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Non-profit “ Pole Impact ” is empowering veterans who have experienced trauma by providing a free pole fitness workshop series, fostering physical and emotional strength.Teresa Christie Santilus served in the air force for four years and has been attending classes at Pole Impact since March, which she said, helps her embrace her femininity.“It's everything, it's confidence, it's strength,' Christie Santilus said.
Some of us experience military sexual trauma, and that can be something that not everybody of course understands,' Vega said. 'So, when you meet other people who experience the same things and can understand you better, it's really nice to have that support.'Myers, who is a veteran herself, created the veterans program after noticing high suicide rates among women veterans.
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