Guns and Mental Health by Walk the Talk America

Eddie is a social worker out of North Carolina who grew up in the firearm competition world and holds multiple national shootings titles. As such, he believes that he is uniquely positioned to help bridge the gap between the mental health and the firearms communities. Eddie also has a background as a first responder and is open about his past struggles with PTSD, as well as the struggles between b...

If you ask him, he'd tell you that he is just a guy.  However, spend a few minutes with him and you will soon find out that he is all of the aforementioned. His passion for advocacy is directly related to the love he has for his family. Making sure the world is a safe place for them to live their lives is paramount for Aaargo Jay.  Find out more on his website or follow him on all the usual s...

Shauna "Doc" Springer is a psychologist who has worked for a long time with veterans on their posttraumatic stress and has written extensively about the subject, including in her book, Warrior:  How to Support Those Who Protect Us . In this encouraging conversation she covers a lot of ground, but chiefly an emerging practice that alleviates PTSD (or, more accurately, PTSI) with a simple...

For more than a decade and a half Sherman Gillums, Jr., has continued serving this country's disabled and paralyzed veterans after he spent a dozen years serving as a marine.  On this podcast he discusses his tireless efforts as an advocate for paralyzed veterans, his own disability, and being a father, along with veterans policy matters and getting their mental struggles treated without infr...

One of WTTA's most important efforts involves training mental health professionals in firearms culture. This competency training helps clinicians better understand the foundational principles of why people own guns so that they can create a more welcoming, non-judgmental environment for those who want mental health care to get it without nervousness or suspicion. The classes will be a full-bl...

Myra Fukuno has an intimate relationship with suicide and firearms; her boyfriend of five years took his own life with one.  Today, she still advocates fiercely for gun rights and shares openly some of her own struggles in pushing through the pain and overcoming the loss.   Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like...

Chris Jachimiec is a recently retired member of the United States Air Force.  He served in multiple military leadership roles in Nevada, Germany, and Korea, and is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.   In July 2017, he lost his brother, Lance Corporal Adam Jachimiec, United States Marine Corps, to suicide after a courageous battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Throughout his grief journey...

Jesse is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Nevada who specializes in couples, adolescents, mood disorders, and substance abuse. He is trained in multiple intervention strategies and has practiced for more than 15 years. Jesse is also a lifelong firearms owner and supporter of WTTA.  Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our pa...

Kevin Dixie is the owner-operator of No Other Choice Firearms Training (NOC) and the Founder of Aiming For The Truth, a 6-spoked approach to healing broken families and strengthening the community bonds of neighbors, to improve the lives of people in the cities and states of our nation. The program focuses on the roots of the factors that are driving violence in our communities; a mission of solvi...

Kevin is a husband to his wife and father of two daughters. You may know him as "Tacdaddy" on the Internet. Additionally he is the author of Logically Emotional in Parkland, a Unique Perspective, the former host of Gun News Weekly from 2012-2018 with more than 205 1-hour live episodes, owner and operator of AwareAndPrepared.live , and ongoing video content creator in the firearms industr...

Yehuda Remer is a husband, father, children's gun safety book author, gun rights advocate, and devout follower of God. As an Orthodox Jew he is somewhat of a firebrand among his people, which he explains. He has dealt with his own mental struggles and shares them candidly in this podcast. Follow him on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , or go to his website to buy his merchandise.  Send us Fan...

Rob Pincus is an educator, author, and entrepreneur who has worked in the firearms industry for over 20 years. He is the owner of I.C.E. Training Company, the Executive Director of Personal Defense Network and the developer of the Combat Focus Shooting Program, which has been the core of many curricula used over the past decade by hundreds of defensive shooting instructors around the world. Rob ha...

Marcella survived the October 1, 2017 shooting at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a strident Second Amendment advocate, survivor of domestic violence, small business owner, and mother of three. Her story is powerful and her testimony is compelling.   Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like...

Devin is the founder of Kids to Kings , an organization that helps young children from disadvantaged circumstances rise above them through education about confidence, self-efficacy, communication, and mental wellness. He is a 2a advocate through and through.  Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like to highlight ou...

Mark works in suicide prevention in southern Nevada where he serves on the Las Vegas Mayor's Challenge and Nevada Governor's Challenge teams. He does not own guns but realized he needed to educate himself on firearms if he was to be successful in his suicide prevention efforts, which led him to WTTA. His personal effort is made through grilling and as a brand ambassador for Veterans Barb...

Derek created and runs Kids Safe Foundation , a firearms education and training organization specifically focused on children. He is a powerful force in the gun industry but quietly does his work with little fanfare, though he probably deserves more. Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like to highlight our top two...

As a published author of The First 30 , Dustin brings a unique perspective on personal well being and self-efficacy. As the Chief Financial Officer for Armscorp International, Inc., he has been instrumental in supporting WTTA's mission from a manufacturer standpoint. Not originally from the gun community, Dustin shares his thoughts on why bringing the two cultures together is so important for...

Edgar Antillon, founder of Guns for Everyone , is a Mexican-American who shares his views on how race and culture affect firearms ownership, among many other topics.  Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like to highlight our top two partner tiers below! Platinum Tier: Ruger Armscor Bleeker Street Publications Gold...

Cheryl Todd, owner of AZfirearms.com and host of Gun Freedom Radio , holds a psychology degree and speaks to the value of her 2nd Amendment Rights through the lens of self-protection and instilling those values in the generations to come. Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like to highlight our top two partner tie...

Winner of History Channel's Top Shot Season 4, Chris works with computers by day. However, in his off time he lends his voice to the LGBT community, advocates for 2A rights, and has written a book called Shoot to Win , available everywhere books are sold. For more about Chris, visit his website: http://www.topshotchris.com/about.html   Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to than...

In this inaugural podcast, Mike Sodini, Walk the Talk America's founder, and Jake Wiskerchen, WTTA board member and mental health practitioner, explain the mission and philosophy of WTTA, why the conversation about guns and mental health is important, and what they hope to accomplish with this effort.  Send us Fan Mail Walk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conv...