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The Military Wife Blog
Welcome to my military wife blog, where I share practical tips, heartfelt truths, personal stories, and actionable steps to help you thrive as a military wife. Whether you want to know how to survive deployment, where to find military wife support, the truth about intimacy after deployment, or tips for navigating life as a military mom, you’ve come to the right place. No topic is off-limits! Dive into articles about how to be resilient, ways to overcome spouse deployment depression, and more to improve your experience as a military wife.
It’s not often someone can say, “I know what you’re going through,” and mean it. But I do. I know what it’s like when your spouse is gone all the time. I know the pain of feeling disconnected from your husband while he’s away and home. I know the struggle of waiting to get pregnant because of a deployment, being pregnant during deployment, and losing a baby. I know it’s hard watching your kids struggle with their dad being gone and fearing for his safety. I know what it’s like to feel alone, scared, and overwhelmed with everything that comes with being a military wife. I also know how to make the most of military wife life and thrive during deployments, and I talk about it all in my military wife blog. Enjoy!
What to Do When You’re Stressed About Money: Financial Planning for Military Families
Are you feeling stressed about money? About spending too much? About how much kids cost? About not having enough for today’s bills? About not having enough for future bills? Perhaps you feel like you have too much debt or don’t save enough or don’t make enough money to save. Stressing about money comes so easily,…
From Fear to Freedom: Managing Military Spouse Anxiety by Increasing Resilience
Have you ever felt the knot of fear in your stomach as your partner deploys, leaving you to manage everything on the home front? Of course, you support and are proud of your spouse, but you also experience military spouse anxiety as you plan for months without him. As a military wife and resilience life…
School is Out, and These 10 Summer Activities for Military Families are In
It’s that time of year again when the school bell rings for the last time, textbooks close, and the children’s boundless energy is ready to be unleashed. Yes, you guessed it right–school’s out, and summer is in! But as a military family, you know that summer can be a bit of a challenge if your…
Military Wife Weight Loss: 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Physical Health as a Military Spouse
Does your physical health often take a backseat to some of your other priorities? Mine too! As a military wife, weight loss hasn’t always been top of mind. But this year, my goal is to make my physical health a priority. I want to get strong and healthy, lose weight, improve my relationship with food,…
3 Ways to Build Resilience: Military Wife’s Guide to Become Resilient
Raise your hand if the military has ever thrown your family a curveball, and you had to become resilient and adapt. I know I have. Military life is unique and challenging, not only for the service members but also for us, their spouses. As a military wife, you play a vital role in supporting your…
Common Military Wife Struggles and How to Overcome Them
Being a military wife is one of the most challenging jobs in the world. It requires strength, resilience, and the ability to adapt to change quickly. From long deployments to frequent moves, you’ll face numerous military wife struggles and challenges. This blog post is for the military spouse who has been doing this for a…
How to be a Good Military Girlfriend: Advice for Military Girlfriends from a Military Wife
So, you want to know how to be a good military girlfriend. The simple fact that you care enough to search for advice for military girlfriends tells me you’re already doing a good job. I’ve spent a lot of time over the past 15+ years learning how to be a good military wife, avoid being…
How Do Military Wives Deal with Deployment? Using These 22 Deployment Tips for Spouses
Wondering, “How do military wives deal with deployment?” I’m going to let you in on our secret: we don’t pretend it’s not happening. We prepare and utilize military spouse tips for deployment to make the most of it. Whether you’ve been down this road before or are a deployment newbie, knowing how to prepare for…
Feeling Like a Depressed Military Wife? Learn How to Allow, Feel, and Move Through Emotions
Let me start by saying this: whatever you’re feeling is OK. If you’re feeling like a depressed military wife, that’s OK. Military wife life is hard sometimes. Deployments are hard. Not seeing your spouse for weeks, months, or years is hard. Being a mom is hard sometimes. Managing home life and work is hard. Connecting…
What to Talk About with a Life Coach: 5 Questions to Ask and Topics to Cover
Have you ever wondered what to talk about with a life coach? Perhaps you’ve been curious about working with me as your military wife coach, but you want to “see” what it’d be like before taking that first step. While you may get glimpses of my coaching style from listening to the Simply Resilient Podcast,…
Are You Ready to Build Resilience & Thrive as a Military Wife?
I am so excited to journey with you as your Military Wife Life Coach and help you move into a better place emotionally and mentally to face the challenges that come with military wife life confidently.