The Unspoken Life of the Military Wife | Building community and connection for military spouses
The military lifestyle is often very lonely and isolating. So let's build a community that moves with you wherever you go!
Bi-weekly, I will bring you practical tips and tactics to help you navigate this crazy life.
Like how EXACTLY do I pack out my house?
What do I say to my kids when they are crying because Daddy is gone again?
How do I make it though a deployment without losing my mind?!
And how the heck do I find and keep a job when we move every 2-3 years?
We are going to get into all the things! We are also going to spotlight mil spouses killing it in their careers and how they did it.
Your host, Alison, is a 22 year mil spouse veteran and has seen some things! She will share her experiences, the good, bad and ugly. Lets do this!
Holiday Assistance for Military Families: Top Programs to Know
Welcome back to the show! With the holidays fast approaching, we're diving into some amazing organizations that offer financial assistance to military families.
Discover programs like Operation Ride Home, which provides free flights for service members E1 to E5, and the Ben Jackson Foundation that helps new military members visit home.
Learn about Trees for Troops and how to secure a free Christmas tree, and Operation Help a Hero's various support programs including baby showers and Operation Christmas Spirit.
Plus, tips on sharing these invaluable resources within your community. Stay tuned and let's spread the word about these great initiatives!
Make sure to follow @camouflageandperks on IG!
Operation Ride Home
Armed Service YMCA locations
Ben Jackson Foundation
Operation Help A Hero
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10 Marriage Tips for Military Spouses with author and fellow mil spouse Beth Runkle
Today we are talking to Beth, a 25-year military spouse, to discuss her journey through military life, her newly published book 'Another Move God,' and marriage tips for military spouses.
Beth shares her experiences of moving frequently, her struggle with the military lifestyle, and finding solace in her faith.
She dives deep into the parallels between her life and the story of Sarah and Abraham and how faith transformed her outlook on military life.
Beth also discusses the importance of managing expectations, maintaining communication, and supporting each other as military spouses.
She highlights how prayer, resilience, and community support are pivotal in navigating the challenges of military marriage and offers practical tips to strengthen these relationships.
Tune in to hear inspiring insights and advice on balancing military duty with personal life.
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Powers of Attorney: What are they? And when do you need one?
In this episode, Alison discusses everything you need to know about powers of attorney, particularly useful for military families. She covers why you need one, the different types available, and shares personal experiences to highlight the importance of these legal documents.
Important Links:
Armed Forces Legal Services Locator
Military One Source Free Legal Help
Legal Assistance for Service Members and Families
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Military Balls: Traditions, Etiquette, and where to find a dress without breaking the bank
In this episode, we delve into the world of military balls, exploring their history, significance, and the unique traditions that define these events.
I attended my first military ball recently and share insights on what to expect.
We cover the schedule of events, from social hours to formal ceremonies and offer tips on dress code etiquette.
We discuss resources for acquiring dresses, from renting to exchanging with fellow military spouses, ensuring you can look your best on a budget.
Whether you're attending your first ball or just looking for new ways to enjoy these occasions, this episode offers valuable advice to enhance your experience.
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PCS Series: When your sight unseen rental lives up to the bad hype
In this episode, I continue our PCS saga, discussing the exhaustion and stress of moving to a new house in Washington that fell short of expectations.
We talk about the struggles of renting sight unseen, dealing with an unclean and poorly maintained home, and the financial burden of constantly relocating.
We then share tips on how to cope, including the importance of local mom and military spouse Facebook groups, strategies for helping kids adjust to new schools, and finding silver linings in difficult situations.
This episode highlights the resilience and resourcefulness required for military families to navigate frequent moves.
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Navigating the Challenges of a Military Move: Lessons from our Cross-Country PCS
Here is it, the raw and real of a full DITY PCS in real time. I recorded this episode the day we loaded our truck and started our drive, so you get the true unfiltered version!
In this episode, we share our experiences of hiring movers and the logistics of our move from Colorado to Washington.
We discuss the benefits of booking directly with a moving company versus using Hire a Helper, our preparations and challenges including packing, disassembling furniture, and space management in the moving truck.
We also touch on the emotional aspect of a military move, such as the difficulty of being separated from family and the desire to get settled quickly in a new home.
Additionally, we provide tips on planning routes, weighing vehicles, and the importance of taking tasks off your plate to reduce stress during a PCS season.
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To Be Continued.....
I didn't want to leave you hanging....the show will be on hiatus for the summer while we PCS to Washington!
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Navigating PCS Season: Moving Tips and Personal Updates
In this episode, join me as I record from my car during a busy PCS season.
I provide essential information on military move entitlements like Dislocation Allowance (DLA) and Personally Procured Move (PPM), discussing eligibility and advanced payment options.
I also share insights on using moving alternatives like U-Haul, Penske, and pods versus U-Pack, and offer practical advice on comparing costs.
Delving into our personal moving updates, I talk about securing a house, packing, and the challenges of selling our current home, alongside some unexpected setbacks like broken fingers and car accidents.
Tune in for a mix of helpful tips and personal anecdotes from our ongoing PCS journey.
00:00 Welcome to a Car-side Chat: Navigating PCS Season
00:33 Understanding Military Moving Entitlements
01:12 Dislocation Allowance (DLA) Explained
03:56 The Ins and Outs of Personally Procured Moves (PPM)
06:25 Choosing Between Moving Trucks, Pods, and U-Pack
13:36 Our PCS Journey: Securing a House and Packing Challenges
18:27 Living On Base vs. Off Base: What's Best for You?
22:21 The Final Countdown: Preparing for the Move
31:21 Signing Off and What's Next
Helpful Links from today's show:
2024 Dislocation Allowance Rates
PPM allowed expenses
Travel Pay Allowances and advances
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Navigating School Transitions & Parenting Tips for Military Families
In the latest episode, the focus shifts from a planned book review on Dr. Aliza Pressman's parenting principles to a more relevant discussion for military families moving their kids to new schools.
Diving into personal development, I share insights from 'How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk' by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, relating it to their own experiences and the challenges of school transitions due to military relocations.
The episode offers practical advice for organizing important documents, engaging with new communities, and utilizing resources like the Youth Sponsorship Program to ease these transitions.
Furthermore, it highlights the importance of personal involvement in educational settings and introduces listeners to helpful tools and checklists for a smoother school switching process.
00:00 Welcome & Series Wrap-Up: Parenting Military Kids
00:33 Pivoting from Planned Book Review to New Insights
00:49 Navigating School Transitions: Resources and Personal Experiences
04:33 Deep Dive into 'How to Talk So Kids Will Listen'
07:04 Effective Communication Strategies with Kids
10:06 Preparing for School Transitions: Practical Tips and Resources
13:43 Engaging with New School Communities and Making Connections
22:44 Volunteering and Getting Involved in Your Child's School
28:33 Utilizing MSEC Resources for School Transitions
33:09 Final Thoughts and Upcoming PCS Update
Resources mentioned in todays show:
5 Princliples of Parenting book
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk book
Binder Inserts from a military family small business List and File
How to find a Youth Sponsorship Program near you.
Student 2 Student Program
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Real Talk: Parenting Military Kids Through Deployment and PCS with Ashlee from Woman and Warrior
Today we are sitting down with Ashlee from Woman and Warrior to talk all things parenting our military kids through deployments and PCS's.
This is a really fun and personal conversation about the challenges of parenting our kids through tough situations and sharing stories and tactics that have helped both of us and our kids cope through challenges.
Books mentioned in the show:
Hunt, Gather Parent
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
Parenting With Love and Logic
Podcasts mentioned on the show:
Good Inside with Dr Becky
Raising Good Humans
Risen Motherhood
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or on IG @thewomanandwarrior
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Military Kids Share Their Experiences and Tips for PCS Moves and School Adjustments
The podcast episode features interviews with my military kids discussing their lives, the impact of PCS moves, and tips for adjusting to new schools.
Sophia, 11, expresses discomfort with constant relocations and prefers not to be primarily identified as a military kid, highlighting the emotional challenges of parental travel and moving.
Savannah, 12, shares strategies for coping with her father's absences, the advantages of buddy aid programs for acclimating to new schools, and the significance of reassurance and preparation in alleviating the stresses of moving.
The episode aims to provide insights from the perspective of military children and offer advice to parents on supporting their kids through transitions.
00:00 Welcome to the Show: A Military Family's Journey
01:05 Sophia's Perspective: Life as a Military Child
06:34 Savannah's Insights: Navigating Military Life and Moves
16:34 Navigating New Friendships and School as a Military Kid
18:37 The Challenge of Adjusting to New Schools and Making Friends
21:16 Advice for Parents: Supporting Your Military Kid Through Moves
27:10 Exploring Programs and Resources for Military Families
RESOURCES:
Anchored 4 Life: https://anchored4life.com
Daddy Doll Savannah mentioned: https://hugahero.com/collections/hug-a-hero-dolls
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10 Tips For Parenting Our Military Kids
In this episode, I share my recent activities, including a leadership course and a family vacation, and announces a temporary shift to a bi-weekly podcast schedule due to an upcoming PCS (Permanent Change of Station) move to Washington state.
The main focus of the episode is on providing military parents with ten practical tips for maintaining consistency, establishing routines, and supporting their children through the challenges of deployments and frequent relocations.
The tips range from establishing routines, open communication, creating familiar spaces, staying connected during deployments, involving children in planning, utilizing support networks, maintaining discipline, celebrating traditions, focusing on quality time, to practicing self-care.
These strategies are aimed at helping military families navigate the complexities of military life while nurturing resilience, stability, and well-being in their children.
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Navigating Military Life Overseas: With Jana from The Organized Military Life
The podcast includes a conversation with Jana, an army spouse currently living in Madrid, Spain. She discusses her experience in navigating military life overseas along with the challenges encountered with constant moving in different countries. Jana also shares insights on the importance of decluttering, organizing spaces, and maintaining resilience despite the upheavals in military life. Furthermore, she talks about the life skills and experiences her kids are acquiring by being part of this journey, as well as her career trajectory through this unique lifestyle. Towards the end, she mentions her blog, 'The Organized Military Life', acquired tips on organization, and plans of sharing a checklist on decluttering room by room.
- Jana's Military Life Journey
- Challenges of Moving and Adapting
- Living in Madrid: The Ups and Downs
- Navigating Pet Relocation
- Jana's Career Path Amidst Military Life
- Moving Back to Texas and Stepping Back from Teaching
- The Impact of COVID and Another Move
- Dealing with Personal Loss and Health Challenges
- Starting a Blog and Becoming a Millie Scout
- Taking on Social Media and Content Creation
- Balancing Personal Blogging and Professional Work
- Transitioning into Organizing and Decluttering Services
- The Evolution of the Organized Military Life Blog
- Finding a Niche in Organizing and Decluttering
- The Journey to Becoming More Organized
- The Challenges of Moving and Decluttering
- The Emotional Impact of Decluttering
- The Role of Organizing in Managing Stress
- The Importance of Controlling Your Home Environment
- The Dilemma of Deciding What to Keep or Discard
- Tips for Decluttering and Organizing
- The Role of a Millie Scout in Helping with PCS
- The Importance of Decluttering Before a PCS
- The Challenges of Decluttering with Kids
- Creating a Room-by-Room Decluttering Guide
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IG @theorganizedmilitarylife
https://theorganizedmilitarylife.com
**Episode 69 was the show talking about Millie! **
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DOD Skillbridge: Preparing for your military separation. What is it? How does it work? Are military spouses eligible?
DOD Skillbridge is an internship style program offered to transitioning service members in their last 180 days of service.
