When Laryssa Lamrock created her digital story "Enveloped," she never anticipated how profoundly a four-minute video would transform her advocacy work with military families. As the National Strategic Advisor for Families at the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Laryssa brings her lived experience as a military spouse, daughter, and mother to her work supporting those affected by service-related mental health challenges.

The conversation explores the many ways digital stories become catalysts for healing and connection – from introducing presentations to facilitating psycho-educational workshops for family members affected by PTSD. We also discover how Laryssa's experience informed her work co-hosting the Mind Beyond the Mission podcast, where she brings the family perspective to conversations about military mental health.

Episode Key Messages

0:00 Introduction to Laryssa Lamrock

2:33 Creating a Digital Story at Atlas

5:12 Enveloped: Laryssa's Personal Digital Story

9:33 Sharing Digital Stories with Others

18:48 Supporting Young Adults' Storytelling Journey

25:37 Mind Beyond the Mission Podcast

28:20 Legacy Stories and Final Thoughts

Other Links Mentioned

• Watch more digital stories from Atlas Institute
• Check out the Mindkit website
• Watch the Caregivers in the Wild episode mentioned
• Listen to the Co-Created episode with Joy Pavelich mentioned
• Read this episode's blog post
• Watch the Looking Back video about Ep 28 with Wellspring Alberta

Learn more about Laryssa Lamrock here.

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