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Hosted by Brian McKenna and Laryssa Lamrock · health · EN-US
Dive deep into the real issues experienced by Veterans, former RCMP members and Families living with mental health injuries. Mind Beyond the Mission is a podcast focused on having authentic conversations that are gritty, honest and informative. Mind Beyond the Mission is hosted by Laryssa Lamrock and Brian McKenna, members of the lived experience team at the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families.
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a PitchDive deep into the real issues experienced by Veterans, former RCMP members and Families living with mental health injuries. Mind Beyond the Mission is a podcast focused on having authentic conversations that are gritty, honest and informative.
Mind Beyond the Mission is hosted by Brian McKenna and Laryssa Lamrock. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Fostering Remembrance through the powerful stories resting at Canada’s National Military Cemetery with Nick McCarthy" (3 June 2026, 48 minutes), "The elephant in the room: How can PTSD impact Veterans and their Families?" (22 April 2026, 36 minutes), and "How can service dogs support Veteran healing? A conversation with John Dugas" (25 February 2026, 46 minutes).
Mind Beyond the Mission publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for Mind Beyond the Mission is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mind Beyond the Mission requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mind Beyond the Mission's contact route on record: verified email.
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Brian McKenna and Laryssa Lamrock hosts Mind Beyond the Mission, a health podcast with 38 episodes published.
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Mind Beyond the Mission
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , hosts Brian McKenna and Laryssa Lamrock are joined by Nick McCarthy, historian and Director of Marketing, Communications and Community Outreach at Beechwood Cemetery, the...
Episode #37
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , hosts Brian and Laryssa have an open and personal conversation about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its unique impacts among Veterans and their Families. They...
Episode #36
Hosts Laryssa Lamrock and Brian McKenna are joined by John Dugas, a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veteran who has dedicated his life to service both in uniform and beyond. John is a certified service dog trainer who pairs...
Episode #35
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , hosts Laryssa Lamrock and Brian McKenna explore the role of creativity and the arts in healing, identity and meaning-making in life after military service. They are joined by...
Episode #34
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , hosts Brian and Laryssa dive into the topic of “biting off more than you can chew” as it relates to Veterans, their Families and those who serve in caregiving roles. Sharing...
Episode #33
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , hosts Brian McKenna and Laryssa Lamrock welcome returning guest Ryan Carey — a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran, former Canadian Football League (CFL) player, musician and...
Episode #32
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , hosts Laryssa Lamrock and Brian McKenna explore the prevalence of sleep issues in the Veteran and Family population and discuss how posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSIs) can...
Episode #31
Host Laryssa Lamrock and guest co-host Justin Woodcock look at prolonged exposure (PE) therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with special guest Dr. David Paul, a registered psychologist specializing in trauma...
Episode #30
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , host Laryssa Lamrock is joined by guest co-host Tarik Kadri and special guest Guy Dallaire for a conversation about the impacts and complexities of vicarious trauma and...
Episode #29
Laryssa Lamrock and guest co-host Staff Sergeant (Ret’d) Gary Hollender are joined by Sheri Lux. Sheri opens up about losing her husband Mike, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer, who died by suicide in 2017...
Episode #28
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission, Laryssa Lamrock is joined by guest co-host Andrew Gough — a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veteran, serving Reservist and medically retired police officer — and guest Emily...
Episode #27
This special compilation episode of Mind Beyond the Mission brings together the most valuable insights from two conversations with Dr. Lyn Turkstra and Veteran and CFL player Ryan Carey, who each joined Brian and...
Episode #26
“If I'm forming a consultation group, I'm not going to bring someone there that I know whose role in life is to flip the applecart over. There's no value there. But if I look around the room at a grouping of people I've...
Episode #25
Corporal (Ret’d) Josh Muir joined Brian and Laryssa to talk about his experiences with the complex and deep-rooted relationship between alcohol and military culture. Josh shared how his journey to sobriety grew from...
Episode #24
Corporal (Ret’d) Shauna Mulligan, a Métis Veteran of the Canadian Army Reserve, joined Brian and Laryssa to reflect on her experiences and insight on how Indigenous culture and military service can intersect and...
Episode #23
Colonel Telah Morrison, OMM, CD, retired from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 2022 after 35 years of service in both the Regular and Reserve Forces. Telah joined the CAF in 1986 and went to Royal Military College...
Episode #22
When Jim Davis saw on the news that a Canadian soldier had been killed in Afghanistan, he thought to himself, “My son is serving there… but so are 2,000 other Canadian soldiers. The odds are that it isn’t him.” Jim...
Episode #21
An overwhelming number of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Veterans and their Families are directly and profoundly impacted by suicide loss. Yet, few know where, how or when to talk...
Episode #20
“When I’m talking about hypervigilance in the Veteran community, I’m actually talking about the perfect amount of vigilance, but for somewhere other than when you walk inside your home or when you go on vacation with...
Episode #19
In this episode of Mind Beyond the Mission , Brian and Laryssa are joined by Tabitha Beynen, a former Air Force medic and single parent navigating the complexities of balancing personal well-being and parenting while...
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Chair of the Department of Philosophy, DWP capital
Veteran, Reservist, Medically Retired Police Officer, Canadian Armed Forces
Senior Lecturer and Director of the Esport Science Research Lab, Ada. National College for Digital Skills
film programmer, journalist and lecturer, San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office
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