More Than a Milspouse | mindset, clarity, work-life balance, create a purpose-fueled life as a military spouse, Milspouse Mastermind

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Amelia Duran Stanton, author of The Lotus Within, to discuss effective time management and self-prioritization for military spouses.   We dive into practical strategies to support your life as More Than a Milspouse, including simple daily routines, the role of core values, deciding on “big rocks”, and actionable tips like the Eisenhower Matrix. You’ll leave thi...

I'm back!! It always feels good to be back behind the mic, recording new content for you. I've spent the summer moving, but now I'm getting settled into our home for this year. In this episode, we catch up on what PCS 2025 was like and what I learned through the experience.  Better Together, Christine   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ep 19. Do You Struggle to Get Dinner on the Table When Your Spouse is...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — where we’re exploring how to live with more meaning and less overwhelm using the Clarity Compass as our guide. Over the past nine episodes, we’ve talked about caring for yourself and building strong relationships. But there’s one final — and foundational — focus area we’re digging into this week: your purpose. Living with purpose isn’t about wait...

Welcome to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — where we’re taking intentional steps to reset your life one focus area at a time using the Clarity Compass, our free self-assessment tool designed for military spouses. Think you're just "bad with money"? Think again. In this episode, Janine Mix—author of Buy the Damn Coffee and host of the Permission to Prosper podcast—shares her journey from $120k i...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — where we’re taking intentional steps to reset your life one focus area at a time using the Clarity Compass, our free self-assessment tool designed for military spouses. This week, we’re diving into one of the most important — and often most challenging — areas of military life: friendships. Making friends as a military spouse isn’t always easy, e...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — where we’re taking intentional steps to reset your life one focus area at a time using the Clarity Compass, our free self-assessment tool designed for military spouses. In this episode, I’m chatting with Dr. Julia Priftis about one of the most important challenges military families face: building strong, healthy relationships with our kids amid a...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — a special collection of episodes designed to help you make small, intentional shifts that lead to big transformation. Each week, we’re digging into one of the 10 key focus areas from the Clarity Compass, a free life assessment tool available inside the Milspouse Transformation Guide. This week, we’re talking about a vital, but often strained, par...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — where we’re diving into small, strategic shifts that help military spouses trade overwhelm for meaning and create a life that truly excites them. Each week, we’re exploring one of the 10 focus areas of the Clarity Compass, a free life assessment tool included in the Milspouse Transformation Guide. These conversations are designed to help you rese...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series, where we’re exploring small, powerful shifts military spouses can make to live with more meaning and less overwhelm. Each week, we’re unpacking one of the 10 focus areas of the Clarity Compass — a free life assessment tool inside the Milspouse Transformation Guide. These conversations are designed to help you reset, refocus, and create a life that...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — a podcast series designed to help you make simple, strategic shifts that lead to a more meaningful, purpose-fueled life. Each week, we’re exploring one of the 10 focus areas of the Clarity Compass, a free life assessment tool inside the Milspouse Transformation Guide. It’s all about making empowered changes that help you live with more energy and...

Welcome back to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — a season-long journey designed to help you make small, meaningful shifts that lead to major transformation. Each week, we’re exploring one of the 10 focus areas of the Clarity Compass, a free life assessment tool inside the Milspouse Transformation Guide. These episodes are all about helping you create a life with more meaning and less overwhelm,...

This summer, we're hitting reset together with the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — a special collection of episodes designed to help you make small but powerful shifts that can lead to major transformation in your life. Each week, we're diving into one of the 10 focus areas of the Clarity Compass, a free life assessment tool and your go-to resource for creating a more fulfilling, purpose-fueled li...

Welcome to the Milspouse Summer Reset Series — a collection of intentional conversations designed to help you reflect, realign, and reset your life one small shift at a time. In this kickoff episode, I’m introducing the updated Clarity Compass (formerly known as the Growth Wheel) and walking you through how it can help you reconnect with who you are, uncover what matters most, and start making mea...

