Road to Hope Radio

What does Memorial Day mean to you? What does it mean to our veterans? We discuss that very topic and ask Zack, Aaron, Andrew and Nick who they memorialize.

A troubling study shows that deaths by suicide of active military was up 25% year over year. We discuss that. Also we talk about getting rid of the stigma that comes with PTSD. Finally, we welcome in Juan to the show. Juan will share his journey on his road to hope.

We look closely at a story regarding suicide risk management. What does that tell us that we don't already know? (Not much) We welcome Charles into the show as he shares his story on his road to hope.

What were the top medical issues reported to doctors via telehealth checkups this past year? Surprisingly, guess where Covid ranks amongst those issues? We welcome in Jason this week. Jason shares his story about his journey on his road to hope.

We are joined this week by Zack and welcome in William. We discuss movies about PTSD and William shares his story about his road to hope.

We welcome back Zack and welcome in Scaggs. "A WORLD FIRST veteran's recovery program treats PTSD and substance abuse at the same time" opens up in Australia. Oh, really? We talk about that ignorance, and we hear from Scaggs. He tells us about his long journey on his road to hope.

We are joined this week by Jay and Jared. Jared shares his story on his road to hope. We also discuss a story that talks about the financial impact of suicide. It's a side of suicide that often goes overlooked.

We welcome Eric and Sam to the show this week. We are talking about hope. We all need it. Sam shares his story about his journey on his road to hope.

We are joined today by Eric and Jeff. We talk about an article on the Department Of Defense's benefit of the lockdown. We can all relate. Also, they're blaming WHAT on PTSD? And finally, Jeff tells us about his journey on the road to hope.

As part of National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we are joined by Jay and Shane this week as well as "Vietnam" John. He shares stories from that time and what it was like for him coming home.

We are joined this week by Tim, an Army vet. The VA has an article about asking "the" tough question. We discuss that question and hear Tim's story on his road to hope.

Headline: To some vets, the pandemic feels a lot like war time. We also discuss the number of crisis calls that came into the VA.

Hope. Where do you go when you need it? We discuss where we look for it and where we find it. There are lots of things out there right now that certainly can take hope away. We think there’s a lot more out there though, if you just know where to look.

We are joined this week by Steve and Eric. We take a close look at the definition of the words "work" and "hero". It's in relation to a picture that went viral this week. It pairs well with our conversation we have with Steve and Eric about their "work day" over in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The V.A. has some new numbers on veteran suicides and it's really nothing new. We talk about that this week. Also we welcome Kendall and Dennis to the show. Dennis tells us about his journey on his road to hope and how it brought him back to his children.

We talk about a terrible story of an officer taking his own life. We have Eric and Philip joining us this week as well. Phillip tells us about his time in Afghanistan and about his journey on the road to hope.

What do we do when voices that are important to us, go away? We discuss that with Zack and Brad this week on Road To Hope Radio

We welcome Zack and Pete to the show this week. Pete was in Somalia (Operation Restore Hope) and shares his story on what went on there. We also talk about a study that looked at suicides among veterans and what factors kept suicides lower.

Taking a deep dive into Camp Hope this week. What do we do? What does it take to do what gets done?

We are joined this week by Kendall and Zack. Some may be wondering if there is still hope left. We talk about that. Also the nonchalant tossing around of the word "PTSD". What that actually does to veterans who suffer from PTSD.

We are joined this week by Zack and Andrew. Andrew gives us a heartfelt account about his journey on the road to hope. We focus on hope for 2021.

This week we welcome Erick and Pete to the show. We discuss a new bill that was passed in Congress that will bring some relief and aid to veterans. We also talk to Pete who talks to us about his journey on his road top hope.

Zack and Quenton join us this week. Quenton shares his story on his journey on the road to hope. We also talk about the military joining the world of e-Sports. If you don't now what e-Sports is, ask your kids. It's a billion dollar industry.

This week we are joined by Erick, Zack and Jacob. Jacob tells us about his journey on the road to hope. We also give a big thanks (yet again!) to Gringo and Jimmy Changas for what they did for us this week.