Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, on air from May 9th
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C17-16b RRT Trauma Clearing with Kendra Simpkins
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Kendra Simpkins, on air from April 18th
Kendra Simpkins journey really began when she was honorably discharged from the US Army in 2010 after having suffered a service-connected injury. Having attempted suicide the military quickly discharged her without appropriate mental health care and she was left to transition into the civilian world while struggling with depression and substance use. Now having found her way to recovery and being 5 years sober, her experience led her on the path to helping other service members still struggling with mental health issues that are not being appropriately dealt with through the Veterans Affairs.
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RRT is an accelerated healing method that is gentle and painless. It’s an innovative approach developed by Dr. Jon Connelly that eliminates traumatic events from the past that cause painful emotions, thoughts and behaviours. RRT is task-oriented and effect-driven to clear the root cause. The RRT session will last until the task is complete and the mind is cleared.
The RRT process does not require individuals to relive painful past experiences or trauma. Conflict blocking desired change is resolved on a deeper level producing immediate relief and lasting change in emotions and behaviour. Practitioners report significant improvements in as little as one or two sessions, and clients report an immediate sense of peace, clarity and energy. RRT can help with a range of issues and conditions including PTSD, sexual trauma and complicated grief.
Kendra is currently a Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) practitioner trained and supervised by founder Dr. Jon Connelly. She received her Master’s of Science from Columbia University in New York City, and her Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Florida (USF) where she developed an interest in working with veterans. As a US Army veteran, Kendra specializes in military-related trauma and provides a unique perspective to treat veteran mental health issues that are not addressed through Veterans Affairs programs. Before opening Sarasota Rapid Resolution Therapy, Kendra was using the Bio-Acoustical Utilization Device (BAUD) and doing dialectical behaviour therapy with high-risk individuals in private practice and a veteran’s benefits counsellor at USF and the Salvation Army. She received clinical training with the largest non-profit organization in NYC providing therapeutic counselling to homeless veterans. As a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, she connected to using RRT with individuals because they were leaving one session having a sense of relief, peace, and energy after one session of clearing painful past experiences; it almost seemed a disservice to not provide this to as many people as possible. Kendra provides RRT for a wide range of mental health conditions ranging from PTSD and sexual trauma to grief, depression or any general feeling of being stuck from past experiences. Trained in cognitive-behavioral methods, Kendra finds RRT to be results-driven and the most effective form of treatment, far exceeding traditional methods of treatment or “talk therapy.” She regularly attends training’s with Dr. Connelly throughout the year and teaches workshops on strategies for transformation and healing. Kendra spends her time as a mentor with the Wounded Warrior Project and is also a veteran motivational speaker for Bravo748.
Sarasota Rapid Resolution Therapy has been invited to team with MindSpa Integrative Wellness Center, which is a team of practitioners who believe in using effective holistic and alternative modalities of treatment. Sarasota Rapid Resolution Therapy was also chosen last week by Street Shares as a finalist to receive a veteran small business grant. If selected funding will go towards proving veterans with the opportunity to receive RRT for immediate and lasting relief from trauma.
Other useful Info:
- S. in Social Work from Columbia University, New York, NY
- Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, #10765
- Licensed Graduate Social Worker, Washington, DC, # LG50081640
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL
- Rapid Resolution Therapy Practitioner
- Extensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- National Association of Social Workers since 2016
- Psi Chi and Delta Epsilon Iota National Honors Society, 2014
- Peer mentor with the Wounded Warrior Project since 2013
- Military and veteran motivational speaker with Bravo748 since 2017
www.sarasotarapidresolutiontherapy.com
MindSpa Integrative Wellness Center
Bee Ridge Rd. #101
Sarasota, FL 34233
941-504-3040
Email: Kendra@sarasotarrt.com / info@sarasotarrt.com
Personal: Kendra.simpkins1@gmail.com
Facebook: SarasotaRapidResolutionTherapy
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCMY
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C17-13a The Raunchy Humour of Anthony Torino,
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Anthony Torino, on air from March 28th
Have you ever roller-coaster from serious to laughing in 0.2 milliseconds? If you haven’t, then you haven’t seen stand-up comedian Anthony Torino in action. He is an expert at making audiences laugh at every day thought-provoking topics like raising kids, preventing work injuries, incarceration, ageing, society, behaviour problems, and working towards the American Dream – just to name a few.
Growing up in the military (his dad was USAF) Torino was raised primarily on military bases. As a child – cancer got in his way. As a teen – histoplasmosis got in his way. As a 15-year-old, he was told not to lift weights because it would kill him. He lifted weights anyway, and the experience saved his life. He became an athlete, which transformed his attitude and view of the world.
At the tender age of 44, Torino made a decision to begin working as a comedian. He was told it would take 15 years to become a headliner at the comedy club level. He achieved that in five years.
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Torino’s background in healthcare, owning businesses, chasing his dreams, physical fitness, relationships, and his own Air Force experience is comical subjects he warms up with – what comes next is anybody’s guess!
Torino has appeared on Showtime’s Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor, and performed at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club (sold-out show), Improv Comedy Club, LOL Comedy Club, and the Laugh Factory.
Some of Torino’s Xtra special gifts include: speaking Redneck; creating comedy sketches, sitcoms, and screenplays; teaching comedy, writing short stories and books, and radio personality.
