The Female Veterans Podcast

👉 Don’t miss this episode filled with insights, inspiration, and advice for female veterans navigating life after service. About This Episode: Kia is back with a powerful conversation featuring Oluwatosin, a former Army lieutenant, about her military journey and the health struggles she overcame as a woman of color in the armed forces. From her inspiring entry into the military through ROTC to th...

Welcome back to The Female Veterans Podcast, ranked in the top 100 veteran mental health podcasts! In this powerful and timely episode, Theresa Melton returns to share her deeply personal and shocking story. After joining us in Season 7, Theresa has faced unimaginable challenges, including the tragic loss of her husband to suicide. But what unfolded before his death is a story every female veteran...

About Our Episode: The Female Veterans Podcast is ranked in the top 100 for mental health podcasts for veterans! In this compelling episode, we speak with Ashton, who was born into a military family with both parents serving in the Air Force. Despite her lineage, Ashton’s path was fraught with challenges from the very start. Join us as she shares her raw and honest story, from grueling bootcamp ex...

👤 About Our Episode: In this powerful episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, we sit down with Amanda, a former Marine who served from 1994 to 2002. Amanda chose the Marine Corps for their polished appearance and prestige, and she shares her profound and often harrowing experiences during her service. Join us as Amanda opens up about her journey, from bootcamp to her life after the military, offe...

You've got to listen until the end for this one! In this episode of the Female Veterans Podcast, I chat with Dawn, a former United States Army soldier with a decade of service under her belt. From her military upbringing to navigating the trials of bootcamp while injured, Dawn shares her harrowing journey through the ranks, shedding light on the challenges faced by female veterans. From diffic...

On this best podcast episode of 2024, Victoria shares her story. We discuss her military experience, assualts, trauma of a very challenging deployment and the impact it had on her family. She shares how her military experience changed her into a monster, and her long journey to heal herself and her family. I learn how gardening transformed her, and how she is helping other veterans learn to heal t...

In this very special episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, I am joined by Lola, who is doing some incredible work for the veteran community. Lola shares her experience facilitating veteran women's indigenous healing circles and discusses the upcoming event - a female veterans grief retreat. She highlights the constant presence of grief in the lives of female veterans and emphasizes the impor...

In this episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, I welcome Ketara, a proud National Guard servicemember and the founder of Brave Woman Academy. We explore the often overlooked journey of a guardsman. Ketara shares her multifaceted experiences and the astonishing breadth of skills she acquired, reminding us that the Guard's mission is as critical as any in our armed forces. Ketara gets candid ab...

In this inspiring best podcast 2023 episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, I chat with Martha, a retired army veteran, who shares her powerful journey from immigrating to the Bronx, New York, from the Dominican Republic, to joining the military at the tender age of 17, and eventually becoming a Medical Service Corps officer. Listen in as Martha recounts her intense experiences at boot camp with l...

Welcome back for another gripping episode of the Female Veterans Podcast. Today, we have a rockstar guest joining us - Detrel, an army veteran and founder of the impactful organization, United in Sisterhood. We're going to dive deep into the joys, challenges, and even fears associated with her military service, discussing everything from boot camp down to the battlefields of Desert Storm. And...

In this episode of best podcast 2023, The Female Veterans Podcast, I am joined by fellow podcast host (Your Story Doesn't End Here) and Navy shipmate Rachel Oswalt. She shares her experience of joining the Navy and undergoing bootcamp. She addresses concerns like the lack of challenging curriculum, inadequate leadership, and the impact on mental health. The discussion underscores the repercuss...

This episode of the Female Veterans Podcast I am joined by a shipmate of mine, Pooja, who served with me at my command for a few years. Pooja was staff on the ward of the Naval Hospital and in the fleet. Pooja reflects on  her experiences of sexual harassment, assault, and unfair treatment in the military. She also discusses the challenges faced by veterans, including misdiagnosis and denial of me...

