VA Podcast January Newsletter

VA Podcast Network's January Releases

Below are the podcast episodes released by the VA Podcast Network in January 2022. You can find any of these podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRADIO, or any other podcast app.


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Borne the Battle


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"Borne The Battle" is a weekly, interview-based podcast that recognizes each battle, challenge, and sacrifice our Veterans endure during and after their service, as well as, spotlighting important resources, offices, and benefits VA offers our Veterans.

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Episode #265: National director of SSVF, John Kuhn, discusses how the program assists homeless Veterans and their families, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and other VA programs to prevent homelessness.

Episode #266: Air Force Veteran Mark Cooter and Army Veteran Alec Bierbauer, the ‘Wright Brothers’ of armed drones, share their experiences with drone strike deployment, hellfire missiles, and the psychological impact on drone operators.

Episode #267: Army Veteran Greg Williams, Human Behavior Pattern Recognition Specialist, Marine Corps Combat Hunter Program

Borne The Battle is also on YouTube!

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Live Whole Health

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Breathing exercises, stretching, meditation, fitness, yoga, tai chi, and more

Dealing with and adapting to change will determine our ability to take on life's challenges. Taking care of your Whole Health— emotional, mental and spiritual, along with the physical is key. 

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Live Whole Health #104: Intention Setting: The start of a new year is a good time to pause and reflect on both the past year and the year ahead, setting intentions and goals.

Live Whole Health #105Paced Breathing: Did you know that we take 12-20 breaths per minute on average? It's amazing to think that we have the natural powers to thrive simply by taking deep full breaths throughout our day. This is called paced breathing, which is slowing your breath down mindfully to focus on the length of the breath.

Live Whole Health #106Muscle Awareness: Have you ever shoveled snow and woke up the next day feeling muscles that you forgot you had? That's the kind of physical muscle awareness you'll remember for days! Follow along for a more mindful approach – muscle awareness meditation.

Live Whole Health #107Tai Chi warmup: If there were a gentle activity you could add to your life that could improve your balance, reduce pain, and even improve your overall quality of life, would you give it a try? Consider this Tai Chi warmup.


Vets First

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The Vets First podcast is a research-based podcast that focuses on the VA healthcare system and its patients. Instead of being just another research podcast, the Vets First podcast was created with a primary focus on the Veterans and their stories.

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Vets First S2E9: Hosts Levi Sowers and Brandon Rea chat with the Vice President of Programs of the Gary Sinise Foundation Jim Ravella about his organization's programs, mission, and initiatives. 


VA is here for you.

1-800-MyVA411 (800-698-2411) is always the right number

Veterans Crisis Line1-800-273-8255 and press 1, Chat, or Text 838255
Homeless Veteran Resources: 1-877-424-3838 or Chat
White House VA Hotline1-855-948-2311