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Dog Tag Diaries provides a platform for military women to tell their stories and speak their truths. We are not only raising awareness about military trauma, and mental health but fostering a supportive community where women can find strength and inspiration in each other's stories. It's an informative way to reduce stigma and promote healing through open dialogue and exploration of therapeutic modalities. Our goal is to increase connections among women to offer empowerment, encouragement, and a sense of belonging as we each navigate the unique challenges and experiences faced by women in the military. Each week we’ll invite a woman who has served in the military to share her experience and how it has impacted her, or we will bring in a guest who can speak about the healing abilities of specific therapeutic methods. This is a podcast you don’t want to miss.Copyright 2026 Captain Kim Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Management Management & Leadership Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
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  • From Navy Corpsman to Public Health Advocate: Trish Escalante on Trust, Resilience, and Finding Her Voice

    From Navy Corpsman to Public Health Advocate: Trish Escalante on Trust, Resilience, and Finding Her Voice
    7 Oct 2026
    What happens when the military gives you purpose, opportunity, and a future, but also leaves you questioning leadership, trust, and your own sense of safety? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kimberly sits down with Navy veteran and former hospital corpsman Trish Escalante. Trish shares how a difficult childhood led her to seek stability and education through military service, and how an unexpected path into medicine changed her future. She reflects on deploying aboard the USNS Comfort after Hurricane Maria, working in urgent care and the ICU, losing her best friend to gun violence, and carrying grief while still being expected to complete the mission. Trish also opens up about therapy, harmful coping behaviors, reconnecting with women veterans, and finding pride in her service again. Today, she is pursuing nursing while advocating for health equity, community resilience, and women veterans.Key Topics:Joining the Navy to create stability, earn an education, and build a better futureBecoming a hospital corpsman and discovering a lasting connection to medicine and caregivingBeing a woman in the military and feeling pressure to prove herselfSpeaking up against poor leadership and the cost of feeling unable to be herselfLosing a close friend and learning what it meant to carry grief while still servingUsing therapy to face childhood pain, unhealthy coping habits, and unresolved traumaFinding healing and purpose through relationships with other women veteransReturning to nursing and building a future around service, public health, and disaster reliefLearning to trust her own character, boundaries, and instincts againNotable Quotes & Moments:“I felt like my personality was stripped from me.” – Trish on how military culture and leadership affected her sense of self (00:16:17)“There’s different kinds of war zones that happen in your head.” – Trish on the lasting impact of military experiences beyond combat (00:43:11)Timestamps:00:05:11 – Trish’s childhood, family struggles, and the personality she carried into adulthood00:08:37 – How she became a hospital corpsman after initially wanting a different career00:10:51 – Why boot camp felt manageable after growing up around chaos00:13:22 – Recognizing the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated military environment00:17:27 – Deploying with 24 hours’ notice aboard the USNS Comfort00:19:19 – Witnessing the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico00:22:16 – Losing her best friend Megan and carrying grief through military service00:25:55 – Beginning therapy and uncovering deeper issues from childhood and adulthood00:31:22 – Moving to Central Oregon, earning her MPH, and deciding to return to nursing00:33:03 – Connecting with Reveille and Retreat Project and women veterans00:40:36 – Reaching a place of calm, confidence, and feeling like she is finally on the right path00:42:39 – Choosing to share her story and realizing that noncombat experiences still matterAbout the Guest:Trish Escalante is a United States Navy veteran and former hospital corpsman, third class, whose work has centered on military medicine, public health, humanitarian service, and supporting women veterans. She joined the Navy in 2015 while searching for stability, structure, an education, and a better future.During her six and a half years of service, Trish worked in urgent care in Norfolk, Virginia, deployed aboard the USNS Comfort during the humanitarian response to Hurricane Maria, attended Field Medical Training Battalion at Camp Pendleton, and later worked in an ICU at Great Lakes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Her military experience included meaningful opportunities as well as injury, grief, difficult leadership, and experiences that changed the way she viewed trust and safety. After leaving the military, therapy and honest self-reflection became major parts of her healing.Trish later earned a Master of Public Health and continues to advocate for health equity, community resilience, humanitarian work, and women veterans. She is currently completing prerequisites for nursing school and hopes to combine her medical experience with future humanitarian and disaster relief work.She is also involved with Reveille and Retreat Project, where she has participated in retreats for military women and grown into a facilitation role, helping create spaces where women veterans can connect, share their experiences, and feel heard.CONNECT WITH TRISHLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-escalante/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trish.colangelo.5Be sure to follow or subscribe to Dog Tag Diaries wherever you listen to podcasts.Learn more about Reveille and Retreat Project:reveilleandretreatproject.orgInstagram: @reveilleandretreatprojectFacebook: Reveille and Retreat Project
