Veteran Et Cetera

***Special Bonus from the Archive*** Join host Mike Kim in this episode of the Veteran Et Cetera as he converses about the intricacies of veteran readjustment culture with Navy SEAL veteran Jake Zweig. Discover insights into leadership, mentorship, and the power of grit as Jake shares his journey from a Naval Academy graduate to an entrepreneur. This episode highlights the importance of overcoming...

Mike Kim digs into the complexities of Veteran and military leadership with Master Sergeant Pedro Munoz Dones. They explore the unique dynamics of leadership within the military and how it translates into the Veteran community. From the detailed structure of military mandates to the challenges Veterans face in civilian life, this episode offers a deep dive into the nuances of leadership and readju...

In this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, host Mike Kim chats with Ivan Brown, a Veteran, author, and spiritual influencer about his life and experiences. Ivan shares his journey from his time at Norwich University to his distinguished military career and his battle with Parkinson's disease. The conversation covers a range of topics including the importance of honor, the impact of faith, and the chall...

Send us a Text Message. This is a podcast of Veteran Et Cetera Live that aired on Father's Day.  In this episode Mike talks about the many different faces of the veteran dad. The combined role as a father and veteran, who has served especially during wartime, there is a compounded struggle to battle the darkness that often lingers from war and filling the role of being a good father.  Join Mike as...

This is a crossover discussion from the Be Crazy Well Podcast. Mike and Suzi Landolphi, Host of Be Crazy Well Podcast are discussing Veteran Readjustment and pushing back on the Medical Model; Being curious and asking questions on what is actually working for our Veteran Community. Mike and Suzi are constantly collaborating and connecting to give voice and experience from different perspectives an...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera engages the significance of talk therapy for veterans. A profound article by Benjamin Fong from the NY Times "Freud's Radical Taking" helps me locate Freud's talking cure for veterans. https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/freuds-radical-talking/#more-123827 Go on a journey in this audio assay.  Follow Mike on his LinkedIn page Follo...

Veteran Et Cetera features on this episode "One Dimensional Veteran" audio essay. The way of the Veteran is not easy. Are we programmed to be just one way as we readjust to society? Or do we get wrapped up with the commodity of our Veteran media presence? This essay engages three pieces influential in mass culture: the book The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955) by Sloan Wilson , the academic cul...

On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, we explore the many lives of Robert “Buddy” Hackett. He lives the Good Life as Plato spoke about in Phaedrus (375 BC).  Here's a view of Buddy's life. Buddy is a native of Massachusetts. He graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School and was in the distinguished military corps of cadets at Norwich University. He was in the class of 1990 but was deployed to th...

On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, key questions are asked: How can veterans become poor? How can veterans end up homeless? Mike Kim and Mary Jane Nealon have spent decades working with the poor and homeless. The problems tied to veterans and others are not tied to morality but tied to the loss of communal bonds. Mary Jane Nealon is a published author and poet. She has over 45 years of healthca...

Much of the media is focusing on homelessness. This audio essay Veteran Homelessness: The Intersectionality of Poverty looks at homelessness from the veteran homeless situation. What can the civilian world learn from veteran Homelessness and the approaches towards improving the lives of other less fortunate human beings with challenges tied to basic care and housing.  I mention Dr. Tom Bryne, PhD,...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera Mike engages the issue of myth creations of veterans and veterans engaging society. The generalizations and particulars make a difference. Vague representations of veteran life might be short of the veteran reality and more myth. The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden... Is Screwed - Esquire https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26351/man-who-shot-osama-bin-laden-031...

