Join me as we look at the latest funding for Ukraine and the ignoring of America's BIGGEST Crisis - Mental Health! Approximately 50 Million Americans suffer with Mental Illness and approximately 9.5 Million Ukrainian people suffer some form of Mental Illness, due to the current war with Russia! America 1st, as the saying goes - Put Your Own Mask On First before you help anyone else! Sign the Petition at the link below PLEASE, to Demand Change: SIGN PETITION TODAY: https://www.change.org/mh4usa1776 Your Host - Brad Richard! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.bradrichard.net⁠ NOTICE! CALLING FOR: Legislation for the "Mental Health Care Emergency Relief Fund 2024!!!" - Call your US Senator & US House Representative and Demand this Emergency Relief Fund be funded immediately for 2024! Federal $$$ >>>State $$$ >>>County/Mental Health Professionals! CALL TODAY!!! U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator (202) 224-3121 ⁠https://www.senate.gov/senators ⁠⁠https://www.house.gov/representatives --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me on the subject of FEAR and taking a stand to make a change! My NEW National Petition calling for Federal funding on the Emergency Mental Health Relief Fund has received over 700 views/shares and ONLY 40+ Signatures! WE can DO BETTER and overcoming FEAR of involvement/spam OR ridicule is American as the Superbowl and Baseball! Stand with me, Fearless and committed to changing Mental Health in America TODAY! Sign the Petition at the link below PLEASE: SIGN PETITION TODAY: https://www.change.org/mh4usa1776 Your Host - Brad Richard! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.bradrichard.net⁠ NOTICE! CALLING FOR: Legislation for the "Mental Health Care Emergency Relief Fund 2024!!!" - Call your US Senator & US House Representative and Demand this Emergency Relief Fund be funded immediately for 2024! Federal $$$ >>>State $$$ >>>County/Citizens! CALL TODAY!!! U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator (202) 224-3121 ⁠https://www.senate.gov/senators ⁠⁠https://www.house.gov/representatives --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me for a serious discussion about Fentanyl! Is it a Cure for Mental Health issues OR a Symptom of a CRY for HELP? Supply and Demand, like anything, more demand, more supply! Demand dries up, Supply will dwindle, it's REALLY that simple! Sign the Petition at the link below PLEASE to Demand Change: SIGN PETITION TODAY: https://www.change.org/mh4usa1776 Your Host - Brad Richard! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.bradrichard.net⁠ NOTICE! CALLING FOR: Legislation for the "Mental Health Care Emergency Relief Fund 2024!!!" - Call your US Senator & US House Representative and Demand this Emergency Relief Fund be funded immediately for 2024! Federal $$$ >>>State $$$ >>>County/Citizens! CALL TODAY!!! U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator (202) 224-3121 ⁠https://www.senate.gov/senators ⁠⁠https://www.house.gov/representatives --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me as we listen to an excerpt from one of my favorite speeches of Martin Luther King (MLK) - The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life, April 9th, 1967 - 42 years ago!!! Dr. King addresses Mental Health with his words of wisdom, Loving Yourself, Accepting Yourself & Being the BEST YOU! Words from long ago, STILL hold POWER in 2024, Mental Health CAN BE achieved and America needs that healing NOW! Your Host - Brad Richard! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.bradrichard.net⁠ NOTICE! CALLING FOR: Legislation for the "Mental Health Care Emergency Relief Fund 2024!!!" - Call your US Senator & US House Representative and Demand this Emergency Relief Fund be funded immediately for 2024! Federal $$$ >>>State $$$ >>>County/Citizens! CALL TODAY!!! U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator (202) 224-3121 ⁠https://www.senate.gov/senators ⁠⁠https://www.house.gov/representatives --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me for this Year End Episode, Greetings and a Mental Health perspective on the difference between Giving and Receiving! Disturbing New commercial from Pepsi shows us why we must be Givers NOT Takers! The reason for the season - "Giving!" Be a Servant and Let Your Heart be Filled with Joy! I apologize for the glitches, sorry! :( Your Host - Brad Richard! NEW & EXCITING! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.bradrichard.net⁠ NOTICE! CALLING FOR: Legislation on the "Mental Health Care Emergency Relief Fund 2024!!!" - Call your US Senator & US House Representative and Demand this Emergency Relief Fund be funded immediately & effective January 1st, 2024! Federal $$$ >>>State $$$ >>>County/Citizens! CALL TODAY!!! U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator (202) 224-3121 ⁠https://www.senate.gov/senators ⁠⁠https://www.house.gov/representatives --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Happy Veterans Day to ALL Who Served! Join Us as we issue a "CALL TO ACTION!" $113,000,000,000 Billion dollars to Ukraine!!! - For $104,000,000,000 Billion dollars, the Federal Government can pay for a YEAR of Mental Health treatment for 50,000,000 MILLION Citizens & get the help they need with their Mental Health!!! 