Send us a text We trace Haley’s path from Navy Master-at-Arms to K9 handler, through injury, loss, and COVID isolation, and into a Skillbridge placement at an equine nonprofit that helped her reframe control, connection, and purpose. Candid stories of hypervigilance, TBI questions, therapy wins, and the reality of starting over as a single mom sharpen a hopeful blueprint for transition. • choosing the Navy and MA route amid height and weight assumptions • earning the leash, certification pre...
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Send us a text We trace Haley’s path from Navy Master-at-Arms to K9 handler, through injury, loss, and COVID isolation, and into a Skillbridge placement at an equine nonprofit that helped her reframe control, connection, and purpose. Candid stories of hypervigilance, TBI questions, therapy wins, and the reality of starting over as a single mom sharpen a hopeful blueprint for transition. • choosing the Navy and MA route amid height and weight assumptions • earning the leash, certification pre...
Ep. 61 - Art, Hands, and a Flag. Artist Ariel Basso's Journey to the "We Are America" Project
The VetsConnection Podcast
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2 months ago
Ep. 61 - Art, Hands, and a Flag. Artist Ariel Basso's Journey to the "We Are America" Project
Send us a text We talk with artist and musician Ariel Basso about a life in art shaped by Miami roots, Brooklyn grit, and a mother’s blindness that sparked a tactile mixed-media method. The conversation builds toward “We Are America,” a community flag made from the handprints of veterans’ families, alongside a documentary and an original song with a children’s choir. • first‑generation Cuban American upbringing and early street creativity • New York years in music and found‑object sculpture ...
The VetsConnection Podcast
Send us a text We trace Haley’s path from Navy Master-at-Arms to K9 handler, through injury, loss, and COVID isolation, and into a Skillbridge placement at an equine nonprofit that helped her reframe control, connection, and purpose. Candid stories of hypervigilance, TBI questions, therapy wins, and the reality of starting over as a single mom sharpen a hopeful blueprint for transition. • choosing the Navy and MA route amid height and weight assumptions • earning the leash, certification pre...
