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 …
Topic: Self-Care
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 But an outdated presumption persists that spousal support and personal pursuits are mutually exclusive concepts.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 …
The Outsider Hostess
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
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 …