived a life of highs and lows. After experiencing personal setbacks that threatened to keep her down, she decided to take matters i...
Tinnitus Relief with Melody Clouds
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, we speak with Wayne Altman, an Army veteran who founded Melody Clouds to help people suffering from tinnitus and other condi...
Project Refit
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Lombard is an Army combat veteran who is a co-founder of Project Refit, which is working to change the negative connotation around getting mental ...
Trauma Informed Care
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Elizabeth Power, the founder of The Trauma-Informed Academy and a passionate advocate for helping people cope with tr...
Continuing to Serve After Medical Retirement
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Gonzales is a retired Army Colonel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and suffers from a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress di...
How Mighty Oaks Helps Save Veterans
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Brandon Bettis, who used the Mighty Oaks Foundation to overcome his suicidal thoughts and find his faith. After tryi...
Gold Star Brother Remembering the Fallen
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is a tragedy whenever a service member is killed in action. Not only does the nation lose someone selfless enough to put their life on the line for...
How to Support an Addict In Your Life
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michaela Kelley Canterbury is a lawyer and writer. Michaela obtained her J.D. at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and graduate...
How to De-Stress Your Life
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Shand-Spellman, Coach Nat earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Stony Brook Univ...
Warrior Surf Foundation
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Dasher is a Navy veteran and the Executive Director of the Warrior Surf Foundation, which helps veterans heal through surf therapy. She join...
How to Recover From TBIs
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brandy Lang is a 5x concussion survivor and Air Force veteran whose focus is now on helping other veterans recover from TBIs. Links & Resources...
How Many Mondays Do You Have Left to Live?
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jodi is the founder of Four Thousand Mondays, which helps others not take life for granted or feel like they've squandered their time and to feel tota...
Veterans Beer Club
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Kendro is a Marine Corps veteran who is also a co-founder of the Veterans Beer Club with the goal of helping Veterans transition into civilian li...
Optimizing Your Health
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the fact that 60% of American adults have 1 chronic disease and 40% have 2 or more, there is much that can be done to ensure that you live lon...
How to Be a Mentor After Military Service
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christine Van Horn is an author, teacher, and speaker. She has been a Certified Emergency Manager for 30 years and recently retired. She is now ap...
Helping Build Resilience in Military Kids
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For Renaye Thornborrow, motherhood was the catalyst for turning her lifelong passion for personal development into a powerful story-based coaching cur...
Shields & Stripes
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Nisbet is an Air Force veteran and the President of Shields & Stripes, a non-profit that takes a holistic mind/body approach to help vetera...
How to Get Along With Anyone
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Vicki Matthews helps people better understand themselves and the people in their lives to nurture better relationships. Links & Resources ...
Combat to College
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Davis is the author of the book Combat to College. Before joining the Army, John tried going to college, but it didn't quite work out for him. Af...
How a Prepared Mind Can Help Minimize PTSD
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Slade discusses a harrowing experience as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan and how his mental preparation helped avoid catastrophe. We also dis...
Creating Freedom in Our Minds
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Kalliope realized playing professional golf wasn't her calling, she began training others in the tools that propelled her into becoming a pro gol...
Managing Brain Injuries
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jen Blanchette shares how she helps patients with brain injuries cope with the mental health aspects of their conditions. Frequently those with...
PACT Act and Veteran Legal Resources
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Morales discusses the PACT Act and other legal resources available to veterans who have been diagnosed with cancer and other illnesses. Link...
How to Successfully Navigate Life After Deployment
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Teich shares insights into what he refers to as the Single Seat Mindset and how he navigated his turbulent life after deployment. Dominic w...
Living the Hand You’re Dealt
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Smith, an Army veteran, shares his traumatic childhood and how those experiences impacted him as an adult. Links & Resources Life L...
Cranky Veteran Candles
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan & Deb Bruin started the Cranky Veteran Candle Company to help Ryan find a job he could do while managing his mental health struggles. They jo...
