Upcoming Events
- August 27, 2024, 7-9:30 pm ET: Register here (link) for the next SOF Team Room featuring Matt Parrish, Kevin Stacy, Bob Newman, Dr. Chris Frueh, Dr. Joseph Bonvie, Dr. Sofia Matta, and Jake Harriman. Our new format will provide more opportunities for deep discussion and audience interaction, so don't miss out!
Our SOF Team Room and SOF Health Deep Dive virtual events provide a place for community members at any point in their SOF journey to come together for candid conversations on the intersection of health, high performance, and legacy.
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SOF Health Deep Dive on Chronic Back Pain
August 29, 2023
Speakers:
- Dr. Peter Derman of Texas Back Institute
- Dr. Ali Mesiwala of DISC Sports & Spine Center
- Dr. Lynn McGrath of Weill Cornell Medicine
- David Simons, Founder & Chairman at Return to Duty
- Rachelle Yusufbekov, Director of Clinical Research at Return to Duty
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Transition: Living Fully After Service
July 13, 2023
Keynote Panel:
- Scott and Monty Mann, Co-Founders of The Heroes Journey and Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret
- Herb Thompson, author of The Transition Mission: A Green Beret’s approach to transition from service, and Corrie Burton, military spouse career advisor.
Health Sprints:
- Connection: Building a Network Before You Need It, with Daniel Hance of The Catalyst and LTC Dave Lucas, former SF Battalion Commander
- Health: A Path Forward for Chronic Back Pain & Care, with Return to Duty
- Mission/Transition: Financial Readiness Pre- and Post-Service with Sarah Bumgardner, CFEI & AAFMAA Director of Partnerships
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Role of Community in Psychedelic Medicine
April 25, 2023
Speakers:
- Dr. Aaron Wolfgang, Walter Reed NMMC
- Dr. Chantelle Ferland-Beckham, Cohen Veterans Bioscience
- Dr. Sharmin Ghaznavi, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Kristine Rae Olmsted, MSPH, RTI International
- Jesse Gould, Heroic Hearts Project
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Relationships: This I Will Defend
March 14, 2023
Keynote Speakers: RADM (Ret) Daniel “Brian” Hendrickson and Mrs. Katy Bell Hendrickson, Military Family Building Coalition
Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh
Co-Master of Ceremonies: Tom and Jen Satterly, All Secure Foundation
Health Sprints:
- SOF Connection: Connecting to your Spouse through the Great Outdoors with Chris and Robin VanSant of All Secure Foundation
- SOF Health: Community and Relationships in Psychedelic Therapy with Jesse Gould of Heroic Hearts Project
- SOF Mission/Transition: Warrior Rising Challenge with Jason Van Camp of Warrior Rising and Mission Six Zero
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Cancer in Special Operations
December 19, 2022
Speakers:
- Dr. Rula Geha, Medical Director at Soteria Precision Medicine Foundation
- Dr. Alexander Lazar, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Dr. Bryan Stepanenko, Army Family Physician
- Chelsey Simoni,Clinical Nurse Researcher and Co-Founder of HunterSeven Foundation
- Geoff Dardia, Director of Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation Health Initiatives Program
- Rob Newson, MSOFC Cancer Task Force Chair and Former Navy SEAL
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A Legacy That Leads
November 21, 2022
Keynote Speakers: ADM (Ret.) Eric Olson, CSM (Ret) Thomas Corbett
Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh
Master of Ceremonies: Fran Racioppi
Health Sprints:
- SOF Connection: Anchors to Meaning with Dr. Preston Cline of Mission Critical Team Institute
- SOF Health: Cancer in SOF with Rob Newson, MSOFC Cancer Task Force Chair, Chelsey Simoni, HunterSeven Foundation, and Amanda Skeen and Julia Civardi, Soteria Precision Medicine
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The SOF Brain and Traumatic Brain Injury
September 19, 2022
Speakers:
- Dr. Jason Mihalik, Chief Executive Officer, Transforming Health & Resilience in Veterans (THRIVE) Program
- LTC (Ret.) Stephen DeLellis, Senior Technical Advisor and Director at Fort Bragg Research Institute, a program of The Geneva Foundation
- Dr. James Lynch, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician and co-founder of The Stellate Institute
- Dr. Wes Cole, Research Associate Professor, Matthew Gfeller Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Neuropsychologist, Transforming Health & Resilience in Veterans (THRIVE) Program
- Jake Powell, Researcher at the Matthew Gfeller Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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High Performance in the Gray Zone
August 17, 2022
Keynote Speakers: VADM (Ret.) Tim & Mrs. Marci Szymanski, CSM (Ret) Hank & Mrs. Jessica Marsh
Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh
Master of Ceremonies: Fran Racioppi
Health Sprints:
- SOF Connection: Leveraging Culture to Build Community with Daniel Bell and Patrick Brennan of the After SOF Podcast
- SOF Health: The SOF Brain & TBI with Dr. Jason Mihalik of UNC THRIVE
- SOF Mission/Transition: Driving Motivation with Dr. Brian Hite of Begin Again Performance Psychology
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The Effects of High Allostatic Load AKA Operator Syndrome
June 20, 2022
Speakers:
- Dr. Chris Frueh, lead author of a journal article on “Operator Syndrome” and expert in military post traumatic stress
- Dr. Bryan Stepanenko, Army family physician and advocate for a whole person-oriented functional medicine approach to treating complex health cases
- Dr. Chris Fowler, Professor of Psychology conducting research into innovative treatment options for SOF, veteran, and caregiver brain health
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Transition
May 5, 2022
Keynote Speakers: Lt Gen Jim Slife, CCM Greg Smith
Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh
Master of Ceremonies: Mike Halterman
Health Sprints:
- SOF Connection: Substance Abuse and Getting Ahead of Suicide with Tom Spooner of Warriors Heart
- SOF Health: The Effects of High Allostatic Load AKA Operator Syndrome with Dr. Chris Frueh, Dr. Bryan Stepanenko, and Dr. David LeMay
- SOF Mission/Transition: Transitioning with Intent with Tommy Stoner of Special Operators Transition Foundation
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Watch Part II
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