Veterans often see real progress during a 12-week course of care, then wait an average of 16 weeks for approval of the next one. Many slide backward in that gap. First responders face a different barrier: their insurance rarely covers alternative care, and mental health copays can run $100 to $150 per session.

Mariah Tritz runs a wellness practice offering acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, and physical therapy. She founded Hands Helping Heroes to close these gaps. The Colorado nonprofit has served more than 300 veterans and awards $1,000 grants that go straight to approved providers.

In this episode, Mariah and host Tim Salmons cover:

• Why care works best when it is continuous
• How the grant model keeps providers paid and heroes invested
• Which modalities are in demand, from acupuncture and reiki to sound therapy and brain mapping
• Upcoming fundraisers and volunteer opportunities
• How to join as a donor, provider, or founding board member

Learn more at handshelpingheroesinc.org

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Yoga therapist and Create Calm founder Lisa Danahy joins Tim for a conversation about energy, ego, and the nervous system. Lisa explains why self regulation has to come before you can help anyone else steady theirs, and breaks down her framework for understanding ego as three layers: essential, essence, and dominant. She also shares the story of a four year old on the verge of being expelled from preschool who learned to calm himself with balloon breaths, then taught the technique to his own mother. It is a grounded, practical look at how playful movement and a little self honesty can help anyone reconnect with who they really are.

Key takeaways:

• Co-regulation means consciously meeting someone's energy before you can guide it toward balance.
• Self-regulation has to come first — Lisa practices reading her own stress signals in low-stakes moments so the skill is there when it counts.
• Ego shows up in three forms: essential (survival), essence (your unique gifts), and dominant (the shame-and-guilt-driven one).
• Lisa's go-to gut-check for a harsh inner voice is simply asking, "Is that true?"
• PLAY — Practicing Life's Authentic Yes — uses playful, opposite-extreme movement to help people notice when they've drifted from themselves.
• A 4-year-old facing expulsion learned to self-regulate through "balloon breaths" and "turtle shells," then taught the technique to his own mother.
• Redefining "work" to include rest and daily life dissolved Lisa's productivity shame without making her less productive.
• Lisa's core belief is that everyone is a "same size soul," whole and complete from day one, simply cycling through forgetting and remembering who they are.

www.CreateCalm.org
lisa@createcam.org

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Tim Salmans sits down with Teri Karjala, business success therapist, coach, author, and entrepreneur, for a wide-ranging conversation about fulfillment, personal growth, intuition, manifestation, and learning to trust the journey. Teri shares how difficult experiences, including what she calls her “dark night of the soul,” helped her stop trying to control every outcome and become more open to what life was showing her.

They explore the difference between asking “Why is this happening to me?” and approaching challenges with curiosity, how our thoughts can reinforce either limiting or empowering patterns, and why focusing on possibilities can change the way we move through life. Terri also shares practical exercises, including her 33-second practice, generative questions, gratitude, and using movement to shift your energy.

Connect with Terr Karjala

• Talking With Teri: https://talkingwithteri.com/
• Talking With Teri TV: https://tv.talkingwithteri.com/

Book

• Be the Magic of You: Tools to Transform Your Life by Teri Karjala
  Foreword by Jack Canfield
  https://www.balboapress.com/en-au/bookstore/bookdetails/748608-Be-the-Magic-of-You

Key points

• Moving from the hustle mentality toward working smarter, conserving energy, and creating more space for life.
• Reframing challenges from “happening to me” to “happening for me.”
• Using curiosity and generative questions instead of negative assumptions and limiting beliefs.
• Why focusing on Plan A rather than constantly preparing for Plan B can influence where your attention and energy go.
• Practical tools for shifting your state, including the 33-second exercise, gratitude, intentional planning, and physical movement.

From Teri: Free mindset guide: https://calendar.talkingwithteri.com/connection-call

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