Military Mom Talk Radio

May is Military Appreciation Month, and with that in mind, Sandra and Robin share resources, interesting events coming up and ways to remember our military families and those dedicating service to our country. For more information, visit www.militarymomtalkradio.com

Josh is a strong advocate for his clients and believes the only way for individuals to receive independent, analytical, and unbiased financial advice is with a fee-only advisor that does not work on commission or sell financial products. Having served with the US Air Force, Josh understands some of the unique financial challenges military families may face. Visit Josh at www.firstfinancialconsulting.net

Jody received a special certification and verification from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in Working with Military and Their Families In Private Practice. Servicemen from the Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force are a significant specialty, allowing her to provide personalized care for all of the military members and their families struggling with the specific hardships the military incurs, such as long-term separations, deployments, and PTSD

Sandra and Robin talk about Robin's daughter's wedding, and the ladies greet her daughter's new mother-in-law, Donna Poirier, a Marine military mom. Guest Fuzzy Manning joins the show to discuss his alternative methodology to treat PST. Visit Fuzzy at www.psttreatment.com

Liz Moore from Go Army Homes joins Sandra and Robin to discuss PCS moves along with the advantages of using realtors who specialize in military relocations.

Tish Stropes joins Sandra and Robin to detail the network of houses adjoining major military hospitals for families of loved ones who are ill or recovering. Families receive room and board, easy access to the hospital, a place for loved ones to leave the hospital for a short time to visit with family, and an environment with others experiencing similar situations. Please visit www.fisherhouse.org to learn more of their services and how you can help support their mission.

Sandra and Robin are joined by Sherri L. Brown, Senior Vice President for Service to the Armed Forces for the American Red Cross. We always think of giving blood to the Red Cross, but the organization serves Americans in countless other ways. Find out how you can support the Red Cross by visiting www.redcross.org

Sandra and Robin welcome Andi Grant, founder of Give2TheTroops®. Andi began the organization in 2002 when her husband, U.S Marine Sgt. Brian Grant was called for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The organization sends supplies to troops - anything from board games to golf clubs, exercise equipment or microwaves. Discover how you can help support our troops by visiting www.give2thetroops.org.

Debbie Gregory joins Sandra and Robin to discuss more of the wealth of resources on MilitaryConnection.com. Added resources include Veteran and Military Business Owners Association and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. For more information, visit www.militaryconnection.com

Author Pat Brisson joins Sandra and Robin to talk about one of her recent books, Sometimes We Were Brave. This children's book telling the story of Jerome whose mother is a deployed soldier. For more information, visit www.patbrisson.com

Betsy Beard, a surviving mom of SPC Bradley Beard, killed in action in Iraq, is now the editor for the national quarterly TAPS Magazine, facilitates bereavement workshops, and has written a children's book, Klinger, A Story of Honor and Hope. For more information, visit www.TAPS.org

A Dollar To Care is a non-profit organization that provides support to military families whose soldier has been incarcerated. Not condoning criminal behavior, the organization is not judging the circumstances behind the incarceration, but to help the families who are suffering the consequences of the long ordeal. Visit www.adollartocare.org for more information.

Film producer Jeff Worthington joins Sandra and Robin to update everyone on the iHistory Project WW2 Project. Open to teens, ages 12-18, the iHistory Project invites students to create a video interviewing a World War 2 veteran. Videos will be submitted to the YouTube contest channel, and winning videos could be included in an upcoming documentary being produced by Jeff. For more information, visit www.ihistoryprojectww2.org.

This week, Sandra’s and Robin’s guest is Debbie Gregory of MilitaryConnection.com. Debbie has compiled an all-inclusive website packed with resources for all military personnel, veterans, and military families. MilitaryConnection.com serves a gambit of needs and directs military families to answers otherwise difficult to find. The site is dynamic in that information is always being updated and added to. For more information visit www.militaryconnection.com

Sandra and Robin welcomed Melissa Seligman and Chris Piper who have recently collaborated on a children’s book titled A Heart Apart. The book offers military children a vehicle to express their feelings and emotions stemming from a family member being deployed. Melissa also authored a very hear-felt book titled The Day After He Left for Iraq. For details on both ladies, their mission, and their books, visit www.herwarhervoice.com. To order A Heart Apart, visit www.lifecaptured.com.

Sandra and Tina welcome Sue Lynch from There & Back Again, a re-integration program for combat veterans. Because of their combat service abroad, many veterans return home with a myriad of complex emotional issues, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). TABA offers a structured program of yoga, meditation and alternative approaches to healing the whole body to help veterans transition back to their lives stateside. Their objective is teach veterans how to use breath awareness, meditation and yoga to manage their symptoms of PTSD, to improve their relationships with loved ones, to begin to fully participate in their lives, and to give back to their fellow veterans through TABA’s Train the Trainer program. Tina’s husband Richard joined the discussion, sharing some of his challenges when he returned home. As a certified yoga instructor, Sue demonstrated with Richard’s help some program components that have been successful and helpful to the program participants. For more infomraiton, visit www.

Military Mom Talk Radio is proud to present Higher Ground to its listeners. Higher Ground is an adaptive sports and recreation program serving Veterans with injuries. Hosted in the beautiful mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, and on the pristine beaches of La Jolla, California, the facility offers most any interests. Higher Ground specialize in serving Veterans with traumatic brain injuries, blindness, visual impairment, PTSD, spinal cord injuries, amputations, and severe burns. It is all completely free for the veteran and spouse to attend! For more information, or how to apply for a program, visit www.hgvets.org

Sandra and Tina welcome Allessandra Kellerman, founder of Homefront Hugs – an organization dedicated to providing support and comfort to service members, veterans and their families. A national non-profit organization with over 10,000 active members and 50,000 members in all, Homefront Hugs brings a touch of home to soldiers serving all over the world with programs such as Operation Healing Angel, Homefront Welcome Home Hugs, Homefront Hugs for Kids, and Homefront Hugs Hero Adoption. For more information about Homefront Hugs’ services, visit www.homefronthugs.org

Host Sandra Beck and guest host Robin Boyd welcome Lisa Cypers Kamen to Military Mom Talk Radio for an information-packed hour discussing Lisa’s new program Harvesting Happiness for Heroes. This seminar is aimed to support post-deployment military personnel and their families experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and civilian life reintegration challenges. The discussion covers signs and symptoms of PTSD and TBI, and realizing the importance of addressing these symptoms to begin the process of healing. Lisa’s program uses a stigma-free multidisciplinary approach to assist soldiers and their loved ones heal to heal the traumas of war and reawaken happiness in their hearts. For more information visit www.harvestinghappiness.com

Sandra and Tina host a jam-packed show, featuring guest Janine Wilburn of Touch-Nology, whose company offers pre-assembled correspondence kits, journals, cards and more to keep deployed troops and their families in touch. www.touch-nology.com. The show also includes children’s Thanksgiving greetings to soldiers read by Max Beck Levin, Hannah Holly and Cailin Casas, and a visit from Pastor Dave Macer of Shepherd of the Hills – Antelope Valley, who delivers a prayer of Thanksgiving.