Writer, Producer, Movement Educator Have you ever felt so strongly about an issue that you were compelled to take action, or even start a movement? Writer, producer, and movement educator Cheryl Montelle created Mil-Tree in order to provide a place of belonging: bringing together veterans, active military, and civilians to address the soul-wounds of war through community, communication, and artful expression.

Cheryl has been living in the desert since 1991, having grown up in St. Louis and literally dancing her way to New York City in the 1970's and eventually to Los Angeles and the Mojave. After the Sawtooth fire took her cabin near Rimrock Ranch, Cheryl wrote about her experience which eventually gave way to the creation of an always sold-out semi-annual fundraising event called 'Desert Stories', now in it's 11th year. In this episode, Cheryl talks about the inspiration behind Mil-Tree, a...