Military Network Radio

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Intimate Partner Violence - Context is Everything. Retired USN CAPT Glenna Tinney,DCSW formerly of the Battered Women's Justice Project and Lynn Anderson, DV/IPV Coordinator at McGuire VA Medical Center discuss this complex relationship issue and the contexts in which it occurs. IPV includes physical, emotional, sexual violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner and the military community is not immune. Jason McNamara joins Linda today

Linda Kreter & Military Network Radio presents: TeleHealth - Levering Technology for Integrated Care. Dr. Tim Hoyt shares how the increasing use of telehealth is helping service members, families, and veterans with healthcare options, educational opportunities, remote access, behavioral health, and specialty care. Learn more how technology is improving timely and efficient care, supplementing facility visits, and giving opportunities to military families throughout the world. Pamela Stokes Eggleston joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC), a collaborative justice process for veterans whose actions have landed them in criminal court. COL DJ Reyes (USA, ret) is a VTC Senior Veteran Mentor and Program Coordinator, 13th Circuit Court in Florida. Untreated or unmanaged PTSD, TBI, MST or other behavioral health condition is dealt with in a VTC by a collaborative group of the judge, attorneys, VJO, family, and VTC Mentors, to provide treatment and rehabilitation with an 88% success rate for first time participants. Justin Constantine is co-host with Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: RESET for PTSD relief with Dr. George Lindenfeld. As a neuropsychologist, George has used the brain's neural connectivity and bi-neural sound to "disrupt" the traumatic memories of PTSD (neuromodulation). This is non-invasive, provides relief rapidly, and sustains the effects of "resetting" the brain. "You get your family member back, fully engaged as they were prior to the combat trauma."

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Resilience: Vets & Spinal Cord Injury. Christopher Neiweem is an Iraq war veteran with extensive experience advocating and serving his fellow vets on the Hill and through NGO's. Michael Paul is a veteran of the Gulf War with a spinal injury who also serves his fellow veterans from his unique vantage point of resilience and recovery. Pamela Stokes Eggleston joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Love After War with guest Dr. Mitchell Tepper. Mitch is a certified sexuality educator, counselor, and sexologist. For veterans and their partners, needed recovery is often silent on sexual wellness, a vital connection for quality of life. Dr. Tepper shares the progress made both with the mechanics of sex (spinal cord, genital injuries, TBI) and the psycho-social, spiritual, and communication aspects, offering hope and solutions. Guest co-host Kosombra Kimes joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter presents Military Network Radio and Horses Healing Trauma, stories of equine support. Guests Beth Rand, Derek Knapp, and Michael Richardson share incredible tales of the empathy of rescue horses and time with veterans and their families. Restoration Ranch is a place of calm, where veterans and their families can regain trust, reduce anxiety, and learn much from their large animal friends. Horses don't judge, and communication, connection, and a sense of purpose brings healing to visible and invisible wounds.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Military Teen Risk of Depression, Addiction & Suicide. Sandy Fowler, co-founder of Dasium, Inc. shares the facts about the additional military stressors placed on our teens and young adults. From safeguarding their parents' careers to regularly relocating and being the "new kid", military teens are at double the incidence for depression. Teen suicide is now the second reason for death before adulthood (the first being homicide). This also coincides with higher rates of depression, addiction, anxiety, cutting, and social marginalization. Learn how to best understand -- and not judge -- military teens, and help them with communication, connection, and belonging. Pamela Eggleston joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Military Sexual Trauma Knows Few Boundaries. Social workers Sara Eichstaedt and Tamara Thompson share the facts about this difficult issue. Men represent 60% of the survivors and women 40% which is a surprise to many - no matter the gender, rape is an act of violence, control, and power. Both DoD and VA have substantive programs to address reporting, treatment, recovery, and healing. Jason McNamara joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Military Family Home Schooling, with guests Mariel Barreras and Shannon Kolvalcik. Mariel and Shannon chose home schooling for the flexibility to individualize their children's education, permit more family time with the demands of deployment or assignments, and for the camaraderie and support fellow home-schooler peers provide. Standards vary per state, but mil fams who choose home schooling enrich their children's education daily. Learn more at www.HSAMF.org. Justin Constantine joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents the short film, Tango On the Balcony with Director Minos Papas and Producer Michael Day. Tango On the Balcony will be shown at the prestigious GI Film Festival in Washington, DC on May 29th. The film is an authentic portrayal of one veteran's experience of transition after combat, complete with the myriad issues of trauma, moral injury, anxiety, grief, loss, and more. Tango offers powerfully realistic experiences with the thorough research and veteran input to the film. Pam Eggleston joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio present: Back to 1969 with Smokeships Leading the Way. Brian Wizard was 18 when shipped to Vietnam where he volunteered for MOS 67A1F, or Smokeship gunner. He earned the Air Medal with 25 Oak Clusters, and Crew Flight Wings. His journey in Vietnam was on the edge - it was life after combat that was most difficult. Combat stress, reintegrating, and reinventing himself has been life-long. Brian is an accomplished author, filmmaker, musician, and artist - who values his fellow veterans. Jason McNamara joins Linda today

