Head Space and Timing Podcast

Corie Weathers, licensed professional counselor (LPC), is a sought-after speaker, consultant and author of Sacred Spaces: My Journey to the Heart of Military Marriage. Corie has focused her career for the last 15 years as a counselor specializing in marriage, divorce, women's issues, PTSD, and substance abuse.    In 2015, Corie was named the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® where she advocated for mental health issues and served as a media correspondent writing online and print publications, consulting for command teams, and speaking to groups on issues like PTSD, grief, and marriage.  She traveled to Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to visit troops and see deployment conditions.  She has also traveled across the globe teaching individuals and couples how to live, lead, find purpose, and build relationships using thier natural talents.   Today, Corie continues to encourage others through her inspirational blog and podcast available on the free Lifegiver App- With Corie Weathers.  She currently serves as an Ambassador for the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation serving military and first responder families and volunteers with the Red Cross training mental health professionals to be more culturally competent in their work with military and first responders. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Corie's Background The reason why mental health professionals don't communicate much How therapists can learn how to develop competence in working with veterans The need for a veteran to be patient when looking for a mental health professional The need for natural curiosity on the part of the counselor AND client The counseling session as a safe place to understand difficult things The difference between being broken and being changed The need for greater awareness around first responder mental health LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  Corie's Web Site The Lifegiver Podcast App The Lifegiver Podcast The Sacred Spaces book Change Your POV Book Club

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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books

 Summary: 
Corie Weathers, licensed professional counselor (LPC), is a sought-after speaker, consultant and author of Sacred Spaces: My Journey to the Heart of Military Marriage. Corie has focused her career for the last 15 years as a counselor specializing in marriage, divorce, women's issues, PTSD, and substance abuse. 

 

In 2015, Corie was named the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® where she advocated for mental health issues and served as a media correspondent writing online and print publications, consulting for command teams, and speaking to groups on issues like PTSD, grief, and marriage.  She traveled to Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to visit troops and see deployment conditions.  She has also traveled across the globe teaching individuals and couples how to live, lead, find purpose, and build relationships using thier natural talents.

 

Today, Corie continues to encourage others through her inspirational blog and podcast available on the free Lifegiver App- With Corie Weathers.  She currently serves as an Ambassador for the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation serving military and first responder families and volunteers with the Red Cross training mental health professionals to be more culturally competent in their work with military and first responders. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: 

  • Corie's Background
  • The reason why mental health professionals don't communicate much
  • How therapists can learn how to develop competence in working with veterans
  • The need for a veteran to be patient when looking for a mental health professional
  • The need for natural curiosity on the part of the counselor AND client
  • The counseling session as a safe place to understand difficult things
  • The difference between being broken and being changed
  • The need for greater awareness around first responder mental healthLINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  
Corie's Web Site

The Lifegiver Podcast App

The Lifegiver Podcast

 The Sacred Spaces book

Change Your POV Book Club

Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books
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What is Head Space and Timing Podcast?

The psychological impact of military service is well known but less understood. Every Tuesday and Thursday, join combat veteran and clinical mental health counselor Duane France as he interviews mental health professionals, veterans, and those who support them about mental health and wellness. If you want to understand more about service member and veteran mental health, then this podcast is for you.