This Podcast will hopefully cover a number of topics, but at it&#39;s heart it is about Friendship and helping others. So please enjoy your listen and feel free to send hate mail, suggestions, or a pat on the back to; steveckoppang@gmail.com Have a listen to Derick, the first in a series of interviews. It may help you or someone with PTSD. The Podcast entitled &#34;friends&#34; starts slow, but has a big finish.

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Jaret&#39;s initial interview talks about his career journey and dealing with life when you have PTSD.

We got Sole; Jaret Sole

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Bob is a guy who has been kicking around for a few years now. He is an immigrant to Canada from Ireland.He joined the Canadian Navy shortly after coming to Canada. He eventually jumped ship and became a Paratrooper, rising from the ranks in the Airborne he became an officer.Some of his favourite things to do are to sit on his front porch and yell at small children to get off the lawn. He also keeps all the balls that get kicked into his yard.His long suffering wife, Charlene, keeps him in line, gives the kids back the stray balls, and can be relied on to take Bob&#39;s drunken buddies home.Fortunately, he also likes whisky and I also like whisky. So we drank whisky and shot the shit and soaked up a bit of his wisdom.Enjoy!

Bob Moneypenny - a guy who knows stuff.

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Mark, a former member Of the PPCLI and Airborne Regiment knows plenty about driving the body hard and the painful consequences of doing a job that by it&#39;s nature often results in injury. He discusses how cannabis can help ease that pain.

Mark Allred - Cannabis health specialist

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Wendy relates her experiences as a female in the early days of women in the Canadian Forces.It takes a few minutes to get comfortable in the interview, but once she does she describes a series of brutal incidents, and how she overcame the harassment and physical/mental abuse from those she was supposed to be able to trust with her life.A truly jaw dropping interview.

Wendy Jocko -  A woman not to be trifled with.

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Helping people deal with the inevitable.

Introduce you to a Death Doula/Lifecycle Celebrant .Part 2

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Julie Keon discusses death and how to keep it a personal dignified process.

Introduce you to a Death Doula/Lifecycle Celebrant. Part 1

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Shane describes his first contact with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Contact Front!

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A general discussion of the power dynamic and sexual assault.

Sanctuary trauma and sexual assault in the Canadian military

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Experiences of a young soldier&#39;s first taste of war.

Greg Tate discusses the horror that was so called Peace Keeping.

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2 members of the LGBTQ, different generations answer the question, &#34;Why do they get a full month?&#34; and other topics that impact us all.

LGBTQ - Just like everyone you know.

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Denial, not a river in Egypt

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Bill discusses the dangerous world of intelligence gathering in Afghanistan.

Bill Benn/Human Intelligence gathering.

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Steve discusses Bosnia in 1992 and the impact of having to adhere to restrictive rules of engagement in conflict with his own morality.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Steve Robinson talks Moral injury and art.

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Chief and Michelle thank-you Part 4 of 4

Ahos say Thanks 4/4

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Chief and Michelle thank-you Part 3 of 4

Ahos say Thanks 3/4

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Chief and Michelle thank-you Part 2 of 4

Ahos say Thanks part 2 of 4

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Chief and Michelle thank-you Part 1 of 4

Ahos say Thanks Part 1 of 4

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Friends send in memories and well wishes to Chief and family

Love letters to the Ahos

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Shane discusses his fight with PTSD and how becoming a Blacksmith has helped.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Shane Stackpole Forging ahead

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How a paraplegic used a snack food to rain down revenge on a quadriplegic.

Peanuts; a revenge tale

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A short brief on treatment of PTSD in the Canadian military.

Dr McLaghlan PTSD treatment

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More letters of love and support for the Aho family

Chief - A love Story Part 3

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Larry and Michelle are writing a more comprehensive thank-you note, but offer this brief thank-you to all who have written a letter or have given them support.

A brief thanks from Chief and Michelle

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Larry has been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, with metastasis to the lymph nodes.Thinking that telling stories about him when he kicks the bucket are not very helpful, his friends have been sending in letters. So what follows are a few memories that he can listen to now and we hope well into the future.

Chief - A love Story Part 2

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Chief - A love Story Part 1.5

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Larry has stage 4 cancer. What follows are letters filled with love that he and family may gain strength from.

Chief - A love Story Part 1

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Dr. Joannou discusses Project Trauma Support Groups multifaceted approach to treatment of PTSD.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use Steveckoppang@gmail.com

Thinking Outside the PTSD Treatment box.

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Marillyn Saffery, a Psychotherapist, adds another tool to the toolbox and describes how art can help in easing the stresses of Mental Injury.Derrick Nearing discusses how art therapy has helped him deal with his issues.

Marillyn, Healing through Art Therapy.

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Frank discusses about differences of OSI and PTSD and how thinking about them as a &#34;Mental injury&#34; can improve treatment and viewpoints. If you want to contact me or anyone interviewed in this series, contact me at steveckoppang@gmail.com

Frank Musten, PTSD and OSI; a Psychologist's point of view.

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Pete a constable with the OPP discusses his own Mental injury and in what ways the force&#39;s approach towards issues of PTSD have changed in his 23 years with the force.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Pete - Mental Injuries and the Ontario Provincial Police

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Jo discusses how she hid her mental injury by masking her issues with laughter and alcohol. If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Joanne Robertson PTSD - Laughter is the best medicine, and the best mask.

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Where to go in Canada if you need Mental injury help.As always, I can be reached at steveckoppang@gmail.com

Another Suicide

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A Special Forces soldier discusses his journey and struggles with mental injury (PTSD and OSI) in the hope it helps others. . A small editing hic-up beginning of part 3If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use Steveckoppang@gmail.com

Royce PTSD Moving forward Part 3 of 3 Also 30 seconds of dead air to start

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A Special Forces soldier discusses his journey and struggles with mental injury (PTSD and OSI) in the hope it helps others.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Royce PTSD Moving forward Part 2 of 3

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A Special Forces soldier discusses his journey and struggles with mental injury (PTSD and OSI) in the hope it helps others. If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Royce - PTSD Moving forward  part 1 of 3

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While serving in Bosnia under the UN mandate, Phil was ambushed by Serbian forces.The vehicle he was driving is now in the Canadian War museum with 54 bullet holes. Unfortunately, those were not the only bullet holes.Phil recounts the ambush and his battle to live with PTSD. He hopes his story will help others with their mental injury. The aim of this Podcast is to give those who suffer with mental injury such as PTSD or OSI (Operational stress injury), information that may help ease the struggle and let them know they are not alone. Additionally, it may help friends and family deal with the impact PTSD has on them.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use Steveckoppang@gmail.com

Phil Badanai - Ambush!!! PTSD #2 in series.

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Interview done with veteran revolving around how he struggles to cope living with PTSD. Gut wrenching, eye opening in the raw honesty.If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use Steveckoppang@gmail.com

PTSD Derick Lewis - What may help Others

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Contains profanity. Stay with it the story finishes big. If you want to contact anyone interviewed or comment overall, use steveckoppang@gmail.com

Corby

Friends is a slow start with a big finish.

This Podcast will hopefully cover a number of topics, but at it's heart it is about Friendship and helping others.

So please enjoy your listen and feel free to send hate mail, suggestions, or a pat on the back to; steveckoppang@gmail.com

Have a listen to Derick, the first in a series of interviews. It may help you or someone with PTSD.

The Podcast entitled "friends" starts slow, but has a big finish.

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