Childhood Trauma and Beliefs as Key to Your Healing Now
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever ask yourself, "Why am I doing this again"? The childhood vows you made as the result of powerful personal experiences during your pre-logi...
Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship After The Military
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Hayes, the owner of Red White and Badass Brew, discusses the ups and downs of becoming an entrepreneur after the military. After several set...
Epilepsy Awareness
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My wife, Vicki DeLuzio, joins the podcast to discuss how epilepsy and how it affects those who, like her, have developed it later in life. In this ...
How Holistic Medicine Can Treat What The VA Can’t
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Erica Steele discusses how her work in holistic medicine helps veterans fill in the gaps that the VA leaves in their health care. Links & R...
WP Connects
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talisha Lewallen discusses how veterans and transitioning service members can get started in the WordPress industry through WP Connects. For listen...
How To Stop Self-Sabotage
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Update: Dr. Farkas passed away on August 31, 2022, just about a month after we recorded this episode. For his obituary and to find out where to make m...
Air Force Vet and Gold Star Wife Discusses Life After Loss
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Natalee King discusses her time in the Air Force and how her husband died while serving in the Air Force and how that loss impacted her. Links &...
Veteran Help Point
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Lang started Veteran Help Point, an online database of vetted and trusted resources available to the veteran community. She started Veteran H...
Defining Moral Injury
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Timothy Shaw discusses his research into moral injury, how it impacts the lives of veterans, and what we can do to help. We dive into the veteran ...
Finding Your Passion After Military Service
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
USMC veteran, David Richards, discusses how he followed his passion for writing after leaving the military and how you can find your purpose at other ...
Starting Conversations About Mental Health
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Topics like mental health and suicide are often avoided because they make people uncomfortable. But if we avoid them, they won't get better. Guest,...
Alcoholism and How it Affects Those Around You
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Culkin discusses how he lost his wife of 25 years to alcoholism, how that experience affected his family, and how we can prevent that from happ...
Bomb Tech Mindset
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Muka is a former Navy bomb tech, who discovered ways to shift his mindset from negative self-talk to form more positive outcomes. Links &...
Life Skills For Soldiers
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Duebner is the founder of Life Skills for Soldiers, whose mission is to improve financial literacy among US service members. Links & Re...
Recovering From Trauma on the Police Force
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Harrison, a Canadian police officer, joins us to describe his process of recovering from the trauma he endured for years on the police force. ...
How to Take a Break From Alcohol
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsten Chalmers is a psychologist and the founder of Point Zero Cellars, where she works to raise awareness for those looking to take a break from al...
Prevention Over Prescription
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Hemingway MD is a holistic and integrative Medical Doctor who lives and shares his personal and professional philosophy of PREVENTION over ...
Healing Family Trauma
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kelly Bohnhoff joins the podcast to talk about healing family trauma. Often times in the military we experience traumatic events. That's a part...
The Veterans Ranch
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
J.R. Smith is the vice president of The Veterans Ranch, which works to assist veterans and their families through equine therapy. In this episode, ...
Be Bold. Be First. Be You.
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite's bold leadership style empowered her to be one of the first female officers to serve aboard two Coast Guard cutters w...
Veteran Readjustment Culture
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Kim is a psychoanalyst/ex-monk, research writer, and retired Veterans Affairs Vet Center site director. His research at Columbia University devel...
Millennial Veterans
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna Carlton is a Navy veteran who started the Facebook Group, The Millennial Veterans, where younger veterans can share issues facing them. You c...
Making Connections to Help Navigate Difficult Times
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet discusses the highs and lows he's experienced in his personal and professional life, and how he was able to lean on others ...
Successful Career Transition After The Military
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brandi Saunders talks about her time in the Air Force, her deployments in support of OEF and OIF, and how she successfully transitioned into a new car...
Creating Your Future Through Forgiveness
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Liguori discusses how he dealt with his PTSD and a troubled relationship with his father. He learned to put the past behind him and focus on the ...
