Military Mom Talk Radio Podcasts

Debbie Gregory discusses the benefits of veteran-owned businesses and her organization vamboa.org. Bob Corcoran discusses the ability to bring skills from your military career into your civilian career. Mindset and attitude are the key to success.

National Association of Military Moms and Spouses is the only network of its kind that brings thousands moms of service members and spouses together in one fun, supportive online community. Clearedjobs.net's upcoming event expresses appreciation for military spouses who often must endure months apart from their loved ones, uprooted lives, and the general uncertainty that comes with being the spouse of a military member. Joyce Faulkner returns this week with another segment of our series, Authors' Corner.

Michael J. Russer continues his series with Military Mom Talk Radio regarding "Change". Chris Kerney of MilitaryVetJobs.com shares their suite of services that help companies nationwide connect with Military Veterans. Nancy is the author of Miracles and Moments of Grace which brings together fifty heartfelt and inspiring first-person stories from our nation's military chaplains.

Shining Service Worldwide’s mission is to show appreciation and support to women currently serving in the military, military vets and military spouses. Suzie Manning's personal intent is to empower women to own their magnificence, to ignite their dreams, and to illuminate their beauty, power, wisdom, and leadership in their Sizzzl years of 50+. Valerie Maine is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Antioch University New England. Her research focuses on the experience of couples coping with post-deployment and post-combat adjustment issues.

Dr. Jody Bremer continues to enlighten us on the benefits of counciling, giving us strength and the ability to look ahead, not back. "Eddie and Bingo" is the story of Eddie, who enlisted in the U.S Navy as a combat photographer. He was assigned to an aircraft carrier where he found a lost puppy on the enormous flight deck. Meditec enables military spouses to attend school from the comfort of their own homes and offers the flexibility of choosing their own schedules.

Fuzzy Manning is the Founder & CEO of PTS Treatment and the creator of Integrative Trauma Care. Dr. Kelly A. Blasko is Project Manager and Lead Psychologist for the MilitaryKidsConnect.org. Pajama Program, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, provides new new pajamas and new books to children in need, many who are waiting and hoping to be adopted.

Dr. Jody Bremer gives us insight on endurance, strength and the ability to look ahead, not back, and that counseling is a good thing. Michael "Moon" Mullins is the author of a book, Out of the Mist - Memories of War, a collection of memories from veterans of all wars. Joyce Faulkner shares tips on bringing our stories from concept to print.

Michael Russer continues his series from the Live Outrageously movement, focusing on change. Candace George Thompson shares her soon to be published book about her parents, a military life starting in 1941. Jack Woodville London discusses his love of World War 2 history and the first two books of his trilogy, French Letters.

Linda Franklin of Shining Service Worldwide talks about the need for transition homes for women veterans during reintegration. Donna Lewis shares her Competitive Zen book. Music by Mary Lee, Jeff Senour, and Alyssa Gettis

Dr. Jody Bremer gives us insight on endurance, strength and the ability to look ahead, not back. Linda Jefferson shares how GoArmyHomes can support military families in their PCS moves. Debbie Gregory offers a wealth of information and resources to military families on her website MilitaryConnection.com.

Janine Wilburn brings us information about Touch-Nology and staying in touch with deployed troops. Nicole Germain discusses an upcoming event for military wives. Joyce Faulkner discusses the potential we all have to author our thoughts and our inner stories.

Michael J. Russer is an author, coach and speaker for the Live Outrageously movement. He is going to help military families navigate through change, transition and adjusting to a new normal. Linda Franklin is visiting Military Mom Talk Radio this week to share new initiatives on the horizon for Shining Service Worldwide, specifically for transitioning women veterans. Randy Mixter is the author of Letters From Long Binh: Memoirs of a Military Policeman in Vietnam, based on the letters he wrote home to his wife while an MP in Vietnam.

