WHO WE ARE

Healing Warrior Hearts Founder

Sergeant Major's daughter

Experienced losses of friends and loved ones to suicide and PTSD

Developed an understanding and compassion for others from her experiences

Incorporated her creative arts and other experiences into developing programs to help veterans with various issues

Vietnam Veteran

Survivor of issues related to Post-Vietnam syndrome / PTSD

Masters Degrees in Cultural Foundations of Education and Educational Psychology and a license to counsel

Involved with multiple peer support programs in the Wisconsin

Instructor in the Healing Warrior Hearts program

Army Veteran, OIF Deployment at Camp Bucca, Iraq

Licensed Psychologist, PhD, specializing in trauma and PTSD

Founder of Balanced Collective, a private psychology practice in Wauwatosa, WI

Member, SE Wisconsin Veteran Suicide Prevention Task Force

Healing Warrior Hearts Retreat Co-Leader, volunteering since 2014

Army National Guard Infantry and Army Reserve Combat Engineer Veteran, retired as Staff Sergeant in 2022

Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Survivor of mental health challenges during military service

Certified in NLP, MER (Mental and Emotional Release), and Hypnotherapy techniques

Healing Warrior Hearts participant, staff, Instructor

U.S. Air Force Security Forces veteran, retired after 24 years of service

Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Healing Warrior Hearts participant, volunteer, retreat staff member, and instructor

Board of Directors, Texas for Heroes

Army Veteran

Military Sexual Trauma survivor

Healing Warrior Hearts program graduate to work through trauma related depression

Core team member of the Healing Warrior Hearts Program managing registration and supervising retreat staff

Air Force Vietnam Era Veteran

State Certified Veteran Peer Specialist

LifeStriders Equine Therapy Volunteer

Waukesha Hope Center Volunteer

Core team member of the Healing Warrior Hearts Program, outreach and enrollment