Topic: Managing Stress

September arrives with cooler mornings, kids heading back to school and a quieter rhythm after the whirlwind of summer. For many military families, the moving trucks have mostly left the neighborhood, and deployments or training cycles may have settled into a new normal. Yet many military spouses still feel emotionally drained, scattered or behind. After a PCS, a long summer deployment stretch, or simply the nonstop pace of family life in uniform, that “I should be further along by now” feeling is incredibly common.