Lori Bell is founder and president of National Association of Military Moms and Spouses, the only network of its kind that brings thousands moms of service members and spouses together in one fun, supportive online community. Authors Ken Farmer and Ben Steinke share their newest novel, Black Eagle Force. Janie Smith is the author of HOPE Beyond Trauma . . . a mother’s journey, and founder of the organization of the same name.

Lynette Lovelace, founder of Lifetherapy, aims to encompass the various experiences of life (such as love, hardship, glory, serenity) while arousing the senses and allowing an escape from everyday life. The Scripture-based prayers in Donna Mull’s A Prayer Journey Through Deployment will speak to anyone's heart with words of encouragement. Leila Levinson is the author of award winning Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma.

Lisa Detres, a pastor's wife, discusses women and faith. Author Mary Lee shares her recent story for children, When Grandma's False Teeth Fly, and Joyce Faulkner presents her continuing Writer's Corner series, featuring Leila Levinson.

Author Sandra Linhart shares her latest children's books, Daddy's Boots and Momma's Boots. John Gorman discusses the US Constitution and its relevance still today. Michael Russer bring light to the process of transitioning jobs.

Carol Schultz Vento shares the story of her book The HIdden Legacy of World War II, Stephen Brown discusses his new book 'Sweeps, and Michael Russer gives an update on the services offered by Go Army Homes and their upcoming cook/military life book.

ClearedJobs.Net is a veteran owned company serving the job search and recruiting needs of the security cleared community. Author Robyn Roche-Paull discusses her award-winning book, Breastfeeding In Combat Boots, and Jeff Senour shares the CTS Freedom Rock Experience including clips of songs from his tour.

Cellar Angels connects small and family run wineries to a larger audience, and provides assistance to a select group of charities. "The Lady Gangster" is the first-hand account of the USS Fuller, an attack transport ship and its courageous crew of “Chicago Boys” who transformed from wide-eyed new recruits to weathered “Old Salts” braving enemy attacks while delivering troops and supplies during many of the toughest battles waged in the South Pacific during World War II.

Joyce Faulkner is president of the Military Writers Society of America. Her recent book In The Shadow of Suribachi, she retells stories inspired by her father of WWII and Iwo Jima. Kathleen Rodgers, member of MWSA, discusses her recent book, The Final Salute, a story about the life of and living with a fighter pilot.

Suzy Manning of Sizzzl.com helps women become empowered and build their inner strength. Also on the show are Abby Desharnais and Tracey Crain, members of the Manchester NH Central High Marching Band who were invited to perform at the Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary Rememberance Event.

The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

Focus on alternative modality for PTS Treatment. Fuzzy Manning is: International speaker & Clinician on PTS Alternative Therapy • Navy veteran who served during Vietnam • Medical Intuitive and Urban Shaman with over 30 years experience • Studied & practiced Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Aboriginal Medicine for over 30 years • Energy & Integrative Medicine that I learned in 28 countries over 35 years • Shiatsu Master for over 30 years

Operation G.I. Jane is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting deployed, single mothers in the U.S. military by providing five compassionate services: 1 communication with their children via webcam technology 2 airfare for much-needed visits home 3 necessities kits for both mother and child 4 healing therapy 5 career transitioning Military Children's Charity exists to enrich the lives of American Service member’s children. Given the reality of multiple military engagements, and several years of economic uncertainty, M.C.C. recognizes that a disproportionate share of this burden has fallen on the shoulders of American Service Member’s families. American Military Children deserve to be appreciated and publicly recognized for their countless personal sacrifices on behalf of our nation too.

International speaker & Clinician on PTS Alternative Therapy • Navy veteran who served during Vietnam • Medical Intuitive and Urban Shaman with over 30 years experience • Studied & practiced Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Aboriginal Medicine for over 30 years • Energy & Integrative Medicine that I learned in 28 countries over 35 years • Shiatsu Master for over 30 years

Liz Moore of Go Army Homes and Liz Moore and Associates, providing real estate options to military families, especially with the unique challenges of PCS moves.

