You are worth celebrating. For this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Sharita reminds milspouses everywhere about the importance of milspouse celebrations. As milspouses, we are really good at celebrating our soldiers, but don’t forget to celebrate yourself or other milspouses. Sharita gives us tips on how to do this.
Podcast
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.
AWTR Show #889: Sesame Street
Do you have young kids? Are you not sure of how to talk with them about the challenges of this military life? Don’t worry, because Sesame Street for Military Families is here for you.
AWTR Show #888: Preparing For Month of the Military Child
April is the month of the military child and that allows us to pay tribute to the resiliency of our military children. This month brings awareness to some things military children deal with mentally and to show our appreciation for what they do. So for this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Amber will give you some things you can do during this month to celebrate military children. She also shares resources for virtual events for military children.
AWTR Show #887: MilKid MailKits
Have you ever made plans that you had to change because of the military? Ever had to change careers after a move to a new duty station? That’s exactly what happened to Brunella Costagliola. What she once saw as an obstacle, in fact turned out to be a trampoline that eventually led her to create MilKid MailKits.
AWTR Show #886: 5 Tips to Help Master Milspouse Motherhood
For this week’s MEM, Amanda B. is sharing her tips for how to master milspouse motherhood. Amanda reminds fellow milspouse mothers to not give into mom guilt.
AWTR Show #885: Writing Your Own Milspouse Story
As a military spouse, it can be easy to feel the label the military gives you – dependent. Military spouses are used to putting our own aspirations on the back burner. But Karri L. Moser believes that as spouses, you should be writing your own milspouse story.
Mission: Milspouse is a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
EIN Number: 88-1604492
Contact:
hello@missionmilspouse.org
P.O. Box 641341
El Paso, TX 79904