"I couldn't keep the mask on any longer. I had to get on a mission of self-care." -Scott Grotbo

"I couldn't keep the mask on any longer. I had to get on a mission of self-care." -Scott Grotbo

Scott Grotbo joins me on Celebrate the Struggle today. After 28 years of service in the Air Force, this retired veteran now owns and leads a veteran retreat called Moraine View R & R where he is working to provide a space for veterans to come for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual strengthening. He didn't get there easily though folks. He had to stumble and fall first to realize that he had to help himself before he could help anyone else. He identified his challenges and what he wanted to do and went on to help others help themselves. https://www.facebook.com/MoraineviewRR https://www.moraineviewretreat.org moraineviewretreat@gmail.com Watch this episode on my Youtube channel https://youtu.be/md1jmwKmJZ4

Celebrate the Struggle with Author Emily Jacobs, Author of "Live Your Life For You, Not Your Mom"

Emily joins me on Celebrate the Struggle today as she shares how her journey unexpectedly changed her plans for the future. After 20 years working as a nurse, Emily's path shifted to coaching others in areas of health and wellness. As a child, Emily learned a lot of tools from her relationship with her mother. Those tools were necessary for her to recognize the toxicity, guilt, and bullying her mother was inflicting on her. As Emily began her journey as a Transformational Health & Wellness Coach, she started to recognize similarities in other women's lives and stories that looked a lot like her memories and experiences. Identifying that there were many other women that had experienced similar toxic relationships, she continued to hear others encourage her to write a book about her experiences and the tools she gained from it.  Read all about it in her newly published book, Live Your LIfe For You, Not Your Mom [https://a.co/d/9E9qKON].  Check out this podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EqeofEad9lE Website: www.dremilyjacobs.com [http://www.dremilyjacobs.com/] Email: Emily@dremilyjacobs.com [Emily@dremilyjacobs.com] Instagram @dremilyjacobs Link for exclusive book info - sign up https://www.dremilyjacobs.com/signup [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dremilyjacobs.com%2Fsignup%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3scTa56QlsPFuG2_Gg90AEBHD2e2WKTjPeXUVCaKJhQblRR0PdBGmBgZM&h=AT08f1XxbI8NLFtoHRgAxk4RjC11Rq91pvG2QICk3t65XNb0bDA-h9gmzPztBMrGYD4WtyIdZxg2P3Y9tcyMGvOEZ90pyuIXqgypFJvfBAZfRDI0Q6Kj2GYiEFbPRhfGLvMrCyGc9WBf2TGyOWTXNUsv] FB group - Live Your Life For You

Retrain your brain: Jennifer & Del Saam chat about anger

Del Saam joins me again on Celebrate the Struggle to chat about the affects of PTS and how it can resonate in the form of anger. Anger is a common characteristic in individuals who struggle with the affects of trauma. Del tells us about his journey to work on learning new tools to reshape our thinking and our actions.

"It took me eight years to learn how to sleep." - Del Saam discusses the post traumatic growth journey.

Del Saam joins me today on Celebrate the Struggle to discuss how his struggles with post traumatic stress have led him on a journey of healing. The journey continues as Del, an Army Veteran, now dedicates his life to serving others as he continues on. his post traumatic growth journey. Del is a Mentor Coordinator for Veterans Treatment Court, a Nation-wide program working to help veterans actually treat the issues that have caused problems resulting in consequences from the criminal justice system.  After three deployments, Del didn't exactly recognize the affects that PTS until his anger resulted in a domestic violence charge. It was then, that the invisible wounds started to become present through Del's eyes.  Del talks about different programs and resources he has tapped into that have since helped him to learn how to sleep and find the right combination of strategies to help him.  https://justiceforvets.org/what-is-a-veterans-treatment-court/ https://www.moraineviewretreat.org/ https://strengthathome.org/

October 6th Cawvey Day

Cawvey Day is a day that we remember our fallen sister and NUMBER 2, Jessica Cawvey. We love you Cawvster!