On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, Mike Kim, your host, a seasoned war trauma therapist/psychoanalyst, engages issues of Veteran wellness tied to healthy self-love. Additionally, Mike explores a more complete meaning of Narcissism going back to childhood from Dr. Heinz Kohut's perspective.  There is a way to have love for the self without being toxic towards others.  * This is not medical advic...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera, your host, Mike Kim, a former Dominican Friar, discusses how his journey was tied to pursuing his spiritual calling for over ten years. Mike was in spiritual vows and spent time cultivating his meditative practice to an optimal level for his own military veteran readjustment. This essay provides insights into the meditative and contemplative path. This is just an...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera we chat with Anela Arcari, a military warrior with many experiences, talents and skills. We discuss the different transitions from military to civilian life. We can all learn from her insights. Anela served in uniform for 28 years and still serves in the US Army Corps of Engineers. This Hardcharger graduated from Norwich University - Military College of Vermont an...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera presents an audio essay titled Vet Parents: Being Good Enough . Have you wondered about how your military is tied to your parenting approach? In this essay, I look at how you might see yourself as a Veteran while also trying to be a parent. To engage this theme, I use the "Good Enough Mother" concept established by British psychoanalyst Dr. DW Winnicott, MD.  Foll...

This episode features the warrior life of a high profile US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer tied to the Persian Gulf War battlefield and instrumental in implementing weapons agreements with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. His veteran life included being a lead United Nations Weapons Inspector in Iraq and proved Iraq did not have Weapons of Mass Destruction. He wrote " Waging Peace " and "...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera is an audio essay that explores Jay Shetty's new book 8 Rules of Love : How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go . Are you a veteran in search of love? This episode might help you understand different spiritual approaches to love. Mike Kim, the host of Veteran Et Cetera, was in the military and became a Catholic Dominican Friar monk. Jay Shetty, was in the corporate...

On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera we look at war trauma from an alternative perspective. War trauma is often seen as a malady of the mind or soul. Many clinicians and other experts discuss the next big cure or the diagnosis of PTSD as the be all and end all. In this episode I discuss the power of story in the context of war trauma. I also provide a special story about the miracle of healing of...

This episode, an audio essay, with host Mike Kim delves into the issues of military entertainment. Whose voice is presented by mass media military/war movies, books, podcasts, news, etc. Is the warrior's voice heard or more the spectacle of military mass media.  Roger Stahl's book Militainment Inc. https://www.routledge.com/Militainment-Inc-War-Media-and-Popular-Culture/Stahl/p/book/9780415999786...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera is an audio essay introducing Mike Kim's concept of " Code of Veteran Readjustment " . Mike Kim applies Francis Lieber's Code of War towards veteran readjustment for post-military life. For, we are moral beings in and out of uniform. Links https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lincolns-Code/John-Fabian-Witt/9781416576174 https://lieber.westpoint.edu/afterwar-vete...

This episode of Veteran Et Cetera is an audio essay titled "The Woke Military: Myth or Reality?" Mike Kim unpacks the present layers of Woke Military narratives tied to the U.S. armed forces. This is not a political, but more of a historical/cultural understanding of the issue at hand. *Please listen to this audio essay with an open mind. This does not represent the views of any institution, or or...

On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, Jenna Carlton joins us to discuss the veteran community, the plight of Female Veterans, and the phenomenon of the "Millennial Veteran". She is the host of the podcast "Vet Chats", and founder of FB support group "The Millennial Veterans". Jenna's social media domains and advocacy help to pave the way for future generations of veterans by connecting younger vet...

This episode goes beyond a tribute, we have an interview with Dr. Alec Grant facilitated by Mike Kim. The Veteran in society can be misunderstood by employers, clinicians, educators, friends, and family. What is the Veteran Self? What can we understand about the dynamic of the veteran self? Dr. Alec Grant provides many ways to understand a Veteran.  Grant is a true Interdisciplinary scholar and Ve...

Episode 32 of Veteran Et Cetera delves into my audio essay into "military humor". Mike Kim discusses the dynamic of military humor and remembers the humor of Gil Ott, a classmate from Yale who was also a combat veteran (Vietnam). Mike ties in Freud's concept of therapeutic humor. Also, there is information about Freud's case study called "The Ratman" involving a soldier who could have benefitted f...

Veteran Et Cetera's host, Mike Kim, is proud to be joined by MSgt (Ret.) Pedro Munoz-Dones. Munoz-Dones is a military legend and has served in many war zones including Iraq and Afghanistan and retired as the Global War on Terror was ending. He has been a warrior in different distinguished roles as enlisted Marine, company grade Marine officer, Coast Guard Officer, and Senior NCO in the Army. He ex...