We cover:
- who is eligible
-how it works
-can military spouses use the program too?
Find out all the info HERE at the DOD Skillbridge site
Want to join the Mil Spouse Tribe?! Click HERE to snag your spot!
If you can't make the February 27 11am MT meet-up, message me and we will add your preferred time to the schedule! [email protected]
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Do military spouses get TSA PreCheck for free?
Believe it or not, this is one of the most googled questions for military spouses! And the answer is NO, military spouses do not get TSA PreCheck for free.
We talk about who does get it free, how you can get the fees waived and is it worth it?
We also talk about pre-boarding when they call for military both when traveling with your military member and on you own, and the different airline policies. And I share an embarrassing story of when it can go wrong.
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Military Moving: Full DITY 6 months out, what am I doing to prepare?
We are about 6 months out from our 9th military move and second full DITY or do it yourself move.
Honestly at this point its the mental load that is killing me. The awful in-between I call it where you have "soft" orders, not hard orders, so you really can't do anything but stress about where your going to live and what school your kids are going to go to.
I think its important to share all the good, bad and ugly of our lifestyle and todays topic is definitely of the ugly side, but not to fear! Its not all doom and gloom, I also share some cool tips I've picked up from other mil spouses for packing and be sure to check out my Amazon moving list!
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PCS just around the corner....how do I decide between housing, renting off base or buying?
We are getting into all things housing today. One of the first things we look for when we get new orders is where are we going to live?
We talk about the benefits of living on base but the downsides of long waitlists and poor quality homes.
We discuss BAH rates, or housing allowance. How do they come up with the numbers they do? What is BAH supposed to cover and other common questions.
Finally we talk about purchasing a home and if and when that might be the right decision for your family.
Hit me up and let me know if you have been able to live within BAH! You are the unicorns!
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Mastering Money Mindset: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Insights
Today we are talking about the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kyosaki. I have to be honest, I thought this was a financial book for guys! But I promise you it isn’t!
I am sharing with you my biggest take-aways from the book like:
-assets versus liabilities
-increasing our financial literacy
-using real estate as an investment tool
-how we all need to become better at sales
This book truly rocked my world! I am excited to continue to grow my money mindset! Drop me a message when you read it!
Financial Literacy Books:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kyosaki
Prosperity Consciousness by Fredric Lerhman
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Military Travel Hacking: Taking advantage of waived annual fees and maximizing credit card points
Today we are talking to Chelsey who is a military travel card hacker. She has figured out how to use really high end credit cards, like the American Express Platinum card which has a really high annual fee, but it is waived for active duty military and their spouses.
DISCLAIMER!!! PLEASE be responsible with your credit cards! If you know you are an overspender, maybe this isn’t the right path for you. Do your research and make sure to PAY OFF your cards IN FULL every month!
There are SO many benefits to having a card like this. Chelsey tells us how to maximize your points and how to transfer them to partner airlines.
Chelsey recommends a site called Thrifty Traveller to find deals. The caveat is you really need to be flexible with your travel to get a lot of the really great deals.
9 times out of 10, it will be better to transfer your credit card points to an airline or hotel vice booking through the card. Your points go further when you transfer typically.
We talk about different hotel and resort options available to military and some unique reward programs that come with free nights.
What about your credit score? Isn’t it bad to have too many credit cards or too many new accounts? Chelsey answers all of your questions!
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Talking to Strangers: How we get reading people SO wrong
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell was a fascinating listen on Audible.
I thought I was going to learn how to talk to new people, which is a great skill to nurture as a military spouse. But what it turned out to be was a case study in how we get it wrong.
Malcolm talks about stories from Chamberlin meeting with Hitler to the infiltration of the CIA from Cuban spies to the suicides of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton.
From the Bernie Madoff scheme to the Sandusky trial. How do we get it so wrong sometimes?
I give you my abbreviated version and biggest take-aways from reading.
Take a listen and let me know what you thought! [email protected]
TODAY, January 8, 2024 is the deadline to enter the 100th episode contest!! You can enter HERE
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New Year, New Goals: Navigating Life as a Military Spouse
Happy New Year!
The new year usually brings with it thoughts of the past year and goals for the next.
We are going to talk about areas to check in on, how to make small achievable goals and set yourself up for success going into 2024.
I tell you about the book Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod which is a way to super charge your mornings and personal development.
Don't forget to send me a message letting me know your going to join me so we can keep each other accountable!
We talk about the pitfalls of setting unrealistic goals and how to avoid that.
Another book to check out if you haven't already is Atomic Habits by James Clear!
Don't forget to enter the 100th episode contest HERE you have until January 8, 2024!
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Celebrating 100 Episodes!! Looking back at the top episodes and contest announcement!
100 episodes! Whew!
We go way back to episode 1 and talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a podcast.
I walk you through the process from start to finish of producing and putting out an episode.
We go through the top 10 all time episodes!
And finally I announce our contest!! You can enter HERE until January 8!
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Navigating Command Functions as a Military Spouse
Today's episode is short and sweet! Command functions and military balls can be really stressful for mil spouses!
What do you wear? How should I act? I'm so nervous! I share with you my best advice to navigating them. It really boils down to be yourself and try as best you can to have a good time!
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Holiday Travel Tips for Military Families
Today we are talking about holiday travel. Specifically if your family doesn’t live close by and you are getting pressure or guilt tripped into visiting over the holidays, when maybe that isn’t what you want to do.
I highly encourage you to be selfish! Think about your CORE family, those living in your house and who move with you every time you PCS. What do they want to do? Maybe it isn’t traveling to family, maybe its a bucket list trip for the area you are in, or maybe its not traveling at all!
What can we do to make it less hectic when we do decide to travel home to family?
Travel advice:
- get travel insurance and make sure to know the airline or hotel cancellation policy if leave is cancelled last minute
- There are a ton of airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, cruises that offer military discounts!
Follow @camoflagueandperks on IG for great military travel hacking ideas!
If you’re stationed overseas over the holidays, could you embrace the local culture where you are? Deep dive into local traditions and learn and experience as much as you can, and maybe even find new traditions to carry on in your family.
We talk about handling the holidays if your significant other is deployed. Really diving into your local community and putting yourself out there, even when its not comfortable.
There are a lot of different technologies that can be helpful when you are geographically separated!
How can we help our kids navigate the holidays if they have a deployed parent?
Holidays can be really stressful and lonely with our military lifestyle. I encourage you to do what YOU want to do, and not worry about extended family!
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Thriving on the Homefront, a deployment hobby to successful business, with Navy Wife Emily
We are rounding out our Holiday Mil Spouse Shop series with Emily from Thriving Homefront.
Emily is a Navy wife and mom of 2 littles who was looking for a little more after leaving her teaching career to stay home with their kids.
Like so many of us do while our spouses are deployed, Emily picked up a new hobby and taught herself to sew on a sewing machine.
She started to make headbands for her and her daughters and people kept asking about them, so she opened up a shop and took off running!
Emily had a lot of success early on with being connected with a subscription box company and talks about the trials and tribulations of wholesale orders and volume and difficulty finding material during the pandemic.
Thriving Homefront has lots of holiday themed items for you to check out! Hair accessories make great teacher gifts and stocking stuffers!
We then shift gears quite a bit to talk about potential PCSing, and orders changing mis PCS, that challenges of being on a flight schedule and having such limited time with your spouse and the effects all of those things have on home based businesses.
This past year Emily decided to homeschool her kiddos. We talk about that decision and what homeschooling looks like for them. Emily also shares an amazing program if you are a FL resident and homeschooling where you can get up to $8000/per year per kid in financial assistance!
Connect with Emily on Instagram @thrivinghomefront
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There is a Purpose in your Path with fellow mil spouse and owner of Woman and Warrior Co, Ashlee
We are continuing our holiday mil spouse business spotlight today with Ashlee who wears all the hats at Woman and Warrior Co which is a mil spouse clothing line.
Ashlee shares their very non traditional path to active duty. Her husband actually spent 12 years in the coast guard reserves before going active duty Army. She shares the ups and downs of that transition and how they are coping today with that decision.
We really go into a deep dive of starting and having to pause a home business because of military life. Ashlee shares how that “pause” actually turned out to be really beneficial in her business. But that those road blocks or hiccups can feel really big and insurmountable at the time.
I ask Ashlee to share with us what resources she tapped into to learn how to start and grow a shirt business. Watching and being part of her husbands small business, and sitting in on meetings and being privy to the internal going’s on was a HUGE insight. She also really dove into books. They can be our greatest teachers! Even if we are living in an isolated space, we can read and learn anywhere!
Some of the books Ashlee recommends are:
-Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kyosaki
-Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
-The Power of Broke by Damon John
-The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday
- The podcast The Goal Digger Podcast with Jenna Kutcher
- 21 irrefutable laws of leadership by John C Maxwell
- Story Branding by Donald Miller
As entrepreneurs, your community, your village, is SO important. You cannot do it alone, and you don’t have to! Find your people!
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Mil Spouse Business Holiday Spotlight with Hartnett Homefront creator and marine wife, Sheri
Continuing our mil spouse holiday business spotlight, today we are talking to Sheri from Hartnett Homefront. Sheri makes the most beautiful wood art!
Sheri talks to us about her military life so far and navigating her nursing career with military life.
I know a lot of mil spouses think about health care jobs because they are everywhere! Sherri shares with us what she has done to keep her career while navigating motherhood and her husbands op tempo with the military, and the challenges that come with it.
We talk about being a per diem nurse and the challenges and ins and outs of obtaining licensure in other states every time you move.
Then we shift gears to talk about her woodworking business, how she got started, the challenges of a home based business when you have small kids at home. We talk about the products she makes, which are so beautiful! Make sure to check out her Spouse-ly shop for all her new holiday items!!
Shop small, shop local and support our fellow mil spouses this holiday shopping season!
Find all of Sheri’s newest items on Spouse-ly
Visit her website at Hartnett Homefront
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Kick off your holiday shopping with mil spouse owned jewelry business The Dainty Forces Co
We are kicking off our mil spouse holiday business series today with the creator of The Dainty Forces jewelry line, Navy spouse Erin.
Erin is currently stationed in Hawaii. We talked about being stationed there, and the best way to get your dogs on island without having to put them in quarantine. Which I know is a big factor in many military families not wanting to be stationed there.
Erin shared her job progression including the difficulty of finding a job in Hawaii and the lack of jobs specifically for military spouses. We face A LOT of job discrimination because of our lifestyle, it’s not legal, but it still happens all the time.
The Dainty Forces came from Erin’s love of jewelry and her desire for small but impactful pieces that held special meaning and could provide comfort when we are navigating challenging times.
Check out their holiday look book and remember to shop small first and help support our fellow mil spouses. We are in this thing together!
Use the code THEMILSPOUSEPODCAST at check out to receive 10% off your order!
Check out their website:
https://thedaintyforcesco.com
Check out their Holiday Guide here:
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We got orders! How I am prepping our military family for a full DITY or do it yourself move, 9 months out
Well, we finally got orders, and we are headed back to the PNW and the sub base Bangor.
This will be our 9th military move and our 2nd full DITY or do it yourself move.
I thought it would be helpful to share with you, in real time, the process I go through to prepare for and execute a full DITY.
9 months out, there are 3 things I am focusing on:
1-purge purge purge! Nothing is safe! If you haven’t used it since you unpacked from your last move, get rid of it!
2- Organize and simplify your organization, the more uniform you can make boxes and containers, the easier it is to load into the truck and store
3- Purge and pack well all holiday decor as the holidays come and go, then you have one less thing to worry about packing when you really start to pack out
I’ll be back in a few months with another update!