Cinderella11pm.com is all about bringing magic into women's everyday lives. It is a blog where they celebrate everyone's inner princess. Cinderella11pm.com is a place you go to be listened to and appreciated for all of things you do and are! It is about uncovering, discovering and experiencing the magic in everyday life; as well as sharing about the occasional frog that no amount of kissing will turn into a prince.

As the President & CEO and spokesperson for Coggins International, Jane can be heard across the nation from radio to television, in print and in person, sharing her knowledge in the field of energy and fuels automation. Not one to sit behind a desk for too long, Jane puts her 'boots on the ground' in all parts of the world, from Afghanistan to Australia, always maintaining a face-to-face relationship with the customer and the mission. This sense of adventure compels her to take calculated risks in business and in life, making even the impossible a reality. Operation G.I. Jane is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting single mothers in the U.S. military by providing five compassionate services: communication with their children via webcam technology, airfare for much-needed visits home, necessities kits for both mother and child, healing therapy career transitioning. For more information visit http://www.operation-gijane.org/

Michael J. Russer, CEO of RUSSER Communications and Managing Director for GoArmyHomes LLC is an international speaker, author and columnist about doing business online and virtual outsourcing. He is co-author (along with Christine Durst and Michael Haaren of StaffCentrix) of “Transform Your Business Using Virtual Assistants”, the first book on virtual assistants for the real estate industry.

We welcome back Pastor Dave Macer who has done blessings for our troops over the holidays and today he talks about the use of faith in helping families get through deployment. This is a vital show for anyone with children who are struggling with a parent of family member on deployment

Celebrating Labor Day, Sandra and Robin share some of their favorite tunes that share our American Pride.

Military Children's Charity provides gifts and recognition to all children of military personnel. Debbie Nichols is also the author of Deployed: Grandparents Being Grandparents.

Join Sandra and Robin as they welcome Lisa Cypers Kamen to Military Mom Talk Radio. Filmmaker, speaker, author, coach, and now radio talk host on Toginet, Lisa has developed a specialized Harvesting Happiness program for returning military personnel and their families experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and difficulties reintegrating back to civilian life. The integrated curriculum uses a stigma free multidisciplinary approach to assist soldiers and their loved ones heal to heal the traumas of war and reawaken happiness in their hearts. Harvesting Happiness for Heroes is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to stigma-free assistance of Military Personnel and their loved ones facing challenges with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and other post-deployment reintegration issues. Harvesting Happiness for Heroes offers one-on-one services, mini-workshops, and retreats to address the whole person: mind, body, and emotions. This results in a calmer mind, better physical health and reinforces emotional support. Lisa's program Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio airs live every Wednesday at 9 am pst. on the Toginet network. Learn more about her program at www.hh4heroes.org.

Mr. Koby J. Langley is the senior adviser for strategic planning and outreach in the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy. In that role, he is responsible for the development of strategic plans related to wounded, ill, injured and transitioning service members and interagency and public/private collaboration.

Lisa Detres is a pastor's wife, writer, and mother of four children. Her oldest son, Augustin, is currently serving in the Army and is stationed at Fort Drum, New York. She is currently writing her first which deals with helping women get closer to God.

United States Army Veteran, entrepreneur/business owner, budding author, public relations/marketing consultant, college graduate, recently widowed, a recovering alcoholic and soon-to-be radio talk show host of the new show “Daily Dialogue with Doris.”

As you plan your summer vacations and pack a few good books in your beach bag, be sure to include books by these wonderful authors: Pat Brisson, "Sometimes We Were Brave", Commander Sheri Snively, "Heaven In The Midst of Hell", and Rita Cosby's riveting story of her father in "Quiet Hero".

Raquel Thiebes has been blogging about military life and everything that goes with it since 2007. Whether you want to know it or not, she’ll tell you about it! She was an Army brat growing up, was a soldier herself and married into the military. She won’t tell you her exact age but suffice it to say that she has 40+ years of experience with all things Army. Find her blog at http://lifelessonsmilitarywife.blogspot.com.

