Welcome to my Embrace Your Weird podcast!

This is the place where we talk about authenticity, anxiety, and what happens when we decide to stop acting. Hosted by Lisa Jakub - author, former child actor, workshop leader, yoga teacher, and most importantly…dog mom.

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Photo Credit: Daily Progress

https://dailyprogress.com/entertainment/lifestyles/b-52-navigators-journey-to-peace-after-vietnam-moved-through-turbulence-to-hope/article_c41d2c3c-0574-11e5-92f5-ab59a3f7afca.html

Photo Credit: Homefront 1967

https://vimeo.com/23960041

Photo credit: Buzzy Male

Photo credit: The Daily Progress

https://dailyprogress.com/sports/buz-males-illustrious-coaching-career-was-all-about-timing/article_eaa7f756-d42d-11e4-bf3c-ebfe8eb03c4b.html

Lisa and Buzzy side by size on a Zoom call

Meet Buzzy. He is an Air Force Veteran who flew 212 combat missions as a navigator on B-52 bombers. He is also my yoga student and one of my favorite humans. Buzzy speaks honestly about the Vietnam war, the challenges that Veterans face, and what happens when you decide to do something radical in the face of depression and post-traumatic stress.

Here are links to some of the topics we discuss in the interview:

A video on my Veteran's yoga class - featuring Buzzy and Mike

Homefront 1967 on Vimeo

RF-4 Phantom - Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft

Photos of B-52 bombers during Christmas bombings

The Easter Offensive

Details of the Christmas bombings from History.com

Jack Fellows - he was a POW in the Hanoi Hilton, and wrote Buzzy a note saying that he saved his life. Fellows writes here about his time in captivity.

Arthur P Grey IV

Buzzy's coaching career

In-patient program at the Salem VA

My interview with Aryeh and Bandit- the podcast Buzzy mentions

Yoga is effective in treating symptoms of Gulf War illness: A randomized clinical trial

Expedition Balance - the Veteran organization I work with down in Texas. An excellent place to send donations!

Books on the Vietnam war:

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans by Wallace Terry

Father, Soldier, Son: Memoir of a Platoon Leader in Vietnam by Nathaniel Tripp

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