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Supporting our deployed troops with "boxes of home" from the non-profit organization Operation Turbo
Today we are talking with Dyan who is the founder and CEO of Operation Turbo.
Operation Turbo is a 501c3 non-profit that sends “boxes of home” care packages to deployed service member with a focus on those that aren’t receiving support.
Boxes are sent to ALL branches of service.
Operation Turbo is a grassroots organization that stated back in 2010 with Dyan just trying to support the shipmates of her niece who was deploying at the time with a letter of gratitude.
It has grown over the years into sending care packages of high quality food and personal items that are all full sized, with gender specific boxes.
Such and amazing organization doing great work supporting our deployed troops.
To date, they have shipped 10,500 "boxes of home"!
Remember that every little bit makes an impact!
To find out more about Operation Turbo, check out their WEBSITE
Look HERE to request a box for a deployed service member.
If you want to DONATE to Operation Turbo, click the link
Finally to support by donating items from their AMAZON wish list, follow this link:
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Moving a service based business with Blue Bee Designs founder and mil spouse Brittany
Today we are talking to interior designer Brittany, from Bleu Bee Designs. Brittany is what I call a “late in life” mil spouse, meaning she already had a home and career established before marrying into the military.
Brittany and her husband just completed their first PCS together from FL to WA. Brittany shares what she did in her interior design business PRIOR to moving to WA to help keep the momentum going.
She established relationships with local (in the new duty station) vendors who had similar clientele but not competing clientele. She started changing her SEO or search engine optimization about 4 months prior to moving to start getting her name into the local community. And also adding her new duty station as the geotag.
What does it look like to work with an interior designer? What does a virtual business model look like for that? What steps were put into place to help ease the transitions of moving with the Navy?
Best advice from Brittany is simplify how people are getting in touch with you. Have one place that acts like a funnel for people to come into your business, like a website form.
Then we switch gears and talk about the move itself. Giving yourself grace to adjust and taking the time OFF you need to get settled back in. Taking the time you need for your family dynamics to settle back in as well.
Moving a service based business isn’t easy but Brittany shows us how it is possible! To connect with Brittany….
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Believe It: Thriving Together - Empowering Military Spouses Through Entrepreneurship and Inspiration
I love sharing what I have been reading with you.
Today we are talking about the book Believe It by Jamie Kern Lima.
She is the founder and CEO of IT cosmetics. The company that was sold to L’oreal back in 2016 for 1.2 billion dollars!
We talk about the back story, it wasn’t from Denny’s waitress to 1.2 billion sale. There was 6 years of struggle in there.
My biggest takeaways:
- When you believe in something, keep pushing, even through no after no
- Women need to support other women. If you get a seat at the table, can you bring another woman there with you?
- Give compliments freely but genuinely
I highly encourage you to pick up your own copy of Believe It or download it on Audible! Highly recommend for mil spouse entrepreneurs!
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Chapter 35 benefits, are you eligible? And the most important thing to know about the GI Bill
Learn about the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) program.
If you’re the child or spouse of a Veteran or service member who has died, is captured or missing, or has disabilities, you may be able to get help paying for school or job training through the DEA program—also called Chapter 35.
We go over who is eligible!
Also a couple of REALLY important things to know about the GI Bill, especially if you are wanting to share your benefit with your spouse or kids!
Here is a LINK to the Chapter 35 page we talked about on the show.
To learn more about what your eligible benefits might be, go HERE
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The nuts and bolts of homeschooling your military child. From curriculum to grading, we cover it all! With special guest and fellow podcaster Crystal
We are continuing our homeschooling discussion this week with the host of The Military Homeschool Podcast, Crystal.
Crystal is an almost 25 year mil spouse veteran and has been in various stages of homeschooling her children for the past 23 years.
She shares with us why her family decided to homeschool, what she did to get started including choosing curriculum and how that evolved over the years.
We get into the nuts and bolts of homeschooling, like what does your school year look like, do you go year round? How do you determine what your kiddo needs to learn that year? How are you tracking grades and milestones?
What if you have different kids, with different likes and dislikes and learning styles, how do you manage all of that without getting overwhelmed?
What about records? How did you track grading and making a transcript? Where do you find out what to track and how to keep it all together?
To get in touch with Crystal you can email [email protected]
or visit her website militaryhomeschoolpodcast.com
You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram @militaryhomeschoolpodcast
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Is homeschooling the right choice for your military family? With special guest Natalie Mack
Today we have the honor to speak with 23 year homeschooling veteran Natalie Mack.
Natalie and her husband felt the pull of is this the life we want for our kids? Running to school, working, picking up and being utterly exhausted to then go do it again?
Is there another way to parent and teach our kids?
We are going to talk about that and answer all of your questions like……
-I’m not qualified! I barely passed algebra myself, how can I teach my kids?
-What curriculum should I choose?
- What should you look for as you move around in a homeschooling community?
- What is a co-op and what does that entail?
- What about socialization?
- Different clubs and opportunities available to homeschoolers
- What are the differences in homeschooling if you are stationed overseas?
- Do you follow the home of record when moving or do you have to follow each states requirements?
- What differences have you seen in your own kids since starting homeschooling?
- What are some of the positive results you’ve seen since homeschooling?
There was SO much covered today! If you have more questions feel free to reach out to Natalie!
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Starting a service dog non-profit from the ground up with special guest Britnee Kinard
Buckle in! We are learning how our guest Britnee Kinard started a service dog training non-profit from the ground up.
Britnee is back with us, be sure to check out episode 76, if you haven’t listened to that one yet, where Britnee shares their horror show of a
time trying to get VA benefits for her catastrophically injured husband.
Britnee is truly a force of nature and embodies the see a need, fill a need mentality.
She walks us through how the program was started, which was to provide financial assistance to veterans who need help caring for their
service animal.
After being contacted by countless veterans and first responders and parents, who were dismayed by the years long wait lists at most service dog organizations,
She started a training program.
Britnee is so generous in her information and the good and bad and growing pains of starting and growing a non-profit. From where do they get their dogs, what does the training process look like to how to procure funding.
If you have ever thought about starting a non profit or wanted to better understand service dogs and therapy dogs, this is the show for you!
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Navigating High School Stability for Military Families
Did you know that there is a such thing as high school stabilization for military kids entering into their junior or senior year of high school?
Essentially it is a program you can apply for, and each branch of service has different requirements and forms, but you can apply to NOT be moved while your kid completes high school if they are in their junior or senior year at your rotation time.
The more you know!
Here is the links I talked about in the show:
https://peatc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/High-School-Senior-Stabilization-Programs-Military.pdf
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Remembering September 11: A Tribute to Heroes with the Travis Manion Foundation's 9/11 Hero's Run
Its been 22 years since the 9/11 attacks. 2,977 people were killed that day and many others have succumbed to health issues related to the attacks since then.
Every year on or around 9/11, the Travis Manion Foundation hosts the 9/11 Hero's run. An event to honor those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and should never be forgotten.
This is a 5k event, so very doable for almost everyone. To find an event near you check HERE
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Boosting Military Spouse Resilience: Embracing Empowerment with 'Fast Like a Girl'
Hey there, wonderful listeners! We've got an exciting episode lined up for you today. We're diving into the fantastic world of 'Fast Like a Girl,' a book written by the incredible Dr. Mindy Pelz. So, get comfy and join us as we take a closer look at the awesome insights and practical wisdom this book has to offer.
We talk about:
-Why fasting might be a great fit for your busy military lifestyle
-What are the different types of fasting and which is best for me?
-What kind of health concerns can fasting help with?
-Can I just dive right in or do I need to have a plan?
-Why fasting with your hormonal cycle is SUPER important!
-What if I don't have a cycle anymore? Can fasting still work for me?
-Can I workout while fasting?
We get into all the things!!! Please let me know if you liked this episode and would like to have more episodes dedicated to health and wellness!
You can email me at [email protected] or hit me up on IG @themilspousepodcast
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Help! My significant other is deploying or being sent unaccompanied for a year and I'm afraid they are going to cheat
Cheating. No one wants to talk about it but we know it happens. Especially in military relationships, because long distance for extended periods of time, is REALLY hard.
Add to that the unique military dynamic where your significant other spends lots of time with other people in close quarters and you can see why it is so prevalent.
Not to say your significant other is going to cheat just because they are unaccompanied for a year or on deployment. Not everyone cheats!
So what do you do when you are concerned about it? Today we are talking about a post I saw in a mil spouse support group from a young mom who's husband is being sent unaccompanied to Korea for a year.
She's worried and doesn't know how to approach the subject.
I share with you what has worked for my relationship and that is COMMUNICATION!
Lots and lots of open communication!! What advice do you have for other mil spouses in this situation?
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The best advice I ever received as a new military spouse
Today is short and sweet!
I share with you the best advice I ever received as a new mil spouse. I also share my best advice for surviving deployments.
My best advice for marriage and potentially being separated.
And finally, my best advice for new mil spouses.
Remember, in life, events don't get easier to handle; you become better equipped to handle them.
Keep growing!
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How can we be more intentional with our time even through tough military and family seasons with retired mil spouse Lissa
Today we are talking to retired Army wife Lissa about how we can be more effective with our time.
It begins with being aware of how you are actually using your time. Are you checking your email 30 times a day? Are you getting sucked into the Insta or FB scroll and all the sudden 2 hours have gone by?
Lissa tells us that step 1 of taking your time back is just simply being aware of how you are spending it.
Then ask yourself….I spend too much time ……… and not enough time…….. Fill in the blanks.
We put our time into what is important to us. To what we value.
When you identify the ONE thing that is something you want to work on. Make a plan and get someone to check in with you and make sure you are following through.
Again, just being aware of how you are spending your time is HUGE!
RESOURCES on REDEEMHerTime.com
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REDEEM Your Time in 5 MIN GUIDE: https://redeemhertime.com/5
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79: Allow me to reintroduce myself.....
We are closing down on 80 episodes! Which just blows my mind!
I thought I would take a few minutes today to reintroduce myself for those of you who may be new to the show.
Who am I?
What has my military life looked like?
What has me career looked like?
Why did I start this podcast?
Who is it for?
Whats the point?
Whats next for the show?
Its all in there! As I get back into hardcore recording mode, what do you want to hear more about? How can I help? Hit me up!
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78: Learning how to challenge the inner voice that holds you back with the book Mind Your Mindset
Today I am sharing with you a book I just finished called Mind Your Mindset by Michael Hyatt and his daughter Meagan. There is a lot of science in there about how our brains are wired and why we think they way we do.
And how can we challenge that inner narrator? What questions can we ask? How can we change our mindset around fears and life events?
I think the more we can learn about our brains, the better humans we can be. Understanding how our minds work can help us move much more smoothly through our day to day and especially as military families who face unique challenges.
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77: Managing expectations, releasing mom guilt and having the summer YOU want to have
We are in the middle of summer and you might already be losing your mind with your kiddos. Summer can be hard to manage sometimes with trying to keep everyone busy but also not driving yourself crazy with schedules and expectations.
I talk about Mother’s Day at the start and how we sometimes let expectations overtake our experience. We might find ourselves caught up in what you think you should be doing and enjoying with your family, when maybe you just want some alone time!
Giving ourselves grace to have the experience WE want to have. That might be taking your kids to the pool everyday while you read a good book in a lounge chair. It might be going out and having “adventures” everyday. It might be a quiet day inside. It should be whatever YOU want it to be. We need to let go of the mom guilt of maybe not having your kiddo in every summer camp and activity over the summer.
Taking a quiet moment either by yourself or include your kids if you want, to think about how you want your summer to go. How do you want to feel? What things do you want to do? And just managing expectations.
