Thereโs nothing wrong with wanting to serve. There is risk in going in uninformed. Before you sign up, don't forget to: ๐ชTalk to people whoโve lived it. โAsk what the job looks like in real life. ๐คThink about where you want to be in five or ten years. And thenโฆ
This advice applies no matter where you are in your military journey. Education, savings, and building a foundation before transition can change everything after the uniform comes off. This full conversation with Eleni Veneris-Whitehead goes deeper into real-world guidance for service members and families navigating what comes next. ๐ง Listenโฆ
Iโm grateful I was born in the USA. Not because itโs flawless, but because I understand how rare opportunity actually is when youโve seen life elsewhere. I think this may be true for many of us military veterans who have traveled the world and have seen just how difficult lifeโฆ
The uniform tells one story. The home front tells another. This episode dives into the white noise military spouses and families live with every day... The constant mental load that rarely gets acknowledged. Eleni Veneris-Whitehead @homegrownecho brings clarity, empathy, and real resources to a conversation thatโs long overdue. If thisโฆ
Sometimes we normalize things that shouldnโt be normal. I recently sat down with Eleni Veneris-Whitehead. We talked about what often gets dismissed as โjust military life,โ how families talk themselves out of naming hard truths, and what support actually looks like when something feels off. If youโve ever wondered whetherโฆ
The uniform tells one story; the home front tells another. We sit down with Elaine Venez Whiteheadโveteran, Navy alum turned Army National Guard behavioral health officer, licensed clinical social worker, and former special education teacherโto map the hidden realities of military family life. From deployments to reintegration, from childcare logisticsโฆ
Thereโs a lot about my childhood I donโt talk about publicly. Growing up in a military family meant instability behind closed doors, and it showed up in school, in focus, and in ways most people never saw. Tomorrowโs episode with my guest, Eleni Veneris-Whitehead, dives into the home front sideโฆ
Looking back, it wasnโt about the episodes... It was about the conversations. Not every guest is shown here, but every conversation mattered. I'm feeling grateful for what this year brought and what it taught me. To my followers, listeners, supporters, and guests... thank you for a great 2025. Here's toโฆ
If you listen to my podcast, then you'll know this year brought powerful conversations and even better people. This reel features just a few of the many voices that joined the podcast in 2025. Looking back on each conversation I had this year, I feel honored that each guest tookโฆ
This podcast started as something I needed for my own mental health. It turned into conversations I wish I had earlier... about leadership, transition, purpose, and the stuff we donโt always say out loud. If you miss real connection and honest dialogue, subscribe to the podcast and join the formation!
I said this a while back, and I still believe it. What you go through doesnโt determine who you become. The difference is whether youโre willing to look back and ask: ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃโฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐? Not every situation is fair... But everyโฆ
I donโt align myself with many organizations. When I do, itโs because the values are real and the mission actually matters. Thatโs why Iโm proud to stand alongside ACT Now Education... an organization focused on empowering the military community through education, career guidance, and real opportunities for growth and transition.โฆ
Not all medicine comes in a bottle. If youโre curious about unconventional healing and addiction recovery, this full conversation is worth a listen. ๐ง๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด & ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
Therapy helped me slow down and look at things from a different angle. That shift in perspective changed more than I expected โ and I see a lot of veterans who never get that chance. I'm curious... what's something that helped shift your perspective? ๐
What stood out to me here is this idea of being โready to receive.โ My guest, Andrew, had been through rehabs before, but nothing stuck. Not because he didnโt want change, but because his system was still stuck in survival mode. This conversation breaks down why ibogaine isnโt the finishโฆ
I asked this question because I know how many people feel lost. What Andrew shares here is simple, but powerful: ๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐. If youโve ever felt isolated (during service, after service, or in life) what helped you reconnect? โฌ๏ธโฆ
Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine talks about how medically supervised ibogaine treatment is designed to slow things down, quiet the noise, and create space for real work to begin. This conversation isnโt about shortcuts or miracle fixes. Itโs about structure, safety, integration, and a community that is finding healing through anโฆ
I recently sat down with Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine to have honest conversation about addiction, recovery, and what happens when the noise finally quiets enough to do the work. ๐ง ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐: ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด & ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด โ ๏ธ The clipโฆ
What if recovery begins by turning off the fight or flight switch thatโs been stuck on for years? We sit with Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine to explore a medically supervised path thatโs helping veterans and first responders reset cravings, soften trauma responses, and rebuild life with structure and community inโฆ
Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine @freedomibogaine breaks down how ibogaine can quiet the noise long enough for real recovery work to begin, especially for veterans and first responders. This episode goes deep on safety, trauma, integration, and what sustainable healing actually requires. ๐ง ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐โฆ
What if recovery begins by turning off the fight or flight switch thatโs been stuck on for years? We sit with Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine to explore a medically supervised path thatโs helping veterans and first responders reset cravings, soften trauma responses, and rebuild life with structure and community inโฆ
Iโm not trying to be my kidโs best friend. Iโm trying to raise a resilient human. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ? Should parents focus more on comfort, or preparing kids for real life? โฌ๏ธ
Real conversations donโt start with โIโm good.โ They start when someone cares enough to ask again. In this clip, JMach breaks down why he always asks: โO๐ฌ๐ข๐บโฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ?โ Do you think people are afraid to be honest, or are we just not used to beingโฆ
A lot of people think joining the military will fix everything... like the structure and discipline will magically erase their past. But from what Iโve seen, it doesnโt work that way. If you donโt deal with your stuff before you put on the uniform, itโs going to come back laterโฆโฆ