EP:47 "When he walked into the room, it was by the grace of God because I thought I was home alone"-Eric

Hold on to your seats as we bring to you one hell of an episode y'all!

We were blessed to have Lakeydra Houston, USAF (Ret.) on the show and dude...she brought it something fierce! The amount of vulnerability this incredible woman brought to the table was rock star status!!

Lakeydra's story is gut wrenching yet beautiful. A woman who at the tender age of 6 experienced her first sexual assault for years at home. In her personal journey to escape it, she experienced it yet again within her first 6 months as a new Airman in the U.S. Air Force.

After sharing her story with one of her recruits that ultimately saved that recruits life, she is on a mission to continue to  help make the changes the Military needs in order to help save others.

If you're a higher up or someone in a leadership position, I would encourage you to listen to this!

Thank you Lakeydra for your story. Let's go move mountains sister!!

Connect with Lakeydra Houston:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakeydrahouston/
Instagram Handle @_mskeys

Music: "Mirror Mirror" by As Strange As Angels

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Kicking off our very first show of 2024 is none other than the Queen G herself from the Bad Bitch Vibes Podcast, Glena! *Special thanks to Courtney and Tezra for coming on as well <3

Join us as she shares her experience with us. Reminder, this one is very explicit and can be triggering on many levels so please be mindful and police those little ears.

She is our final guest of the amazing trio that we had the honor of having on our show! The ladies of Bad Bitch Vibes Podcast brought their stories to us one by one and we are over the moon thrilled to have Glena in the hot seat to close us out!!

Connect with ladies of Bad Bitch Vibes Podcast:
Instagram Handle @bad_bitch_vibes_podcast

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

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Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

What a wild ride it's been with the three ladies from Bad Bitch Vibes and we're barely into part 2 of this 3 part series.

Join us as we sit with Tezra, another amazing woman from this wild crew. Tezra brought a very different but much needed story that I don't think we've had just yet on this show. She definitely took us for a ride and we are just honored that she shared it ALL with us so that you can have a few takeaways on what worked and what didn't. 

The beautiful thing about our guests is we don't really know which direction they're going to take us until we hit record. Other than asking them what their not ready to talk about, they just grab us by the hand and take us on one hell of a ride. All 3 of these women have done just that and more. We hope you enjoy this series just as much as we did!

Connect with ladies of Bad Bitch Vibes Podcast:
Instagram Handle @bad_bitch_vibes_podcast

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

Do we have an episode for you! 3 episodes actually!!

Join us as we sit down with Courtney, co-host from the of Bad Bitch Vibes Podcast. Their show is hosted by Courtney, Tezra and Glena and together they feature candid conversations through their own stories, struggles, and successes with unapologetic honesty and vulnerability. I was even lucky enough to be on their show as a guest telling my very own story. We had a lot of laughs and hard moments showcasing just what all Courtney went through before finding the women she was meant to be! Humbling moments all around to say the least!!

We absolutely love these women and are beyond stoked to be bringing you back to back to back episodes featuring all of them. Enjoy!!

Connect with ladies of Bad Bitch Vibes Podcast:
Instagram Handle @bad_bitch_vibes_podcast

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

Do we have a killer episode for you!!

We want to caution you that a lot of what this episode contains is very explicit content about Ambers story as a Combat Medic and Mother. Police those little ears as always and if you're ready to rock and roll, we encourage you to listen to the entire episode.

I met Amber while in Ireland this past summer while attending a music healing camp with our friends with Operation Rock The Troops. What a beautiful and life changing experience for so many of us. We can't wait for the documentary to be released but until then, we hope you can get a little insight of what we did as we sit down with Amber and relived a bit of it. She is small but mighty and we lover her dearly here in the states.

Thank you all for your continued support around our mission and guests. They bring it every time and Ambers story is no different. We are honored to know this woman and can't wait for her to visit the great state of Texas! We hope you enjoy!!

Connect with Amber:
Instagram Handle @warrior_bambie_gh

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

Do we have a wild ride for you! As always, we want to encourage you to police little ears that might be around so that you don't tip them over and most of all kick our ass!!

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way...join us as we sit down with this next guest who completely wrecked us during the interview. Aleha Ingle is a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran with one hell of a story. Our hearts broke as she bravely shared her story with us but man did it ever feel good learning how she's been able to take her trauma and turn it into something better! We hope you enjoy this one just as much as we did!!

Connect with Aleha Ingle:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alehaingle/

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

Join us as we sit down with our dear friend Kate who is a Retired Kansas City Police Officer. She definitely took us down a rabbit hole before we could even get to her story, and we are here for it! Lol.

On a serious note, Kate shares her story with us about how her and her then partner got ambushed while on patrol, leaving her with a TBI and more. Thankfully, Kate is still with us here today leaving her free-spirited footprint in the wake of all of us who are blessed to know her.

Thank you, Kate, for damn near making me piss myself during this interview. We hope you all enjoy a good laugh and a ton of hope from this adaptive warrior's story!!

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Contact Kate on Instagram at:
@adaptivewarriorkc

Resources:

Adaptive Training Foundation
https://www.adaptivetrainingfoundation.org/

Iron Adaptive
https://www.ironadaptive.org/

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

I am so stoked to bring our next couple of guests in this one of a kind interview. We interviewed one of our brother in arms, Tom Cruz for Episode 56 and now, we have the honor to have both his wife Heather and 10 year old Holden on the show.

I am personally grateful that little man gave us his time to share with us how he helps his dad out when he sees his PTSD kick in. I am also equally grateful for Heather as she spilled so much wisdom and golden nuggets to help wrap up these back to back interviews in one hell of a bow.

Thank you all for listening in on these stories as our guests continue to bring it every time. Forever grateful!

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Contact Heather:
HeatherCruz1975@yahoo.com

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Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

Hold on to your Podcasting seats as we sit down with Retired U.S. Army First Sergeant, Tom Cruz.

I interviewed Tom without knowing the entire backstory of who he is today and that is so polar opposite on how I interview my guests. I was approached by multiple people that we needed to get him on the show asap and after hearing his story with this interview, I now see why.

We hope you enjoy everything Tom has to share because next up...we've got Toms Wife and young son on the next episode. What a gift?!

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Resources:

Merging Vets and Players
https://vetsandplayers.org/

Adaptive Training Foundation
https://www.adaptivetrainingfoundation.org/

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast

Join us as we sit down with Kansas City Police Officer Tyler Moss. Tyler sustained a severe head injury after he was shot in the line of duty leaving him in a very touch and go situation in the hospital. Through God's grace and many prayers, he survived the incident. Tyler came to us about sharing his story and boy are we so honored and blessed that he did.

We want to caution you that some of this content is hard to hear, BUT, we want to encourage you to keep listening to find out just how this man has been able to come out on the other side. We love him and we know you will too!

Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)

Resources:

Adaptive Training Foundation
https://www.adaptivetrainingfoundation.org/

Makayla Noble
https://makaylanoble.com/

Iron Adaptive
https://www.ironadaptive.org/

Find us on all major streaming platforms or connect with us if you're ready to share your story.

Link to be on the show:
https://2200taps.com/podcast