Mind Beyond the Mission

Jan 22 2025 26 ep. 39 mins 5
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Dive deep into the real issues experienced by Veterans, former RCMP members and Families living with mental health injuries. Mind Beyond the Mission is a podcast focused on having authentic conversations that are gritty, honest and informative. Mind Beyond the Mission is hosted by Laryssa Lamrock and Brian McKenna, members of the lived experience team at the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families.

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From tokenism to trust: Meaningful consultation in the Veteran community

Jan 22 2025 23 mins  
“If I'm forming a consultation group, I'm not going to bring someone there that I know whose role in life is to flip the applecart over. There's no value there. But if I look around the room at a grouping of people I've gathered and there's no one there that's ever showed me dissent to an idea before, I have not formed a consultation group. I have formed an applause choir that's

Road to recovery: Josh Muir on alcohol and military culture

Dec 19 2024 38 mins  
Corporal (Ret’d) Josh Muir joined Brian and Laryssa to talk about his experiences with the complex and deep-rooted relationship between alcohol and military culture. Josh shared how his journey to sobriety grew from external pressures from loved ones into a deep, personal commitment and discusses the value of openness and vulnerability in his recovery.The episode explores Josh’

Exploring identity and culture with Métis Veteran Shauna Mulligan

Nov 27 2024 35 mins  
Corporal (Ret’d) Shauna Mulligan, a Métis Veteran of the Canadian Army Reserve, joined Brian and Laryssa to reflect on her experiences and insight on how Indigenous culture and military service can intersect and interact with each other.Shauna shares her personal journey of understanding her identity and cultural heritage and the challenges of integrating them into her military

Navigating the impacts of military sexual trauma with Telah Morrison

Oct 23 2024 38 mins  
Colonel Telah Morrison, OMM, CD, retired from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 2022 after 35 years of service in both the Regular and Reserve Forces. Telah joined the CAF in 1986 and went to Royal Military College (RMC) Saint-Jean, six years after the RMC began allowing women to attend in 1980. She is the first woman Logistics Officer in the Royal 22nd 3rd Battalion, and the firs

A father’s journey from heartache to helping others heal with Jim Davis

Sep 19 2024 30 mins  
When Jim Davis saw on the news that a Canadian soldier had been killed in Afghanistan, he thought to himself, “My son is serving there… but so are 2,000 other Canadian soldiers. The odds are that it isn’t him.” Jim faced a parent’s worst nightmare later that day upon learning that his son Paul was the person killed in the line of duty.In the 18 years since, Jim continues

Continuing the conversation on the impacts of suicide with Dennis Mackenzie

Aug 21 2024 38 mins  
An overwhelming number of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Veterans and their Families are directly and profoundly impacted by suicide loss. Yet, few know where, how or when to talk about it — or if it should even be discussed at all. Canadian Armed Forced (CAF) Veteran Dennis Mackenzie joined Brian and Laryssa on Combating the silence around s

Hypervigilance: The hidden strain on Veteran Families

Jul 24 2024 32 mins  
“When I’m talking about hypervigilance in the Veteran community, I’m actually talking about the perfect amount of vigilance, but for somewhere other than when you walk inside your home or when you go on vacation with your Family.”Hypervigilance — being constantly on high alert and keenly aware of your surroundings — is a critical skill for soldiers that can be the diffe

Parenting with a posttraumatic stress injury with Tabitha Beynen

Jun 19 2024 35 mins  
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission, Brian and Laryssa are joined by Tabitha Beynen, a former Air Force medic and single parent navigating the complexities of balancing personal well-being and parenting while living with a posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI).They discuss:Managing personal well-being while caring for a childFinding balance as a single parentHealthy coping mech

Combating the silence around suicide with Dennis Mackenzie

May 22 2024 35 mins  
An overwhelming number of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Veterans and their Families are directly and profoundly impacted by suicide loss. Yet, few know where, how or when to talk about it — or if it should even be discussed at all. How soon is too soon? What happens when it's too late? What should one even say? Dennis Mackenzie lost 10 frien

The power of peer support

Apr 24 2024 39 mins  
Peer support can be described as having someone meet you where you are and walk alongside you in your journey. It can look different for everyone, but it boils down to a supportive relationship between people who share a common lived and living experience.In this episode, hosts Brian McKenna and Laryssa Lamrock discuss the profound impacts of peer support within the Veteran and Fam