This podcast shares about how to drink less in seven days. Nearly 23% of male veterans have reported participating in binge drinking, but it isn’t just returning service member who can struggle with addiction. Sometimes, spouses are bored, lonely, or even overwhelmed with the new stranger in their home and can also turn to drinking.
mental health
Show #676: Understanding Eating Disorder
Anita Johnston, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist & Supervisor, and author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food.
Show #675: Military Spouse Wellness Summit
Evie King from InDependent joins us to share about the Military Spouse Wellness Summit. The Military Spouse Wellness Summit is an annual virtual event that brings ten guest expert interviews for you to listen to in the comfort of your home or on the go.
How to Thrive as an Introverted Milspouse
My husband and I are opposites in so many ways, but most noticeably when it comes to the introverted vs. extroverted rankings.
Phil’s extroversion has played well into his military career. One time, he was staying in the barracks at Fort McCoy where there were open-bay toilets. He said he sat so close to the next man on the toilet that he could read his newspaper and joke around while each man did his “business.”
I’m still horrified!
4 Things to Let Go of in the New Year
The New Year acts as a turning point for a lot of us. We make resolutions and vow to do something better—diet, exercise, self-improvement, employment or educational goals, and more.
But while we’re working on achieving something new once we turn the calendar over, many of us heap worry and concerns on ourselves that we cannot control. We overburden our hearts and our minds, with guilt, negativity, expectations (sometimes unrealistic or out of our control), or worries or pain about our past.
How much are you carrying around inside your head that you will never have the power to change?
Yuletide Yoga: Staying Focused on What Matters
“Come to yoga,” they said.
“It’ll help you unwind,” they said.
“It doesn’t matter that you can barely touch your toes,” they said.
Fun fact: Yoga is much more enjoyable when you’re flexible; don’t believe the hype!
An Expert Worrier’s Tips for Dealing with Worry
I worry about the strangest things.
My husband is forever shaking his head (and maybe even rolling his eyes) over some of the stuff I get worked up about. We even have a favorite movie scene that gets bantered back and forth between us:
Show #663: Sacred Rest
How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, and the stress of everyday life? In “Sacred Rest:Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity,” today’s guest, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, reveals why rest can no longer remain optional.
Confessions of a Lonely Military Spouse
Loneliness. It is by far one of the strongest and most common emotions shared by military spouses. For a long time, I thought that “being lonely” was just a part of the job. I was serving my country by supporting my husband, and in the end, that just meant being alone was something I would have to learn to live with.
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