Sheri Snively, who served as a chaplain with the U.S. Navy, has crafted a vivid, unsettling, and ultimately hopeful personal account of the effects of the Iraq war on soldiers and civilians in Heaven in the Midst of Hell. As she served with the Marines working amid the boredom, tension, and seemingly meaningless carnage at a trauma hospital between Ramadi and Fallujah, Commander Snively experienced firsthand the grim reality of combat. As she recounts the way she and the soldiers around her experience war, she negotiates a compassionate path to healing—marked not by formulaic answers, but by an open and questioning spirit. Visit www.heaveninthemidstofhell.com

Join Sandra and Robin for an all American musical tribute.

CandaceSandy and her co-author Dawn Marie Daniels felt compelled to publish the stories of women grappled with day-to-day issues in Souls of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories, and Heal Their Spirits, a compilation of true life experiences of women of color. In Souls of My Sisters, women from all walks of life candidly reveal how they overcame challenges just like those faced by women every day.

Kathleen Facon, partnership branch chief and Charlie Toth, Deputy Director, of Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)join Sandra and Robin to share valuable information about education facilities for our military families around the world.

Rita Cosby's book Quite Hero details the story of her father, Ryszard Kossobudzki, a Polish Resistance fighter during World War II, who was badly wounded, captured by the Nazis, held in a POW camp, escaped and ultimately rescued by American military forces after retrieving handwritten directions-to-freedom wrapped in a chocolate bar and dropped to Kossobudzki and his comrades by a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot. For more information visit www.quiethero.org

Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd have prepared an encore presentation of past episodes of Military Mom Talk Radio in honor of Memorial Day. Featured are Betsy Beard of TAPS.org, Andi Grant of Give2TheTroops.org, Tish Stropes of FisherHouse.org and authors Melissa Seligman and Chris Piper, A Heart Apart and The Day He Left For Iraq. Visit www.herwarhervoice.com

Jody Bremer is the author of the book, LOOKING FOR THAT LAST FIRST DATE: An Insider's Guide to Dating After Divorce. Stories, advice, and confirmation that you're not alone. Visit www.jodybremer.com for more information about the book and Jody's insight.

Penny Monetti is author of Called To Serve, a book about military life, being a military spouse, communication before during and after deployment. Linda Franklin is founder of The Real Cougar Woman, a motivational speaker giving women confidence to be their best in Health, Beauty, Relationships, Finance and Spirituality. Her Combat Cougars Bracelet is available through her website www.therealcougarwoman.com and supports women in the military and transitional help for homeless veterans.

Debbie Gregory of MilitaryConnection.com pays a return visit to discuss the many resources of her website, and particularly focuses on the education benefit to veterans that spouses can be eligible for as well.

May is Military Appreciation Month, and with that in mind, Sandra and Robin share resources, interesting events coming up and ways to remember our military families and those dedicating service to our country. For more information, visit www.militarymomtalkradio.com

Josh is a strong advocate for his clients and believes the only way for individuals to receive independent, analytical, and unbiased financial advice is with a fee-only advisor that does not work on commission or sell financial products. Having served with the US Air Force, Josh understands some of the unique financial challenges military families may face. Visit Josh at www.firstfinancialconsulting.net

Jody received a special certification and verification from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in Working with Military and Their Families In Private Practice. Servicemen from the Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force are a significant specialty, allowing her to provide personalized care for all of the military members and their families struggling with the specific hardships the military incurs, such as long-term separations, deployments, and PTSD

Sandra and Robin talk about Robin's daughter's wedding, and the ladies greet her daughter's new mother-in-law, Donna Poirier, a Marine military mom. Guest Fuzzy Manning joins the show to discuss his alternative methodology to treat PST. Visit Fuzzy at www.psttreatment.com

Liz Moore from Go Army Homes joins Sandra and Robin to discuss PCS moves along with the advantages of using realtors who specialize in military relocations.

Tish Stropes joins Sandra and Robin to detail the network of houses adjoining major military hospitals for families of loved ones who are ill or recovering. Families receive room and board, easy access to the hospital, a place for loved ones to leave the hospital for a short time to visit with family, and an environment with others experiencing similar situations. Please visit www.fisherhouse.org to learn more of their services and how you can help support their mission.