Stay cool my friends! 😎
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76: Triumph over tragedy. Fighting for VA benefits and small mindset shifts that can transform your relationship with your challenges with Britnee Kinard
Today we have the honor of having retired Army spouse Britnee Kinard on the show. Britnee has a really unusual story and path in their families military life.
In 2005, Britnee’s now husband was catastrophically injured by an IED in Iraq. Britnee didn’t meet him until 2008 and they were married in 2010. From the time they were dating, Britnee has been fighting a battle against the VA for her husband to receive the benefits he has earned for his service and injuries.
Britnee shares her, lets’ call them “adventures” in fighting for her husband’s rights and transforming her life to accommodate taking care of her husband and the ramifications of his injuries.
We then switch gears and talk about how to turn tragedy into triumph and the role their sons played in his continued recovery. Their son was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and the challenge of letting him know it’s ok to be different when Dad was still struggling to accept and talk about his own injuries forced a pivot for their family.
They adopted the Dr Suess saying, “You have to be odd, to be number one”. Changing the mindset of denial about his injuries to how can I get the therapies I need to show my son thats its ok to get extra help, was truly a turning point for their family and his care.
Britnee tells us about the program called CRSC which stands for Combat Related Special Compensation, which is funded and run through the DOD. Because her husband wasn’t treated properly immediately following his injuries in Iraq, he was eligible to kind of circumvent the VA process and receive care through CRSC.
If you are struggling with benefits with the VA and you have been deployed and seen combat while on active duty, you would qualify for the CRSC program.
https://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/disability/crsc/
What other options are there for veterans who need more or better care?
The Wounded Warrior Project
The Semper Fi Fund or America’s Fund
There is another great organization out of South Carolina called Hidden Wounds
Or google organizations in your area. If you hit a dead end with one of these organizations as them if they have a referral partner.
We then switch gears to talk about the SD Gunner Fund which is a service dog training non profit Britnee started when she saw a need that wasn’t being met. She is truly a FORCE! We didn’t have a ton of time to get into the specifics of starting this organization, so Britnee graciously agreed to come back and talk about it.
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75: PCS Series: Top 3 tips for not letting a PCS derail your diet with retired Navy wife Lizzie
Today’s show is a little different topic. We are going to talk health and wellness and how to maintain that through a PCS.
We have Lizzie on today who is a nutrition coach and retired Navy wife. She is a published author with a really novel idea of looking at what is happening in our brains before tackling our health and fitness goals.
This episode is coming at the end of our PCS series and we are going to focus on how to stay on track with your health and nutrition even through a PCS.
Step one is that we know it’s coming right? So we can mentally prepare that we might not be eating and exercising 100% the way we want too and THATS OK!
Give yourself small goals that you know you can be successful at. Don’t set the bar too high, our brains need those little wins to be able to keep going!
Strive for imperfection consistently.
Give yourself self compassion, this is a hard season, and we are just trying to make it through. Self compassion is much for effective for our brains than self criticism.
Some tactical tips to keep yourself on track during a PCS:
-what are some quick dining options your family likes? McDonalds? Chipotle? Look for the healthiest thing on the menu and get that. Plan for those eating out periods
-again, small wins. What is one thing you can focus on? Drinking 60oz of water a day? Eating at least one veggie per day? Walking for at least 15 minutes per day?
keep it small to allow for those little wins everyday
Get to know Lizzie!
Her website is: Confidentbody.coach https://confidentbody.coach
Listen to her podcast The Confident Body Podcast
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74: PCS Series: Tips to help your military kiddos avoid the summer PCS slide
Today we are talking about preventing the summer PCS slide. Like the summer slide we all hear about, but adding the loveliness of a PCS on top of it.
Tips include:
-asking your kiddos teacher to make you a packet or give you online resources you could continue to use
-downloading books to tablets or iPads for easy access
- you can join your school or libraries summer reading program
here is the link to join the DOD/MWR summer reading program https://www.ila.org/dodsummerreading
- For math, flash cards for all student levels
-gas and food math
-map planning and trip route must see lists
I know summer is tough to keep school top of mind, we all want a break! Especially when we add a PCS on top of it all. But these are some cool ideas that could easily be implemented into your next move!
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73: PCS Series: Getting stationed overseas? How to learn a new language as quickly as possible with language consultant Lindsay
I am so excited for todays show! We are talking with Lindsay who is a language consultant. Coming in the end of our PCS series, I thought it would be a cool topic for those military families who might be getting stationed overseas this PCS season.
If you didn’t know it yet, the military does NOT provide any language services or learning for mil spouses. You are on your own! So what is the best method to become socially fluent in a new language as quickly as possible?
#1 is don’t panic! Lindsay shares with us her list of essential vocabulary, I’ll provide the link below as well. A lot of apps and programs start you off with the basics of the language, but thats not going to help you navigate through a city. Those essential or useful phrases will be much more helpful in the short term.
Lindsay also recommends listening to music or podcasts in the new language prior to getting overseas. Often times a new language or the sounds of it can be jarring. By exposing yourself to the language as much as possible prior to getting there, will make it a much smoother transition to the new language, and make you more comfortable.
If your looking for a deeper dive or to get more proficient Lindsay recommends finding a tutor or teacher and gives some resources for that or finding maybe another spouse heading the same way and starting a study group or just some extra accountability with another person, sometimes they might understand something before you do and can help you get it.
Free Podcast List: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/podcastlist
Free Resource List: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/ultimatelist
Free Essential Vocab: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/vocablist
Free Language Starter Pages: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/starterpages
All the options to learn with me, inc Language Life & Music Maestro that I mentioned: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/learn-with-lindsay-does-languages/
Drops: https://languagedrops.com/
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/
Memrise: https://www.memrise.com/
uTalk: https://utalk
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72: PCS Series: How to streamline your next PCS, military or DITY, with the labeling system from Box Ops
Today we are sitting down with Box Ops owner and army spouse Shea. Like most great products, Box Ops was born out of a pain point.
Military families are no stranger to moving, we are the experts! Shea took her nightmare moves and came up with a system to help streamline the process and make it as smooth as a move could possibly be.
We talk about moves, what things you really want to look out for like:
- labeling all of your boxes with your name and phone number or email address
- writing a more descriptive content list so you can more easily identify whats missing
- the importance of taking pictures!!! Of EVERYTHING!!!!
- understanding the loophole of making sure your more expensive items are listed out fully on the inventory log
- and that you do not have to take their first offer when you submit a claim! You can fight it if they low ball you
Shea offers some great things to watch out for with movers, like keep track of your weight tickets and make sure to look at the weight before they start offloading the truck in case the weight seems unrealistic. You are allowed to be present when the truck is being weighed, so you can ensure an accurate weight.
Finally we get into some of the nuts and bolts of being a small business owner. The challenge not letting your competitors out price you but having to measure that against the amount of work it takes so get the products ready and to ship.
Shea’s best advice to brand new mil spouses doing their first PCS:
- make a plan! Who’s doing what, where are you staying, get your savings in order for unexpected expenses
- PREP! Purge items, create an inventory list, take pics of everything!
- Have a plan for the day of the move, especially for pets!
The Box Ops moving system is great for DITY moves, military packer moves and especially overseas moves. The stickers really curb the language barrier. Just match the box to the room color!
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71: Travis Manion Foundations The Honor Project: How you can honor our fallen heroes Memorial Day
Short and sweet this week. Next Monday is Memorial Day. Which we often look at as the kickoff to summer and cookouts and celebrations.
In reality, Memorial Day is a day for us, as a nation, to honor the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces.
The Travis Manion Foundation has The Honor Project where volunteers go to military cemeteries across the nation, to pay respect and honor those veterans who might not have family or friends near to where they are interred.
For more information about this event visit: https://www.travismanion.org/events/the-honor-project/
If you aren't close to one of the event locations, I highly encourage you to seek out an event in your local area!
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70: PCS Series: Transport For Troops, financial assistance for moving your personal vehicle during a PCS
Short and sweet today. I wanted to let you know about a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization called Transport for Troops.
They offer financial assistance to qualifying military families during a PCS move.
Families who qualify are:
Compassionate or Humanitarian Assignment
EFMP families
Gold Star Families
There is support offered to other uniformed military personnel based on availability.
For more information their website is https://transportfortroops.org
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69: PCS Series: Installations guides, finding a real estate agent and property management assistance with the organization Millie
We are kicking off our PCS series with Kellie from Millie. If you aren’t familiar with Millie they are a one stop shop for all things moving and real estate.
Their website includes installation guides compiled from lots of different resources to give you an unbiased look at the area.
The have a vast network of Agent Hero’s who are mil spouses or veterans real estate agents and are vetted for quality and understand our military lifestyle and unique circumstances and needs.
There are also Millie Scouts who are again, military spouses or veterans who can help with location specific things like letting a painter in at your rental property or taking a FaceTime tour of a potential rental property at your next duty station. There are so many things they can help with!
So many resources and information and is FREE!! Unless you hire an agent or millie scout, all the other resources they offer are free.
For all things Millie check out their website https://www.gomillie.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gomillie
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68: Creating systems to organize all of your important documents with List and File creator and Army wife Liz
Today we are sitting down with the owner of List and File and army wife Liz.
Liz shares about their military life including have 2 babies while her husband was deployed and what that experience was like. And living overseas in Korea. Her family loves living there! She says everyone is so nice and welcoming and its very kid friendly!
We talk about career transitions and how language jobs or being a translator might be a great fit for a military spouse!
Liz tells us how and why she created List and File and the importance of having all of your important documents in one place. She walks us through what documents you would want to have in a PCS binder, creating a daily binder, a career binder and an education binder.
Paperwork isn't usually a very fun topic but we had a pretty great time anyway! I hope this info helps you create systems for your own important documents!
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67: Military kids all grown up. How military life led to separation anxiety in adulthood and tips on how we can help our kiddos thrive in military life and beyond
Today we are talking to all grown up military kid Chelsea. Chelsea grew up with both her mom and dad being active duty Army. Her mom transitioned out a few years after she was born, but her dad finished out a 20 year career.
Chelsea shares that she absolutely loved being a military kid and it truly helped form her into the successful adult she is today. She does share some of the challenges she had as a military kid and how they creeped over into her adult life.
Challenges with separation anxiety, OCD tendencies, compulsive need to be on time or early everywhere and how some of those have bled over into raising her own 4 daughters.
Some of the things that Chelsea had through her military life that have helped in her adult life are acts of service. Volunteering with veteran or military groups helps to keep you grounded to the mission and her mom always told her when you give, you get back so much more.
Letting our military kids know that we move a lot because of our lifestyle, but one day they will get to choose. And they can choose to stay in one spot for the rest of their life if they want, our lifestyle right now is temporary.
Military kids don’t get to choose their military lives, they are born into them. Giving them tools to help them cope and truly thrive as adults is what its all about!
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66: Earth Day! 10 fun and easy things you can do with your military kid to celebrate our planet!
I am really passionate about our planet and what we can do to take better care of it. April 22, thats this saturday! is Earth Day!
I wanted to share my top 10 ideas you can do with your kiddos to celebrate!
#1 is visit earthday.org
Here are a few other ideas specifically for kids:
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/hands-on-earth-day-activities-for-kids/
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/138729/10-things-you-can-do-to-celebrate-earth-day-from-home/
https://www.outdoorapothecary.com/earth-day-activities/
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65: How can we support our military kids in school? Understanding the Interstate Compact, creating an education binder and facilitating a smooth transition
Today I'm taking you through the book Seasons of my Military Student. We talk about the Military Interstate Compact and what it means for your military kid as you move states and schools.
