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063: Thanksgiving Special & Jen Amos' Interview with Christina Etchberger on It's A Military Life Nov 25, 2020

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063: Thanksgiving Special & Jen Amos' Interview with Christina Etchberger on It's A Military Life

In this bonus episode, Jen Amos gives thanks for the Holding Down the Fort community, winning "Media Professional of the Year Award" presented by The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards, and the recent release of Scott's latest book Veteran Wealth Secrets. Also, thanks to Christina Etchberger from It's A Military Life, we get to listen to the most recent interview featuring Jen Amos.

Watch the Facebook Live version at the It's A Military Life Facebook Page at https://fb.watch/1ZwPHF8Aru/

To learn more about the Veteran Pen Pal Project’s Holiday Initiative: Operation Holiday Salute, visit https://itsamilitarylife.com/2020/10/11/veteran-pen-pal-project-veterans-last-patrol-operation-holiday-salute/

For Jen's acceptance speech for The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards: https://www.facebook.com/thejenamos/posts/10104456710139197

Watch Scott's new video series, Veteran Wealth Secrets, on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7vRdwcU2VoXBcD3WeHvpg

Are you a veteran who found the secret to personal/professional success? We want to hear your story! Feel free to reach out to Jen's work email jen@usvetwealth.com to apply today.

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062: Taking care of the people who are next to you, so that they can take care of you with Jerome Amos Jr. Nov 23, 2020

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062: Taking care of the people who are next to you, so that they can take care of you with Jerome Amos Jr.

Interview also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_y93njuHPmo

Founder of Brothers From Another Mother (BFAM) Cooking, US Air Force Veteran, and Lead for the Comcast NBCUniversal Veteran’s Network NYC Hub Jerome Amos Jr. enjoys bringing people together over food and "vet-working" (veteran and networking combined). He shares his latest food recipes on his YouTube Channel, his eclectic professional background, Comcast's goal to work with more veterans and military families, and much more.

Learn more about BFAM Cooking at http://bfamcooking.com/. For veterans and military families interested in learning more about the Comcast NBCUniversal Veteran’s Network NYC Hub, connect with Jerome on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-amos-5623727/

More resources:

Fisher House™ Foundation, Inc.: https://fisherhouse.org/get-involved/fundraise/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwreT8BRDTARIsAJLI0KJ5PC6YInvkZZqa8zxlHkEiE86r2zEu5jw0fyzJlhgQxt488APur1UaAlk3EALw_wcB

VetNet: https://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/vetnet-serving-those-who-served-our-country

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061: Helping women Veterans and military spouses navigate life transitions while living a whole and joyful life with Jennifer Ballou Nov 20, 2020

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061: Helping women Veterans and military spouses navigate life transitions while living a whole and joyful life with Jennifer Ballou

Army Veteran, Gold Star Spouse and Army Spouse Jennifer Ballou shares how she's worked through the "tough emotions" in the last decade to be the Life Coach, Yoga Teacher and Speaker she is today. She shares a very defining moment in her life when everything changed, what it takes to fully experience good & positive emotions, the importance of self care, and many more life lessons.

Connect with Jennifer on Facebook or Instagram @coachjenniferballou or visit http://www.jenniferballou.com/

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060: Helping military couples strengthen their closest relationships with Doc Springer Nov 18, 2020

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060: Helping military couples strengthen their closest relationships with Doc Springer

Dr. Shauna Springer, commonly known as "Doc Springer," is a Relationship Expert, Trauma Expert, and overall, Trusted Doc. She is known for pop-culture and mainstream insights in psychology and interpersonal relationships, affecting all people, originating from what she has gleaned from two decades of work at the extremes. In the military and veteran community, she is known for helping military couples strengthen their closest relationships. In this role, she has helped many military couples re-attach after lengthy separations and heal - together - after trauma exposures.

Connect with Doc Springer on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/docshaunaspringer, Twitter @Doc_Springer, Instagram @docshaunaspringer, or subscribe to her YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMHP1l4DQ8wR1TmliaFKGg?view_as=subscriber

Learn more about Doc Springer at https://www.docshaunaspringer.com/ For her latest book, WARRIOR: How to Support Those Who Protect Us, visit https://www.docshaunaspringer.com/warrior/

For our previous conversation, check out Ep. 018: https://www.holdingdownthefortpodcast.com/episode/doc-springer

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059: Uniting communities to end domestic sex trafficking with Brittany Dunn Nov 16, 2020

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059: Uniting communities to end domestic sex trafficking with Brittany Dunn

Brittany Dunn has the honor of helping leading Safe House Project as the Chief Operations Officer. Prior to Safe House Project, Brittany Dunn spent 10 years in International Business Development at CareerBuilder.com working around the world. Brittany Dunn has a B.A. in Economics and English from Wellesley College. She has her MBA, and graduated top of her class from Thunderbird School of Global Management. She is a military spouse, mother of two, continual learner, world traveler, and protector of the vulnerable.

