The Carleena Show - Episodes Tagged with “Veteran”

Remi Adeleke: TRANSFORMED: A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds

Carleena Angwin — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:45:00 -0400

Remi Adeleke is the author of TRANSFORMED: A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds. Today on the show, Remi shares who he wrote the book for and why he decided to write the book himself and not use a ghost writer. We talk about his time as a Navy SEAL, working in human intelligence and how he learned to listen and find common ground with informants. I ask him what it’s like to be a lead consultant on the forthcoming Netflix film, 6 Underground and if he could offer youth insight on ways to find meaning and purpose in their lives. Visit The Carleena Show website for a full list of episodes. https://carleena.fireside.fm/

Connect with Remi Adeleke and purchase his book TRANSFORMED: https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/transformed/

Special Guest: Remi Adeleke.

Zibin Guo: Wheelchair Tai Chi to the Department of Veterans Affairs

Carleena Angwin — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:00:00 -0500

Dr. Zibin Guo is a medical anthropologist and internationally known Tai Chi Master. In today's episode, Dr. Guo describes his journey, which began as a young martial artist in China during an era of cultural revolution and uncertainty. With the encouragement of a couple students, Zibin left China in his twenties and travelled to the United States to begin a new life in academia. "I began teaching adaptive tai ji by accident," Dr. Guo says. "That was my moment of enlightenment." The chance encounter propelled him on a new course and within a few years, he developed wheelchair Tai Chi Chuan, which he debuted at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Eight years later, Zibin received a major grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and began traveling to VA facilities across the country to train staff in wheelchair tai chi. Zibin details what medical anthropology and wheelchair tai chi have in common and how he incorporates the hero's journey in his program.

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Special Guest: Zibin Guo.

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Dameon Berry: Army Veteran & Working Dog Trainer

Carleena Angwin — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:00:00 -0400

Dameon Berry is a US Army veteran, husband, father, and owner of East Tennessee K9, located just north of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Since 2003, Dameon has trained working dogs for military and police forces; service dogs for veterans, children with special needs, and older adults; and search and rescue dogs to detect missing persons.

His working dogs have been placed all over the world and have helped save and protect lives.

In today’s episode, Dameon recounts the journey that led him to start training dogs. We also have a couple special appearances: his children tell us why they love their father, and his friend Andrew Simmons talks about Dameon’s mentorship and their unique friendship.

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Connect with Dameon and East Tennessee K9: https://www.facebook.com/EastTennesseeK9/

Thumbnail photograph by Jamie Berry

Special Guest: Dameon Berry.

Tom Bodkin: "People in recovery are valiant warriors."

Carleena Angwin — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

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.

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Special Guest: Tom Bodkin.

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