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The Boots Off Podcast Mike Lahrman
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Conversations with military veterans about their unique transitions to the civilian world Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bootsoff/support
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#15: Dr. Amy Stevens on being a female officer in the 1970s, women's and veteran's health, the importance of community, and more
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.
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#14: Scott Tucker on Veteran Wealth Secrets and more
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.
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#13: Bryan Jacobs on Fleet Marine Force, rediscovering a purpose to serve, and much more
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.
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#12: Tyler Bolken on serving as a Marine and Air Force Reservist, the importance of planning and self-marketing, and much more
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.
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#11: Victoria Secrist on finding a passion in licensed therapy, suicide prevention, and more
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).
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#10: Chris Alan on pursuing a stand-up comedy career as an active duty (now retired) Airman
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
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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.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bootsoff/support
Customer Reviews
Transitioning
There is life after the military, and this Podcast provides applicable perspective from our brothers and sisters before us, in addition to entertaining us with stories we all so often miss from the military. It’s war stories meets success stories. Keep up the great work, Mike.
Great information
These podcast provide great insight for anyone who is at that point in their military career and we have all been at that point of should I re-enlist or should I get out. I retired in 1986 and remember having this discussion with myself. Look forward to your second season of Boots Off podcast
Great Resource!
I love hearing from other vets who have served our great country and found success on the outside. Super helpful and I hope everyone gets the chance to hear these stories.