We talk about the importance of having an education binder for your kids. What should be in it and do I really need it? Spoiler alert....YES!
How can we advocate for our military kids when we get to a new school? Who to talk to and what information is important to share?
Moving is hard. Especially as our kids get older and social interactions get harder. Having some tools to help set up our kids for success is incredibly important!
Here are some of the resources we talked about in the show:
Seasons of my Military Student BOOK
Understanding the Military Interstate Compact HERE
If you are wanting to build an education binder, check out List and File HERE (mil spouse owned!)
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64: Purple Star Schools, why you should look for one for your military kid during your next PCS
Have you heard of Purple Star Schools? No? Me either! Thats what we are going to talk about today!
Purple Star Schools are schools that have earned that title by having school personnel and programs specific to military kids and their families.
There are Purple Star Schools all over the nation, and definitely worth looking into during your next PCS.
I share with you how schools earn the accreditation of being a Purple Star School, what is the MCEC or Military Child Education Coalition and what programs do they have to support our military kids.
Lots of links for todays show!
Military Child Coalition: https://www.militarychild.org
Shaye Molendyke episode on supporting the emotional needs of our kids
Click HERE to listen
The Whole Brain Child episode link HERE
Listen to the MCEC Podcast episode I talked about HERE
Student 2 Student
Bloom Military Teen: https://www.bloommilitaryteens.org/about
The Military Interstate Compact
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63: Mil Spouse careers that are remote, flexible and not an MLM or scam with TheWFHMilSpo and Marine Corps wife Lauren
Today we are talking to marine corp wife, Lauren who has built a success digital marketing and web design business and has developed a course, for military spouses to help you break into the virtual assistant or virtual marketing assistant space.
We all know how challenging careers are while navigating military life with constant moves and instability. A lot of mil spouses are turning to remote or virtual careers.
What if you are thinking this might be for you, but you don’t have any skills! Lauren talks us through starting a VA business, how to set boundaries, hours and salary. Why you might want to start off working for an agency before setting out on your own.
How do you gain the skills needed to be a VA and can anyone do it? Lauren is incredibly generous in her information and the path she took to get where she is. I ask her very specific questions like how do I get started? What if I have zero experience? How many hours would I work? What is the typical pay?
If you have thought of starting a career as a VA, today is a must listen episode!
Mil Spouse owned VA companies:
Instant Teams- app called 12 million
Get in touch with Lauren
Check out her course:
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62: Military families serve too. The raw and real of solo parenting and overwhelm when your service member is gone.
This weeks episode is really personal. Michael has been on travel this week and this momma is at her limit!
We need to normalize talking about the overwhelm and stress of not only motherhood and everything that goes along with being the "default parent" but also the added stressor of being a military family.
I share my coping mechanisms and encourage you to reach out to a friend, or me, if you are struggling and don't have anyone to talk to.
Its ok to not be ok. Let's throw ourselves on heck of a pity party and then pick ourselves up, dust off, adjust our crowns and move on.
As I mentioned in the show, here are a few of my favorite meditation apps:
The Tapping Solution
Insight Timer
Sacred Acoustics
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61: Celebrating National K9 Veterans Day, 4 ways you can honor our canine warriors
Happy K9 Veterans Day! Short and sweet today! We touch briefly on the history of military working dogs.
Did you know that during WW1 it is estimated that over 1 million dogs were killed in battle? Unbelievable! We talk about how the holiday came to be and what you can do to help celebrate!
-Visit a war dog memorial! Click the link HERE to see if any are in your area
-raise awareness on social media! POST about it today!!
-Donate! So many amazing organizations need help! Here is a link to the K9 for warriors program I spoke about in the show
-Honor a vet
Another great thing you could do is adopt retired working dogs. A lot of them are adopted by their handlers but there is still a need to give these hero's a loving home to grow old in. Interested in adopting a retired military working dog? You can contact officials at [email protected] or call 210-671-6766.
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60: How to maximize your military benefits using Space A travel with Poppin Smoke creator and retired mil spouse Stephanie!
Today we are sitting down with retired army wife Stephanie to talk all things Space A travel.
I know Space A travel seems like a beast and you have probably heard horror stories, I have too! Stephanie is going to break it down into simple steps to help you understand how to make the most of this military benefit.
We cover:
-how flights work, and realistic expectations
-Identifying the closest bases with the biggest hubs to maximize you chance of getting a flight
-She goes through the process of sign up
-how to identify and track flight schedules
I’m not going lie, Space A travel is a beast! Especially if you are a newbie. I ask a lot of questions, because I’m trying to figure it out with you!
Stephanie then talks to us about lodging when you finally arrive at your destination and getting a rental car when you arrive on a base. She has a great resource for this on her website!
We talk about how to plan your trip home and when to do that. If you can’t afford to fly commercial, you can’t afford to fly Space A. You always have to be prepared to fly commercial if you are unable to find a military flight home.
Stephanie shares her best tips to travel comfortably and be ready for any flight conditions, again, she has great resources on her website including travel essentials and pack lists!
When you have arrived at your location, Stephanie shares how to plan your excursions or events using the local base MWR or ITT offices and how to find them.
This episode is packed full of great tips and information! Please reach out and let me know if you have questions or other military topics you want to hear more about!
Here are some helpful links Stephanie wanted to share!
Space-A Quickstart Guide: https://www.poppinsmoke.com/space-a-flights/
Space-A Packing List: https://www.poppinsmoke.com/space-a-packing-list/
Location Guides: https://www.poppinsmoke.com/space-a-locations/
Also, on her Facebook page, she shares a lot of tips and her own articles, plus other information of interest to military travelers, including MWR trips from bases around the world, etc.: https://www.facebook.com/PoppinSmokeSite
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59: The challenges of moving a service based business with the owner of Overstreet Organizing
Overstreet Organizing
Today we are talking to Army mil spouse Caroline.
Caroline is the owner of Overstreet Organizing, a in person and virtual home organization business.
We chat about their different duty stations and the challenges that has created for her career.
She shares how she got Overstreet Organizing off the ground with the help of social media connections and the benefits of a mentor.
Caroline is brutally honest about the challenges of moving a service based business over and over and what that has looked like for her.
She shares some of the strategies she has used to get established in a new area as a business owner.
Caroline tells us about some of the struggles she has seen her military clients face with space planning and the challenges of fitting your stuff to a new
house and layout over and over.
Finally we talk about PCSing, summer moving season will be here before we know it! Caroline shares her best tips for getting ready for the move.
To get in touch with Caroline….
https://www.overstreetorganizing.com
On Facebook
On IG @overstreetorganizing
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58: From battling PTSD to rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic with the organization Fight Oar Die
Today we are talking to veteran army mil spouse Lissa. After 26 years of service, her husband was suffering from PTSD.
Lissa is really open and honest with the toll it took on her and their marriage and finally reaching out for help, despite her husband’s initial reluctance.
Lissa shares who to reach out to if you or your spouse is hurting. PTSD is a silent enemy, and its wreaking havoc on so many lives and we need to talk about it more.
The book Understanding and Loving a Person With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by Steven Arburn has been a valuable resource for her.
We then shift gears to talk about the organization called Fight Oar Die. The organization has a couple of programs and scholarships it supports but the main event is the Talikser Whiskey Atlantic Challenge. Which is a 3000 mile rowed passage across the Atlantic.
Fight Oar Die sponsors an all veteran team of 4 individuals who train and work together to complete the crossing which usually takes between 33-75 days!
Another resource Lissa wanted to share about PTSD is the book When War Comes Home: Christ-centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans
Click HERE to watch the YouTube video I mentioned in the show!
Here are some helpful LINKS if you are interested in learning more about Fight Oar Die! Click HERE to check out this years 2023 team!
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57: Changing your mindset around deployment with Brave Crate founder and mil spouse Becky
Today we are talking to the founder of Brave Crate, Becky Hoy.
Becky is a 12 year mil spouse veteran who discovered through multiple deployments that just surviving and counting down to homecoming wasn’t how she wanted to live this season. She found creating routine to be super beneficial.
When her friends started having challenges with deployment Becky found herself sharing these resources and thought, what if I could get this to as many mil spouses as possible? And Brave Crate was born.
Becky walks us through her practice of determining what is important during the season of deployment and how can you set up your day to support that and create routines around those goals.
She shares the other benefits to Brave Crate which is a Facebook community of other like minded mil spouses going through the same season as you are. Becky also shares the pillar deployment retreat which is held every fall for 3 days and is a totally free online event. Check it out at pillardeploymentretreat.com
Just a friendly reminder that you are not alone. It’s ok to have bad days, it’s ok to reach out for help. There are resources for you out there! Brave Crate might be the boost you need to make it through this season.
You can learn more about Brave Crate at www.bravecrates.com
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56: Happy Birthday USO! Who are they? And what programs do they have for you?
In the spirit of expanding our military knowledge, today we are talking about the USO who just celebrated its 82nd birthday on February 4th!
The main goal of the USO is to provide a home away from home for service members and their families.
We talk about the different programs they offer like:
-Operation Phone Home
-The Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program
-Coffee Connect and Coffee Connect Live
-In The Kitchen, a virtual cooking show
-Continuing Your Journey designed for mil spouses
- USO Special Delivery, a program throwing baby showers around the world
-USO2GO supporting forward deployed service members
-USO Care Package Program
-Operation Birthday Cake
It was really cool for me to learn about all of these programs and then share them with you! I hope you found value in it as well!
Here are some of the links I mentioned in the show:
www.uso.org
https://www.uso.org/campaign/coffee-connection-live
https://www.uso.org/mvp
https://www.bakemeawish.com/operation-birthday-cakes.php
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55: The Military Money Map with National Guard spouse Olivia!
Today we are talking to National Guard spouse Olivia. Olivia is a financial life coach.
She shares her career pivots from child development major to life coach to finance coach.
We talk about her program called the Military Money Map.
Olivia shares the 3 biggest money mistakes she sees military families making.
She shares some statistics on finance and marriage and predictors for divorce. Finance is right up there for both men and women!
Olivia then tells us her best advice for military families.
I appreciate your patience with the audio this week 😬 it was a flaming nightmare! Hopefully I will figure out what the heck is going on with my microphone before the next one!
To get in touch with Olivia:
My Website: https://militarymoneymap.thinkific.com/
My webinar: One of the first buttons on my website- just go to the website and click on it :)
My Calendar Link: https://calendly.com/olivia-militarymoneymap
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54: Finance 101 with the book Unshakeable by Tony Robbins
Welcome back to episode 2 of our financial series.
Today we are diving into all the things referencing the book Unshakeable by Tony Robbins. If you haven't read it yet, go get yourself a copy!
We talk about:
- how to choose a financial advisor, and what to look out for.
- understanding fees and how your 401k or 403b might be costing you a lot of money!
- finally we go over some investment jargon so you can understand the market and make good financial decisions
It was a info packed episode with lots of real life examples to help you understand the numbers and how fees can really derail your financial success.
I hope you enjoyed todays show! Stay tuned next week when we talk to Army reserve wife Olivia who is a financial life coach!
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53: Life Insurance....what you need to know and how to plan for your future
We are diving into all things life insurance today. I know this isn't a super fun topic to talk about but it is incredibly important to set yourself and your family up financially if something were to happen to you.
Topics covered include:
- SGLI and FSGLI, who gets it and coverage amounts
- transitioning from SGLI to VGLI and the rules around that
- private insurance and the difference between whole life and term life policies
- pros and cons for whole life vs term life
- the Survivor Benefits Program or SBP, who is it for, what does it pay and is it worth it?
