Have you ever been told to just be positive? Optimism can deny negative emotions which simply isn’t the reality. Cling to hope and live in reality. Hope is what keeps us going, what motivates us to make it through a tough situation.
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AWTR Show #896: How to Navigate Grief
Today’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment is about something that still feels taboo to talk about, but shouldn’t be. Amber gives us some tips on how to navigate grief. She shares her personal journey and lessons she has learned.
AWTR Show #895: The Astronaut’s Wife
Do you ever feel like a supporting character in this milspouse life? One of the many life lessons contained in the book, The Astronaut’s Wife, is that you are essential to the mission’s success. Embrace the fact that you are not a side story and jump in with both feet.
First things first – stop trying to do it all by yourself. You have to build your community and that means putting yourself out there and being vulnerable. Find people who you can be your authentic self around. What you are doing is important, even if you don’t get paid for it or society minimizes it.
AWTR Show #893: Milspouse Strength
Dr. Kendra Lowe found out that 1 in 4 military spouses at any given time are experiencing clinical levels of stress. And stress does not discriminate between seasoned spouses vs new spouses, spouses with soldiers that were deployed vs at home, etc. We are all vulnerable to stress.
AWTR Show #892: The Power of Yes!
One little word can change a lot. For this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Chrissy explains why it is important to say yes – to different adventures, simple things, and more. Fear can creep in and stop us from saying yes. Chrissy reminds us to find the happiness and the power of yes.
AWTR Show #891: NMFA + Bloom: Empowering the Military Teen
Military teens face many obstacles that include making friends, moving often, and enduring parental deployments. But perhaps the biggest challenge is the consequences of these obstacles and trying to maintain your mental health. There is a big community and support for military spouses and young military children, but there is a gap in the support when it comes to the military teen. Bloom saw this gap and set out on a mission of empowering the military teen.
Coping Through Deployment
Sometimes life can be overwhelming. The constant demands of day to day living make it hard to catch our breath. Work, family, sports practices, being at home with small children, sick children and the list goes on and on. This can be especially exhausting when one partner is away training or deployed and “regular stuff” is left to be taken care of day in and day out. The days feel long and, at times, even like there is no end in sight.
AWTR Show #884: Advocating for your Milspouse Mental Health
We all know that mental health is super important… But sometimes it is hard to make it a top priority. Join Sharita for this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment as she shares about her own journey and some tips for how to be your own best advocate for all things military spouse mental health.
AWTR Show #881: Military Special Operations Family Collaborative
Imagine your soldier is gone more often than they are around. Imagine you don’t live close to base or know your soldier’s unit. Imagine not having down time and having the mission always come first. The Special Operations community have different needs – needs that haven’t really been researched yet. That’s where the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative comes in.
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