Debbie Gregory of MilitaryConnection.com is a good friend of Military Mom Talk Radio, and brings us a wealth of information each time she visits. Military Connection is one of the most comprehensive online directories for military, veterans and their family members. The organization's president, Debbie Gregory, returns to Military Mom Talk Radio to talk about initiatives and resources available to veterans.
MilitaryConnection.com offers something for everyone, with thousands of pages of resources and information. Some of the areas of focus include employment and job resources, education and Post-9/11 GI Bill information, scholarships, benefits, pay charts, news and more.
For more information about Debbie, visit www.militaryconnection.com
Bob joins us today to launch our Small Business Expo series. Corcoran Consulting and Coaching is a real estate broker consulting and coaching company focused on growing your business. Corcoran Consulting and Coaching was founded by Bob Corcoran. Corcoran's background comes from years of retail management and recruiting.
The more Corcoran coached real estate agents and brokers across North America, the more Bob realized the real estate industry lacked business systems needed by a real estate professional to be fully profitable. Corcoran coached the real estate team who sold his home, and created and implemented a profitable system for their real estate business. The proven result: the real estate team went from 18 million in sales to a whopping 36 million in sales!
For more information, visit www.corcorancoaching.com .
Meet Robin's mother-in-law, Jo Boyd, military mom and grandmom.
Jo's husband, sons and grandsons have served in the military and Jo can give us a perspective on the changes in resources available to military families from then to now.
(pictured with Robin's niece Allison and daughter Emily)
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Michael J. Russer continues his series with Military Mom Talk Radio regarding "Change". 
Dr. Jody Bremer, family therapist, visits again to continue her discussion about being comfortable seeking out a therapist and why it may be the best choice for you!
Kathleen Taylor was born in Huntington Station, New York, the youngest of 7 children. She now resides in Southern California with her car-enthusiast husband George and their two sons, Drew and Gavin. Kathleen has had a life-long fascination with crayons and coloring books. Her favorite pastimes are drawing, painting, going to museums, reading, writing, traveling and interior design. She has taken many courses in oil painting, watercolor, children's book illustration and graphic art and is still learning.
Fuzzy Manning is the Founder & CEO of PTS Treatment and the creator of Integrative Trauma Care. He is also an Alternative Specialist, a radio show host, an author, and a speaker. He is a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam and experienced Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). He pursued alternative treatment in the forms of Ayurveda, Chinese, and Aboriginal Medicine to mend his invisible wounds. He continues to apply the principles of Integrative Trauma Care in his daily life and in the lives of his clients. He totally believes in his tagline, "When Your Life Matters, We Listen!"
Dr. Kelly A. Blasko is Project Manager and Lead Psychologist for the MilitaryKidsConnect.org website developed by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) within the Department of Defense. For almost two years she has been instrumental in developing websites and mobile applications for service members and their families in T2. She completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University and received an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Appalachian State University. Prior to working at T2 Dr. Blasko has worked in university counseling centers where she helped service members transition from active duty to college student. Dr. Blasko's experience is especially focused on translating psychological prevention services for military families into technology-based solutions.
It was that expereince 10 years ago that the Pajama Program was born. 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. These children live in various settings including group homes, shelters and temporary housing and are shuffled often from one place to another. Many of them have been abandoned, abused or neglected. Most of these children have never enjoyed the simple comfort of having a mother or father tuck them in at bedtime with warm, clean pajamas and a bedtime story. Some of the children we serve are living with their families below the poverty level, in desperate need of food, clothing and shelter. 
Michael D. "Moon" Mullins, multiple award winning author of "Vietnam in Verse, poetry for beer drinkers", co-author of "Kings of the Green Jelly Moon, the Book", and author of new novel "Out of the Mist: Memories of War." Please contact me at this e-mail address; mullins.m.1@ comcast.net. Vietnam Veteran, Delta 3/7, 199th Light Infantry, '68-'69. Vice President of MWSA. Supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project.
Joyce Faulkner returns this week with another segment of our series, Authors' Corner. Joyce, president of the Military Writers Society of America, lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns - "The History of Aerial Applications" for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine "Scribe & Quill." She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer.
