#81: In honor of Veteran's Day, we are thrilled to welcome a special guest Kelly Miller (she/her/hers) to the podcast. Kelly is the Regional Manager for The Phoenix, supporting programs and team members in 6 states across the country. She is the founder of The Movement Collaborative, a trauma-informed movement space in Livingston, MT. With a background in mindfulness and trauma, she shares her expertise by leading yoga at veteran retreats and by hosting workshops to service-care providers and educators. Kelly herself is a veteran, who served 13 years in the Montana Army National Guard, including a year-long deployment in Iraq supporting Operation New Dawn. Check out the episode to hear Kelly's story, including:
- Drinking culture in the military, and how the use of alcohol for everything -- from celebrating to grieving -- was instilled in her early on.
- Kelly's experience returning home from deployment and the huge culture shock and trauma she had to face.
- What happened when she started to feel the symptoms of PTSD, and how she reached out to her local Veterans Affairs office who helped her realize she had a drinking problem.
- Finding yoga and meditation, and how this helped her sleep better and ground herself in the present moment.
- What led her to found The Movement Collaborative, bringing low-barrier mindfulness and movement opportunities to folks in her community.
- How The Phoenix can be a resource for veterans by helping foster a sense of community and camaraderie through shared healthy experiences.
Vist the The Movement Collaborative website and check them out on Instagram HERE.
Use this link to find recovery meetings for veterans & first responders through Project Rebirth in The Phoenix mobile app: https://links.thephoenix.org/Project_Rebirth
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