229. Loneliness is a Problem for Military Spouses. What’s the Solution?
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. […]
215. Building Authentic Friendships as a Military Spouse
Welcome to the Milspouse Transformation Summer Series. Each week, we focus on one particular area of our life that will help us truly live a life that we’re excited about, one with more meaning and less overwhelm. The topics in this series are based on the 10 focus areas of the growth wheel, a free […]
Brené Brown’s Tips for Finding True Belonging as a Military Spouse
Do you ever struggle with loneliness? Do you struggle to find “your people” with each move? Do you sometimes feel like no one knows the “real you”? Author and researcher Brené Brown suggests that at the heart of loneliness is a feeling of disconnection and the absence of meaningful social interaction. But how do we […]
What Happens After Military Life?
What Happens After Military Life? Navigating the Transition from Seasoned Military Spouse to Civilian Life You are more than a milspouse. Absolutely. But the reality is that, for many of us, being a military spouse becomes a large part of our identity. And the longer that our spouse serves, the more this is true. There’s […]
How to Make Friends When You Don’t Know Anyone
LISTEN ON YOUR FAV PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE how do you begin to make friends when you don’t know anyone? Headed to an event where you know absolutely no one? Here’s your cheat sheet! Seriously, one of the super-fun parts of military life is starting completely over every time you move to […]
Struggling to Make Friends as a Military Spouse? Try This.
LISTEN ON YOUR FAV PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE Want Meaningful Relationships? the secret to building connection with others So many of us as military spouses struggle to make meaningful connections. I’m not just talking about surface small talk with neighbors, or at the spouse coffee, or with our kids’ friends’ parents. I’m […]
Strengthen Your Military Marriage, Motherhood, Friendships & Build RESILIENCY With This Simple (Yet Overlooked) Hack
A super simple tip to strengthen your military marriage What if I told you there was one thing you could do today (and every day) to strengthen your military marriage, your relationship with your kids, your friendships and your resiliency? And what if I told you that one thing was super simple to do. So […]
5 Unexpected Blessings of Being a Military Spouse
It was a normal day at work, or so I thought. I was busily plugging away at a project on my computer when the desk phone rang. It was my husband calling. I picked up the phone and he told me the words I had been dreading. We’re moving. When I first met my husband […]
