Home Base Nation

Today's episode features a conversation with Brandi Benson, U.S. Army veteran and author of the book "The Enemy Within: A Young Soldier's Unexpected Battle with Cancer." Brandi, a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and outspoken mental health advocate, was only twenty-four and a few months into her first deployment when she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, poss...

Today's episode is another installment of Home Base Nation: Veteran Stories with Joshua Maloney, a Cape Cod-based U.S. Army and Army Reserves veteran. Josh is no stranger to Home Base, having participated in our Training for First Responders when he was a Barnstable, MA police officer, and as a patient with us in 2019 when he participated in our Intensive Care Programs, or ICP. Today, Josh works w...

Today’s episode brings us back home - to Home Base, and to Boston. Dr. Patrick Downes is a psychologist at Home Base and a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Speaking with Patrick, you immediately can see that this is someone who embodies the essence of someone who serves those who serve. A Cambridge, MA native and Boston College alumnus, Patrick started his psychology training in 2012,...

Picture this: you get into an Uber on your way to the airport in Los Angeles, and after some light exchanges with your driver, you learn that he is a Vietnam veteran. The infamous LA traffic fades away as you learn more about his life and service, and before you know it, thirty minutes have gone by and you're already at the airport. Well, that's what happened to Ron Hirschberg the other week as he...

Thom Tran wears many hats, just like his dad. He’s a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and paratrooper, a first generation Vietnamese-American, a Purple Heart recipient, and a ‘triple-threat’ entertainer - an actor, musician, and comedian. Thom’s father was a pilot in the South Vietnamese air force, and was a POW for three years before escaping, getting his family to a refugee camp, and then later...

Many deployed troops are lovers of rock music, and those deployed from the New England area would send Boston's beloved radio DJ and podcast host Mistress Carrie letters from Iraq and Afghanistan. A vehement supporter of U.S. troops and veterans, she wanted to find a way to give back, and in 2006 she made her way to Iraq, as the first non-news journalist embedded with troops there, before "deployi...

Home Base Nation is back for season four on March 21st! Today, amidst the global fear and exhaustion that exists for both military and civilian communities, we know that we can’t lose hope, and we bring you this season with a renewed sense of purpose. This season, we will bring you more conversations with - and stories about - veterans, service members, military families, and the artists, athletes...

Season Four of Home Base Nation will start in just a few weeks, and we have been working over the past few months to bring you another great season. Given what is going on in the world right now, our mental health and military community has its finger on the pulse with you all and our hearts are with the Ukrainian people and all those trying to escape the violence in the Ukraine right now. We sat...

If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org   SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Kar...

Operation Christmas Drop - Official Trailer / Netflix The Guam Daily Post - Article on OCD Learn more about OCD: "Operation Christmas Drop is the world’s longest running humanitarian airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to many Micronesian islands, impacting more than 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. The drop is the oldest ongoing Departmen...

The Intrepid Valor Award - Honorees included Air Force Veteran / Master Sgt (Ret) Kyle Hines, Surviving Spouse of Lt Col Matt Block, Barbara Block, Army Special Forces Veteran Julian Kitching, US Navy Servicemember Wayne “Ty” Garvin, and Marine / Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Rudinksi. "Service isn't loud.  Service is what happens in the quiet and when people aren't looking. It's about how we take...

If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org   SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karian...

If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org   SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karian...

Salute To Freedom Gala: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum TEXT to give: HBDONATE to 617-582-2098  Or call NOW: (866)-615-8387 Or anytime WWW.WCVB.COM/HOMEBASE If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org   SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home B...

This conversation was recorded in August, 2021  at the time of the US was pulling troops out of Afghanistan. HBN released this relevant content on all of our minds that week: Your Sacrifice Matters (8/23/21) Today we dive into Nate’s work and experiences at home. What moved him towards the military and about what he continues to do for his own form of service. Looking backwards, Nate’s story seems...

Many thanks for Dr. Pam Hall who has devoted years and her own service to our servicemen and women who’ve experience trauma and stress in their lives. Check out her new book: PTSD Unplugged  and see Dr. Pam’s website to learn more. Remember if you want to sign up for Home Base No-Shave November to directly support the care at Home Base, sign up at www.homebase.org/noshave If you are local, check o...

...Mask work is steeped in human history, and in many cultures around the world. Mask therapy work with service members stems from the work of Art Therapist Melissa Walker at Creative Forces at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (or NICoE), part of Walter Reed Medical Center. The language of trauma may not be accessed, or not there at all. And we recognize that the important thing here is...

Former United States Navy SEAL Kevin Lacz served two tours in 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. He is a decorated veteran, writer, actor, physician assistant. Originally from New England and a loyal Patriots, Red Sox and Bruins fan, he currently lives with his wife Lindsey and their two kids in the panhandle of Florida. Kevin is also a creative guy who found himself taking on a few roles in the movie world, n...

- This conversation was recorded virtually in April, 2021 - The many challenges of the pandemic including stress, anxiety, and isolation, caused an increase in mental health challenges for our Veterans and a spike in suicides amongst our military members. The recent triggering effects of the evacuation from Afghanistan and growing humanitarian crisis has made a bad situation worse and created a pe...

It is hard to know where to begin with our next HBN guest. It makes sense to begin with a recent award for service at the White House just a few months ago. The second-highest award from the head of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for his work with the Red Sox Foundation in creating Home Base, along with our partner Massachusetts General Hos...

Thank You Nate Boyer for your service and missions that began even before joining the military, and thanks for your advocacy for your fellow veterans and those who continue to need a voice in Afghanistan. To every human that fought for the people of Afghanistan. And especially to those that didn’t make it back: YOUR SACRIFICE MATTERS. It has to. Because if yours doesn’t than mine doesn’t. We can’t...

Click to learn more about SPC Maddelana, SPC Weisz, and the team at US Army Marksmanship Unit *To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here.   (Enter  promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded on August 6th, 2021 via Zoom from Boston, MA to Fort Benning, GA To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Na...

Boston Fire Lieutenant and Navy Veteran Paul Hoban First Annual Memorial Golf Tournament on August 16th, 2021 at 0800 at George Wright golf course in Boston benefitting the Home Base Program. Paul was a United Stated Navy Veteran who served in the Middle East and joined the Boston Fire Department in 1989, serving in numerous positions and firehouses in Boston. Lt. Hoban received numerous certifica...

*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here.   (Enter  promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital , in Boston, MA, on April 29,th 2021. Marvin Gilmore: Crusader For Freedom - By Paul Katzeff For more on Mr. Marvin Gilmore, tune in recent story on Chronicle to learn...

*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here.   (Enter  promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded at the Kensington Golf and Country Club in Naples, FL on May 6th, 2021   To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn Home Base...