Sandra and Robin are joined by Sherri L. Brown, Senior Vice President for Service to the Armed Forces for the American Red Cross. We always think of giving blood to the Red Cross, but the organization serves Americans in countless other ways. Find out how you can support the Red Cross by visiting www.redcross.org

Sandra and Robin welcome Andi Grant, founder of Give2TheTroops®. Andi began the organization in 2002 when her husband, U.S Marine Sgt. Brian Grant was called for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The organization sends supplies to troops - anything from board games to golf clubs, exercise equipment or microwaves. Discover how you can help support our troops by visiting www.give2thetroops.org.

Debbie Gregory joins Sandra and Robin to discuss more of the wealth of resources on MilitaryConnection.com. Added resources include Veteran and Military Business Owners Association and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. For more information, visit www.militaryconnection.com

Author Pat Brisson joins Sandra and Robin to talk about one of her recent books, Sometimes We Were Brave. This children's book telling the story of Jerome whose mother is a deployed soldier. For more information, visit www.patbrisson.com

Betsy Beard, a surviving mom of SPC Bradley Beard, killed in action in Iraq, is now the editor for the national quarterly TAPS Magazine, facilitates bereavement workshops, and has written a children's book, Klinger, A Story of Honor and Hope. For more information, visit www.TAPS.org

A Dollar To Care is a non-profit organization that provides support to military families whose soldier has been incarcerated. Not condoning criminal behavior, the organization is not judging the circumstances behind the incarceration, but to help the families who are suffering the consequences of the long ordeal. Visit www.adollartocare.org for more information.

Film producer Jeff Worthington joins Sandra and Robin to update everyone on the iHistory Project WW2 Project. Open to teens, ages 12-18, the iHistory Project invites students to create a video interviewing a World War 2 veteran. Videos will be submitted to the YouTube contest channel, and winning videos could be included in an upcoming documentary being produced by Jeff. For more information, visit www.ihistoryprojectww2.org.

This week, Sandra’s and Robin’s guest is Debbie Gregory of MilitaryConnection.com. Debbie has compiled an all-inclusive website packed with resources for all military personnel, veterans, and military families. MilitaryConnection.com serves a gambit of needs and directs military families to answers otherwise difficult to find. The site is dynamic in that information is always being updated and added to. For more information visit www.militaryconnection.com

Sandra and Robin welcomed Melissa Seligman and Chris Piper who have recently collaborated on a children’s book titled A Heart Apart. The book offers military children a vehicle to express their feelings and emotions stemming from a family member being deployed. Melissa also authored a very hear-felt book titled The Day After He Left for Iraq. For details on both ladies, their mission, and their books, visit www.herwarhervoice.com. To order A Heart Apart, visit www.lifecaptured.com.

Sandra and Tina welcome Sue Lynch from There & Back Again, a re-integration program for combat veterans. Because of their combat service abroad, many veterans return home with a myriad of complex emotional issues, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). TABA offers a structured program of yoga, meditation and alternative approaches to healing the whole body to help veterans transition back to their lives stateside. Their objective is teach veterans how to use breath awareness, meditation and yoga to manage their symptoms of PTSD, to improve their relationships with loved ones, to begin to fully participate in their lives, and to give back to their fellow veterans through TABA’s Train the Trainer program. Tina’s husband Richard joined the discussion, sharing some of his challenges when he returned home. As a certified yoga instructor, Sue demonstrated with Richard’s help some program components that have been successful and helpful to the program participants. For more infomraiton, visit www.thereandback-again.org

Military Mom Talk Radio is proud to present Higher Ground to its listeners. Higher Ground is an adaptive sports and recreation program serving Veterans with injuries. Hosted in the beautiful mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, and on the pristine beaches of La Jolla, California, the facility offers most any interests. Higher Ground specialize in serving Veterans with traumatic brain injuries, blindness, visual impairment, PTSD, spinal cord injuries, amputations, and severe burns. It is all completely free for the veteran and spouse to attend! For more information, or how to apply for a program, visit www.hgvets.org

