Stepping off the Brow Jeremy Selitto and Christina Mauntel

They helped you get to know Navy families with encouraging stories; join the Stepping off the Brow hosts as they share their own. In this episode Chaplains Christina Mauntel (CVW-7) and Jeremy Selitto (NSA South Potomac) interview each other about their family dynamics and some of the challenges experienced in COVID.

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What do you do when someone’s struggles are no longer a secret? If they go in-patient for mental health, will their career be over? What happens to the dreams that brought them into the military? In the second part of his interview a Navy pilot shares with the Stepping off the Brow hosts about his experience getting help in-patient for suicide ideations, battling fears of stigma and shame and then coming back to work among his peers. Hear how he goes from a dangerous spiral to what he calls the “greatest feeling of my life”.


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Have you ever tried to help someone in crisis? Did you feel overwhelmed just hearing how they were overwhelmed? Do only “the weak” experience a mental health crisis? What if you could sit down with a strong, healthy individual back from an overwhelming period? Join the Stepping off the Brow hosts as we talk with a Navy pilot who recounts the events and circumstances that led up to a dark and overwhelming place for him. You can push back against the stigma of help seeking as you learn from his struggle to do the same.   

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Here is one you don't want to miss. When you have a terminal illness what do you tell yourself to make it through the hard days? What are the range of emotions you and your family experience? How can you help your kids process something as heavy as a terminal illness? In Part 2 of this poignant and sometime silly interview, a Navy family shares how they are navigating the Navy life with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

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How does a Sailor navigate a loved one’s serious illness and work requirements? How do you transition from a normal, going-with-the-flow life to staring down a life threatening disease?  In a refreshingly light but poignant episode, a CWO3 and his wife share their journey from early marriage to life with Multiple Sclerosis. They give the practical and sometimes messy ways they make it work in Part 1 of their Stepping off the Brow interview.  

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What are some of the trade offs single parents have to make as Sailors? What advice would a single parent Chief, who was a single parent early in her career, offer to single parents early in their career? Join us for Part 2 of our Stepping off the Brow interview with Chief Fire Controlman Aegis Gonzalez. This is a great episode for single parents to hear common struggles and leaders to hear how to support this group of Sailors.  You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and RadioPublic.


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