As a motivational speaker, Torino’s personal experiences and background as both an Occupational Therapist and Professional Counselor enables him to candidly talk about being a survivor, preventing work injuries, study habits, attaining goals, dealing with death and grieving, overcoming physical deficits, incarceration/loss of freedom, relationships, purpose-based living, and more.
Torino is a guy you will like. If you don’t – well, maybe you’re just not good with his kind of people.
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LM/PVR 17-10 The BRAVO 748 Musicians
Positive Vibrations Roundtable & “for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guests, Adam Martin, and Nicholas Sterling, all on air from March 7th on.
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Adam Martin,
Blackbird Anthem is a Southern Rock band from the heartland of Florida. Their music is a blend of southern rock, outlaw country, and blues. Fronted by lead singer/songwriter Adam Martin, Blackbird Anthem’s songs are tales of love, loss, regrets, and redemption. A U.S. Army combat veteran, Adam taught himself to play guitar after returning home from Iraq. A few years later, he began writing songs and performing locally. He formed Blackbird Anthem with David Bruce and later added Cody Owens on drums. Their debut EP, Stories I’ve Never Told, was released in early 2016 and is available worldwide across multiple digital media platforms including iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify. Their debut single, Come Kiss Me was featured on the syndicated radio program “The Iceman Show” and their music is in normal rotation on HV Rebel Country Radio as well as many other internet radio stations. As both a solo artist and with his band, Adam has performed throughout Florida and southeast Texas. Notable stages include Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville, TN and House of Blues in Orlando, FL. Blackbird Anthem has opened for several national touring artists and played at multiple music festivals in Florida and Texas including CountryFlo, Texas Frog Fest, Vetfest, Texas Aggie Vetfest, Delandapalooza, and more. Blackbird Anthem is also a finalist in the Runaway Country Music Fest Artist Search 2017. They have recorded with all-star musicians Darin Favorite (lead guitarist for Tracy Lawrence), James Cook (bass player for Luke Bryan), Kent Slucher (drummer for Luke Bryan), and Jake Clayton.
In February 2017, Blackbird Anthem released their song 22 as a tribute to the 22 Veterans a day who die by suicide. All proceeds from 22 will be donated to the Lone Survivor Foundation. Blackbird Anthem is on the album “Battle Cry: Songs of America’s Heroes” released by Pacific Records in March 2017. Their song “Tonight We Ride” is featured. Blackbird Anthem has returned to the studio and begun work on their full-length album, Southern Ground.
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TSM 17-10 Hiding in a Cave of Trunks: Internment in a WWII POW Camp with Ester Shifren
Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Ester Benjamin Shifren, on air from March 7th
Hiding in a Cave of Trunks: A Prominent Jewish Family’s Century in Shanghai and Internment in a WWII POW camp. Against an impressive historical background, China-born Ester Benjamin Shifren relates the saga of her family’s century-long existence in Shanghai, the city often referred to as “The Paris of the East,” and details the culture and tribulations of the colorful multi-ethnic population. In the early1840s a vessel brought the Benjamins from India to Shanghai, where they prospered for five generations. Some members of the family achieved high-level diplomatic positions. Owners of prize-winning horses, the family even conducted business at the race- track, sometimes on a handshake! World War II abruptly terminated their privileged lifestyle. In 1943, the Japanese interned the Benjamins for three years in a POW camp. Along with other internees, they endured great hardship and loss of all worldly possessions. In 1948, shortly before the Communist takeover, the Benjamins relocated to Hong Kong, where the ensuing Korean War embargo eventually caused their irreparable financial collapse. In 1951 the family immigrated to Israel. Ester served two years in the army, married a South African in 1957, and spent thirty-six years in South Africa. After spending five years in Canada Ester immigrated to the USA in 1997 and now lives in Los Angeles, California. Ester Benjamin Shifren is an author, artist, musician, and dynamic international speaker. In 2005, in England, she was featured in the BBC1 program “We’ll Meet Again,” and was a guest lecturer for several days at the Imperial War Museum.
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A POEM BY ESTER.
How life changed overnight, and more, of which I’ll speak.
So recently from China, with little to our name,
Depleted of well-being—the enemy had no shame!
First, Israel and tented, then moving to a hut,
So many people idle, most doors to work were shut.
New roofs of tin still missing, our ceilings were just wood,
A Heavy rain fell early—we did all that we could!
Pouring in it drenched us, some neighbors from a tent
Piled in—that day all old umbrellas were truly heaven sent!
Some songs we sang in English were mimicked, hardly fun…
We all spoke different languages in 1951!
The army came to help us, we needed tons of aid!
The government took note, and important changes made.
More or less a year went by, we got the tiniest place
On roof top of a building, the view its saving grace.
We bartered our possessions to pay the purchase price,
We traded fridge for icebox, and daily purchased ice
From vendor (horse and buggy!)—who shouted out his wares!
We heaved ice block, both up and down, more than one hundred stairs!
But we were young and healthy, and never said a word,
Just happy to have shelter, and freedom of a bird.
The next best thing to being like birds that at our level flew,
Was being at top of mountain with the most breathtaking view!
And soon we started working, in different styles and ways,
And started feeling better with how we spent our days.
And now I think I’ll end this piece of memoir that’s in rhyme,
And leave continuation for another day and time.
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