The VetsConnection Podcast

Free searchable tools that help veterans, active duty members, and families navigate benefits, mental health resources. Ep - 96

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Army veteran and MilConnect founder Zach Sisson about building free, searchable tools that help veterans, active duty members, and families

Military Sexual Trauma & PTSD Support: Sean Wright (DD 420) - Ep. 95

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Army veteran and app developer Sean Wright as he tells the story behind DD420 and the years it took to speak openly about MST, TBI, and

VA Loan Myths & Home Buying Facts: Eric Bernstein - Ep. 94

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Eric Bernstein, co-founder of LendFriend Mortgage, about why so many veterans miss out on the VA loan benefit and how to use it to buy smar

Fighting Denied VA Claims: VA Accredited Atty Benjamin Krause - Ep. 93

Send us Fan Mail We talk with VA accredited attorney Ben Krause about what “VA accredited” really means, why veterans often cannot hire a lawyer until after a denial, an

Veteran Transition & Purpose After Service: Ross Donahue - Ep. 92

Send us Fan Mail We build a recovery bridge with Navy veteran Ross Donahue, a leader at Guardian Recovery, and get honest about what actually helps people move from cris

PTSD Recovery & Veteran Mental Health: Joseph Randall II - Ep. 91

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Marine veteran, chef, entrepreneur, and author Joseph Randall and follow the road from WestPac and Desert Storm to a life shaped by tra

Veteran Caregiver Support & Resources: Lisa Archer - Ep. 90

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Lisa Archer from Howe Foundation USA to talk about how hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps veterans reclaim sleep, clarity, and day to day

Holistic Wellness & Veteran Health: Sonia Phillip - Ep. 89

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Sonia Phillip about her journey from Trinidad to the U.S. Navy, and how tough transitions, discrimination, and loss can turn into purpose-d

Women Veterans & Overcoming Transition Gaps: Jennifer Puentes - Ep. 88

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Jennifer Puentes and Brandon Hants, two U.S. veterans in Colombia, about what earthquake relief looks like when hospitals collapse, water r

PTSD Recovery to Trauma-Informed Healing: Barbara Diaz - Ep. 87

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Army veteran Barbara Diaz about how bullying, stigma, and unaddressed trauma can follow you from childhood into the military and into adult

Stories of Female Veterans & Caregiver Grants: Susan L. Combs - Ep. 86

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Susan Combs, founder of Pancakes for Roger, to trace how one caregiving moment and a pancake photo turned into a fast-growing veteran n

Post-Trauma Growth Through Music & Community: Michael Carter - Ep. 85

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Navy veteran Michael Carter about how one air traffic control near miss shattered his confidence, pushed him into a mental health crisis, a

Caregiver Advocacy & Support Networks for Wounded Vets: Paula Kemp - Ep. 84

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Navy veteran and combat photographer Paula Kemp about how a career she loved collided with military sexual trauma and how silence can shape

Preventing Addiction Relapse with Data: Fredy Mendez - Ep. 83

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Marine veteran Freddie Mendez about why veteran mental health care breaks down after treatment and how better behavioral health software ca

Winning VA Disability Appeals: Jamie Meadows-Valley - Ep. 82

Send us Fan Mail We talk with two veteran professionals from Berry Law about what it takes to move a VA disability claim forward when denials, confusion, and misinformat

Air Force Fighter Jets to Music & Racism Overseas: Delton Walker - Ep. 81

Send us Fan Mail We reconnect with my friend and fellow veteran Delton Walker and talk about the road from military life and hard memories to healing through connection,

Hybrid Walker & Wheelchair Tech for Vets: ZEEN - Ep. 80

Send us Fan Mail I talk with Rick Chirac from Exokinetics about ZEEN, a lift-assist mobility device that blends a walker and wheelchair to help people stand, move, and t

Nonprofit Marketing & Growth Strategies: Andrea Sok - Ep. 79

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Andrea Sok about what a nonprofit fractional CMO actually does, how she prices and scopes the work, and why boards often need a reality che

Clark Air Base Memories & 40-Year Veteran Brotherhood (Pt 2) - Ep. 78

Send us Fan Mail I sit down with lifelong friends from Clark Air Base and tell the stories that shaped our bonds, from culture shock and terror threats to moments that s

Clark Air Base Legacy & 40 Years of Veteran Brotherhood (Pt 1) - Ep. 77

Send us Fan Mail We go back to Clark Air Base in the late 1980s and talk honestly about why that overseas tour still sits in our bones. The stories land on one point we