1 in 4 Americans (60,000,000) have some form of Mental Illness and MANY are being left unheard, unseen and untreated!!! CALLING FOR: Legislation on the "Mental Health Care Emergency Relief Fund 2024!!!" - Call your US Senator & US House Representative and Demand this Emergency Relief Fund be funded immediately & effective January 1st, 2024! Federal $$$ >>>State $$$ >>>County/Citizens! CALL TODAY!!! U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator (202) 224-3121 https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htmhttps://www.house.gov/representatives Your Host - Brad Richard/Visit me NOW on Fiverr! Fiverr: ⁠https://www.fiverr.com/s/glyLkb⁠ Or: Website: ⁠https://www.bradrichard.net⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me as we talk about childish behavior by Adults when interacting with Law Enforcement and faced with the word NO! After hundreds of hours reviewing Police interactions and/or traffic stops they have made, people between 20 & 40 years old are behaving like children and insisting on calling their MOM! Over and over again, instead of calling their attorney, the first person they want to call is their MOM! Mental Health IS the #1 issue in America and Adults behaving like children are putting Law Enforcement Officers in a Parental Role, they should NOT be in! Parents are skirting their responsibility to raise their children in a respectful way and rescuing them out of situations they should already know how to handle! This behavior needs to be called out and attention brought to it, so change is possible and young people can learn to be responsible and accept their actions as adults! Mental Health is screaming out to be noticed and achieved by every American! Your Host - Brad Richard/visit me now on Fiverr! Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/s/glyLkb YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me for our latest episode on Mental Health! We talked about Self Care and Self Parenting, what exactly is Self Parenting? How can we use it to change our lives and improve our Mental Health. If you already parent yourself, please share this episode with someone else that may need to hear this! Two words that define Self Parenting! (Personal Responsibility) Your Host - Brad Richard/visit me now on Fiverr! Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/s/glyLkb YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me as we talk about Forgiveness, what it is & what it is not! Why you should forgive yourself & others! A perspective/mindset to learn, how to forgive and realize WHY people do bad things to others! You can forgive them with your own understanding of their actions & behaviors! No more negative Mental Health new stories, just tools & positivity to change your Mental Health and understand others! Your Host - Brad Richard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Happy 4th of July to all my Brothers & Sisters in Arms, we love & honor all of you on this day - THANK YOU! I also made a few announcements and covered a disturbing story from Phoenix AZ that SHOULD trouble all of us, who love the USA! Read full story at link below: "A sandwich shop, a tent city and an American crisis" - JOIN our National Mental Health Awareness Taskforce TODAY - Get Your Button & startup a conversation with other Americans who care about their country! Covered: Excerpt from Buffalo News article by: ELI SASLOW NEW YORK TIMES March 19th, 2023 Full Story: buffalonews.com/tncms/asset/editorial/9aeb3992-1a93-51e6-9f20-6606d767c69f ************************************ Your Host - Brad Richard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me as we celebrate Memorial Day weekend and Mental Health Awareness month - we honored our fallen soldiers and covered some points about veterans and the mental health issues throughout our country. I shared my opinions with you on some of the most pressing facts and perspectives currently being covered and seen in America. Please join the National Mental Health Taskforce and get your button TODAY! I would love to hear your opinion as well and read your ideas and thoughts about Mental Health in America! Email the Podcast @ manat50thebook@yahoo.com I announced that I have been recently certified as a Professional Life Coach and will be offering Life Coach programs on the website soon! See links below for more information and to get your #1 MH Button TODAY! ************************************ Your Host - Brad Richard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me as we relaunch our Podcast for 2023 - Going forward we will be forming a Mental Health Taskforce Nationwide Team to reach EVERY American with the message that America's #1 Issue is MENTAL HEALTH, time to open the closet and let this Monster Out! Every news story, every event and every disturbing thing we all hear about is linked to MENTAL HEALTH, time to crush this issue and restore our people back to sanity and our country back to UNITED WE STAND! ************ Your Host - Brad Richard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join me as we talk about an