On this episode of The Female Veterans Podcast (best podcast 2023) Diana gets candid about her traumatic childhood. She tells me about the abuse she survived that led to her choice to join the Army. Diana shared how she faced boot camp with a bad attitude and was angry at the world. She details her arrival at boot camp, how she adjusted to her first command and what made her deploy to Afghanistan....

Today on this episode of the best podcast for women and women veterans, I have the honor of interviewing Nubia, an amazing female veteran podcast host. We talk about her time in the military, the challenges she faced, and her transition to civilian life. Nubia, a New England native, joined the Air Force to see more of the world. During her five years of active duty and as a reservist, she traveled...

On this best podcast episode I am joined by another amazing woman veteran. When Amy Forsythe joins the Marines in 1993, she faces the challenge of mastering an intimidating obstacle course and the difficult task of succeeding in a male-dominated environment, all while honoring her grandparents' legacy of service. We discuss Amy's military stories. We begin with how Amy's grandparents&#...

Find out why this is a best podcast 2023! On this new episode of The Female Veterans Podcast join us for an inspiring episode about Dr. Ann James an extraordinary 21 year Air Force Veteran, financial expert and coach.  She is a successful woman veteran who has transformed her own finances and is now on a mission to empower other women veterans. This episode is a must-listen for all women, esp...

Find out why this vet pod is a one of the best podcasts 2023. In today's podcast episode, I am joined by Army veteran, Ami Ritter. As two board members of Hope 4 Veterans we had a lot to chat about that organization later in the episode.  But first, Ami shares her experience in the Army. We discuss gender roles and the male and female differences during active duty. We discussed the patriot m...

Native American veterans may be the most marginalized demographic of veterans through out our history. Not to mention indigenous female veterans. On this episode, I am joined by 3 amazing Native American women who are dedicated to helping women each in their own unique way.  Their passion for working with Native American women veterans has expanded to include all female veterans and their sup...

I felt like it had been too long since we had real talk. In this episode I am discussing what has been going on with me, my thoughts on Veterans Day and I go into my feelings on women being murdered while serving in the military. You don't want to miss this one. Thank you to the sponsor of this episode Grunt Style! Go to www.gruntstyle.com and support a veteran owned business! Use code "Baker" to...

I am joined by Sonia Cotto CRNA and co founder of The Ketamine Clinic of South Florida. We discuss what ketamine is, how it can help a variety of symptoms and illness such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, and more. She shares with me the success rate of ketamine therapy and what you will experience at her clinic. Sonia also helps me understand how ketamine feels and how how beneficial it is to help y...

Carma's experience in the Air Force was unique. Especially her field training experience. It completely blew my mind. Carma was already a registered dietician when she entered the military as a fully qualified officer. She shares with me some of the difficulties she witnessed and experienced dealing with very rigid leadership. We discuss the impact of what being property of the United States gover...

Female veteran health and wellness coach Sadie joins me to discuss her US Army military experience. We discuss her experiences during wartime, the death, and injuries due to the conflict and the impact that a suicide had on her experience. We dive deep into being both active duty and a military spouse, and how being tormented and punished about her weight post partum lead her on the path to helpin...

Thank you for supporting The Female Veterans Podcast for 3 years!  For the first episode of Season 8, I speak with a disabled veteran and advocate. Sara Boyd created Operation Truth to bring awareness to chronic multi-symptom illnesses caused by vaccine injury but she a wealth of information about illnesses veterans face and have to fight to receive care for. Sara and I discuss her military e...

It's the Season 7 Finale! This is another special episode in partnership with the Military Officers Association Of America (MOAA). Rebecca is a 22 year veteran of the US Army. She tells me what it is like to attend West Point in the early 1990's. She expresses the difficulties she faced in training and as a woman. We discuss her deployments, the challenges of being a young female officer and she s...

This was recorded on Saturday June 25, 2022. These are my thoughts and opinions. This episode comes with a trigger warning. If you want to answer the questions I asked in this solo episode dm @thefemaleveteranspodcast on Instagram. Don't forget to follow me! And Thank you for your continued love and support. I love you guys!