The daughter of a 30-year career Air Force Officer whose first mission was D-Day as a B-24 Navigator, author Candace George Thompson writes of the life adventures of her parents in Rex and Bettie, Still Having Fun: A Portrait of a Military Marriage, 1941-2007. The George's marriage not only survived World War 2, it survived the death of a child, a murder, absences that last from three to fourteen months, a family suicide, frequent uprooting, and health crises. Their religion and faith are a source of strength that guides their lives. 
Jack Woodville London is an internationally acclaimed author, World War II historian and trial-attorney in Austin, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Law School and a former captain in the US Army Quartermaster Corps. Jack's foundation began when he was elected managing editor of the University of Texas International Law Journal in 1970. Since then he has authored a long list of technical articles and papers on various legal topics, and has spoken at numerous legal programs throughout the United States as well as internationally. In 2003, Jack put aside legal writing to enroll in the prestigious writing school of St. Céré, France where he graduated from among other esteemed writers.
Linda Franklin created Shining Service WorldwideTM in November 2010. She says, "it was destiny" The whole idea started to germinate when women serving in Afghanistan emailed her saying that they read Linda's The Real Cougar Woman blog every day and how powerful they felt when they did. Shining Service Worldwide's mission is to show appreciation and support to women currently serving in the military, military vets and military spouses. Too often our females in service fall through the cracks and don't get the attention they deserve, or more importantly, they need. 
Donna A. Lewis is an attorney with the Department of Homeland Security. Donna litigated in the private sector for over a decade before turning her attention to legal and policy issues related to national security. Donna is not funny or interesting at all by day.
Recent guests on Military Mom Talk Radio have shared their many talents with us and with our listeners. We have had a few submit some wonderful original music to us which we'd like to share with you. Be sure to turn up the volume! You won't want to miss these great artists!
Moving your family from post-to-post comes with the territory of being part of the Army. But it doesn't have to be stressful or frustrating.
In 2005, Janine Wilburn co-founded and became the Chief Creative Officer of Touch.Nology Holdings LLC - a socially responsible, Communications Company committed to making a difference.
Nicole Germain is the president/owner of MJG Communications, Inc., a company that helps businesses improve their bottom line results through publicity and promotion. She is also the founder of the Fabulous Moms: Women's Small Business Expo. A 15-year veteran of the public relations, marketing and event planning field, Nicole Germain has secured placement for clients in top print, broadcast and online media outlets.
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. Author of the forthcoming book&nb sp;Prosper Where You're Planted: The Military Spouse Guide To Creating the Life You Want With The Military Life You Get, Lori was recognized and named Military Spouse Magazine's 2010 "Military Spouse of the Year". Today, she helps leading brands connect with the influential "military mom market" and provides innovative solutions to increase bottom line profits. In addition, Lori is a by-name requested motivational speaker and singer. Called "a remarkable woman" by Lifetime Television Network and havin g her personal story featured on NBC Nightly News Making A Difference, Lori has appeared in front of more than 20 million people via major media such as CNN, ABC, Fox News, and The Huffington Post.
Janie Smith, Trauma Coach, Speaker, Author, Founder of HOPE Beyond Trauma; caregiver; mother and spouse of career soldiers. Her new book, HOPE Beyond Trauma . . . a mother's journey is based on Janie's caregiving journey after her 15-year-old daughter sustained a severe brain injury in an automobile accident. 
Lynette Lovelace combined her spirit, enthusiasm for life, and 20 years of harnessing her inner gifts and created a line of luxury apothecary products inspired by the therapeutic powers of fragrance and mood. Based on the simple yet influential notion of "Choosing Your Mood," 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.
"When a soldier serves, so does the family". Author Donna Mull saw that statement on the shirts some military wives were wearing at a Fourth of July parade as they marched with their husbands. Suddenly, that statement had become personal. She had heard stories about mothers whose faithful prayers had changed lives. When her son received his orders for deployment to Iraq, she wanted to be one of those mothers. Equally motivated by love and pain, Ms. Mull embarked on a year-long journey of prayer, writing weekly devotionals that focused on the specific needs of soldiers and their families. She then forwarded them to friends and family, who used them as springboards for their own prayer times. If you have a loved one in the military, chances are you are engaged in a battle of your own. Will your loved one survive? Will you? How will you cope while your soldier is away? When your soldier returns, will he or she be changed? The Scripture-based prayers in Donna Mull's A Prayer Journey Through Deployment will speak to your anxious heart with words of encouragement. Our loving Father understands your vulnerability, and you can rest assured that you are not alone. He will share your burden, and he will never leave your side.
