Dog Tag Diaries
by Captain Kim
From the Flight Deck to From the Ashes: Navy Veteran Jordan…
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 106 episodes
- From the Flight Deck to From the Ashes: Navy Veteran Jordan McCaffrie's Story of Identity and Reinvention · 46 min · Season 8 Episode 97What happens when life pushes you to question everything you thought you knew about yourself? In this inspiring episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Navy…
- Women in Uniform & Military Mental Health With Bronze Star Recipient Dr. Stacey Krauss · 47 min · Season 8 Episode 96What happens when putting the mission first means putting yourself last? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Dr. Stacey Krauss, Army veteran…
- From Navy Corpsman to Public Health Advocate: Trish Escalante on Trust, Resilience, and Finding Her Voice · 47 min · Season 8 Episode 95What 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…
- From Military Trauma to Hope: Lynn Geiser on Finding Her Voice and Helping Women Veterans Heal · 50 min · Season 8 Episode 94Summary: 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…
- From Survival to Self-Trust: Marine Corps Veteran Raelynn Beintker on Breaking Cycles, Finding Her Voice, and Choosing Herself · 51 min · Season 8 Episode 93Summary: 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…
- The Weight of Hidden Wounds: Dani Shine on Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Healing · 47 min · Season 8 Episode 92Summary: What happens when the wounds no one can see become the hardest ones to carry? In this powerful Season Nine episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kimberly welcomes back…
- How Two Military Women Built a Podcast Movement and Healing Retreats · 41 min · Season 8 Episode 91Summary: What happens when two women veterans turn pain, fear, and hope into a movement for healing? In this heartfelt Season Seven episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kimberly…
- Air Force Veteran Behati Hart on Survival, Neurodivergence, Unmasking, and Learning to Just Be · 47 min · Season 8 Episode 90Summary: What happens when the life you built to survive no longer fits the woman you are becoming? In this powerful episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Air…
- The Tactical Pause: Army Veteran Felicia Hammond on Survival Mode, Motherhood, and Healing After Service · 49 min · Season 8 Episode 89Summary: What happens when the strength that helped you survive starts keeping you from truly living? In this heartfelt episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with…
- Marine Combat Correspondent, Navy Officer, and the Mission to Tell Stories That Matter with Amy Forsythe · 48 min · Season 8 Episode 88Summary: What does it mean to stand at the edge of history and be trusted to tell the story? In this powerful episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Amy Forsythe…
- CIA Officer Rachel Cuda on Sexual Assault, Military Service, and Fighting for Accountability · 59 min · Season 8 Episode 87Summary: What happens when your dream job becomes the place where you have to fight to be believed? In this powerful episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Rachel…
- Shelley Rood on the Wildflower Assessment, Women Veterans, and Serving Without Losing Yourself · 43 min · Season 8 Episode 88Summary: What happens when service becomes more than what you do and starts shaping who you are? In this heartfelt episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Shelley…
- How Art Helps Veterans Heal: Navy Veteran Phyllis Thomas on PTS, Creativity, and Veteran Community · 45 min · Season 8 Episode 86Summary: What if art is not optional, but one of the tools veterans need most to heal? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Navy veteran, artist, and…
- Navy Veteran Yuri Acuna on MST, Sisterhood, and Healing Through Rescue Dogs · 46 min · Season 8 Episode 85Summary: What does it mean to rebuild your life after service leaves you with both pride and pain? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Captain Kim sits down with Navy veteran…
- Breaking Barriers and Building Legacy: Colonel Mary Fuller on Leadership, Opportunity, and 28 Years of Service · 46 min · Season 8 Episode 84Summary: What does it mean to step into roles that were never designed with you in mind? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, we sit down with Colonel Mary Fuller, U.S. Army…
- Veteran Healing After MST: Didi Meindok on Service, Forgiveness, and Finding Hope Again · 48 min · Season 8 Episode 83Summary: What happens when a veteran’s service is questioned, her trauma is dismissed, and healing feels out of reach? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, host Captain Kim…
- From Trauma to Triumph: Army Veteran Makissa Lewis on Healing, Iraq, and Building a Seesterhood for Women Veterans · 45 min · Season 8 Episode 82Summary: In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, host Captain Kim sits down with Army veteran Makissa Lewis for a deeply honest conversation about service, survival, and sisterhood…
- Becoming a Warrior: Jenn Donahue on Turning Military Lessons into a Path Forward for Life · 42 min · Season 8 Episode 81Summary: In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, host Captain Kim welcomes back Navy veteran, leader, speaker, and now author Jenn Donahue. Jenn first appeared on the podcast sharing…
- Battle Scars and Body Wars: Navy Veteran Leah Stiles on Healing, Eating Disorders, and Life After Service · 41 min · Season 8 Episode 80Summary: In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, host Captain Kim welcomes back Navy veteran, advocate, and author Leah Stiles. Leah first appeared on the podcast sharing her journey…
- Same Uniform, Different Weight: Dakota Olson-Harris on Deploying Again as a Mother · 38 min · Season 8 Episode 79Summary: What does it feel like to put the uniform back on when your life at home has changed so much? In this episode of Dog Tag Diaries, Dakota Olsen-Harris returns to the show…