Sandra and Tina welcome Allessandra Kellerman, founder of Homefront Hugs – an organization dedicated to providing support and comfort to service members, veterans and their families. A national non-profit organization with over 10,000 active members and 50,000 members in all, Homefront Hugs brings a touch of home to soldiers serving all over the world with programs such as Operation Healing Angel, Homefront Welcome Home Hugs, Homefront Hugs for Kids, and Homefront Hugs Hero Adoption. For more information about Homefront Hugs’ services, visit www.homefronthugs.org

Host Sandra Beck and guest host Robin Boyd welcome Lisa Cypers Kamen to Military Mom Talk Radio for an information-packed hour discussing Lisa’s new program Harvesting Happiness for Heroes. This seminar is aimed to support post-deployment military personnel and their families experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and civilian life reintegration challenges. The discussion covers signs and symptoms of PTSD and TBI, and realizing the importance of addressing these symptoms to begin the process of healing. Lisa’s program uses a stigma-free multidisciplinary approach to assist soldiers and their loved ones heal to heal the traumas of war and reawaken happiness in their hearts. For more information visit www.harvestinghappiness.com

Sandra and Tina host a jam-packed show, featuring guest Janine Wilburn of Touch-Nology, whose company offers pre-assembled correspondence kits, journals, cards and more to keep deployed troops and their families in touch. www.touch-nology.com. The show also includes children’s Thanksgiving greetings to soldiers read by Max Beck Levin, Hannah Holly and Cailin Casas, and a visit from Pastor Dave Macer of Shepherd of the Hills – Antelope Valley, who delivers a prayer of Thanksgiving.

Sandra and Tina are joined by Rick Swanson, segment producer for Military Mom Talk Radio to welcome guest Michael Russer of Go Army Homes, helping military families through the rigors of finding housing when relocating to a new Duty Station. For more information, visit www.goarmyhomes.com.

Host Tina Gonzales is back with Sandra Beck to welcome guest Debbie Gregory, founder of MilitaryConnection.com, one of the most popular websites on the Internet for active military, veterans and their families. It is referred to as “The Go To Site” for jobs, benefits, news, and information regarding resources and benefits. For more information, visit www.militaryconnection.com.

Hosts Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd welcome June Walbert, financial planning expert, Lt. Col. in the Army Reserve, and single mom who shares great insight in giving our kids a sound start in understanding money and financial goals. June is a certified financial planner with USAA, www.usaa.com.

“Because Kids Don’t Come With Manuals” author Tina Nocera joins host Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd for an enlightening discussion about dilemmas parents face and the remarkable website Tina has developed, www.parentalwisdom.com. Experts are on-call to help parents answer any question they are struggling with.

Host Sandra Beck and guest host Robin Boyd share a very informative conversation with Marty Martin of Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that provides care packages to troops. Donations are always needed, pitch in to help assemble packages, or contact with the name of a loved one who would appreciate being a recipient. www.opgratitude.com.

Host Sandra Beck and guest host Robin Boyd welcomed Amanda Devoe of Uproar Communications , organizer of the Veterans Day Celebration at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information on the event, visit www.vetsdaycelebration.com. Contact Amanda at www.uproarcom.com

Co-host Robin Boyd presents an all-music tribute for Labor Day. Enjoy some favorites that express our American Pride.

Guests Erin Ferucci and Dr. Silene Young join Sandra and Tina. Celebrity life style designer Erin Ferucci brings us ways to brighten our homes no matter where home is at the moment. Dr. Young discusses pet insurance and the benefits of this for military pet owners.

Guest Beth Russell from Freedom Dogs joins Sandra and Tina to talk more about the service dogs and their importance to our returning troops’ needs. For more information visit www.freedomdogs.org

Guest host Robin Boyd joins Tina to continue their focus on the Army National Guard by welcoming Dawn Gagnon, volunteer for the NH Army National Guard. Dawn brings us more information about family resources and balancing family life while one’s spouse is deployed.

