Military Life

A re-connection via Facebook sparked a romance between Kiri and Luke and before she knew it she was moving from Adelaide to Darwin to be with her Army guy, only for him to get word that he would be deploying to Afghanistan just 6 weeks after she moved to be with him! That deployment would change Kiri's now Husband forever after two of his mate's were killed in action. He would also go onto have a...

This week I'm on the podcast talking about a medical emergency involving my 4 and a half year old and how it could have been the total unraveling of me. I talk about how laying some strong foundations over the last year and a half and consistently saying YES to me allowed me to pull myself out of a spiral of self pity and get back on track straight away.   Ready to join the MWL community? Click th...

This week I talk to Kate about meeting her now Army Husband Byron online, dating for a few short months, getting engaged, moving to be with Byron and getting married. This time last year Kate was still single and now she is in the thick of Army Wife life and loving it.   Ready to join the MWL Community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au

Mel met her Military guy online and after a few months they went on their first date. The next day he left town with the Army to take part in the clean-up following the Brisbane floods and Mel didn't know when she would see him again. Once he returned they knew they wanted to be together and within a year were pregnant, engaged, married and her Husband was deployed to Afghanistan. In this episode...

This week I talk to Michelle, Communications Manager from advocacy organisation Defence Families of Australia. Michelle talks about the role DFA plays as the advisory body FOR US to the Minister for Defence Personnel and CDF, what that means for us and how it helps us, the difference between DFA and DCO, the major topics they are currently bringing to the fore on our behalf and how we can have our...

Ashley met her Military guy while on a girls weekend in Sydney. They chatted via text/online for 6 months before even coming back together to go on their first date, dated and did long distance for another 6 months and then Ashley made the huge decision to leave her family, friends, business and life to move to be with her Navy guy. 4 years on and they are happily married, have added a fur baby to...

In Episode 6 of Military Wife- The Podcast I talk to Joanna who has been a Navy spouse for a little under 5 years and has certainly experienced the ups and downs of spouse life during that time. Joanna and her now Fiance had a little bit of a scandalous start, a brief breakup, have navigated custody arrangements and Navy life, deployments, a difficult pregnancy and so much more.    Ready to join t...

This weeks episode of Military Wife Life- The Podcast is all about how making a tough and scary decision in my life would ultimately lead me to really being my TRUE self and has now allowed me to shift my mindset and make Military spouse life work FOR me. Please note: The words I use at the end of this Episode are a quote from Brene Brown and her 'The Power of Vulnerability' Ted Talk. Ready to joi...

In Episode 4 of Military Wife Life- The Podcast I talk to Kasey who has had some twists and turns in her journey as not only a Navy spouse but also a Navy member. From falling pregnant unexpectedly while doing her Officer training, to being diagnosed with Post Natal depression and then Bi-polar, managing dual postings and everything in-between. Kasey has overcome some huge setbacks but continues t...

"Make sure you are open and honest with yourself and to other people. Tell your partner how you are feeling about them going. Ask them how they are feeling about it too. It does work both ways." "Make sure you have got that support network in place. Because as much as 6 months goes fast, it doesn't aswell."   In Episode 3 of Military Wife Life- The Podcast I talk to Katrina, a family focussed, cof...

"Mother Nature is going to decide this and not the Navy. I was getting frustrated with how his job was indirectly dictating our family planning but it all worked out." "It was definitely a challenge to get him back to do the surgery to retrieve my eggs."   In Episode 2 of Military Wife Life- The Podcast, I talk to Teagan, a Marketing Manager, self confessed fitness addict who loves animals and des...

"After the first deployment, I was left believing I couldn't do it ever again. I really believed I couldn't survive another one. By the time this second deployment came up, I haven't wanted to do it but a part of me was like you know what, If I can get through this one and prove to myself I can do it, then I will have built some resilience and that's all I want. I will feel empowered from that."  ...

Welcome to the Military Wife Life Podcast- a podcast telling the stories of everyday Military wives and partners. Listen in to hear from others who are living this military life, juggling all the things on the daily, just like you and I. Let's connect and support each other by telling our stories, celebrating our strength, focusing on self care & lifting each other up.   PLEASE NOTE: This Podcast...