The Unspoken Life of the Military Wife | Building community and connection for military spouses

On today's show we are talking Air Force wife Kim Pease. Kim and her husband Ryan wrote a children's book called It's Time To Say Goodbye. We talk about navigating their 13 year career with 4 kids and how they came to write and self publish a children's book. Kim also shares her top tips for helping our kiddos through the transition of a PCS. Check out Kim and Ryan on IG @movin...

Happy May! With this weekend being Military Spouse Appreciation Day (May 6) and Mothers Day (May 8) I thought it was the perfect time to talk about self care. You can't pour from an empty cup! I share with you today my top 5 self care practices and then give you 5 more that don't cost any money, I want nothing to hold you back from taking care of YOUrself.  As always, thank you for liste...

Thank you for tuning in! As we round out April, which is the month of the military child, I wanted to do a book review of sorts on a resource Shaye recommended in her interview at the beginning of the month. The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD is such a wealth of information on how our kids brains grow and process the world around them. We are going to get into th...

As a military family, one of my biggest fears is how our crazy, chaotic, unpredictable lifestyle affects our kids. On today's show, I am talking to Meaghan Sniegowski, a military kid, all grown up. Meaghan was born into the military and travelled all over the country with her family while her Dad pursued his career as a Navy pilot, having just retired last year. We talk about what she remembe...

As we continue to celebrate the month of the military child, I thought it would be fun to interview my 10 year old daughter, Savannah, for her take on our military life. Savannah was born into the military and our military lifestyle of moving every 2-3 years is all she has known. We talked about the negatives and positives of being a military kid. She shared some things she does when she is having...

Today’s show is straight up fire! Shaye Molendyke is a 28 year air force veteran and creator of YogaFit for Warriors and Warrior Kids programs. She shares what it was like to be a dual military family, her path through mental health training to yoga. We talk about how we can support our military kids by providing them tools like breathing, movement, tapping, to help regulate their emotions. We tal...

I sat down today with fellow mil spouse Calli. Calli is fairly new to the military life. We talked about life as an active reservist, I had no idea what that was!  Her experience so far with deployments, moving and integrating into military life. We also spoke about her business, Innate Nutrition. Calli specializes in women’s health and more specifically painful periods.  We talk about things to l...

I love that this podcast has given me the opportunity to talk with so many different military spouses. I like to do military spouse spotlights because career continuity with our crazy military lives is not easy!  On todays show I am talking with Broadway actor Dani Spieler! I ‘met’ Dani on Instagram and was dying to hear her story, because I mean BROADWAY!!!  We get into all the things…. Marrying...

On today’s episode we are talking to Jen Jordan who is a marine corp veteran spouse who specializes in homecoming photography. We talk about her career with the military, how they transisitioned out to civilian life and then we get into all things homecoming photography! How to pick a photographer… How much does it cost?… What to wear… What if I ugly cry?…. All the things!  Be sure to check out he...

I am really excited to share this weeks episode with you guys! I am talking with Alyssa Cienega owner of blush and beige boutique. She is an army mil spouse and is giving all the juice on building her salon, expanding into boutique fashion and then moving the whole thing across the country! She gives us all the details of owning your own buisness, expanding, evolving into other businesses and then...

Rounding out our month of marriage... This week I am giving you all the relationship resources I could find. There are a lot! The links section this week is pretty epic! Bottom line, is there are lots of resources available to help you, and we touch on some of them  with what they offer, and how to find them. Bookmark this page!! https://www.militaryonesource.mil https://blog-brigade.militaryoneso...

I absolutely loved this weeks episode!  I sat down with fellow mil spouse Dr Lindsay Cavanagh who is a military marriage coach and also a podcast host! We talk about all the things! From moving overseas, and pivoting your career around military moves. We talked about military marriages and unique issues we face. It was such a fun conversation and I cant wait for you to hear it! If you want to hear...

I am really excited to share this book with you this week!  We each ‘speak’ different languages when it comes to emotions.  What language you speak, may differ from your spouse. Military life is hard, and military marriages endure different types of hardships from traditional marriages, like Deployment and separations. We are going to go over the 5 love languages, small things you can do for your...

I am so excited to share this weeks episode with you! I found Valerie in the Lost During My PCS Facebook group where she was sharing about her disaster move and a cool idea on how to track your shipment. I reached out to her to talk about it for the show and learned that she also published a children's book called The Christmas Spoon and is the CEO of Property of Mrs Clause. We talk about her...

This is the final episode in our moving series and dedicated to the DITY or Do It Yourself Move! I give you all my best tips and tricks to help make your move as seamless as possible! We cover everything from picking your method of moving, to hiring help, to loading and unloading the truck. Some of the things we talk about are specific to military moves, but this episode would help ANYONE moving!...

I am so excited to share todays mil spouse spotlight episode featuring Eleanor Duelley. Eleanor is prior active duty as well as a mil spouse. We cover a lot of topics including -navigating moves and transitions with kids -giving yourself grace in the seasons you are in -navigating the Tricare system when searching for holistic health options -Her path to launching her own business, Nourishing Nutr...

This is Part 2 of our moving series. You will get step by step advice and pro tips on what to expect and have done before they arrive with your household goods. As well as how to unload and get everything put away with as little stress as possible! Stay tuned for moving 103 which will cover do it yourself moves!  Support the show I so appreciate you listening to the show! If you wouldn’t mind leav...

I am really excited to share todays mil spouse spotlight episode with you! I’m talking with Kelsea Warren aka The Seamless Coach In this episode Kelsea shares about her struggles graduating from school while moving with the military Navigating having a job that requires licensure and the difficulties of that over state lines. Kelsea also shares her experiences with job discrimination and the diffi...

This is the first episode of the podcast! I thought it might be fun to share a little about me and our military career and how this podcast came to be. Thanks for listening! Support the show I so appreciate you listening to the show! If you wouldn’t mind leaving a rating and review I would really appreciate it!! Check out The Ultimate Do It Yourself or DITY guide for FREE! Podcasting is a labor of...

In today's episode we are talking to 15 year coast guard spouse Jess Bertsch. Jess is the founder and CEO of Powerhouse Planning. We talk about how she transitioned from a traditional workplace to developing her own virtual business. Jess also shares how she manages all of the moves and sea time while still building her business. How Powerhouse has been able to grow and expand even in these t...

This is episode one in a series of 3 ( I think, lol). We are starting from receiving orders through loading the truck. Everything you need to know about scheduling movers and prepping your house for the packers, overseeing the pack-out and loading the truck. Stay tuned for the next episode dropping in 2 weeks where we will pick up with the arrival of your household goods and how to load in your ho...

I am so excited to launch this community!! Coming to you January 3 2022!! Support the show I so appreciate you listening to the show! If you wouldn’t mind leaving a rating and review I would really appreciate it!! Check out The Ultimate Do It Yourself or DITY guide for FREE! Podcasting is a labor of love for sure! I would love your support! Subscribe to the show HERE ! To get in touch with Alison...