Lauren's News

Monday, 22 February 2010 12:56

PRESS RELEASE - Raven Drum Foundation announces the debute of Resiliency Radio - an interactive radio show created to empower, educate and inspire during difficult times. The show will be hosted by Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen, featuring live interviews with celebrity guests and cutting edge professionals working in the fields of health, wholeness and resiliency.

"We found it impossible to be in more than one place at a time and in trying to figure out how to reach a greater number of people, it hit us! A radio show," said Rick Allen, co-founder of the Raven Drum Foundation, when explaining the origins of Resiliency Radio. "Each episode will focus on a different method to find balance and well-being. Listeners will hear about various techniques and call in with questions and comments," stated Lauren Monroe, co-founder and co-host. BlogTalkRadio combines the dynamic format of a radio talk show with the benefits of web social media, each month drawing millions of listeners tuning in and joining the conversation.

The show will be available at www.blogtalkradio.com/resiliency-radio or, when away from the internet, call 347-843-4903 to listen live.

Listeners who become a blogtalk subscriber of Resiliency Radio by February 24, 2010 will be entered in a raffle to win a personalized out-going message for their voicemail recorded by Rick Allen. Winner will be chosen during the first live show.

Episode 1: February 25th, 6:30pm, PST -- Giving the Gift of Resiliency
What is Resiliency? How can we live a resilient life even after experiencing traumatic events that keep us in a state of fear, anger and anxiety? In this episode of Resiliency Radio, Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe will share their personal stories of empowerment and their experiences using music and integrative therapies to empower others and themselves. To call in dial: 347-843-4903 during show times.

Resiliency Radio is a program of the Raven Drum Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2001 by Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard, and Lauren Monroe, MA, CMT. Raven Drum's mission is to serve, educate and empower veterans and people in crisis. The Veteran Resiliency Project is the foundation’s primary program and focuses on veterans and their families. This program guides participants and provides somatic and integrative tools that bring body and mind to a place of rest and balance. The foundation engages music as a tool for healing allowing participants to use rhythm as a form of release, an avenue for empowerment and a means to connect to others. This exciting new radio show taps into the very heart of Raven Drum allowing the message of resiliency to reach far and wide. For more information visit www.ravendrumfoundation.org.