We talk a lot of numbers and examples and I hope you find it helpful in navigating your insurance needs.
As stated in the show, I am not a financial professional, this is my knowledge, experience and research. Please seek the counsel of a financial professional when determining your insurance and financial needs.
Stay tuned for more money talk next week!
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52: Blue and Gold Star Families, who are they, and what do they mean?
Today we are talking about Blue Star and Gold Star families.
Blue star family designation started back in WW1 as a way for families to show support and recognition of active duty family members serving in a combat zone.
We talk about how that has evolved today. How to recognize and Blue and Gold Star families? How can we honor them?
We briefly talk about the organization Blue Star Families and how it differs and what their mission is.
Stay tuned for the kickoff to our financial series starting next week!
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51: Coming into the New Year with intention
Happy New Year!!
It seems crazy that its already 2023, but here we are!
I wanted to share with you today some of the things I like to do to reflect on how the past year went and how I want next year to go.
I tell you about a journal I just recently purchased and the goal setting masterclass that came with it. You can check out the journal at jennakutcher.com
It seems like everything is on our phones these days, including all of our photos. One of the things I started a few years ago was making a family yearbook.
Its so fun to look back through the year of pictures and remember events I totally forgot about and get them printed out in a hard copy for the whole family to enjoy.
Its truly a labor of love, but totally worth it in my opinion to have those memories to easily look back on.
I wish you the best new year! Remember that goals for the new year for you may be taking things OFF your plate, not adding more things to do. Protect your peace!
Until next time.....
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50: Book Club: Why sleep is so important and 21 strategies we can use to make it better!
I love sharing with you books that have helped me cope with our crazy military life.
I think we all know sleep in important but its also very quickly skipped or shortened in favor of other things and it wreaks havoc on our health.
Today we are diving in the book Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson. We talk about the importance of sleep and the detrimental affects lack of sleep has on our bodies.
I share with you the 21 strategies Shawn gives to help improve sleep like, what are the optimal hours to sleep, what position is best for sleeping, how do screens and electronics affect sleep and bottom line, what can I do to get better sleep.
If you have or currently struggle with getting good quality, restful sleep, you need to check out todays episode and pick up a copy of the book!
I hope you find todays information as eye opening and impactful as I did!
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49: The Peppered Sky, author Sarah Doran’s road from military kid to active duty to children’s book author
Sarah has a rich military heritage. She grew up, her whole life with an active duty Dad and then joined the military herself and served as a black hawk helicopter mechanic and crew chief. Sarah also married a fellow service member!
We talk about her childhood and how if helped mold her into who she is today. Sarah shares her road from military kid to active duty to children's book author.
Sarah is very generous in sharing all the details of developing herself as a writer, getting and accepting feedback on your writing and the difficulties you can face in self publishing a book.
If you are a writer or have thought about self publishing or publishing, Sarah's experience and advice will be invaluable!
Connect with Sarah on IG @author_sarah_doran
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48: Made to inspire with the bracelet queens of Charlie Madison Originals!
Continuing on with our holiday gift giving ideas, we chat today with Wendy Hively who is the founder and owner of Charlie Madison Originals.
Wendy and her family served 20 years in the Navy before retiring back in 2007 but we look back briefly at what their military lives looked like then. And touch on how challenging career continuity was and still is for mil spouses.
Wendy shares how she founded Charlie Madison Originals, which is named for her daughters. They make the most beautiful bracelets and they tell a story which I love.
Being part of a family with 3 generations of hero's across multiple branches of service, is what inspired them to create an uplifting community of fellow military families, whose common bond and shared experiences remind you that you’re not alone on your journey.
Their military jewelry collection inspires you to tell your unique military family story as you grow through each season and transition of military life - from deployment to PCS, celebrating a veteran, honoring a fallen hero, and showing pride for your milspouse tribe.
Having a personal and meaningful everyday reminder to slip on your wrist each morning empowers you to focus on what matters most and reassures you that you’re part of a community who understands that your sacrifices as a military family matter – that you matter!
Check out Charlie Madison Originals HERE
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47: Finding Joy Again Through Art with The Messy-ish Masterpiece creator and mil spouse Erin
Continuing with our mil spouse small business holiday series, we are talking to artist and creator Erin Hutton of The Messy-ish Masterpiece. If you love bright colors and the ocean, you will love her art!
Erin shares with us her journey through their 14 year (so far) military career. Including battling sickness and getting lost in the role of mil spouse and losing your own identity.
We talk about how she progressed through her art and used it to help her heal and find that joy within herself again.
Erin also shares what inspires her art and how her shop on Spouse-ly came to be!
If you are looking for holiday gifts, you need to check her out! She has some really cute holiday/beach prints and items that are so beautiful and fun.
I loved getting to know Erin and I hope you do as well!
Check out her Spouse-ly shop here
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46: Shop small business with Air Force wife and owner of Love and Lettering by Katie
I really wanted to spotlight mil spouse businesses in early December to encourage you to shop "local" and support our fellow mil spouses.
Today I'm sitting down with shop owner Katie who is company is called Love and Lettering by Katie. She makes super cute signs and ornaments and sells on Spouse-ly.
Check our her products here
Katie shares her military life so far, and man have they moved a lot in the past 14 years! We get into it a little bit with military move vice DITY move and the challenges.
We talk about her career as a nurse and the challenge of maintaining that career with her husbands crazy military schedule.
And finally she shares her path to opening her own shop and selling her creations. If you have or want to have a product based service, this is a great episode to hear how someone else did it!
Check out Katies Spouse-ly shop here
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45: The Ultimate Planner with Spouse Serve CEO and Army wife Julia!
Today we are talking to Army wife Julia who is co-founder and CEO of Spouse Serve.
We dive right into their military life moving with small kids and doing their first DITY or do it your self move and what we learned, because we just did our first DITY move this past summer.
Julia shares how Spouse Serve came to be and how they have grown and developed their planner for military spouses specifically.
We dive into what makes the Spouse Serve planner special and unique for military spouses. Julia also shares the other products Spouse Serve has to offer.
Julia also offers insight into growing and moving a business across state lines and the challenges that has as well as running a business out of your home when you live on base.
Julia shares some of her favorite ways to connect with other mil spouse business owners and shares her favorite mil spouse events that you might want to check out as well!
The deadline to order products to ensure you will have them by Christmas is December 1!!
Connect with Julia:
IG @spouseserve
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44: Mil Spouse Residency....do I have to change every time I move?
Welcome! Today we are talking about establishing residency as a military spouse. It is a total pain in the butt to change your residency every time you move. I get it!
The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act amended the Service Member's Civil Relief Act which enabled service members to establish a state of residency where they choose, which they are allowed to keep regardless of orders sending them to another state.
What the means for mil spouses is that you may also share your service members home state of residency or where you are currently stationed. It makes it a little easier, but maybe not.
We also get into the tax implications for mil spouses and touch on the challenges of voting in different states. I hope you enjoy as we continue to learn more about the crazy military life we lead!
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43: Tricare Basics with A Military Wife's Life blogger, Sarah
If you have been looking for a great resource for all things mil spouse related, you need to check out A Military Wife's Life blog! She has so many free resources and info on everything from military acronyms to navigating Tricare to branch by branch rank cheat sheets.
Sarah starts off telling us about her military life so far, how her blog came to be and the other items she makes that are base specific.
The main reason I wanted to have Sarah on the show was to share the resources she has developed around Tricare. We are now in open enrollment and I thought it was timely to dive into our healthcare a little.
We keep it pretty simple talking about enrolling into Tricare initially, the different types of Tricare offered. How to find your first doctor and then Sarah shares the most frequently asked questions she gets and resources she shares the most.
To connect with Sarah you can go to her website or connect with her on IG @amilitarywifeslife
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42: Emotional Kids...what do you say when daddy is gone again?
Today I am getting really raw with you guys. I recorded todays episode in real time after an incredibly emotional morning with my daughter missing her daddy.
I share with you the tools we have and do use to help her cope, how sometimes just talking about it doesn't help.
How to have grace with yourself as a parent to navigate these emotional eruptions while still managing your own emotions and responsibilities while single parenting.
Finally I share with you the next steps we are going to try to help our military kid cope with lots of separations.
Here are links to the tools I talked about in the show:
Zenimals: A mindfulness mediation tool for kids
The Big Life Journal for kids
To learn more about EFT tapping check out free resources at The Tapping Solution
Daddy or Mommy dolls at Hug A Hero
If you have any resources or tips to share on helping our kids cope with deployments and separations, please share! Either on IG @themilspousepodcast or email me!
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41: DoD updates in midst of really tough economic times for military families
If you didn't see it, on September 22, the DoD released a document titled:
DoD Announces Immediate and Long-Term Actions to Help Strengthen the Economic Security and Stability of Service Members and Their Families
They talk about 4 major areas of concern:
BAH/PCSing/TLE (all related to housing and moving for non military member ;)
child care
military spouse career assistance
commissary funding
We get into all of it in more detail, but those are the big topics. If you haven't seen the document, you can read it here
I am curious to hear what you think. My opinion is that its a start, but we are still woefully behind our civilian counterparts.
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40: Little Bit of Disney with travel agent and mil spouse Hannah Little!
Todays's show is timely, because I am spending this week in Orlando hitting all the Disney parks with my family!
I sat down with Disney travel specialist and fellow mil spouse Hannah Little and we get into all things Disney!
We start off with her military life so far and how she found herself being a travel agent, specializing in Disney vacations and the portability of the career as a mil spouse.
We talk about the new Genie Plus system and how it differs from the old school fast passes. Hannah shares her favorite parks and hotels. She shares how to save money as a military family and why you would want to use a travel agent vice booking everything on your own.
Hannah shares strategies for different parks and we talk about the merits and uses of lightening lanes. And we talk about the value of the special events like the Not So Scary Halloween Party and the Christmas special events and how they have military discounted tickets, and they never sell out!
If you have a trip to Disney on the horizon for your family, you aren't going to want to miss todays show!
To connect with Hannah.....
LittleBitofDisney.com
On Instagram: @littlebitofdisney
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39: Building the Mil Spouse Tribe
The first meeting of the Mil Spouse Tribe meets this Wednesday, October 12 at 10am EST and noon PST. If you are interested in joining us, email me: [email protected] for access!
I wanted to give a little background info on why I want to build this community, the issues that I have had as a 20 year mil spouse with starting over and feeling isolated. I lay out for you my vision on what I want this group to look like.
What I share today are just my initial thoughts on creating this community, I am SUPER open to feedback and input to help grow this community into something amazing and supportive for us mil spouses!
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38: Surviving deployment during the pandemic, and why military legal might not be enough with Navy wife and lawyer Michelle Mance
It was my absolute pleasure to have fellow Navy spouse and lawyer Michelle Mance on the show today.
Michelle shares her path to becoming a lawyer and navigating that over time and moves and deployments.
We end up spending some time talking about Michelle's time as Ombudsman on her husband's ship during covid and a 9 month deployment.
The mental stress of deployments and reintegration that was only compounded by covid.
We talk about the emotional stages of deployment and allowing grace and space for what each of you have gone through during your time apart.
Then we dive into being a lawyer as a military spouse and the licensing and process of moving your business to a different state.
Michelle tells us about MSJDN or military spouse JD network (msjdn.org) an organization of military spouses all in the law field and all over the world.
She tells us about her practice specifically and why you might need more than Navy Legal or your branch equivalent to that.
We talk about special needs trusts and why they are needed and important.
Why estate planning is important when you are younger! When you have small children!
And finally taking the seasons to grow when you can.
It was such a blast getting to connect with Michelle and I hope you reach out to her as well! She is an absolute wealth of knowledge!
