Trauma is a word we hear a lot these days. Often when we think of trauma we think of clinically diagnosable PTSD or a majorly catastrophic event. However, trauma comes in many …
Can We Talk About Trauma?
Topic: Mental Health
Making the Most of MilLife Challenges
We all face challenges along our military journey. One of my biggest challenges as a military spouse was moving overseas with three young children. We moved to Rota, Spain on the day …
Meet Yourself Where You Are
Throughout the last three years of school to become a licensed therapist, one of the concepts taught repeatedly is to meet my clients where they are. That means that in every session, …
10 Ways to Handle Transitions in Military Life
Change is a regular occurrence for military families. Whether you are preparing for deployment, a PCS move or a last-minute military pivot, you’ve probably learned there is always a new stressful event just …
Domestic Abuse: Be an Upstander, Not a Bystander
The Blog Brigade stands with the Defense Department and the military community to respect, support and defend victims of domestic abuse. Preventing domestic abuse is a shared community responsibility. Read our post below …
Relaxing with Military OneSource: The Chill Drill App
If I told you there was an app designed by the Department of Defense that offers audio mindfulness exercises to relax the body and mind, how would you feel? Surprised? Excited? There …
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