Ruck Up Buttercup

Ruck Up Buttercup

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Ruck Up Buttercup is a podcast for military spouses, service members, and military families, brought to you by the nonprofit Deployed Love. Join hosts who are military spouses as we share real stories, practical advice, and expert insights to help you navigate deployments, PCS moves, military family life, and daily challenges. Each episode highlights resources, tips, and guidance to help military families thrive. Whether you’re a new spouse or a seasoned veteran family, our mission is to inform, inspire, and empower—you’re not alone. Nonprofit site: www.deployedlove.org

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Ruck Up Buttercup

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www.deployedlove.org

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

S2: Episode 2 Milspo's Confessions 13.02.2022

Girl chat with hosts Sabrina Johannes, Ashley Brown and Kim Clagg. Join us as we discuss some of the less talked about sides of being a military spouse. We asked our listeners what the biggest challenges they see as a military spouse with their significant other were in regards to their relationship. We took their answers and discussed them, and how we too also relate to all the things they are go...

S2:E1 Wellness with Evie King and InDependent 23.01.2022

Season 2 Episode 1: Evie King Board President for InDependent On today’s episode we are so excited to start a new year with Ruck Up Buttercup and Deployed Love! As we continue to grow as a non-profit we are looking for amazing leaders to join our team, check out the volunteer tab on our website www.deployedlove.org to see where we could use your help! We were joined today by our wonderful guest Ev...

Girl Chat: Holiday Special 22.11.2021

Our last Episode of Girl Chat for 2021!! It has been so amazing to see our listeners grow over the last year!! We want to thank you all soooooo much for joining our family and coming back each week to chat with us! We have laughed and cried together this year and it has been so personal to share our stories with you. 2022 has some fun things planned including having more of our listeners themselve...

Episode 20: Scott DeLuzio Veteran's Day Special 07.11.2021

This weeks episode is one that we will hold dear to our hearts for a long long time!!! We were joined by Scott DeLuzio from the Drive On Podcast. He is a host of an amazing show that provides support and resources to Veterans across the country. Scott as a Gold Star Brother has a very heartbreaking and unique story about losing his brother during the war in Afghanistan while also on a deployment w...

Girl Chat Military Finances 16.10.2021

On Episode 19 of Ruck Up Buttercup, Sabrina Johannes, Ashley Brown, and Amanda Hughes chat about Finances. Amanda tells us her story as she ventured into the military life on chance. And we all discussed the very little mentioned subject of finances. It's avoided, sometimes joked about, and very often misunderstood by those not in the military. But the struggle is real as we all discuss the times...

Girl Chat: Overcoming Challenges 26.09.2021

Episdose 18: Girl Chat with Rebecca Kenny On today's episode we introduce you to one of our Fort Bragg Coordinators helping get amazing and fun events out to the Deployed Love Family at Fort Bragg. She joins us today to tell us her story. We plan to start bringing on new spouses each month to hear their stories and really help you relate to the military community. We all have different stories and...

Girl Chat: Opening your heart for a smooth reintegration 20.09.2021

Today's Episode Sabrina Johannes, Ashley Brown, and Kim Clagg chat about what is going on in their lives as well as at Fort Bragg and Fort Benning with the upcoming Holiday Mini Session Season!! We also dug into our experiences and how we best feel will help you reintegrate with your military member when your deployment countdown ends and they are headed home. Each deployment is different and each...

Girl Chat: Deployments are tough, you are Tougher! 29.08.2021

On this Episode of Ruck Up Buttercup, the Deployed Love Board take on the hard feelings of Deployment. We have all been through a deployment or many. We come to you today with simply words of encouragement, suggestions for coping, amazing resources and more. But more than ANYTHING we wanted to take this little bit of your day to say hey, Deployments are tough, but you are tougher. We have been the...

Military Life with The Seasoned Spouse 23.08.2021

Welcome back Ruck Up Buttercup listeners!! We are loving this journey of meeting extraordinary people who are here to enhance our experience when it comes to military life and we have really loved meeting them and bringing their amazing resources to you all. We are always looking for people who want to join us on the show to bring their message to the Deployed Love community. We are so excited for...