Connect with Brittany at Brittany@SafeHouseProject.org. Learn more about the Safe House Project at https://www.safehouseproject.org/ Combat trafficking through education by visiting https://www.iamonwatch.org/

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058: Making your skills transferrable to future career opportunities with Candina "Dina" Janicki Nov 13, 2020

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058: Making your skills transferrable to future career opportunities with Candina "Dina" Janicki

Candina "Dina" Janicki is a Career Services Provider & Facilitator with a speciality in the Military Community, aiding Transitioning Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses in both her career and volunteer positions. She has been a military spouse for 20+ years and mother of three. She has also authored the article, “Opportunity Found: Chaos Theory for Military Spouse Employment” which talks about the Advantages of Chaos Theory of Careers for Aiding Military Spouses.

Connect with Dina on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/candinajanicki/

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057: Veteran’s Day Special with exciting announcements from Jen & Scott Nov 11, 2020

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057: Veteran’s Day Special with exciting announcements from Jen & Scott

This episode is also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/TKblZSVQ4Qo and Facebook Live https://fb.watch/1HcHmaxUKV/

Husband and wife team Scott R. Tucker & Jen Amos mix up this week's schedule to host a Veteran's Day special episode! Scott gets into the history and significance behind Veteran's Day, his new book Veteran Wealth Secrets, and his new podcast show dedicated to veterans sharing the "secrets" to their personal or professional success.

Connect with Scott R. Tucker on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrtucker/ or check our his recent feature on the The Reserve + National Guard Magazine at https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=59761&i=680057&p=8

Get a sneak peak into Scott's new podcast show on Youtube https://youtu.be/ovmP2KXhIOc

Download a FREE copy of Veteran Wealth Secrets at http://veteranwealthsecrets.com/

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056: Military Caregivers and Blue Star Families with Dr. Geri Lynn Maples Nov 09, 2020

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056: Military Caregivers and Blue Star Families with Dr. Geri Lynn Maples

As the wife of a veteran injured in service to our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Dr. Geri Lynn Maples advocates, educates, and dedicates her life to serving our veterans and their families. Her Doctoral Dissertation, titled, “Surviving the Invisible Wounds of War: As Told by the Unseen Heroes,” focuses on her personal story as a National Guard Military Spouse turned Caregiver and the impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Traumatic Brain Injury upon National Guard/Reserve Military Spouses and their Children. Geri is also the Chapter Director of the Dayton, Ohio Blue Star Families and the 2020 Elizabeth Doe Fellow for Ohio.

Connect with Dr. Geri Lynn Maples on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerilynnmaples/ or email gmaples@bluestarfam.org

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055: The practice of self care and healthy lifestyle behaviors with Elaine Dusetzina Nov 04, 2020

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055: The practice of self care and healthy lifestyle behaviors with Elaine Dusetzina

Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Navy Veteran and retired Military Spouse Elaine Dusetzina discusses what it means to practice self care and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Since COVID, she feels that it’s more imperative to focus on ourselves and our health. She shares stats on chronic disease amongst US adults and in the military community, the catalyst to her prioritizing her health, and how she works with women veteran leaders today.

Connect with Elaine via email elaine@evokestrong.com, on LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/elainedusetzina, Facebook / Instagram @evokestrong or visit https://www.evokestrong.com/

Additional Resources:

VA Whole Health program - https://www.va.gov/wholehealth/
Military OneSource CoachHub - https://www.militaryonesource.mil/confidential-help/interactive-tools-services/resilience-tools/coachhub-a-mobile-coach-for-your-life
National Veteran Transition Services: Reboot (Partnered with Task Human) Free 30 min. coaching session www.veteranwellness.online

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054: Combining forces with great charities for veterans and military families with Michael W. Blankers and Chad Lennon Nov 02, 2020

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054: Combining forces with great charities for veterans and military families with Michael W. Blankers and Chad Lennon

Retired Navy Veteran Michael W. Blankers and Major in Marine Corps Chad Lennon are part of the Board of Directors for the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation. They talk about their new education tuition assistance program for all qualified students of military families, veterans and service personnel seeking post secondary education. They also mention their annual event for veteran suicide awareness Walk 4 Valor, and other organizations they support such as the Semper Fi Fund, Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag, and Project 9 Line.

Connect with Michael W. Blankers at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-w-blankers/ and Chad Lennon https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-lennon-b49860a1/

Learn more about the Bob Feller Act of Valor at https://actofvaloraward.org/ and the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag at https://www.sarflag.com/

Additional organizations mentioned are the Semper Fi Fund https://semperfifund.org/ and Project 9 Line https://www.project9line.org/

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