article found online, published last Sunday the 23rd of 2023! People are losing their minds and behaving like they have NO compassion, empathy or respect for other human beings, what the HELL is happening in America? The article was written by Alan Singer with the Daily Kos and your can read the entire article at the link below! PLEASE join our National Mental Health Taskforce TODAY and get your Member Button at the website! The only cost to join is the cost of the Button, which is around the price of a premium Starbucks coffee! Read entire article here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/23/2165466/--U-S-A-Number-One-in-Mass-Shooting-Murders ************************************ Your Host - Brad Richard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Another mass shooting in Tennessee, Senator's staff member attacked in Washington DC and all you hear is GUN LAWS-GUN LAWS-GUN LAWS!!! We have a Mental Health Crisis in our nation, shootings, stabbings, child trafficking, rape, murder, suicide and everything gets blamed for all of it, except the REAL CAUSE - MENTAL HEALTH!!! Join me as we talk about where we are at in America TODAY! Become a member of the National Mental Health Taskforce, get and wear your "#1 MH" button to encourage conversations, debates and awareness of this Plague spreading across our nation! Just like the Pink Ribbon Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness, the Mental Health button shows others your support for Mental Health Awareness, gets people talking about it and lets you team up with others to make a difference! Blaming drug overdoses on drugs, blaming alcohol on fatal traffic accidents and blaming guns on shootings are all a denial of the sensitive topic of Mental Health, we MUST face this issue, comfortable or NOT, denial of the real problem is NOT a option! Join us today and get your Membership Button NOW!!! ************ Your Host - Brad Richard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net Taskforce Button: https://www.bradrichard.net/podcast⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

I want to thank all of you who have supported the podcast over the last two & half years, we have had on many guests, great content and I have enjoyed hosting this podcast for my brothers & sisters in arms! My family and I are taking on a large & complicated project, the world and our country is in serious times, we pray for all of you, the Veterans that have served the USA and all who call the United States their home.  I hope to return and continue the podcast in 2023, when things calm down and get back to a place of peace, strength & stability in our country! As a Veteran myself, I am doing what veterans do, take care of the people we love and position myself in a place of strength, so I may continue to help others with their needs. As Veterans, please do the same for yourself and the people YOU love. Love your little me, keep them safe and stand strong together for your family and your country! We must be ready to step into leadership roles in our communities, show others what we know and teach them how to survive and thrive in challenging times, VETERANS - This is YOUR mission, we need you! Love, Prayers & Honored to be called Your Brother!  God Bless the USA! ************ Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Dr. Rebecca Siegel is a clinical psychiatrist and author of the newly published book, The Brain on Cannabis: What You Should Know about Recreational and Medical Marijuana, a comprehensive and myth-busting guide on marijuana use and its effects on the brain. The book also addresses how to effectively talk to young people about recreational marijuana use based on her work as a physician who specializes in the assessment and treatment of anxiety, mood disorders, and ADHD. In the book, Dr. Siegel reviews the full spectrum of marijuana’s benefits and risks and debunks myths surrounding cannabis and explores the promises and risks of its many therapeutic possibilities. She thoughtfully investigates the potential downsides of cannabis, particularly with regards to brain health referencing The Amen Clinics' brain SPECT imaging studies. Siegel opens each chapter with an overview of contradictory marijuana myths (i.e., “The Myth of Harmlessness: Teens won’t be adversely affected by marijuana use / The Myth of Harmfulness: My teen will be irreparably harmed by marijuana use in the short-term and the long-term”), and concludes with her observations as a doctor, as well a conclusion of “What We Know for Sure.” https://rebeccasiegelmd.com/ Bryan Buckley, President and CEO  As a Special Operations Team Commander with Marine Raiders, Bryan led multiple teams in deployments to Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara (Africa), South East Asia, and Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (Helmand Province). Developed rapport with numerous host nation forces, enhanced capability and capacity within the host nation units, and briefed US Ambassadors. Additionally, he led a 20 man Marine Raider Team to Afghanistan that mentored, trained and conducted over 40 combat operations with an Afghan Special Operations Battalion. Bryan also deployed twice to Operation Iraqi Freedom with Marine Infantry and Marine Reconnaissance.  