Feeling disconnected from your spouse? Military life can strain even the strongest marriages, but rebuilding communication doesn’t have to mean going to therapy.  In this episode, I’m joined by Linda Schwefel of Discover Yourself, who shares how the Insights Discovery profile can help you better understand yourself and your spouse, improve communication, and reconnect with intention. We explore ho...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual abuse, rape, miscarriage, addiction, and suicide.  In this powerful and deeply moving episode, I sit down with Nicole B. Gebhardt—author, speaker, transformational coach, and military spouse—as she shares her personal journey through trauma, loss, addiction, and healing. Nicole opens up about how she turned unimaginable pain into purpose, a...

If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, constantly “on,” or stuck in survival mode… I see you. And on this Military Spouse Appreciation Day, I don’t just want to say thank you—I want to give you something that helps you breathe again. So I created a bonus episode for you. In this episode, we chat about what’s really going on in your body and mind when you feel overwhelmed or disconnected—and how to...

If you're moving this summer, you already know: it’s not business as usual. Major changes to the PCS system are leaving many families stuck between bad options. So what do you do when you can’t change the situation? In this episode, I walk you through what’s happening, why it matters, and how to care for your mental and emotional health with a simple 5-step process to shift your focus and regain p...

In this episode, we’re getting real about the stress and mental load so many military spouses carry—especially during busy or solo parenting seasons. Often, the first thing we let go of is taking care of ourselves. We explore the hidden beliefs that keep us stuck in self-neglect, even when we know we need to fill our own cup. You'll learn why guilt, busyness, and limiting stories might be holding...

Buckle up for this one! This conversation is one that you will want to return to more than once. I sit down with Verenice Castillo, founder and CEO of the Military Spouse Advocacy Network, to talk about the 10-year anniversary of MSAN and what it took to build an organization that has positively impacted the lives of thousands of military spouses. Verenice shares her story of starting with nothing...

In this episode, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at a powerful mindset shift that’s changed the way I’m approaching this next season of my life—especially in the face of unexpected transitions and constant change. We’re diving into one simple but transformative question: What’s possible? From moving duty stations and letting go of expectations to stepping into a coaching certification that wa...

Every year I love to do a recap of my favorite books that I’ve read throughout the year. This year the recap almost didn’t happen between my daughter’s accident and me losing my voice. But I was determined to make it happen for two important reasons…which I’ll share inside today’s episode. Wishing you the best possible ending to your year. I’ll see you next year! Better Together, Christine   MENTI...

Surprise! It’s a Christmas show take-over. I’m completely handing over the reins of this week’s episode to Shana Roberson & Vanessa Porten, long-time friends of the show and hosts of the Financial Coaching for Women podcast. You first heard them here in episode 129. They are talking about what you can do to financially set yourself up for success in the new year (and reduce the anxiety and str...

We’re almost at the end of 2024. It’s a great time for reflection and for looking ahead to the new year. But how you enter the new year matters.   We can enter a new year thinking about all the things that will prevent us from going after our goals and dreams, or we can focus on what’s possible for us, and how to make progress towards creating a life that matters to us.   Today’s conversation is a...

Deployments. Frequent moves. Working from home. Lack of childcare. Trying to get established in a new city. There are numerous reasons military spouses struggle with loneliness.   Join me for a conversation with licensed clinical social worker and military spouse Crystal Bettenhausen-Bubulka, LCSW, MSG about loneliness, connection, and why it’s time to rethink our connections as military spouses....

Gratitude. We’re told it’s a good thing to do. We even have a holiday in the United States built around it. But, if we're being honest, sometimes gratitude feels a little bit cliché. Sometimes life is tough. The medical diagnosis. The marriage difficulties. The financial strain and insecurity. The explosive family dynamics. Politics. All of it. Sometimes, the last thing you feel like doing is “bei...