Leila Levinson is the author of award winning Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma. A graduate of Vassar College, Indiana University at Bloomington and the University of Texas School of Law, she advocates for veterans. She has appeared on CNN, is a regular contributing blogger for Huffington Post, and has written for The Washington Post, The Austin American Statesman, The Texas Observer, WWII Quarterly, CrossCurrents and War, Literature, and Art. The founder of the online community veteranschildren.com where veterans and their children share their stories, Levinson is now creating a nonprofit to bring attention to the transgenerational trauma that follows war and to facilitate a network of support for veterans and their families within central Texas.
Lisa Detres is a pastor's wife, writer, and mother of four children who works as a customer service supervisor in Valencia, California. Her oldest son, Augustin, is currently serving in the Army and is stationed at Fort Drum, New York.
Author Mary Lee is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and a Licensed Master Social Worker. When Grandma's False Teeth Fly is author Mary Lee's second book. Her first book, 'My Air Force Mom' is a picture book that explores customs and courtesies of military culture through a child's eyes. My Air Force Mom was a winner in the Children's Fiction Category of the 73rd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. 
He started his Pocket Constitution site as a labor of love and a hobby with his mom in mind in 1997 the year she died. His mother loved her country, was a member of the American Legion and VFW Ladies Auxiliary's she'd sell poppies every year and during the Vietnam War bought and wore MIA bracelets. His grandfather was a WWI Veteran, father was a WWII Veteran, uncle is a Korean War Veteran and brother is a Vietnam War Veteran, all loved and love their country. There were additional reasons though that he started this Pocket Constitution site, some of them are as follows. He found it very difficult finding pocket constitutions and remembers calling the Government Printing Office about it back then and the GPO representative had know idea what he was talking about. Also he believes it is important to have a more informed citizenry, public and voter. Too many of our institutions, media outlets and schools no longer inform us about the ideas of America's founders. John now resides in Henderson, Nevada, and is the owner and sole proprietor of Dorseygor Press.
Sandra Miller Linhart was born and raised in the mountainous town of Lander, Wyoming. Here she was able to cultivate her love of reading, due in no small part to the fact the nearest record store was a two hour drive away, and the local radio station played only country and classic music. Were it not for this, Ms. Linhart might today be a rock star, or, at the very least, have better taste in music. However, with a well-stocked library within walking distance, she often found herself taking long journeys into the wonderful worlds created by the minds of Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L'Engle, Stephen King and, of course, Judy Blume in the dusty basement of the Fremont County Public Library.
Returning again this week, Michael Russer addresses the topic of transitions; unique to military families when a military loved one is either on the move, or reintegrating back to civilian life. 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.
Our good friend Michael Russer returns to Military Mom Talk Radio to update us on the exciting developments at Go Army Homes. 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.
'Sweeps author Stephen Brown tells of the USS Vengeance sailing on a secret mission to North Vietnam on New Year's, 1973 to sweep its ports of deadly mines; in exchange, Hanoi agrees to commence releasing American prisoners of war. "Operation Paragon," Navy Ensign Sam Wallace tells his pregnant wife, Karen. "Mines so advanced and our gear so basic, my love, we're Polish horse cavalry charging German Panzers."
Carol Schultz Vento is a former Political Science professor and attorney. She is the daughter of World War II veteran Arthur ‘Dutch' Schultz, an 82nd Airborne paratrooper who was portrayed in the D-Day movie The Longest Day and whose war experiences have been written about in books about the European Theater in World War II.
As Chief Marketing Officer for ClearedJobs.Net, Kathleen Smith spearheads the community-building, marketing and communications outreach initiatives to the organization's audiences which include security cleared job seekers, military personnel, and cleared facilities employers the defense and intelligence community. As a veteran owned company, ClearedJobs.Net pays special attention to the needs of the military community and Kathleen oversees the ClearedJobs.Net's outreach and support of transitioning military personnel, military spouses and TAP/ACAP managers.
