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The Uniform We Wear: A Letter From One Military Spouse to Another

By Guest Blogger May 25, 2021Military Life

Dear Military Spouse,

Self-Improvement Secret Weapon: The Five-Year Plan

By Charlotte Graham Porter Apr 16, 2021Health & Wellness

Military spouses must frequently make personal sacrifices in support of their service members. But an outdated presumption persists that spousal support and personal pursuits are mutually exclusive concepts. So, what’s the secret …

A five year planner and calendar on a desk

The Outsider Hostess

By Katelyn Nixon Mar 2, 2021Health & Wellness

We moved recently. And I did all the right things to get myself ‘into the zone’ as far as what my new life would look like. I planned out my daily schedule, …

Finding the Right Mental Health Counselor

By Kelly Bojan Feb 23, 2021Health & Wellness

Making the decision to reach out to a mental health counselor, while not always easy, can be critical to getting the help you need. Many times, we are limited to who we …

A virtual counseling session on a laptop

Setting Practical Goals for 2021

By Kristi Stolzenberg Jan 12, 2021Health & Wellness

If 2020 was a calendar (which, yes, I recognize it was), it was full of ripped, tear-stained, scratched-out pages, that were then covered in white-out, rewritten on, then scratched out again. When …

Stuck-at-Home: Crafts That Build Skills

By Charlotte Graham Porter Dec 29, 2020Health & Wellness

It can be easy to fill your time with less-than-healthy habits like streaming video and scrolling on social media. COVID-19 has made that boredom urge a safe solution. To combat that habit, …

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The Uniform We Wear: A Letter From One Military Spouse to Another