Episode 14 Choose Love Military Edition 16.08.2021

Hello Everyone, welcome back to Ruck Up Buttercup, we are so glad to have so many awesome listeners and we hope if you are going through a deployment that you are hanging out with us on Facebook in our group Deployed Love Hearts Connected. This month we are bringing you some really great resources to help you on your journey through military life. Today Ashley and I have a guest you may know from...

Love Letters with It's a Military Life 04.08.2021

This bonus episode was hosted by Amanda Hughes the local coordinator for Deployed Love Fort Sill, with guest Christina Etchberger from It's a Military Life. Join us as we chat about our love stories, and the significance of writing love letters to your spouse. It's a Military life is hosting an online summit coming up on August 14th for Military Marriage Day.

Episode 13: Guest Host Good Morning Mimosas 11.07.2021

Podcast Episode 13 Chat with Cheryl from Good Morning Mimosas Welcome back to Ruck Up Buttercup, I can hardly believe that we are already on episode 13 with you all. It has been really fun being able to bring you so much amazing information from great resources within our military community. Our topic for July is something probably on all your minds this time of year, VACATIONS and STAYCATIONS. Wh...

Self-care Girl Chat 20.06.2021

Episode 12 of Ruck up Buttercup hosted by Deployed Love Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, Ashley Brown, and Linda Wickersham. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina, Ashley, Lind...

Interview with Homefront Heroes Ministry 14.06.2021

Episode 10 K’Lee Reynolds Homefront Heroes Ministry June at Deployed Love and here at Ruck Up Buttercup is all about Mental Health and Self-Care we know how easy it is to give and give and not take the time for yourself. So we will be bringing you some great resources to help you add a little self-care to your life this summer. It is also the month where we bring awareness to PTSD. Today we had a...

Podcast 10 Odonna Whiddon Depression and Anxiety 06.06.2021

Episode 10 Odonna Whiddon June at Deployed Love and here at Ruck Up Buttercup is all about Mental Health and Self-Care we know how easy it is to give and give and not take the time for yourself. So we will be bringing you some great resources to help you add a little self-care to your life this summer. Today we had a special guest with us to talk about anxiety and depression and how it can affect...

Podcast 9 Girl Chat Murphy 24.05.2021

Episode 8 of Ruck up Buttercup hosted by Deployed Love Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, Ashley Brown, and Linda Wickersham. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina, Ashley, Linda...

Episode 8: Battle of the Branches 09.05.2021

Podcast Ruckup Buttercup Episode Military Spouse Appreciation Ruck Up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Sabrina Johannes and Ashley Brown in association with Deployed Love. Deployed Love is a non-profit organization that provides community for military families across the country, by hosting fun meet-ups, events, and photo sessions throughout the year. Ruck Up Buttercup is a podcast that brings mil...

Interview with Brave for my Family 26.04.2021

Episode 7 of Ruck up Buttercup Interview with Brave for my Family Davidson Whetstone and his Dad Dave. Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sab...

Girl Chat with Military Kids 19.04.2021

Episode 6 of Ruck up Buttercup hosted by Deployed Love Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina, Ashley, and Kim are back for an...

Girl Chat: Oh It's PCS season!! 29.03.2021

Episode 5 of Ruck up Buttercup hosted by Deployed Love Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina, Ashley, and Kim are back for an...

Ruck up with My Ultimate PCS 08.03.2021

Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina and Ashley are joined by Moni Jefferson from My Ultimate PCS, The first and only Milspouse Lifestyl...

Ep 3: Girl Chat Friendship, Spouse Groups and Opsec 21.02.2021

Episode 3 of Ruck up Buttercup hosted by Deployed Love Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, Sierra Cortez, and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina, Ashley, and Kim...

Episode 2: Relationships with My Beloved Marriage Ministries 09.02.2021

Episode 2 of Ruck up Buttercup hosted by Deployed Love Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, Sierra Cortez, and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup Sabrina and Ashley are jo...

Ep:1 Ruck Up Buttercup 100 before 100 Bucket List 25.01.2021

Ruck up Buttercup is a podcast hosted by Deployed Love with Co-Hosts Sabrina Johannes, Kim Clagg, Sierra Cortez Stubbs, and Ashley Brown. Join us in a fun conversation each month, about a different topic, and how it works into our lives as military spouses, military children, and friends. On this episode of Ruck up Buttercup we discussed the 100 before 100 bucket list challenge. Sabrina introduced...

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