Michelle practices law in California and Washington, so if you are in those areas, reach out!
https://www.mancelawpc.com
619-369-5760
[email protected]
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37: Using the power of The ONE Thing to supercharge your goals
This is a book club edition episode and we are talking about The ONE thing by Gary Keller.
The ONE thing uses a very focused question of what is the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?
We dive into the 6 lies between you and success. Which are:
1- Everything matters equally
2- multitasking
3- A disciplined Life
4- Will power is always on will-call
5- A balanced Life
6- Big is bad
We talk about how you can use the focusing question in different parts of your life to narrow down goals into a single item thus making it much more realistically obtained.
We get into the 4 thieves of productivity and how you can influence your environment to set you up for success.
This episode is packed full with lots of insights and tools to help you craft realistic goals so you can start to see some major success in your life.
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36: Why keeping track of your numbers as a business owner is crucial with mil spouse and bookkeeper Megan
Megan is a 13 year air force mil spouse. We dive first into how their career has progressed and her career development while navigating family and military life.
Megan shares the difference between an accountant and a bookkeeper. Why do you need a bookkeeper? What can they help you track and do?
I really enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well!
Connect with Megan on Instagram! @numbers_by_megan
Numbers by Megan template: sign up here
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35: Service Dogs: How they are helping to save veterans lives
Today's show might seem a little random, but if you know me, you know I am a huge animal lover. Any excuse to talk about animals, I am going to take it! September is service dog appreciation month, it is also suicide prevention month.
I think most of us have heard the alarming statistic that 22 veterans take their lives everyday. It is absolutely heartbreaking.
On todays show we are going to talk about military working dogs briefly because they do some really amazing stuff! Most of which you will never hear about.
And finally we are talking about service dogs being matched with veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI and sexual assault. How dogs are improving the lives of these suffers and what you can do to help!
As always, thank you for listening!
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34: I think this is a real marriage....Purple Hearts movie critique from a 20 year mil spouse
Welcome back to season 2!!
On todays show we are talking about the much talked about Netflix movie Purple Hearts.
There was a lot of buzz around this movie and I went into it very skeptical...but spoiler alert! I loved it!
I still break down the big gripes people have with it and give you my 2 cents! Short and sweet!
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33: Season 1 Finale!
This is it!
32 Episodes in the bank and I need a break!
But before I take one.... I'm going to share the Top 5 episodes of season 1, what to expect next season and the freebies and community I am working on building for you!
Thank you so much for your love and support! I will see you in season 2 in September!
Check out our website!
Get your Washington State Bucket list HERE!
If you have ideas for future episodes please email me: [email protected]
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32: Mil Spouse Podcast Spotlight: Life After The Uniform with Erin
Wrapping up our mil spouse podcast series, today I am talking to Erin who is the host of the Life After The Uniform podcast. Erin isn't a mil spouse, but is active reserves and I thought the topic of transitioning out of the military is a HUGE milestone and change, and I think Erin's podcast is a wealth of information!
Erin shares her top issues she has seen or heard from military members when they are transitioning out, like VA benefits and medical, GI bill benefits and how you incur a 3 year service commitment when you transfer them to your spouse or kids!
We talk about getting your finances in order and being prepared for the change in pay and instability that can come with job hunting when transferring to the private sector.
I hope you find lots of value from this episode and from Erin's podcast. Please email me and let me know if you want me to dive deeper into anything we talked about today!
To listen to Erins podcast:
Life After The Uniform
Connect with Erin on IG
@erinsilverpodcast
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31: Mil Spouse Podcast Spotlight: Military Wives Top Five with Sarah
Continuing our mil spouse podcast spotlight series, we are talking to the host of Military Wives Top Five host Sarah!
Sarah is currently in the middle of a PCS and we talk about military movers vice DITY moves, the strain of finding everything over and over, and how to keep a positive outlook when arriving at a new duty station.
We also talk about the dreaded word of "dependa". What it means, are you one? Does it really matter?
Military Wives Top Five podcast is geared towards the seasoned spouse, who is tired of moving and has the basic gist of Tricare and the in's and outs of most of military life. The podcast focuses on 5 things we can do so that things dont seem so overwhelming. She focuses a lot of different duty stations top 5, so be sure to check and see if your duty station is an episode!
To find the Military Wives Top Five podcast:
Listen here!
Connect with Sarah via IG @militarywivestopfives
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30: Mil Spouse Podcast Spotlight: Moments with an M.E.O. with Britt
Continuing with our mil spouse podcast spotlights, I am talking this week to Britt who is the host of Moments with a MEO podcast.
We get really personal on a lot of different topics, from wanting to hide being a mil spouse because of not wanting to fall into the stereotypes. To deployments and reintegration and the challenges those put on a marriage.
We talk about having those tough conversations about what your military career looks like when planning for kids and just the emotional toll deployments can take personally and on your marriage. Britt shares their decision to go active reserve, which is an option a lot of mil spouses might not know about!
Britt talks about starting her podcast and the journey it has taken her on personally and what it looks like today. And we talk a lot about being a mil spouse entrepreneur. Britt’s whole business is based around supporting mil spouse entrepreneurs and she is brings on guests to her show to talk about all the different aspects of being an entrepreneur.
Send me a message and let me know what you think of todays show! On IG @themilspousepodacst
To connect with Britt:
on IG @new_altitudes
Find Moments with an MEO on apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moments-with-an-m-e-o/id1531000719
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29: Military Spouse Podcast Spotlights: The Spouse Angle Podcast with Natalie Gross and Andrea Scott
When I first started my podcast I couldn't find any other mil spouse podcasts! Since being in the space, I have discovered there are quite a few!
Clearly we have a dissemination of information issue! I thought I would take the month of July to connect you with other mil spouse podcasts so you know they are there, and what they talk about.
Today I am talking to Natalie Gross and Andrea Scott who host The Spouse Angle Podcast. Natalie and Andrea are both former military brats and come from long lines of military service.
Their podcast aims to bring relevant news stories military spouses. They have touched on some really important topics to military families like family planning and what we need to know about the war in Ukraine.
I hope you enjoy getting to know them as much as I did!
To connect with The Spouse Angle Podcast visit:
https://thespouseangle.com
Follow them on IG @spouseanglepodcast
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28: Mil Spouse Spotlight: PCSing your business with photographer Alison Bell!
As always, I am so excited to share this weeks episode with you!
I am sitting down with Marine Corp wife, mom of 4 boys and family photographer Alison Bell.
We get into all the things!
We talk about moving a small business over and over and over.
We talk about homeschooling 4 boys, why they chose to homeschool and what programs they used.
We hit on the challenges of having an in person business, and what it takes to move it.
This one gets a little personal with talking about the identity loss of being a mil spouse, the feelings of wanting more for ourselves, and contributing to our families financially.
Hold on tight! We are all over the place on this one but thats life! I hope you enjoy!
Connect with Alison:
https://www.alisonbellphotographer.com
IG @alisonbellphotog
For her PCS your business checklist:
Alisonbellphotographer.com/PCS
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27: Mil Spouse Spotlight: What the heck is a life coach?! with Kayla Lyon
I had such a blast talking today with fellow mil spouse Kayla Lyon!
Kayla has such an interestingstory in that she was active duty navy for 6.5 years, her husband is also active duty.
We talk about the tough conversations and decision to get out of the military to start a family.
She shares her struggles with identity and bouncing from job to job until she found the right fit. I think we can all relate to that one!
Then we get into life coaching, what the heck is it? Is there a certification for it? What makes you qualified? Who needs it? And we take a deep dive into common struggles military spouses face and how Kayla can help.
I throughly enjoyed this interview and hope you do to!
To get in touch with Kayla:
Free consult call: https://kaylalyon.com/schedule/
Website: https://kaylalyon.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaylamjlyon/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaylamjlyon
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26: Book Club: The High Five Habit by Mel Robbins
I've talked about on the show before how important I think personal development is. Being a mil spouse is not an easy job and anything we can do to understand ourselves better, in my opinion, is only going to make us better spouses, parents and friends.
On todays episode, we are diving in The High Five Habit by Mel Robbins. I've read and listened to lots of her books and she knows how to deliver the straight talk!
We talk about how negative self talk affects the body. The science behind the high five habit and how you can implement it into your life. Thanks for checking it out!
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25: Mil Spouse Spotlight with Blogger and IG influencer Sandee Booth
Ever wondered just what the heck is an Instagram influencer? Me too!
On todays show, I interview mil spouse, momma of 4, blogger and IG influencer Sandee Booth. We get into everything from their military career, how she started her blog, learning to monetize it and then the transition to IG influencer.
I had zero clue what was involved in being an influencer and Sandee was gracious enough to walk us through it step by step and really lays out there the reality of being an influencer.
We also touch on raising 4 military kiddos, the challenges of changing schools and home schooling 4 kids while working from home! So much great content, I hope you enjoy!
To connect with Sandee:
https://sandeebooth.com
on IG @sandeelbooth
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24: Keeping everyone sane over summer break!
If your kiddos aren't on summer break yet, it's quickly approaching! In today's episode I am sharing with you the process I used to create our summer plan.
What do you like to do?
What are your priorities?
Ask your kiddos what THEY want to do!
Local bucket list.
I walk you through how I set up our schedule and ideas for keeping everyone happy and fulfilled!
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23: Special Mini-sode: Raising strong military kids
I recorded this little mini episode last summer before I started the podcast, maybe is was foreshadowing of things to come?!
Anyhoo, just a quick story about embracing the suck and looking for the small wins. Enjoy!
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22: Top 10 Moving Tips!
We are coming up on prime PCS season. I wanted to focus this month of episodes to help you navigate your PCS like a champ.
If you haven't already, check out episode 3, 5 and 7, which are a deep dive into a military move, DITY move and how to unpack like a boss!
In todays episode I am simmering it all down into my top 10 tips with everything from prepping for movers to what to take on the road with you.
I also throw in a couple of bonus tips for DITY moves and adjusting to your new duty station!
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21: Helping our kids through PCS season with Kim Pease
On today's show we are talking Air Force wife Kim Pease.
Kim and her husband Ryan wrote a children's book called It's Time To Say Goodbye.
We talk about navigating their 13 year career with 4 kids and how they came to write and self publish a children's book.
Kim also shares her top tips for helping our kiddos through the transition of a PCS.
Check out Kim and Ryan on IG @movinmilitarykids
Get you copy of the book It's Time To Say Goodbye here:
https://smile.amazon.com/Its-Time-Goodbye-Ryan-Pease/dp/B09RG2CJWQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=its+time+to+say+goodbye+book&qid=1651776379&sprefix=its+time+to+say+%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1
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20: My Top 5 Self Care Tips!
Happy May!
With this weekend being Military Spouse Appreciation Day (May 6) and Mothers Day (May 8) I thought it was the perfect time to talk about self care.
You can't pour from an empty cup! I share with you today my top 5 self care practices and then give you 5 more that don't cost any money, I want nothing to hold you back from taking care of YOUrself.
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19: The Whole Brain Child: Understanding our kids brains so we can help them be awesome humans
Thank you for tuning in!
As we round out April, which is the month of the military child, I wanted to do a book review of sorts on a resource Shaye recommended in her interview at the beginning of the month.
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD is such a wealth of information on how our kids brains grow and process the world around them.
We are going to get into the actual anatomy of the brain and how it develops to help us understand why our 3 year old is losing their flipping mind over not having an orange popsicle.
There are so many techniques in this book to help us understand our kiddos and connect with them on their level and help them grow their brains into become awesome little humans. We don't have time to talk about them all, but we are going to hit the big ones! Lets go!
