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Mount Pleasant Podcast features discussions about the people, places, and events that make Mount Pleasant such a special place.

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Mount Pleasant Podcast features discussions about the people, places, and events that make Mount Pleasant such a special place.

    Equine Therapy for Veterans & PTSD/TBI: Hope, Resilience & Purpose - Sarah Lustig's Story at HITS

    Equine Therapy for Veterans & PTSD/TBI: Hope, Resilience & Purpose - Sarah Lustig's Story at HITS

    If you or a loved one is looking for alternative treatments for PTSD & TBI, join host Brian Cleary as he talks with Hoofprints in the Sand's (HITS) founder, CEO, and Clinical Director Sarah Lustig. HITS uses equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) to help veterans and others struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) at their farm on Wando Road mere minutes north of Mount Pleasant, SC.
    In this video:
    Discover EAP: Learn how Sarah Lustig's 20+ years of experience and certifications are helping patients find hope, resilience, and purpose through EAP. See real results: Hear about the improvements measured in patients at HITS using this unique therapy approach.  Understand the program: Sarah Lustig dives deep into how EAP works and the program offered at HITS. Struggling with PTSD or TBI? This video might offer a new path to healing. Share it with someone who needs to see this!
    #equinetherapy #ptsd #tbi #veterans #horsetherapy #hoofprintsinthesand #hope #resilience

    • 24 min
    John Wright, pres. of the AAS Historic Commission on the Organization & the Long Point Schoolhouse

    John Wright, pres. of the AAS Historic Commission on the Organization & the Long Point Schoolhouse

    John Wright, the president of the African American Settlement Historic Commission talks with host Brian Cleary about AASHC's role in the preservation of the 1904 Long Point School in Mount Pleasant, as well as what the AAS Historic Commission does, and why they do it. John and Brian also talk about how the African American Settlement HC partners with Boone Hall Plantation during this year's Black History Month.
    Also, learn about ways you can help the African American Settlement Historic Commission, how you can donate to the Long Point Schoolhouse Final Phase Restoration on GoFundMe, how you can donate to AAS Historic Commission at https://www.aaschc.com/donate and also visit their website https://www.aaschc.com/ to find out how you can volunteer.

    • 22 min
    How Does Mount Pleasant Gardens Help and When Is it Time to Consider Moving In?

    How Does Mount Pleasant Gardens Help and When Is it Time to Consider Moving In?

    Denise Kish, the Executive Director at Mount Pleasant Gardens Memory Care Community says they are a standalone memory care community for people with dementia, which is an umbrella term for several disorders that affect memory and other cognitive functions. The community is there for people with a diagnosis of one of the different types of dementia.
    As Leanne Lovin, the Community Resource Director at Mount Pleasant Gardens says, many calls she gets are before a family member has to move into their community. She helps by advising applicable resources that can help their particular situation.
    Watch or listen as this episode tours the Mount Pleasant Gardens Memory Care Community and how the community is organized.
    When is it appropriate or necessary to move a loved one with a diagnosis of dementia into a facility? Listen in for the answer to this and other questions about memory care!

    • 25 min
    Mount Pleasant Home Showcase, Coming in March 2024

    Mount Pleasant Home Showcase, Coming in March 2024

    Mount Pleasant Magazine's publisher, Bill Macchio, talks with host Brian Cleary about the Mount Pleasant Home Showcase coming to the Omar Shrine Convention Center in March of 2024. Home-related businesses like heating and air, whole home generators and home remodeling will be at the show and all of those home-related businesses will be offering discounts. Rob Fowler will be talking about hurricane preparedness and so much more. Listen in and get all of the details about this March 2024 show at Patriots Point!

    • 16 min
    Get Involved with the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce to Benefit Your Business, Other Businesses and the Public

    Get Involved with the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce to Benefit Your Business, Other Businesses and the Public

    Kathi Herrmann, President Elect of the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce talks to host Brian Cleary about how she got involved with the Chamber of Commerce in Mount Pleasant and what it does for local businesses and the areas covered.
    The Chamber of Commerce is a great way to connect with other local businesses, network and make valuable contacts in the community. As the Marketing Director of Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, Herrmann brings valuable experience and insight to the Chamber and its members. The Chamber is busy with its many activities and is always welcoming new members from the community to join.
    Herrmann says to get the most from your membership with the Chamber you should get involved so you can make the most of that membership and gain benefit from it.

    • 25 min
    Whipped Feta, Wine Flights, Pizza and More: Karen Mennuti-Raju, Co-founder of BENE Hospitality Group

    Whipped Feta, Wine Flights, Pizza and More: Karen Mennuti-Raju, Co-founder of BENE Hospitality Group

    If you've heard of SAVI Cucina + Wine Bar and Sommba Cocina then you can thank BENE Hospitality Group. Co-founder Karen Mennuti-Raju sits down with host Brian Cleary and talks about the BENE Hospitality Group and the foods and restaurants they are responsible for creating.
    SAVI Cucina serving Italian food, opened in November of 2019 and Mennuti-Raju talks about the inspiration behind the restaurant and its food. Sommba Cocina is a Spanish Gastrobar and their fan favorites are Chicken Lollipops and Whipped Feta. Listen as Mennuti-Raju describes the Chicken Lollipops and see if you can resist dropping by to taste them for yourself! 
    If you are a wine lover, or a first-timer you can try either of these two places and you will be in for a treat, and don't need to buy an entire bottle to try their wines.
    And make sure to listen out for details about their third restaurant opening in Mount Pleasant - Woodhaven Pizza, which will be serving New York City-style pizza.

    • 23 min

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