Filed under: Appreciate what you have, Choose to be Happy, Coping with bad news, Dealing with bad news, Difficult situations, Finding Happiness, Finding Inspiration, Finding Success, Forgiveness, Happiness, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, Mourning For A Lost Loved One, PTSD, Reintegrating combat veterans, Relaxation and Peace, Resources for military families, Sharing Kindness, Supporting military personnel, Veterans, Women business owners | Tags: actor, Before the World Intruded, Debbie Gregory, director, help for ptsd, Jenny Andrews, Least Among Saints, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, Marti Papazian, Marty Papazian, Michele Rosenthal, military, Military Connection, Not Alone, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, stress, trauma, VAMBOA, veteran support, veterans, veterans assistance, writer
Martin Papazian is an actor, writer, and director of feature films. Previously, Martin directed the award winning short film IN THE WIND, about a soldier’s return to a Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. As an actor, Martin burst onto the screen in Universal Picture’s, JARHEAD, THE BURNING PLAIN, and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. On the small screen you may have seen him featured in 24, Lie To Me, CSI:NY, DEXTER, amongst others.
LEAST AMONG SAINTS marks his debut as a feature director and writer. Inspired by true events, the story centers on a man’s quest for redemption through his compassion and service to an orphaned boy. The film will be released theatrically September 21st, 2012 in Los Angles, New York, Chicago, and Washington D.C. For more information visit : http://leastamongsaints.com/
Michele Rosenthal inspires trauma survivors to overcome depression, anxiety, and fear so that they may build lives full of freedom, meaning, purpose, and joy. A survivor herself, Michele shares her story as a keynote speaker, post-trauma coach, award-winning blogger, poet, author, radio show host, and founder of www.healmyptsd.com, Michele’s trauma recovery memoir, Before the World Intruded: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future, was released in April 2012. For more information visit: www.YourLifeAfterTrauma.com
Jenny Andrews is one of the founders and the Program Director of Not Alone which provides programs, resources, and services to warriors and families impacted by combat stress and PTSD through a confidential and anonymous community. Through this course, veterans learn to use the strengths gained in service, to transition from the military culture to the civilian workplace culture. For more information visit: www.NotAlone.com
As both the CEO of MilitaryConnection.com and the founder of the Veteran and Military Business Owners Association (VAMBOA), Debbie Gregory covers all the bases when it comes to serving the needs of Military and Veteran Communities. MilitaryConnection.com, one of the most popular websites on the Internet for active military, veterans and their families, is referred to as The Go to Site for jobs, benefits, news, and information regarding education benefits. For more, visit www.MilitaryConnection.com
Find your Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen every Wednesday at 9 am PST/12 pm EST on www.toginet.com/shows/harvestinghappiness ! For more information, visit Lisa’s websites, www.hh4heroes.org, www.harvestinghappinesstalkradio.com , and http://harvestinghappiness.com
Filed under: Finding Inspiration, Finding Success, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, PTSD, Reintegrating combat veterans, Supporting military personnel | Tags: Charles Kibby, counseling for veterans, finding fulfillment, finding purpose, Harvesting Happiness, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, Heritage Square Museum, HH4Heroes, Lisa Kamen, New Directions, new directions for veterans, Preservation Arts, PTSD, re-development, reintegrating veterans, reintegration training and counseling, restoring hope, retraining veterans, supporting our veterans, veteran opportunities, veteran support, Veterans Preservation Corp
Four Los Angeles based partner companies and organizations have come together to for the Veterans Preservation Corp. Each partner brings a niche value to the new program, offering post combat Vets a full spectrum of opportunity to re-enter the workforce after battling the effects of PTSD. Harvesting Happiness for Heroes, New Directions Veterans residential living center, Heritage Square Museum and Preservation Artsplan to offer homeless Veterans a skill education in the niche industry of reconstructing, rebuilding and preserving historic buildings (such as the Los Angeles Public Library), as their cornerstone of the Veterans Preservation Corp.
June 17th, 2011 marks a unique day of celebration for the newly-founded Veterans Preservation Corp, which will host a graduation ceremony at 12:30 pm at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles, CA for the first 6 post combat veterans to have successfully completed the Corps 12 week pilot course in historic building restoration. The program included tasks that were rotated so each worked gained the full scope of skills involved. Historic preservation work is not just about constructions skill, however. This project began with a series of classroom lectures on design, colors and materials, and specific historical period and architectural design elements.
Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio welcomes members of the VPC on May 18 to discuss their upcoming premier event and provide an overview of the impetus which brought them together. Preservation Arts founder, Charles Kibby is quoted saying, “This is an outstanding opportunity for veterans of all backgrounds to come together in preserving not only the historic buildings of our nation, but to honor and preserve the heritage of the Veterans own contribution to the history of our nation.”
Find your Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen every Wednesday at 9 am PST/12 pm EST on Toginet.com! For more information, visit Lisa’s website, www.harvestinghappiness.com .