Military Network Radio and Linda Kreter presents: Epilepsy Center of Maryland Director, Dr. Allan Krumholz, NP Regina McGuire, and veteran Brian Farkas to discuss seizures, ECoE diagnosis, care and treatment, and more about this important resource. There are 16 centers around the country, augmented by telehealth for the diagnosis and treatment of seizure disorders. Integrated family support and epilepsy/seizure disorder education are key to positive outcomes. Guest co-host Lawanda Holliman joins Linda today

Military Network Radio and Linda Kreter presents: The Healing Power of Music Therapy for PTS, Anxiety, Depression. Bill Protzmann, accomplishment musician, entertainer shares how music fulfills our emotions in four areas. We can all find tunes that resonate individually with Fear, Anger, Happiness, and Sadness, allowing us to "unpack" emotions and opening communication. Music is a powerful unifier! Justin Constantine joins Linda today.

Military Network Radio and Linda Kreter presents: Autism Expert and Parent, Scott Fowler on the importance and process of early testing for diagnosis and the high value of early intervention. Scott brings great guidance on what to look for, how to approach the doctor, and what new technologies exist for a genetic-based diagnosis as early as a few days old. Share with friends and family - the positive outcomes are profound! Justin Constantine joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: COL Jeffrey Yarvis, of Darnall Army Medical Center at Ft. Hood. Jeff gives us further understanding of PTSD, the commonality for all warriors, some specific elements for female warriors and secondary PTS of a veteran's children. Too many vets drop out of treatment due to "goodness of fit", and it's important to find therapy that works for YOU. Everyone serves! Jason McNamara joins Linda today

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio present our guest Justin Constantine, whose new book, My Battlefield, Your Office: Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines has just been released. Justin's life experiences as a combat vet, shot in the head by an enemy sniper in Iraq, and his subsequent recovery taught him invaluable lessons as a leader. Join us to hear how leadership can be developed and readily translate from professional to personal lives. Pamela Eggleston joins Linda today.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio present: Author of Boots to Loafers, John Phillips brings the good, the bad, and the ugly of transition -- and simplifies it. Networking is the single most valuable skill to learn to do well. Boots to Loafers offers an entire suite of online 24/7 programs to help a transitioning service member, and family can also benefit from the ideas shared on the show today. Justin Constantine is co-host today with Linda.

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio present: Kenneth Bracewell and Michael Leslie, co-authors of a new book that shares wisdom gained from taking military ideas and interpreting them for after service use. They talk of the importance of quality of life with greater understanding, maintaining the values instilled in the service while also supporting and even prodding their fellow vets into action now at home. It's real, practical and experienced knowledge and their motto is "Go Bold or Go Home"!

Linda Kreter and Military Network Radio presents: Combat Trauma Study with Dave Anderson of Veterans Advocate Center in the first 30 minutes, and Intimacy with PTSD and Jeff Yarvis and Kathryn Basham in our second 30 minutes. Dave shares a new PTSD/TBI study using hormone replacement to manage the neuro-endocrine symptoms of PTS. Kathryn leads us into a frank, candid, and authentic discussion with Jeff about intimacy with PTSD and bringing hope and understanding.