Fearlessly Inspired Podcast

Courtnee Downs

Military veteran, speaker, advocate and multi-passionate entrepreneur, Courtnee inspires women of all ages to live boldly and fearlessly. She uses her voice to bring awareness to difficult topics and her goal is to inspire all women to discover their voices and the most authentic selves in order to live a fulfilled life and career.

  1. Episode 22: Giving a voice to Suicide

    09/16/2022

    Episode 22: Giving a voice to Suicide

    This episode is devoted to September's National Suicide Prevention/Awareness Month. In this episode Courtnee will be having a raw and vulnerable conversation with her long time friend Raymeesha. Raymeesha is a military veteran, widow, wife, and mother of 6.  This episode is personally to both of us in different ways but we are advocates in giving this topic a voice when so many want to silence the topic.  This episode will be a discussion about suicide and the aftermath of suicide. We understand that this is a sensitive subject and could potentially be emotionally triggering. This discussion is also an important topic that affects thousands of lives yearly in the United States and millions of lives globally.   In this episode, Courtnee talks to Raymeesha about the suicide of her late husband in 2013.  She is honest and open about the events leading up to the loss of her husband and the emotional roller coaster their family experienced on that day and years following. Raymessha talks about the wide array of emotions she experienced over the last 9 years, how she and her family health with grief and the continued healing journey they walk daily.  Raymeesha shares why she has decided to share her families story with others and gives advice to anyone who will or has recently lost someone to suicide.  Raymessha's story is her story, it's not not a guide for others, it's a story of grief and resilience that we hope others can find hope in.  Suicide is a topic that people are reluctant if not unwilling to talk about in our society. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or experiencing mental health related distress there is help available.  Call or text 988 to be connected with a trained crisis counselor.  988 is confidential, free and available 24/7/365. Thank you again for supporting the Fearlessly Inspired Podcast. We would love to hear your story or feedback on this or any episode. You can reach out to us on Facebook or Instagram at Fearlessly Inspired Society.  Finally, if you know someone who would benefit from hearing this episode please share it with them. You never know whose life you could be saving.

    57 min
  2. 04/29/2022

    Episode 19: Surviving Sexual Assault with Special Guest Hali Picciano

    This episode is devoted the April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month where we will be talking with our special guest Hali Picciano. Hali is a retired Army Officer, advocate and survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence, a mom of two beautiful daughters and a great friend.  This episode will be a discussion about sexual assault and we understand this is a sensitive subject and could be emotionally triggering for some. We believe this is an important topic to discuss but we understand if you choose not listen further. In this episode we will talk to Hali about her experiences both as a survivor and an advocate for sexual assault and how she uses her story to empower others to not feel alone. Hali shares her struggles with being a survivor, being a full-time Soldier and momma and how she keeps on surviving.  Hali explains why she chooses to share her story with others, how her experiences have changed her, the impact on all those connected to her and gives advice to anyone struggling with a past incident or current incident.   Hali's openness and vulnerability in sharing her story to help others is deeply moving. * The prevention and education of sexual assault is something all three of us are very much invested in and conversations like this bring awareness to a topic that needs to be talked about because if we can help one person, prevent one incident or give one person the courage to come forward we did our job. If you or someone you know need assistance or someone to talk to the National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673 or go to the www.rainn.org to chat with someone 24/7. If you would like to connect with Hali on social media you can find her at https://www.facebook.com/halijoi

    47 min
4.9
out of 5
19 Ratings

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Military veteran, speaker, advocate and multi-passionate entrepreneur, Courtnee inspires women of all ages to live boldly and fearlessly. She uses her voice to bring awareness to difficult topics and her goal is to inspire all women to discover their voices and the most authentic selves in order to live a fulfilled life and career.