How to Rebuild Communication in a Military Marriage (Without Therapy)
Feeling disconnected from your spouse? Military life can strain even the strongest marriages, but rebuilding communication doesn’t have to mean going to therapy. In this episode, I’m joined by Linda Schwefel of Discover Yourself, who shares how the Insights Discovery profile can help you better understand yourself and your spouse, improve communication, and reconnect with intention. We explore […]
How to Turn Your Pain into Purpose as a Military Spouse
Trigger Warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual abuse, rape, miscarriage, addiction, and suicide. In this powerful and deeply moving episode, I sit down with Nicole B. Gebhardt—author, speaker, transformational coach, and military spouse—as she shares her personal journey through trauma, loss, addiction, and healing. Nicole opens up about how she turned unimaginable pain into […]
The Gift Military Spouses Can Really Use
If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, constantly “on,” or stuck in survival mode… I see you. And on this Military Spouse Appreciation Day, I don’t just want to say thank you—I want to give you something that helps you breathe again. So I created a bonus episode for you. In this episode, we chat about […]
What You Can Control in the Chaos of Moving
If you’re moving this summer, you already know: it’s not business as usual. Major changes to the PCS system are leaving many families stuck between bad options. So what do you do when you can’t change the situation? In this episode, I walk you through what’s happening, why it matters, and how to care for […]
A Simple Start to Self-Care for Milspouses
In this episode, we’re getting real about the stress and mental load so many military spouses carry—especially during busy or solo parenting seasons. Often, the first thing we let go of is taking care of ourselves. We explore the hidden beliefs that keep us stuck in self-neglect, even when we know we need to fill our own […]
How to Become a Military Spouse Who Won’t Quit
Buckle up for this one! This conversation is one that you will want to return to more than once. I sit down with Verenice Castillo, founder and CEO of the Military Spouse Advocacy Network, to talk about the 10-year anniversary of MSAN and what it took to build an organization that has positively impacted the […]
Doing This Will Skyrocket Your Growth…
Every year I love to do a recap of my favorite books that I’ve read throughout the year. This year the recap almost didn’t happen between my daughter’s accident and me losing my voice. But I was determined to make it happen for two important reasons…which I’ll share inside today’s episode. Wishing you the best […]
Three Keys to Better Budgeting as a Military Family
Surprise! It’s a Christmas show take-over. I’m completely handing over the reins of this week’s episode to Shana Roberson & Vanessa Porten, long-time friends of the show and hosts of the Financial Coaching for Women podcast. You first heard them here in episode 129. They are talking about what you can do to financially set […]
Making the Most of Your Military Spouse Life
We’re almost at the end of 2024. It’s a great time for reflection and for looking ahead to the new year. But how you enter the new year matters. We can enter a new year thinking about all the things that will prevent us from going after our goals and dreams, or we can […]
Feeling Lonely as a Military Spouse? How to Find Connection
Deployments. Frequent moves. Working from home. Lack of childcare. Trying to get established in a new city. There are numerous reasons military spouses struggle with loneliness. Join me for a conversation with licensed clinical social worker and military spouse Crystal Bettenhausen-Bubulka about loneliness, connection, and why it’s time to rethink our connections as military spouses. […]