Dr. Amy Stevens is the founder of Georgia Military Women and Chief of Women's Programs at VETLANTA. On this episode we discuss her service as a Naval officer from the late-70s to the early-90s, the rough road following her medical discharge. We also talk about the importance of community and veterans groups, as well as health issues we face as a result of military service.

All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

Scott Tucker is the founder of U.S. Vet Wealth and the author of ‘The Veterans Guide to Life, Liberty, and Purpose’ as well as ‘The Modern Guide to Veteran and Military Life Insurance Planning.’ His newest addition is called ‘Veteran Wealth Secrets: The Post-Military Playbook for Obtaining Financial Control in the Modern Economy’. All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

This week I talk to Chef Bryan Jacobs -- a Navy Corpsman combat veteran who was a part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He's since earned a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees, founded the nonprofit Vets 2 Success and has added another level to his service called Reveille Meals. He was recently a contestant on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games and is full of inspiring stories and conversation. All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

Tyler Bolken is a Citizen Airman -- a media strategist in the civilian world balancing his military service in the Air Force Reserve. In this episode we discuss his career path from enlisting in the Marine Corps to learning the importance of planning and self-marketing. 

Catch the debut of Tyler's podcast "My Dead Brother's Podcast" on October 5th. Follow him on social platforms @TylerBolken.

All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you.

As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much!

Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. To discuss this important subject, I'm happy to welcome former Air Force broadcast journalist and current relationship therapist, Victoria Secrist. She describes her own military career and its challenges, along with how she discovered a path to her passion. Victoria is well-educated on marriage and family therapy as well as suicide prevention, and is an excellent source to learn from with regard to how we approach conversations about suicide. 

You can catch all the podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. 

 As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) I have no shame in plugging the Patreon that helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much!   

Music provided by my buddy Chase Landon. He's an Army veteran and he solo-produced the song you hear in the intro/outro back in 2004 when we were just high school kids with no direction (not the band).

Mike welcomes Chris Alan to The Boots Off Podcast as the show makes its return from hiatus. Chris is a standup comedian with more than 13 years of stage time, opening for marquee headliners like Amy Schumer, Mark Normand, Colin Quinn, Hannibal Buress, Roy Wood Jr, and Kyle Kinane, plus many more. The kicker is, Chris was living this dream while he was active duty Air Force! In this episode, Chris discusses that balancing act and the challenges that came with it.  

Follow Chris Alan on Instagram/Twitter: @ChrisAlanComedy 

Subscribe to his YouTube channel: Chris Alan  

The Boots Off Podcast is available in video form on YouTube! Please leave a thumbs up and comment with your thoughts, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel! 

You can catch all the podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you.  

As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) I have no shame in plugging the Patreon that helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much!  

Oh yeah! Music provided by my buddy Chase Landon. He's an Army veteran and he solo-produced the song you hear in the intro/outro back in 2004 when we were just high school kids with no direction (not the band). I love that song and he's great.

As 'The Boots Off Podcast' returns from a two-year hiatus, I wanted to provide an option for listeners -- old and new -- to really understand what this entire podcast is about by hearing the highlights from the first nine episodes.

Season two looks excellent, with a really fun and diverse guest list that will allow us to explore topics and perspectives I couldn't have predicted when I first conceptualized this project. Please subscribe, rate, and review. Let me know who you'd like to hear from, or if you yourself have a veteran transition story to share.

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Please welcome my dad for this special Father's Day episode!

All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

Matt Rossi calls in from his 2,180 mile hike to tell us about his charity, Miles For Nolan.

All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

Maury Castaneda is a retired 22-year Naval Officer and the author of 'Atten-hut! 10 Things Veterans Should Know Before They Enter The Civilian Workforce'

All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.

Everett radio DJ and former Sailor, Wade T Oberlin joins to talk about what he's been doing since leaving AFN Tokyo and the Navy.

All episodes of The Boots Off Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others. I would love to see a five-star review on iTunes from you. As this is a solo-produced production (with the help of guest interviews, of course) Patreon helps keep this running. Consider chipping in a coffee's worth of donations there or on the Support page of www.lahr.media. Thank you so much! Music provided by my pal, Army veteran Chase Landon.