BTM84 - Rebecca Nowatchik - Secure Families Initiative
Behind The Mission
English - September 06, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsCourses Education Government social enterprise voice voices veteran voices service mind military culture lingo vet Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
About Today’s Guest
Rebecca Nowatchik is a facilitator, community organizer and proud Air Force spouse who believes that military families have a critical role to play to preserve and deepen our democracy at this moment in our country’s history. Rebecca cut her advocacy teeth 20 years ago organizing for labor rights and LGBTQ families and has extensive background managing successful campaigns focusing on worker safety and community health. Her work has been featured by publications such as Grist, Mother Jones, Bill Moyers, and Al Jazeera. Rebecca holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Canisius College.
Links Mentioned In This Episode
Secure Families Initiative Web Site
Long Term Impact of Military Service on Families Article
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
The PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course Leaning In: Investing in a Challenging Relationship. Being in a relationship with a service member or veteran can be challenging. This course is designed for partners of service members or veterans and provides information to help identify challenges in relationships, promote healthy behaviors through communication, and stress reduction skills.
You can find a link to the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/leaning-in-investing-in-a-challenging-relationship
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This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
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Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com