A Friday shift, a crowded Walmart, a woman advancing with a hatchet—then two shots that changed countless lives. Captain Adam Meyers walks us through that moment with uncommon clarity, and then opens the door to what most people never see: the months and years of fallout, the moral injury that lingers even when policy is […]
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Moral injury – the profound wound that occurs when one’s deepest moral codes are violated – affects countless veterans yet remains largely misunderstood. This powerful episode brings together three voices at the forefront of healing this invisible wound: retired Colonel Lisa Carrington Firman, who transformed her experiences with combat and military sexual trauma into award-winning
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Emie Clevenger shares a powerful journey from Navy veteran to nonprofit founder, revealing how her personal struggles with period poverty as a young girl fueled her mission to create Period Kits North Carolina. The conversation opens a window into the often-hidden world of menstrual inequality, where one in six women in North Carolina can’t afford
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During the whole sweep of United States history, only one woman, Mary Edwards Walker, has received the Medal of Honor. Sometimes called the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is the United States Armed Forces’ highest military decoration, awarded to recognize the 3,500 American soldiers of all service branches who have distinguished themselves by their acts