Programs

Freedom and Honor Programs – Transition Warrior and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Support  

Currently Freedom and Honor is partnering with the Pennsylvania National Guard to provide yellow ribbon programs to more than 6400+ vets.  For details, call Nancy McGrory Richardson, 610-952-2595 or email nancy@freedomandhonor.org

Since 2005 the Freedom and Honor team of combat vets and trainers have been supporting returning veterans and their families to work through combat stress and readjustment issues.  With a 99% showing a 99% success rate, our team can support your "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" efforts in a variety of ways, for example: 
  • Assist in developing transition programs/events
  • Additional training to mental health providers and transition teams
  • Provide workshops and on-going support programs
  • Develop and train “resiliency teams and transition leaders”
 Our mission – To offer educational trainings that assist active military personnel and veterans with combat stress & transition issues, enabling a better quality of life for them and their families.

Transition Warrior One Day Empowerment Program
Vets with Vets, No Rank, No Uniform - Non-mental health.

 (Lunch & Dinner included)

Curriculum - These are experiential exerices which allow participants to engage in their own transition.

  1. Honor & Acknowledgement
  2. Container of Confidentality
  3. The Why of Combat Stress
  4. What Do I Still Carry?
  5. What’s at Risk?
  6. LUNCH
  7. Raw Energy into Personal Power\
  8. DINNER
  9. Debrief

Freedom and Honor Program – No Rank, No Uniform
Next Workshops:
Scheduling for 2010 underway

The Freedom and Honor workshop is 2 ½ day post deployment transition training. As a veteran or active duty military, you have been changed by combat duty and can be challenged by a number of transition issues inherent after lengthy/multiple deployments. These changes are a natural outcome of your experience in-theatre. During a 2 1/2 day decompression training retreat, you will engage in a series of experiential exercises and cognitive learning to gain coping skills, perspective and take on a new leadership direction in your life. Designed by combat veterans and seasoned training experts, this is not a mental health program. This workshop will provide you an opportunity to:

  • Integrate who you were before, who you were in-theatre and who you are now
  • Decompress and recharge your mind, body and spirit
  • Regain personal freedom and power
  • Reconnect to family and friends
  • Develop your personal mission
  • Learn new skills and ways to manage your life and career

This challenging and fun program uses training techniques in bioenergetics, emotional intelligence, and paradigm shift along with a blend of history, legend, ritual and archetype. Our program focuses your core issues without "talk therapy". The goal of this workshop is to provide veterans a safe confidential retreat to come together and work through the impact of their combat experience along with the other challenges inherent in returning home.

Sponsorships: $1200 to sponsor a veteran; $650 for professionals to staff includes meals and accommodations Please note there is a $95 deposit required to secure your place.

Note: All of our programs are portable and can be schedule based on number of participants. Call for information for availability and fees.

 

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Veteran Women’s Retreat – No Rank, No Uniform

Unique women, unique experience – military women today face new challenges both in-theatre and at home.  Women still represent only 10% of the military.  53% are moms and many of them single parents.  To date, 193,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.  All veterans face – combat PTSD and reintegration issues, women also confront a variety of other issues related to their gender from sexist stigmas to assault and rape. Freedom and Honor’s women’s retreat is designed to provide access and an outlet to delve into these areas with other female veterans.  Working with other women veterans, trained experts and two male support personnel, you will be given the opportunity and tools to sort through your experience and gain new perspective. The weekend will offer a sacred space to engage in discussions and processes which allow for the gentle release of the trapped trauma, bring awareness to underlying issues and resolve internal emotional conflicts that can often lead to destructive behavior.  

The training will be lead by Nancy McGrory Richardson, facilitator for the Freedom and Honor program, other female veterans, experts in life and trauma.  Expert facilitators Turpin Mott will also be in integral part of the weekend to facilitate roles critical to enabling women to gain a new relationship to themselves and men in the world. Safety is our prime concern and their roles will be carefully laid out and every woman will have the right to choose to engage during these exercises.

Cost: $95 to register unless with sponsored group

The Military Leadership Advantage     

Program Intent:
The intent of this experiential workshop program is to offer a leadership program for veterans giving a new view what leadership is, experience a variety of leadership roles and learn how to develop it in their own lives as they transition to civilian life.

Intended Target:
The Military Leadership Advantage is a six week course designed for veteran organizations, colleges and universities as well as companies with large veteran populations. The program is designed for veterans of any age or experience, any conflict, military branch of service and at any period of their life whether they have recently returned or have been separated from military duty for many years. Each session is 1 ½ hours.

Curriculum Outline:

Week 1: Introduction and Intention
An introduction to the program and outline the intent of what will be covered during the 6 week program.

Week 2: Operating Styles
Know thy self and focus on the individual strengths and weakness; encompass leadership experiences of past particularly military.

Week 3: The Mantel of Leadership
Engage the students through discussion and interactive exercises on the mantel of leadership and the paradigms within - the mantel of leadership.

Week 4: Cornerstones of Leadership and Shadow
Examine the four cornerstones of leadership using and archetype styles an uncovering the shadow side of leadership

Week 5: Leadership Mission
Develop personal leadership mission and the implementation of that mission.

Week 6: The Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
Focus on the spiritual aspects of leadership -- the heart of leadership; the “courage” of leadership.

Cost:  $3500 per class plus travel and materials for facilitators (class size 15 participants) 

Note: All of our programs are portable and can be schedule based on number of participants. Call for information for availability and fees.

Disclaimer: Freedom and Honor is not allied with any sect, religion or political organization; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. This is a drug and alcohol free training; we do not diagnose, prescribe, medicate, treat, cure or heal any physical, mental, spiritual or emotional illness nor are we designed to replace such therapies. For anyone who attends our training in any capacity, we always recommend to seek appropriate medical or professional help. If you are part of an on going support group 12 step program or counseling we recommend that you continue with whatever group or individual involvement you are part of prior to this training. If you are under the care of a physician, we recommend you continue on their prescribed course of treatment.