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18: Military Kids: All Grown Up
As a military family, one of my biggest fears is how our crazy, chaotic, unpredictable lifestyle affects our kids.
On today's show, I am talking to Meaghan Sniegowski, a military kid, all grown up.
Meaghan was born into the military and travelled all over the country with her family while her Dad pursued his career as a Navy pilot, having just retired last year.
We talk about what she remembers from growing up military. Challenges she remembers and the benefits of being raised in the military. And how her upbringing has formed her into the person she is today.
It was a fascinating conversation and honestly it made me feel a whole lot better about how our lifestyle affects our kids!
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17: Life of a military kid: In the trenches with my daughter Savannah
As we continue to celebrate the month of the military child, I thought it would be fun to interview my 10 year old daughter, Savannah, for her take on our military life.
Savannah was born into the military and our military lifestyle of moving every 2-3 years is all she has known.
We talked about the negatives and positives of being a military kid. She shared some things she does when she is having a hard time adjusting to moving or Daddy being gone.
I loved this conversation we had and it was really eye opening what things stick out to her and don't stick out to her about our lifestyle. Please share with your military kid!
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16: Raising Strong and Resilient Kids with Shaye Molendyke
Today’s show is straight up fire!
Shaye Molendyke is a 28 year air force veteran and creator of YogaFit for Warriors and Warrior Kids programs.
She shares what it was like to be a dual military family, her path through mental health training to yoga.
We talk about how we can support our military kids by providing them tools like breathing, movement, tapping, to help regulate their emotions.
We talk about the science behind yoga and these other types of methods like tapping and the direct effect on the body that can be measured!
Shaye shares some difficult situations she faced with her kids and how she used these techniques to help them recover.
This episode is an absolute wealth of knowledge and techniques and resources to help our kids be stronger and more resilient in an ever changing world.
Tapping:
www.thetappingsolution.com
Book: Bear Hugs and Monkey Thumps
Book: The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel
TimeIn Toolkit
https://genmindful.com/products/time-in-toolkit?variant=35355067613334
Zenimal (meditation tool for kids)
https://zenimals.com
DoTerrra Kids Oil Kit
https://www.doterra.com/US/en/p/doterra-kids-collection-2019
YogaFit Warrior Kids
https://www.yogafit.com/teacher-training/YogaFit-for-Warrior-Kids-Online/
Get in touch with Shaye:
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15: Mil Spouse Spotlight with new mil spouse and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Calli
I sat down today with fellow mil spouse Calli.
Calli is fairly new to the military life. We talked about life as an active reservist, I had no idea what that was!
Her experience so far with deployments, moving and integrating into military life.
We also spoke about her business, Innate Nutrition. Calli specializes in women’s health and more specifically painful periods.
We talk about things to look out for, and how to advocate for yourself.
I truly love connecting with other mil spouses and hearing their stories, I hope you do as well!
Connect with Calli on IG @theinnatenutrition or at innatenutrition.net
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14: Mil Spouse Spotlight with Broadway Actor Dani Spieler
I love that this podcast has given me the opportunity to talk with so many different military spouses. I like to do military spouse spotlights because career continuity with our crazy military lives is not easy!
On todays show I am talking with Broadway actor Dani Spieler! I ‘met’ Dani on Instagram and was dying to hear her story, because I mean BROADWAY!!!
We get into all the things….
Marrying into the military later in life
Prioritizing your career and what that looks like
Integrating into military life both as a spouse and the military member
The struggles of settling into a new duty station that you know is only very short term
How do you maintain a career as an actor with military life
It was such a great conversation and I can’t wait for you to hear it!
If you want to connect with Dani, you can find her on Instagram
@danispieler
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13: Military Homecoming Photography with Jen Jordan
On today’s episode we are talking to Jen Jordan who is a marine corp veteran spouse who specializes in homecoming photography.
We talk about her career with the military, how they transisitioned out to civilian life and then we get into all things homecoming photography!
How to pick a photographer…
How much does it cost?…
What to wear…
What if I ugly cry?….
All the things!
Be sure to check out her website: https://www.jenjordanphoto.com
and follow her on IG @jenjordanphotography
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12: Building a business from scratch and then moving it across the country with salon and boutique owner Alyssa Cienega
I am really excited to share this weeks episode with you guys!
I am talking with Alyssa Cienega owner of blush and beige boutique. She is an army mil spouse and is giving all the juice on building her salon, expanding into boutique fashion and then moving the whole thing across the country!
She gives us all the details of owning your own buisness, expanding, evolving into other businesses and then reestablishing again.
She is the epitome of an entrepreneur and a true hustler and I am excited for you to get to know her as well!
I believe there is power in peoples stories and sharing the ups and downs, and how other mil spouses are navigating their careers and military lives. So lets dive in!
I am happy to announce that Blush and Beige Boutique officially opened on February 19, 2022! If you are in the Silverdale, WA area, you need to go check it out!
If you aren't in the Silverdale area, you can still check out the online boutique here:
http://www.blushandbeigeboutique.com/
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11: Relationship Resources
Rounding out our month of marriage...
This week I am giving you all the relationship resources I could find. There are a lot!
The links section this week is pretty epic!
Bottom line, is there are lots of resources available to help you, and we touch on some of them with what they offer, and how to find them.
Bookmark this page!!
https://www.militaryonesource.mil
https://blog-brigade.militaryonesource.mil
Bookmark this one too! All your base information:
https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/?looking-for-a=program/program-service=26/focus=program
Healthy Marriage Info:
http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/marriage-and-relationship-educators/find-a-local-marriage-and-relationship-program/
Family Advocacy Program:
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/family-life/preventing-abuse-neglect/the-family-advocacy-program/
Army Family Readiness Group:
https://www.army.mil/standto/archive/2019/08/16/
Navy Family Readiness Group:
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr.html
Air Force Family Readiness Group:
https://www.afpc.af.mil/Airman-and-Family/
Coast Guard Family Readiness Group:
https://www.uscg.mil/Family/
As always, thank you for listening! If you have any additional resources to share or topic ideas or mil spouses we should feature, please email [email protected]
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10: Mil Spouse Spotlight with Dr Lindsay Cavanagh military marriage coach and podcaster!
I absolutely loved this weeks episode!
I sat down with fellow mil spouse Dr Lindsay Cavanagh who is a military marriage coach and also a podcast host!
We talk about all the things! From moving overseas, and pivoting your career around military moves.
We talked about military marriages and unique issues we face. It was such a fun conversation and I cant wait for you to hear it!
If you want to hear more from Dr Cavanagh…..
The best way to find me is on Instagram at @marriedtomilitary.
The link for my Military Marriage Breakthrough Call is: https://marriedtomilitary.satoriapp.com/offers/236651-military-marriage-breakthrough-call
The Married to Military podcast is on all platforms, but here are a few links:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/married-to-military/id1565f534035
https://open.spotify.com/show/14BM9bJW14qGr7Qnjoi6DB
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9: 5 Love Languages: Military Edition
I am really excited to share this book with you this week!
We each ‘speak’ different languages when it comes to emotions.
What language you speak, may differ from your spouse.
Military life is hard, and military marriages endure different types of hardships from traditional marriages, like Deployment and separations.
We are going to go over the 5 love languages, small things you can do for your spouse from each language and the unique scenarios military couples face.
Marriage is a choice. We all want to feel love and supported and be in a fulfilling relationship. Lets figure out how we can nuture our marriages and thrive!
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8: Disaster PCS: lessons learned and gadgets you need to have for your next move with army wife Valerie
I am so excited to share this weeks episode with you!
I found Valerie in the Lost During My PCS Facebook group where she was sharing about her disaster move and a cool idea on how to track your shipment.
I reached out to her to talk about it for the show and learned that she also published a children's book called The Christmas Spoon and is the CEO of Property of Mrs Clause.
We talk about her book, how hard it is to have a small business and move constantly. The intricacies of re-starting a business in a new state and the drive you need to have to keep pushing forward.
Finally we talk about her last move, which was a total nightmare! You're going to want to hear her story so you can make sure the same thing doesn't happen to you!
Check out Valerie's book here:
http://www.propertyofmrsclaus.com/
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7: Moving 103:Everything you need to know for DITY Moves or do it yourself moves
This is the final episode in our moving series and dedicated to the DITY or Do It Yourself Move!
I give you all my best tips and tricks to help make your move as seamless as possible!
We cover everything from picking your method of moving, to hiring help, to loading and unloading the truck.
Some of the things we talk about are specific to military moves, but this episode would help ANYONE moving! Make sure to share this episode with anyone you know who is moving soon!
Helpful Links:
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/moving-housing/moving/pcs-and-military-moves/
https://www.hireahelper.com
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6: How to advocate for yourself and understand your hormones with mil spouse Eleanor Duelley
I am so excited to share todays mil spouse spotlight episode featuring Eleanor Duelley.
Eleanor is prior active duty as well as a mil spouse.
We cover a lot of topics including
-navigating moves and transitions with kids
-giving yourself grace in the seasons you are in
-navigating the Tricare system when searching for holistic health options
-Her path to launching her own business, Nourishing Nutrition
-we do a deep dive into hormone testing, why would you do it, what to expect
-and we talk about her new program The Hormone Happiness Project
Get in contact with Eleanor at:
https://nourishingnutrition.net
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5: Moving 102: Completing your military move or PCS, what to know when your household goods are delivered
This is Part 2 of our moving series. You will get step by step advice and pro tips on what to expect and have done before they arrive with your household goods. As well as how to unload and get everything put away with as little stress as possible!
Stay tuned for moving 103 which will cover do it yourself moves!
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4: Mil Spouse Spotlight with The Seamless Coach Kelsea Warren
I am really excited to share todays mil spouse spotlight episode with you!
I’m talking with Kelsea Warren aka The Seamless Coach
In this episode Kelsea shares about her struggles graduating from school while moving with the military
Navigating having a job that requires licensure and the difficulties of that over state lines.
Kelsea also shares her experiences with job discrimination and the difficulties of transisitioning jobs to a new duty station and shares some really great resources for employment assistance for mil spouses.
And finally, how she pivoted and started her own virtual coaching business.
To find out more about Kelsea visit her website:
www.theseamlesscoach.com
For more information on the military spouse professional network Kelsea mentioned visit
https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/article/hiring-our-heroes-military-spouse-professional-network
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3: Moving 101...how to prepare for your first military move or PCS like a boss!
This is episode one in a series of 3 ( I think, lol).
We are starting from receiving orders through loading the truck.
Everything you need to know about scheduling movers and prepping your house for the packers, overseeing the pack-out and loading the truck.
Stay tuned for the next episode dropping in 2 weeks where we will pick up with the arrival of your household goods and how to load in your house like a pro!
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The website for moving, move.mil, as of Nov 1 2021 has been changed to military one source, see the link below for more information:
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2824578/department-of-defense-movemil-website-relocates-to-military-onesource/
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2: Mil Spouse Spotlight: Building a successful virtual business with Jess Bertsch
In today's episode we are talking to 15 year coast guard spouse Jess Bertsch. Jess is the founder and CEO of Powerhouse Planning. We talk about how she transitioned from a traditional workplace to developing her own virtual business. Jess also shares how she manages all of the moves and sea time while still building her business. How Powerhouse has been able to grow and expand even in these tough economic times. Jess is a true leader, fostering an environment of family first and truly living her message.
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1: Who do you think you are?
This is the first episode of the podcast! I thought it might be fun to share a little about me and our military career and how this podcast came to be. Thanks for listening!
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Trailer
I am so excited to launch this community!! Coming to you January 3 2022!!
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