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  • From Military Trauma to Hope: Lynn Geiser on Finding Her Voice and Helping Women Veterans Heal

    From Military Trauma to Hope: Lynn Geiser on Finding Her Voice and Helping Women Veterans Heal
    30 Sep 2026
    Summary:What happens when the military experience that once gave you purpose leaves you fighting to feel safe, heard, and whole again? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kimberly sits down with Army veteran and Hope4Veterans founder Lynn Geiser, also known as Specialist Tank. Lynn shares how her grandfather’s World War II service influenced her path into the Army, what it was like serving as one of very few women in an infantry unit, and the trauma that changed the course of her military career. She opens up about military sexual assault, losing trust in her leadership, fighting for her discharge status and benefits, homelessness, mental health struggles, and slowly rebuilding her life. Lynn also shares how finding her voice led her to create Hope4Veterans, where women veterans can build connection, confidence, purpose, and the courage to tell their own stories.Key Topics:How Lynn’s childhood and grandfather’s military service shaped her desire to serve (00:03:45)Joining the Army, National Guard service, and becoming a transportation specialist (00:10:02)Motherhood, going active duty, and serving in an infantry unit (00:12:05)Experiencing September 11 while stationed at Fort Benning (00:14:41)Serving as one of very few women in a male-dominated unit (00:15:23)Military sexual assault and losing trust in someone she believed would protect her (00:17:47)Fighting to survive her final months in the Army while caring for her son (00:22:41)Leaving the military, homelessness, and fighting for her benefits and discharge status (00:28:08)Returning to school, becoming a counselor, and realizing trauma still needed healing (00:29:48)Finding her voice and beginning the journey toward nonprofit leadership (00:35:56)Creating Hope4Veterans and using creative programs to build connection (00:40:03)Helping women veterans become advocates, leaders, and peer support specialists (00:43:23)Why finding purpose and learning to advocate for yourself matter after military service (00:46:34)Notable Quotes & Moments:“I had eight months to survive.” – Lynn on enduring the final months of her military service while facing trauma, disciplinary actions, and fear (00:22:41)“I started getting my voice.” – Lynn on the turning point that eventually led her toward advocacy and nonprofit work (00:36:04)“Now you can’t keep me quiet.” – Lynn on finding her voice after losing it during both childhood and military service (00:41:45)“I can provide you the tools. I can give you the resources. I can stand by your side, but I can’t tell you what to do.” – Lynn on helping women discover their own path forward (00:47:03)Timestamps:00:02:10 – Introducing Army veteran and Hope4Veterans founder Lynn Geiser00:03:45 – Childhood, isolation, and wanting to make a difference00:04:53 – Lynn’s grandfather, World War II, and the influence of his service00:10:02 – Recruiters, joining the Army, and dreams of becoming a pilot00:12:05 – Six years in the National Guard, motherhood, and going active duty00:13:49 – Joining an infantry unit at Fort Benning00:14:41 – Experiencing the events of September 11 while on base00:15:23 – Being one of very few women in a male-dominated unit00:17:47 – Military sexual assault and the breakdown of trust00:24:22 – Feeling unsafe, blocked from transferring, and facing disciplinary action00:28:08 – Leaving the Army and beginning life after military service00:32:16 – Reading her military records and confronting painful memories00:35:56 – The turning point that helped Lynn begin finding her voice00:38:22 – Becoming a volunteer VSO and learning from women veterans’ cases00:40:03 – Building Hope4Veterans00:45:16 – Creating safe spaces and connecting women with resources00:46:34 – Helping women veterans find their purpose00:47:03 – Giving women tools without choosing their path for themAbout the Guest:Lynn Geiser, also known as Specialist Tank, is a United States Army veteran and the founder and CEO of Hope4Veterans, a nonprofit focused on helping women veterans, military spouses, and active-duty women build connection, confidence, purpose, and a stronger voice. Lynn served six years in the National Guard before moving to active duty, where she served as a transportation specialist attached to an infantry unit.After leaving the military, Lynn faced major challenges including trauma, homelessness, mental health struggles, and a long fight to restore military benefits and correct her discharge status. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, worked as a counselor and employment specialist, and served as a volunteer Veterans Service Officer.Her own experience of feeling unheard became the foundation for Hope4Veterans. Through storytelling, photography, therapeutic arts, peer support, mentorship, leadership development, and community programs, Lynn helps women recognize their strengths, ...