Guest host Robin Boyd and Tina Gonzales welcome DeeDee Rice, volunteer for the New Hampshire Army National Guard, shares information regarding the National Guard Family Program and its outreach to military families. http://www.jointservicessupport.org

Guest Janine Wilbur of Touch-Nology joins Sandra and Tina. Janine’s company creates kits to help families stay in touch with their loved ones while they are deployed, and give troops a quick way to keep journals and send notes back home. www.touch-nology.com

Sandra and Tina welcome Lauren Flaim, entrepreneur salon owner. At 21 years old, Lauren Flaim is an enthusiastic former teen mom and current business owner of the newly opened Salon Amore in Suffolk, VA. With the success of her salon opening only four months ago, Lauren has become an inspiration to teen moms everywhere.

Sandra and Tina welcom guest Beth Russell, director of the Freedom Service Dog program, www.freedomdogs.org . Trainer Patty Mix and program participant Richard Gonzales join the discussion. Freedom Dogs provides Specialty Service Dogs to wounded military heroes at no cost to them. All expenses incurred in the training and health of these very special dogs is covered by Freedom Dogs. The two year customized training of Specialty Service Dogs is quite tedious, time consuming, and costs almost twice that of training a regular service dog. That said, these dogs are just that very special dogs. Through the end of July, Pepsi is taking votes for nominees for a $250,000 grant. To vote for Freedom Dogs, visit www.refresheverything.com.

Today's guest, Elaine Wilson, editor and writer for the Defense Department’s American Forces Press Service, launched the “Family Matters” blog in August 2009 to provide resources and support to military families, as well as to encourage a dialogue on topics ranging from deployments and separations to the challenges of everyday life. (http://afps.dodlive.mil/)

Director/Producer Jeffrey Worthington is currently coordinating the “iHistory Project: WWII,” a national YouTube competition for high school students (www.iHistoryProjectWW2.org). Students are encouraged to interview a WW2 veteran and submit their film to the project.

Sandra and Tina welcome guest Jacey Eckhart, nationally syndicated columnist. Jacey is a military life consultant and nationally syndicated military columnist. For more about Jacey and her work, visit www.jaceyeckhart.com

Sandra and Tina welcome guest Andi Hurley, founder of SpouseBUZZ.com hosted by www.military.com. Andi’s blogs share the daily grind of being a military spouse, helping families network, cope, and have resources for anything that military families face

Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzales are hosts to guest Jody Bremer, marriage and family therapist, discusses the basis of her new book Looking For That Last First Date, available at www.publishamerica.com, as well as her approach to counseling. Tina’s husband Richard also brings information about freedom dogs. For more information, visit www.freedomservicedogs.org.

Sandra and Tina welcome guest Suzann Sladcik Wilson, artist, bead sculptor and owner of www.Beadphoria.com. Suzann's beaded creations are being featured in national publications, and recently created a limited edition bracelet where proceeds benefit Step out To Fight Diabetes.

Sandra and Tina welcome guest Linda Kagan, inventor and owner of the device TravelStix. Visit www.itravelstix.com. About the size of a business card, TravelStix contain medical forms and information for you and your family to have available when traveling. Great for caretakers and military families who need to relocate frequently.

Sandra and Tina interview Doug Stebleton, producer of the documentary Mother Of Normandy. Visit www.motherofnormandy.com

Sandra and Tina welcome guest Lisa Cypers Kamen to discuss the art of Harvesting Happiness. Lisa now hosts Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio on Toginet. Visit www.harvestinghappiness.com

Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzales continue to interview guest Michael Hoffman regarding valuable resources to military personnel and families.

Sandra and Tina's guest is Michael Hoffman, Recovery Care Coordinator, USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA.

Sandra and Tina launch their new show on Toginet with guest Ollie Smith, Executive Deputy Director NACCRRA. Visit www.naccrra.org