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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!
6 Ways to Strengthen a Military Marriage and Thrive as a Couple During Deployments
Are you married to a service member and want to strengthen your relationship? Or a military girlfriend worried about military spouse divorce rates? Whether your relationship is thriving or barely surviving, you can take steps to strengthen your military marriage. Being a military couple can be challenging. Regular life and military life will throw things…
How to Stop Feeling Drained Mentally & Emotionally Heavy as a Military Wife
Is life feeling a bit heavy these days? Do you feel emotionally overwhelmed by your experiences and responsibilities? Are you drained mentally, emotionally, and physically–almost as if everything you do weighs more than usual, so you’re burning your energy faster? Feeling emotionally heavy, drained, and overwhelmed is something we all experience as military wives. The…
Military Spouse Life Coaching: How Life Coaching Can Change Your Life as a Military Wife
As a military wife, your life may often feel like a rollercoaster ride. You have to face unique challenges that civilian spouses don’t experience, which can create feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm. If you’re looking for a way to reclaim your life and navigate these tricky waters, military spouse life coaching might be the perfect…
How to Ask for Help: 3 Tips for Wives Looking for Deployment Help
You don’t need help. You can do it all yourself. But when your spouse is deployed for an extended period of time, doing everything yourself comes at a cost. You have to make your life “smaller” so you can handle everything alone. If you don’t, you’ll likely burn out trying to keep the same cadence…
Self-Coaching for Military Wives to Stop Surviving and Start Thriving in Military Life
Exercising your mental muscles is one of the best things you can do for yourself, your marriage, your family, and your relationships as a military wife. The more you become aware of what you’re thinking and how it’s impacting you, the more you can make adjustments that bring joy and less strife into your life.…
How to Become OK with Being Alone: Advice for the Lonely Military Wife
As a military wife, you will undoubtedly spend some time alone. While you might still have your kids, friends, and other family members around, there will be times your spouse is gone on deployment or trainings throughout your family’s military experience. You may struggle with being alone sometimes, and that’s okay. You may love it…
Life of a Military Wife: Answering the Top 10 Military Wife Questions
Being a military wife is not for the faint of heart. It takes a strong, independent woman to handle all the challenges that come with the territory. From constant moves to long deployments, military wives have to be ready for anything. And yet, despite all the difficulties, there is something incredibly rewarding about being a…
How to Be More Flexible in Life as a Military Wife
You’re someone who likes to make plans. But you know (from personal experience) that life doesn’t always go as planned, especially not life as a military wife. So, you want to know how to be more flexible–with yourself, your schedule, the kids, the people around you, last-minute changes, differing personalities and opinions. Well, you’re in…
Military Spouse Stress is Real: Here’s How to Feel Less Stressed
Do you feel stuck–like you’ll never be able to break free from the overwhelming pressures of military life? Is your stress escalating–like it gets more intense daily, and you don’t know how to slow it down? Do you want to know how to feel less stressed out, but you’re starting to wonder if it’s even…
Resilience Coaching: What It Is and Why Military Wives Need It
Resilience. It’s often defined as the ability to bounce back from adversity. But I think it’s more than that. To me, resilience is the capacity to endure difficulties and setbacks while still maintaining a positive outlook and a sense of hope. But how do you do that, especially as a military wife dealing with a…
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.