Developing Resilient Warriors
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Magnussen is a US Army veteran who served as a combat engineer. He is also a best-selling author, speaker, and sits on the board of the Resilien...
Combat Control Foundation
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Lamonica is an Air Force veteran who serves on the Combat Control Foundation's Board of Directors. The Combat Control Foundation provides care an...
Helping Others Through Faith And Sharing Stories
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ashlee Leppert returns to the podcast to open up and share her healing journey after her career in the Coast Guard. In this episode, we talk about ...
Gold Star Ride Foundation
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Price is with the Gold Star Ride Foundation, whose mission is to actively support, comfort, and do the work that our fallen heroes would do if...
Harness the Fire Within: How to Get Up Every Time Life Knocks You Down
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Shefi discusses ways to help military family members hold down the home front while their spouses are deployed by providing easy-to-implement to...
Rediscovering Yourself After Loss
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sherry Walling, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Her life's work is helping high-achieving people navigate pai...
Unleash the Power of Serving
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most people believe serving others is a nice thing to do, but it doesn't really make much of a difference. David Crocker talks about how serving other...
Using Exercise to Manage Stress
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alecia Aguilar is a Navy veteran, who, while serving discovered how exercise helped manage her stress and anxiety. She also created the Awearness Athl...
How to End Anxiety with Hypnotherapy
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For people who had a difficult childhood, half of what we think of as anxiety is often leftover emotional stress from what happened to us as a child. ...
Creating Connection To Discuss Difficult Topics
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Sessler talks about how he works to create a connection with others in order to provide a safe space to discuss difficult topics. Links &...
How to Add Quality Years To Your Life
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Owoc is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist at the VA in Palo Alto California, a weekly health contributor to KRON-TV in the San Francisco Bay area...
Warrior Mindset: What it is, why it’s important, and how to develop it
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is a former infantryman, intelligence professional, and licensed attorney. He has trained units from the DoD, DoJ, Fortune 500 companies, and off...
Iron-Sharpened Leadership
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Retired Major General John Gronski joins us to discuss how leaders can start putting the people in their charge first. In this episode we discuss: ...
Camp Resilience
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Dubois and Kurt Webber are from Camp Resilience, which helps service members, veterans, first responders, and their loved ones recover and mainta...
Creating a New Future for Retired Working Dogs
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Bryant is the chief technology officer of Mission K9 Rescue, an animal welfare group dedicated solely to rescuing, reuniting, rehoming, repairing,...
Practical Advice for Living an Inspired Life
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shelly Slocum shares some practical advice, inspiration, and tips for how to apply more positivity in your life to brighten your days. Links & ...
How Trauma-Focused Yoga Helps Heal PTSD
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anissa Hudak's life has been intertwined with PTSD, Trauma, and the military. As the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, and military spouse to an OEF/OIF ...
She Vets It: The Importance Of Finding Your Tribe
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Althea Williams is an Army veteran. She is also the founder of the group She Vets It, where women from all branches of the military come together in a...
A New Way To Help Military Marriages Survive
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Veterans experience divorce at significantly higher rates than civilians. Often the challenge can be that people who serve get married young, leave ho...
The Secrets to Thriving in the Storms of Life
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rod Knoerr is the author of the book Don't Waste This Storm. In the book, he discusses his secrets of perspective shift during the storms life sends y...
Ripple Effect of Helping People with Brass & Unity
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsi Sheren is the CEO of Brass & Unity and a strong supporter of military and mental health programs. In this episode, we chat about her time in...
Burn Pit BBQ
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Fischer is a Marine combat veteran who currently runs Burn Pit BBQ, which was created to give new grillers and barbecuers a resource and place to...
Treating Trauma By Rewiring Your Brain
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you that it could be possible to process the traumas you've experienced in as little as 4 hours? You might not believe it, but my guest...