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  • From Survival to Self-Trust: Marine Corps Veteran Raelynn Beintker on Breaking Cycles, Finding Her Voice, and Choosing Herself

    From Survival to Self-Trust: Marine Corps Veteran Raelynn Beintker on Breaking Cycles, Finding Her Voice, and Choosing Herself
    9 Sep 2026
    Summary:What happens when the place you thought would save you ends up teaching you difficult lessons about power, belonging, and who you want to become? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kimberly sits down with Marine Corps veteran, mother, storyteller, and podcast host Raelynn Beintker. Raelynn shares how growing up with poverty, addiction, abuse, and early responsibility shaped her strength and eventually led her to the Marines. She opens up about finding structure and belonging in boot camp, then facing sexism, double standards, body image pressure, harassment, and disappointment in the fleet. Raelynn also reflects on breaking family patterns, learning to put herself first, changing the way she speaks about her life, and finding the courage to tell her story. Her journey is a powerful reminder that we can honor where we came from while choosing what comes next.Key Topics:Creating space for self-care and practicing “divine selfishness” (00:06:20)Growing up with poverty, addiction, abuse, and early responsibility (00:10:49)Searching for a way out of destructive patterns after high school (00:17:31)Choosing the Marine Corps as a path toward independence (00:21:45)How a chaotic childhood prepared Raelynn for boot camp (00:24:15)Facing sexism, body image pressure, and double standards in the fleet (00:25:59)Harassment, military consequences, and learning to make herself small (00:31:17)What Raelynn wishes she knew before joining the military (00:34:10)Breaking generational cycles and changing the stories we tell ourselves (00:38:19)Creating My Heart of the Story and finding the courage to share her voice (00:41:47)Notable Quotes & Moments:“You can’t scare me. You think you’re going to break me, and I’m sure you’re going to teach me, but you can’t break me.” – Raelynn on how her childhood prepared her for boot camp (00:25:26)“The Marine Corps was the best and worst decision I ever made.” – Raelynn on the impact military service had on her life (00:38:19)“I’m the only one that can choose what comes next.” – Raelynn on breaking old patterns and taking ownership of her story (00:39:27)Timestamps:00:02:23 – Introducing Marine Corps veteran Raelynn Beintker00:06:20 – Morning rituals, self-care, and “divine selfishness”00:10:49 – Childhood, poverty, addiction, abuse, and caregiving00:17:31 – High school struggles and searching for a different future00:21:45 – The decision to join the Marine Corps00:24:15 – Culture shock and adapting to boot camp00:25:59 – Sexism, body image, and double standards in the fleet00:31:17 – Harassment and the impact on Raelynn’s military career00:38:19 – Breaking generational patterns and changing her life story00:41:47 – Starting My Heart of the Story and finding her voiceAbout the Guest:Raelynn Beintker is a United States Marine Corps veteran, mother, wife, storyteller, podcast host, and self-described creative rebel. She joined the Marines as a young woman looking for a way beyond the poverty, instability, and family patterns she experienced growing up. Her military service gave her independence, structure, new experiences, and a wider view of the world, while also exposing her to sexism, double standards, and challenges that shaped how she saw herself. Today, Raelynn is the host of My Heart of the Story, a podcast centered on identity, connection, self-discovery, and the courage it takes to share our stories. Through her work, she encourages people to stop making themselves smaller, question the stories that hold them back, and choose what they want the next chapter of their lives to become.Learn more about Raelynn and her work through My Heart of the Story:Website: myheartofthestory.comPodcast: Search My Heart of the Story on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Amazon Music.Be sure to follow or subscribe to Dog Tag Diaries wherever you listen to podcasts.Learn more about Reveille and Retreat Project:reveilleandretreatproject.orgInstagram: @reveilleandretreatprojectFacebook: Reveille and Retreat Project
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