web01.fireside.fm Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:43:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Carleena Show - Episodes Tagged with “Army” https://carleena.fireside.fm/tags/army Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:45:00 -0400 The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. en-us episodic In-depth conversations with guests from around the world. Carleena Angwin The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. yes carleena angwin, interview, journalism, narrative journalism, tennessee, chattanooga, mental health, personal diary, nonfiction, working class, heros journey Carleena Angwin carleena44@gmail.com Corbin Cabrera: Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Legacy Mentor https://carleena.fireside.fm/35 a71ab09e-def3-4730-87ea-256e44acf020 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:45:00 -0400 Carleena Angwin full Carleena Angwin When Corbin Cabrera was 13 years old, his father--Army Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera--was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2011. Two years later, Corbin discovered a program that connected other children who lost a parent in combat or the war at home. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Good Grief Camp meets in DC each Memorial Day weekend and helps kids of the fallen connect, process their grief, and have fun together. A couple years later, Corbin would became a legacy mentor with TAPS and start mentoring a little girl and her sister. Corbin is a senior at Texas A&M University. Visit The Carleena Show website for a full list of episodes. https://carleena.fireside.fm/ 45:36 yes When Corbin Cabrera was 13 years old, his father--Army Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera--was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2011. Two years later, Corbin discovered a program that connected other children who lost a parent in combat or the war at home. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Good Grief Camp meets in DC each Memorial Day weekend and helps kids of the fallen connect, process their grief, and have fun together. A couple years later, Corbin would became a legacy mentor with TAPS and start mentoring a little girl and her sister. Corbin is a senior at Texas A&M University. Visit The Carleena Show website for a full list of episodes. https://carleena.fireside.fm/ Special Guest: Corbin Cabrera. Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Grief, Good Grief Camp, Army, Military, Gold Star, Texas A&M, Corbin Cabrera, Afghanistan, TAPS, Carleena Angwin, The Carleena Show, Mentor When Corbin Cabrera was 13 years old, his father--Army Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera--was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2011. Two years later, Corbin discovered a program that connected other children who lost a parent in combat or the war at home. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Good Grief Camp meets in DC each Memorial Day weekend and helps kids of the fallen connect, process their grief, and have fun together. A couple years later, Corbin would became a legacy mentor with TAPS and start mentoring a little girl and her sister. Corbin is a senior at Texas A&M University.

Visit The Carleena Show website for a full list of episodes. https://carleena.fireside.fm/

Special Guest: Corbin Cabrera.

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Visit The Carleena Show website for a full list of episodes. https://carleena.fireside.fm/

Special Guest: Corbin Cabrera.

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]]> Shannon Gilmore: TBI Does Not Define This Writer https://carleena.fireside.fm/8 e4d2653b-bec4-48dd-9848-4dc89e53a1d5 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:30:00 -0400 Carleena Angwin full Carleena Angwin When Shannon Gilmore was 15 years old, a tangle of arteries burst inside her skull and she was put in a medically induced coma for 3.5 weeks. Ten years after her brain bleed, she completed an MFA in Nonfiction and a thesis manuscript that is the beginning of her memoir. In our conversation today, we talk about the journey of who Shannon was before her brain trauma, who she was in the initial recovery, and who she is now. "I think everybody has a story that matters, but you have to figure out how and why it matters. My professor in college made me feel that my story mattered and needed to be told in its truth." - Shannon Gilmore The Carleena Show Podcast | https://carleena.net/podcast/ | Ordinary People Share Their Hero’s Journey | Hosted and Produced by Carleena Angwin | Video Editing and Graphic Design by http://stevenllorca.com/ 1:30:00 yes When Shannon Gilmore was 15 years old, a tangle of arteries burst inside her skull and she was put in a medically induced coma for 3.5 weeks. Ten years after her brain bleed, she completed an MFA in Nonfiction and a thesis manuscript that is the beginning of her memoir. In our conversation today, we talk about the journey of who Shannon was before her brain trauma, who she was in the initial recovery, and who she is now. "I think everybody has a story that matters, but you have to figure out how and why it matters. My professor in college made me feel that my story mattered and needed to be told in its truth." - Shannon Gilmore The Carleena Show Podcast | https://carleena.net/podcast/ | Ordinary People Share Their Hero’s Journey | Hosted and Produced by Carleena Angwin | Video Editing and Graphic Design by http://stevenllorca.com/ Special Guest: Shannon Gilmore. Shannon Gilmore, Carleena Angwin, The Carleena Show, Joseph Campbell, Hero's Journey, Goucher College, Baltimore, Towson, Maryland, Horse Lessons, Traumatic Brain Injury, arteriovenous malformation, Mount St. Mary's, MFA Nonfiction, Memoir, Writing, Memory Loss, Short Term Memory Loss, TBI, London, Vietnam Veteran, 173rd airborne, Army When Shannon Gilmore was 15 years old, a tangle of arteries burst inside her skull and she was put in a medically induced coma for 3.5 weeks. Ten years after her brain bleed, she completed an MFA in Nonfiction and a thesis manuscript that is the beginning of her memoir. In our conversation today, we talk about the journey of who Shannon was before her brain trauma, who she was in the initial recovery, and who she is now.