Robyn Roche-Paull, author of the award-winning book Breastfeeding in Combat Boots, is an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) and a US Navy Veteran. She has over a decade of experience helping breastfeeding mothers and babies, and began her breastfeeding career while still on active duty in the US Navy. She served six years as an aircraft mechanic on F/A-18 Hornets and A-6 Intruders on deployment overseas and stateside. During that time she gave birth to breastfed her son for over a year before separating from the military with an Honorable discharge. 
Ever since its inception 10 years ago, rock band CTS has made a huge impact on many around the country with their edgy rock sound with lyrics that touch the heart. Fueled with a passion for music since childhood, singer/songwriter Jeff Senour formed
Cellar Angels was created by a compassionate group of wine loving friends intent on changing the world. Our mission is simple: connect small and family run wineries to a larger audience, expose wine lovers to incredible purchase opportunities offered exclusively to Cellar Angels members from partnering vineyards, and provide assistance to a select group of charities. We love wine. We love introducing others to great wine and we love helping others. Cellar Angels provides an opportunity to accomplish all three.
battles waged in the South Pacific during World War II. It is also the poignant tale of how a simple question forged a lasting bond between a father and his son.
Joyce Faulkner, president of the Military Writers Society of America, lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns -- "The History of Aerial Applications" for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine "Scribe & Quill." She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer.
Growing up in a family of six kids in Clovis, New Mexico, Kathleen Rodgers spent countless hours in a rocking chair, daydreaming about what it would be like to be someone else. Little did she know then that she was simply creating stories in my head.
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.
For many years, Liz envisioned the perfect real estate company....a brokerage where all the greatest agents want to work, and where the business is solidly and predictably built on word of mouth referrals from loyal past clients and personal acquaintances. In 2001, she decided to make that vision a reality. Realizing that it would be near impossible to totally transform her existing traditional real estate office into her ideal model, Liz set to work writing a business plan that started totally from scratch. She traveled extensively for several years, researching what were heralded as the best and the brightest brokerages across the country.
In 2005, Janine Wilburn co-founded and became the Chief Creative Officer of Touch.Nology Holdings LLC - a socially responsible, Communications Company committed to making a difference.
Cinderella11pm.com is all about bringing magic into women's everyday lives. It is a blog where they celebrate everyone's inner princess. 
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, and produced by Doris Rivas-Brekke, welcomes Jula Jane of Coggins International.
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. 
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, and produced by Rick Swanson, welcomes Pastor David Macer with special appearance by Deva and Miten.
It's the end of a long Labor Day weekend, so kick back and enjoy some great tunes with Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd on Military Mom Talk Radio - Music Edition.
contribution that is both heart felt and eco friendly. He is currently making more scarves and we wanted to share this with our listeners who might have a loving use for their scrap fabric. Kudos to Dwayne Smith.
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.
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, and produced by Rick Swanson, welcomes KOBY J. LANGLEY, Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, and produced by Rick Swanson, welcomes Doris Rivas-Brekke.
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd presents Raquel Thiebes of Life Lessons of a Military Wife
A Navy chaplain from a pacifist Quaker tradition offers a powerful and surprising account of the human side of the Iraq war. War exposes the divide between who we think we are and how we behave in extreme situations. Sheri Snively, who served as a Quaker 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.
Tune in to Military Mom Talk Radio today at 5 pm eastern, 2 pm pacific to wrap up your holiday weekend with an hour of great music. Listen live from 
Two high school friends, and former Simon & Schuster employees felt an evolution in themselves Dawn marie Daniels and Candace Sandy and searched the shelves to find smart, helpful information that mirrored their lives as successful, upwardly mobile, women who still grappled with day-to-day issues. They turned to self-helps books and inspirational titles and felt motivated at first, but still noticed that their experience as Black women was not fully looked at or addressed by the literature on the bookshelves. "I noticed that a new approach was needed, one that would fit for today's woman whether she worked in the boardroom or the classroom," stated Dawn who launched the literary career of New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant.
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, and produced by Rick Swanson, welcomes representatives of the DoDEA; Marilee Fitzgerald, Acting Director, Charlie Toth, Deputy Director, and Kathy Facon, Branch Chief, DoDEA Partnership Branch.
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, and produced by Rick Swanson, welcomes Rita Cosby author of Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Fathers' Past.
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