Awarded Bronze Star Medal with “Combat Distinguishing Device” for Heroic Service Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received during combat operations About Battle Brothers Foundation: Founded in 2016 by U.S. Special Operations Marine Raider, Bryan Buckley, Battle Brothers Foundation is a 501c3 charitable organization that empowers veterans through community-based personal development, economic upward mobility, and progressive medical treatments to better their lives and the lives of their families. The organization is currently looking for people striving to make a difference in a veteran’s life by pledging a donation or joining their team of volunteers.  About HVGC: HVGC was founded by three United States Special Operations Veterans (Marine Raiders). Since its inception, HVGC has been in discussions with some of the cannabis industry’s top researchers and has developed a veteran based protocol to effectively prove the benefits of medical cannabis. HVGC is developing medical cannabis-based solutions to address symptoms of PTS, the opioid and suicide epidemic that plague U.S. veterans and society as a whole. In coordination with Battle Brothers Foundation, 100% of HVGC’s profits goes toward medical cannabis research. https://hvgcompany.com/ https://battlebrothersfoundation.org/ ************ Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Update - Life changes & exciting plans for the future - will return in May, 2022 with new episodes and guests, stay strong, stay safe and God Bless the USA!!! ********** Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Update - On vacation during the month of March, 2022 - will return in April, 2022 with new episodes and guests, stay strong, stay safe and God Bless the USA!!! ********** Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join us as we speak with Rich on his Podcast, Military Transition & Veterans Issues (Homelessness, Unemployment/Under-employment, Suicide). Rich LaMonica Is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. It was during this career he evolved as a leader of people. His education came from great mentors who showed him how to take care of people. He retired in 2015 and went through an entire year of self-reflection as he transitioned to civilian life again. Those 365 days from retiring to finding a job taught him valuable lessons about transition. This has powered his drive to help other veterans as they go through the transition and any other roadblocks they are hitting. He is a Motivated Speaker who discusses Mindset, Resilience, Grit, and more skills that will make you find your Purpose no matter the journey you have been on. He is currently finishing up two books while pursuing a Ph.D from Liberty University in Homeland Security. He lives by rules and has a motto that resonates with fans of How I met Your Mother “Challenge Accepted”. He is the Executive Producer and host of The MisFitNation Podcast. If you are looking for a great guest for your show, look no further, Rich LaMonica is your best choice. Connect at links below: Podcast: https://www.themisfitnation.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Step-Guide-Success-Rich-LaMonica-ebook/dp/B09NPM9K84/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Rich+Lamonica&qid=1645822351&s=books&sr=1-1 RichLaMonica101@gmail.com MisfitnationPodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn: in/Rich LaMonica Twitter: @The MisFitNation Facebook: /The MisfiNnation Instagram: @The_MisFitNation ********** Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message

Join us as we speak with George Kalantzis. In his powerful book about navigating life’s toughest transitions, George shares his personal stories about the moments he almost took his life, his battle with depression, addictions, and divorce for the first time. Fans of poetry and short stories will find an unexpected aspect to the book that will help them reveal their own truths hidden deep within. After joining the Marine Corps George lost his best friend in the Iraq war. The battle to find out who he was as a man spiraled out of control with addictive behaviors he ignored until he came face to face with death and learned a truth that runs deeper than time – there is nowhere to go, no place to be. The powerful metaphor is a reminder that the past doesn’t just walk away from you, and time doesn’t heal all wounds. It will follow you everywhere you go until you find the courage to stop running. With hidden prompts for self-reflection, George shows you how to fully accept yourself and rewrite the way you show up to the world. Connect with George at the links below: Podcast: https://anchor.fm/george-kalantzis2 Website: https://theartoftoughtransitions.com/ Book: https://theartoftoughtransitions.com/the-book-nowhere-t0-go/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2kOUYLDkG/ ****** Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard   YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Manat50 School: https://brad-s-school-4d92.thinkific.com Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manat50/message