"I think everybody has a story that matters, but you have to figure out how and why it matters. My professor in college made me feel that my story mattered and needed to be told in its truth." - Shannon Gilmore

The Carleena Show Podcast | https://carleena.net/podcast/ | Ordinary People Share Their Hero’s Journey | Hosted and Produced by Carleena Angwin | Video Editing and Graphic Design by http://stevenllorca.com/

Special Guest: Shannon Gilmore.

]]> When Shannon Gilmore was 15 years old, a tangle of arteries burst inside her skull and she was put in a medically induced coma for 3.5 weeks. Ten years after her brain bleed, she completed an MFA in Nonfiction and a thesis manuscript that is the beginning of her memoir. In our conversation today, we talk about the journey of who Shannon was before her brain trauma, who she was in the initial recovery, and who she is now.

"I think everybody has a story that matters, but you have to figure out how and why it matters. My professor in college made me feel that my story mattered and needed to be told in its truth." - Shannon Gilmore

The Carleena Show Podcast | https://carleena.net/podcast/ | Ordinary People Share Their Hero’s Journey | Hosted and Produced by Carleena Angwin | Video Editing and Graphic Design by http://stevenllorca.com/

Special Guest: Shannon Gilmore.

]]> Tom Bodkin: "People in recovery are valiant warriors." https://carleena.fireside.fm/1 7e2d93c8-5a7a-4ced-893b-3ed2a7171af4 Sat, 02 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400 Carleena Angwin full Carleena Angwin Tom Bodkin went from former addict in a high stress career to Ironman triathlon finisher in addiction recovery. He is a US Army veteran, former forensic anthropologist for a medical examiner office, and former adjunct professor of anthropology at four year university. Tom talks about his journey from recovery to completing the 70.3 Ironman. We talk about the ten years he has spent sponsoring people in Narcotics Anonymous, the sponsor/sponsee relationship, what families should do if a loved one is using, and his decision to make the story of this journey more public. "People in recovery are valiant warriors," Tom says. Join us for this inspiring conversation. Tom gives shout-outs throughout our talk today. Note: Tom's views and experiences are his own and he is not speaking on behalf of the Narcotics Anonymous organization. The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. Host Carleena Angwin is a writer, public health professional, and former Peace Corps Volunteer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. https://carleena.fireside.fm/ Connect with us: Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2JnNFRI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carleenashow/ 45:46 yes Tom Bodkin went from former addict in a high stress career to Ironman triathlon finisher in addiction recovery. He is a US Army veteran, former forensic anthropologist for a medical examiner office, and former adjunct professor of anthropology at four year university. Tom talks about his journey from recovery to completing the 70.3 Ironman. We talk about the ten years he has spent sponsoring people in Narcotics Anonymous, the sponsor/sponsee relationship, what families should do if a loved one is using, and his decision to make the story of this journey more public. "People in recovery are valiant warriors," Tom says. Join us for this inspiring conversation. Tom gives shout-outs throughout our talk today. Note: Tom's views and experiences are his own and he is not speaking on behalf of the Narcotics Anonymous organization. The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. Host Carleena Angwin is a writer, public health professional, and former Peace Corps Volunteer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. https://carleena.fireside.fm/ Connect with us: Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2JnNFRI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carleenashow/ Special Guest: Tom Bodkin. Tom Bodkin went from former addict in a high stress career to Ironman triathlon finisher in addiction recovery. He is a US Army veteran, former forensic anthropologist for a medical examiner office, and former adjunct professor of anthropology at four year university.

Tom talks about his journey from recovery to completing the 70.3 Ironman. We talk about the ten years he has spent sponsoring people in Narcotics Anonymous, the sponsor/sponsee relationship, what families should do if a loved one is using, and his decision to make the story of this journey more public. "People in recovery are valiant warriors," Tom says. Join us for this inspiring conversation. Tom gives shout-outs throughout our talk today.

Note: Tom's views and experiences are his own and he is not speaking on behalf of the Narcotics Anonymous organization.

The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. Host Carleena Angwin is a writer, public health professional, and former Peace Corps Volunteer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. https://carleena.fireside.fm/

Connect with us:

Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2JnNFRI

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Special Guest: Tom Bodkin.

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]]> Tom Bodkin went from former addict in a high stress career to Ironman triathlon finisher in addiction recovery. He is a US Army veteran, former forensic anthropologist for a medical examiner office, and former adjunct professor of anthropology at four year university.

Tom talks about his journey from recovery to completing the 70.3 Ironman. We talk about the ten years he has spent sponsoring people in Narcotics Anonymous, the sponsor/sponsee relationship, what families should do if a loved one is using, and his decision to make the story of this journey more public. "People in recovery are valiant warriors," Tom says. Join us for this inspiring conversation. Tom gives shout-outs throughout our talk today.

Note: Tom's views and experiences are his own and he is not speaking on behalf of the Narcotics Anonymous organization.

The Carleena Show features in-depth conversations with guests from around the world. Host Carleena Angwin is a writer, public health professional, and former Peace Corps Volunteer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. https://carleena.fireside.fm/

Connect with us:

Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2JnNFRI

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carleenashow/

Special Guest: Tom Bodkin.

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