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It’s June and this month we want to celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community and Pride Month on Impact Stigma. Join our conversation as we share Morgan Bartley’s life journey through the pain of abuse and addiction into peace and sobriety. Morgan served in the Army as a Combat Support Military Police from 2005 to 2011 in Italy and Peru along with a combat deployment to Iraq. He just graduated with an associate degree in Criminal Justice from Northeast State and will attend ETSU in the fall to complete a bachelor’s degree focused on Probation and Parole. He also hosts a recovery group called the Granola Gang focused on supporting and advocating for those in recovery through recreational therapy and activities. His story of transition and becoming who he was meant to be is eye opening and inspirational. This conversation was a true joy to be a part of, thank you Morgan! Thank you to Food City as well for continuing to support mental health and Impact Stigma.

Join us for this special episode of Impact Stigma as we talk with Adam Dickson, Supervisor of the Langston Centre, a facility promoting multicultural awareness. Langston Centre sits on the site of the former Langston High School, Johnson City, TN’s black high school from 1893-1965. He is an Adjunct Instructor of Political Science at East TN State University. For 16 years he has taught the course “Black American Political Thought” which examines black political ideology and the role of race in American political development. He also currently serves as Vice-Mayor for the Town of Jonesborough, TN, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Carson-Newman University and obtained his Master of Public Administration degree from East Tennessee State University in 2004. Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. Mr. Dickson is an avid historian and taught us a thing or two. Listen to find out why August 8th is so important for Black Americans in Appalachia and what Mr. Dickson’s favorite childhood memory. Thank you to Food City for sponsoring this episode of Impact Stigma.

Are you a parent, coach or physician of a student athlete? Dr. Emily Campbell, physician with Holston Medical Group, shares about the importance of including mental health in every aspect of physical health practice. Her refreshing perspective on the effects of physical injury on the mental health of student and professional athletes is one that should be shared with every parent, coach and physician. She is Board Certified in Family and Lifestyle Medicine and fellowship trained in Sports Medicine. Dr. Campbell is also the lead sports medicine physician at King University and Virginia High Schools. She serves on the Holston Medical Group Board of Directors and has also served on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run Northeast Tennessee. Dr. Campbell has received the Tri-Cities Business Journal 40 Under 40 award and her primary work is serving patients in both Primary Care, Non-Surgical Orthopedics, and Sports Medicine. Thank you to Food City for sponsoring this episode of Impact Stigma.

Join us for Season 3, Episode 3 of Impact Stigma as we host Brandy Milhorn, Master Scheduler with Bell Helicopter. May is Foster Care Awareness Month so tune in as she shares her personal journey as a foster parent with all of our listeners. Her story is as informative as it is inspirational. You don’t want to miss this moving episode and be sure to subscribe for more! Thank you to our sponsor, Food City!

Season 3 of Impact Stigma is all about sharing stories with familiar names and faces from our local community leaders! We are connecting with community leaders from NETN and SWVA with laughter and stories while we shed light on mental health stigma. For Episode 2, our special guest grew up in rural South West Virginia and graduated with degrees in business management and mass communications from Emory & Henry College. She has more than 21 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and served on several boards and committees in the community, including United Way Bristol and Kingsport, and was named a 40-under-40 honoree. In addition, the Grundy, Virginia, native served as Marketing Director for William King Museum and the Program Director for Keep Bristol Beautiful at the Bristol Chamber. Before becoming the new CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire, she served as regional director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee. We are honored to host Kathy Lowdermilk on Episode 2 of Impact Stigma.