Military Family Life

Since the launch of our podcast, we have been talking to members of Military families about some of the unique challenges they have face living with a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.  But what happens when there are two people in the family that are members of the Canadian Armed Forces? In this episode we are talking to a service couple about how they have managed to overcome some of those ch...

This month we are chatting with Christina McFadden. Christina was born and raised in Germany and was living there when she met her husband, a Canadian Military member. She came to Canada to start a new life with her husband.  In this conversation Christina tells us  some of the challenges she faced, and what surprised her about living in Canada and living on a military base. We also talk about: ho...

April is Month of the Military Child.  This month we speak with Tammy Barclay – mother of 6 military children – about how her children have dealt with challenges such as postings, deployments and the transition to civilian life. In our conversation we talk about how: ·      to help children stay connected with a deployed parent (00:08:45); ·      living in an RHU helped Tammy – and Claudia – to co...

In this month’s episode we speak with Dr. Heidi Cramm about the research that she - and her team at the Families Matter Research Group - are doing about the impact of Military life on the family. Trigger warning:   In this discussion we do talk about suicide and suicide ideation as it pertains to CAF Members and their families.  This discussion begins at the 20:00 mark.  Please listen with caution...

Welcome to Military Family Life This month we are speaking with Ariel from PMQ for two . Ariel is the voice behind the blog PMQ for two , where she creates bright, bold, creative interiors, DIY and lifestyle content.  Ariel is also the first Home and DIY creator in Pinterest Canada's creator class of 2021-2022, and her work has been featured online and in print just about everywhere.  In this...

Welcome back to Military Family Life.  In this episode, Julie and Claudia discuss: ·      the inspiration to start a podcast for Military family members (0:01:15) ·      our hopes for this podcast;  ·      the conversations we would like to have in the coming months (0:18:00); and  ·      our go-to advice for new Military family members (0:09:47) If you have a story or experience that you would li...

Welcome to Military Family Life!   Since this podcast is about Military family members sharing their experiences and advice, hosts Claudia Beswick and Julie Hollinger kick off this podcast by sharing their own stories. Claudia Beswick is a Military Spouse and Military Child!  In this episode she talks about her many postings, her childhood memories and her love/hate relationship with snow.   Julie...

Military Family Life does not come with an instruction manual! Each month we will bring you the stories of people who have ‘been there’ – and they are here to share the lessons they have learned along the way … to help you live your BEST military family life.