We're at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida; Vanessa White Fernandes from 'The Hugging Army", Maria Malec, Joshua David Linney from "Veterans For Cannabis". Stephanie, a former Marine, shares her story about adjusting to civilian life after the Marine Corps while being a mother diagnosed with PTSD and trying to navigate through the VA healthcare system. More about The Hugging Army: The Hugging Army: An Experience in Connection is an interactive program where Vanessa teaches her audiences about the lack of human connection in contemporary society. And, how it impacts our personal and social lives. Through storytelling and photographs, she expresses the positive impact that hugging strangers has had on her life. You will learn what a mindful hug is; the healing benefits of mindful hugging; and how to reconnect with others in your own unique and powerful way. Vanessa ends the program guiding you in the practice of mindful hugging.