In this day and age, we are always looking outward to find someone else’s new idea for what a well-balanced life looks like. Our society is almost obsessed with this idea of …
Topic: Self-Care
Virtual Military Spouse Symposium 2021
MilSpouses – Where were you April 27-29? If you weren’t attending the fifth annual Virtual Military Spouse Symposium, hosted by the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program and the Department of Defense, …
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 …
The Danger of the “Don’t Reinvent the Wheel” Mentality
For a community that is constantly packing up, turning over, and unpacking somewhere completely different, there sure is a heavy blanket of standard operating procedures covering every nook and cranny of military …
The Uniform We Wear: A Letter From One Military Spouse to Another
Dear Military Spouse, You are doing a great job. It took me a long time to figure out those words … the words I longed to hear on my hardest days. I …
Self-Improvement Secret Weapon: The Five-Year Plan
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 But an outdated presumption persists that spousal support and personal pursuits are mutually exclusive concepts.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 …