Michael Van Meter Interviews KL Wells
In this interview Michael Van Meter & KL Wells discuss the origination of VoicesInCourage. KL's mission for helping families and parents of addicted loved ones inspired her to launch VoicesInCourage, a community that provides instrumental resources for individuals who need to heal, connect and grow during the most challenging times.
About:
Michael is the Founder and Director of Van Meter Wellness Solutions, LLC. With over 30 years of military, corrections, police, and FBI experience, Michael has seen first-hand the devastating effects of addiction on the public, his profession, and himself.
Van Meter Wellness Solutions provides training and education on programs and techniques to combat addiction and to promote a healthy, balanced addiction-free lifestyle.
Michael began his career as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy. After eight years, he became a Corrections Officer, Washington DC Police Officer, and then FBI Agent. In 2010, Michael became an instructor at the FBI Academy.
In 2013, he created a course titled “Leading At-Risk Employees” geared toward Police Executives to help them understand alcoholism, prescription drug abuse, PTSD, suicide, and domestic violence as it relates to policies and procedures for their agencies worldwide.
In 2019, Michael retired from the FBI but his passion for helping others continued. He is currently working on a Master’s in Addiction Counseling: Integrated Recovery for Co-Occurring Disorders from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies. Pulling from his personal and professional experience, Michael shares his thoughts on this sensitive, complex, and controversial subject.