How iRest Can Help Pain, Sleep, Depression, Anxiety, & PTSD
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Returning guest, Jennifer Boileau, joins us to talk about how iRest meditation can help relieve pain, improve sleep, and reduce symptoms of depression...
Why You are Not Alone, should Seek Help & Choose Life
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Spooner is an Army veteran who served nearly 21 years as a Green Beret and Delta Force Operator. Since retiring, he has successfully enabled thous...
Action-Oriented – Rebuilding Lives After Trauma
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Simpson is a Marine veteran turned entrepreneur. Jesse runs a company called Action-Oriented, which helps people rebuild their life after trauma...
Terror to Triumph
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris is a Marine veteran who has written the book Terror to Triumph. His book is a journey through the eyes of a Marine scout sniper in Ramadi, Iraq,...
Military Transition Roundtable
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don Gleason is an Air Force veteran Colonel who led units of over 1600 people and was responsible for projects as large as the $12.8 billion Iraq reco...
Facing Addiction Recovery Together
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Roman is an Army veteran who works with Face it Together, which is an addiction resource center that works to help get people with addiction a...
America’s Warrior Partnership
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Wilson is a Marine veteran who now works for America's Warrior Partnership, whose mission is to partner with communities to prevent veteran sui...
How to Recover from Grief
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Volk is the author of the book The Guided Heart. She is also a grief recovery specialist, and host of the Grieving Voices podcast. In this ep...
From Grief To Gold
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Anne is an Army veteran, military spouse, and tragically, a Gold Star Wife. She is also the author of the book Darkness Within, which discusse...
Shift 6 Connecting The Auto Industry With Veterans
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis Rutledge is an Army veteran and the creator of the non-profit Shift 6, whose mission is to bridge the auto industry with the veteran community ...
Pushing Outside Your Comfort Zone
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph "Joe" Bogdan is a Senior Enlisted Leader in the United States Air Force with more than 20 years of service. He is currently the Chief Enl...
Physical Health’s Impact On Mental Health
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Clark is an Air Force Veteran, host of the Course of Action podcast, and author of the new book Hear These Truths. In this episode, we discuss ho...
Hot Mess to Wellness
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Zeine is a pediatrician in the Army who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in 2018. After her injury, she had secondary conditions that caused a...
PTSD Unplugged
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Pamela Hall is a Forensic and Clinical psychologist and a Subject-matter Expert in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She is on a mission to get the ...
Forging A Path Of Purpose After A TBI and PTSD
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Allen Simmons is a Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and wrestled with PTSD from a TBI that he sustained in Afghanistan. In hi...
The Winners Paradigm
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alundas Havens hosts The Winners Paradigm Podcast, where he helps others learn what they can do to create daily habits that can help them achieve thei...
In Loving Memory
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Soriano is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan at the same time as her fiancé. During that deployment her fiancé, Bobby Pagan, was KIA. ...
Living A Free Life
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Ly is the host of the Live Free Series, where he helps others eliminate the mindsets that hold them back from meeting their financial goals. Li...
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Harris is an Army veteran who has a message for anyone who feels stuck in their lives, and how they can step outside their comfort zone to achie...
Discovering Your Own Path
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wayne Shipman served in the Army in the '90s and found himself homeless years after leaving the Army. He considered ending it all when he decided he h...
Maintaining Healthy Military and Veteran Relationships
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Polinsky is a marriage counselor for military and veteran families, and the host of The Communicate & Connect Podcast for Military Relat...
Developing Grit
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Fivecoat spent 24 years in the Army including tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. He now runs The Fivecoat Consulting Group, which helps develop grit...
Learning How To Live Your Best Life
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Jaber is a USMC veteran who served in Iraq. She joins us to discuss her experiences, and how she's worked to live her best life after returnin...
Transition On Purpose
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Volpe spent over 20 years as a Naval Officer, he's the best-selling author of Transition on Purpose, and the founder of the Severn River Leader...