Road to Hope Radio

We welcome back to the show this week, Anthony and we welcome in John. John shares his story about his journey on his road to hope. We discuss PTSD awarness month. We notice an upsetting trend where PTSD awarness month is not covered like the latest flashy news story. Actually, it's not even covered at all.

We welcome in this week, John. John shares his story about his journey on his road to hope. We welcome back Lathan as well. We discuss Father's Day. What is it like that day at Camp Hope? We also want to make the point this week that the best gift to give is choosinig to change your own life. It's the best gift to give yourself and ultimately the ones you love.

We welcome back Lathan to the show and we welcome in Greg. Greg shares his story about his journey on his road to hope. We discuss which country has the better food, Afghanistan or Iraq. Then we turn to a serious topic. We talk about veteran's brains after they come home. They spend time during training to wire their brain for war. When they return home however, it's not so simple to re-wire the b...

We welcome back Robert to the show and we say hello to Josh. Josh comes from Eros, Louisiana. Josh shares his story about his journey on his road to hope. We ask him what has changed from day 1 at Camp Hope to day 47 at Camp Hope. We also learn of the power of peer to peer counseling.

We are joined this week by Phillip and Michael. Phillip is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He gives us a veteran's perspective we don't often get here on Road To Hope. We then talk to Michael. He gives us his story on his road to hope. We also ask them both what Memorial Day means to them.

This week we welcome in Aaron. Aaron is an active duty police officer from Illinois. We are fortunate that he is able to be with us at Camp Hope and get the help he needs. We welcome back John who is now a graduate of Camp Hope. We ask what our 2 vets miss about being deployed. We also ask how they feel about the withdraw from Afghanistan. Plus the story of a special guest that came to Camp Hope a...

This week we welcome Kyle and welcome back Robert. Despite Kyle being a Philly fan, we welcome him in and listen to his unbelievable tale. Trust us, you haven't heard many stories like these. We also hear from Robert. Who as a graduate has a perspective from Camp Hope that many haven't heard. But, we start the show with a truly tragic post we read on Facebook. It's one that is seldom told on socia...

We welcom in Marcus and Lathan. We start off looking at a report from 2001-2019 and a stat that caught our attention regarding suicides. We also discuss the impact of childhood trauma and what role that plays in the decision to join the military.

We have 3 Davids and a Randal in the studio this week. One David sits on the sideline. David Q talks about his journey on his road to hope. Randal shares his story as well, he's a recent graduate and now a mentor at Camp Hope. We ask them what was the best food they ate while depolyed. You'll be surprised to hear the anwer.

We are joined this week by Terry and William. We learn of a reason one person in particular was denied entry into the military. Surprised us. We also talk about what William did after he got out of the military. Not the next step we've evered heard somebody take before. We also discuss William's journey on his road to hope.

We welcome back to the show, Lathan. We welcome into the show, Kevin. Kevin talks about "the illusion of control". What does that mean to him. We discuss putting names to our emotions and we give a big "thank you" to those of you who are generous enough to support Camp Hope.

We welcome in a group of Marines. This could be a big mistake. We welcome in Seth, Pat, Jake and Zack. Each one gives us there story on their journeys. Some have graduated Camp Hope, one is returning and one is 90 days in. We dive into each of their stories on this week's edition of Road To Hope.

We welcome in Jason and Thomas. We want to know how do we start taking better care of our vets when they come home. We also learn about Jason's journey on his road to hope.

This week we welcome in David. David shares his story on his road to hope. We ask him what it's like that first day at Camp Hope. What is the one thing he has learned over the 2 months he's been here? Also David can't swim and wanted to join the Navy. Is that odd?

We welcome in John and Ben. Ben shares his story about his journey on his road to hope. We talk about not having a direction. We dive into what a day in the life was like for Ben while he was on active duty. Finaly we mention a new pull up challenge from our friend Jonathan Kim.

Can't think of anything more important happening today (2/12/23). Settle in for the next 40 minutes or so... We welcom in Mac from Camp Hope and we welcome Michael, a new resident at Camp Hope. We ask: how does Camp Hope change those that come through the program? Then Michael opens up and talks to us about his journey on his road to hope.

Welcome back Thomas and we welcome Jeremiah. Jeremiah talks candidly about his life's journey. We talk about forgiving yourself and dive more into Jeremiah's details on his road to hope.

We welcome Tony back this week and welcome in Sam. Sam shares his story on his road to hope. We also start by looking at what is considered "PTSD News". It'll make you scratch you head.

We welcome back (finally) Anthony. We welcome in James Robinson. We ask the question "What is Camp Hope to you?" We also talk about James' journey on his road to hope.

Life is fragile and life is short. We discuss that in greater detail as well as "brotherhood". It was used a lot this past week and while it's not a perfect comparison, we look at how that word applies to athletes and veterans. We welcome George to the show and welcome back, Lathan. George shares his story on his road to hope.

We hope you had a great Christmas and wish you a happy new year. This week we welcome back Latham and we welcome in Carl. We reflect on those we lost last year and would hope you would remember two men in particular we lost at Camp Hope. Chris and Sam. We will tell you about them and we will hear from Carl who talks about his journey on his road to hope.

We welcome in Clay and welcome back Thomas. Clay tells us about his increadible journey on his road to hope. We couldn't believe what we heard when Clay described what happened to him during his deployement.

Lathan and Albert join us this week. Albert talks about his journey on his road to hope. We also discuss how dumb some people are (we explain). "How dark do things have to be to walk away from family on Christmas Eve".