The Waiting Warriors Podcast

"I don't think anyone goes into a marriage or parenthood saying 'I want to do this alone.' You get married to your partner to have a partner. And then you have children, and you want to raise them with your partner. But unfortunately this military lifestyle doesn't always allow that." Ashley from @Mutu_Strong Ashely, a seasoned military wife, shares her experience with fighting off the resentment...

"People just genuinely like to be around more positive, joyful people. It's contagious!" -Tiffany from Real Talk with the Ms's Listen as Tiffany shares of how she went from a soldier to a military spouse, the intense struggles that the shift brought into their marriage, and how she's learned to breathe positivity and life into her life.  Check out Tiffany's podcast Real Talk With The Ms's: https:/...

I finally got my husband Austin to sit down and talk about our deployment in 2019. While we know each deployment is different, we hope that the lessons we learned from what we did right, and what we didn't, will help you with all your separations!   Don't forget to register for the FREE Independent Wellness Summit for Military and First Responder loved ones! https://in-dependent.org/wellness-summi...

"There's some ways that you're forced to grow and there are some ways that you can choose to grow." MJ Willis This weeks episode is with a seasoned spouse and mother, MJ, who talks about how military and mom life has shown her the importance of giving herself gifts. Not the diamond necklace kind of gifts, but the ones that really fulfill our desires.   

"Life is difficult. Things are not going to be easy. So if you are passionate about something and you've had this dream, it's sitting in your gut and it's what you want to do… do it! DO IT. Take off the floaties, man, jump in!"  Maria Reed, a seasoned military spouse talks about her experience of losing herself in mom and military life but then coming back as a powerful, go getter woman. This epis...

"On any given day it can be more than you can bear, but then you get to go to sleep." Kim Reeves With 5 kids, multiple deployments and law school under their belt you can tell that Kim and her husband aren't ones to shy away from hard things. Listen to Kim's episode and hear how instead of shying away from the hard they lean into it, and make the most of  life. 

"We talk so much about finding your tribe…but I just learned in PCSing so much that it's so important, it's equally as important, that we invite others into ours." Mallory shares her experiences with the most intense military wife dity "resume" I've ever heard of!  Check out her incredibly helpful DITY moving resources on her Instagram and Blog https://www.instagram.com/mamas_onthe_move/ https://d...

"I knew at some time [he] was going to be deployed. And I was like 'what are some things that we need to be strong in?' And marriage was just one of those things. It had to be a priority…I just saw a huge need for that to grow if we were going to be better off during his deployment." Morgan Morgan shares how her first few years as a military spouse have gone and transitioning her marriage from civ...

"Most the time we are stronger than we think we are." -Andrea Adkins  Andrea shares her perspective of being a daughter of a National Guardman her whole life, the ups and the downs.    Andrea currently runs  https://report-to-base.com/   which helps military families have all the resources they need in one place as they PCS

"I feel like a spouse who is thriving is generally happy…. They have the ability to find happiness"- Kristen Whip out your notebooks and pens because you are going to want to remember every word Kristen says!  She gives clear steps and actionable things you can do to go from a struggling Waiting Warrior to a thriving one!    Be sure to check out her amazing shop here (use code WARRIOR15): https://...

"We know that we've signed up for a certain lifestyle, but I still feel so strongly that we deserve to feel like we're thriving as a family and that this time apart isn't just going to be a detriment to us." -@Deployjoyco This week's episode is a first, a duel episode with Jamie and Madeline, founders of Deploy Joy Co, a military children's subscription box company and community for parent's who w...

Corie Weathers, a licensed professional counselor who specializes in helping military and first responder marriages, shares 4 ways we can breath life into our service marriages. Her points are not just run-of-the-mill answers you'd find in a pamphlet, but filled with real experience and extremely helpful for every relationship.  Learn more from Corie at her website:  https://www.corieweathers.com/...

"Just because my husband's gone doesn't mean I don't deserve to be fully taken care of as I would take care of the two of us if he was here." -Bernadette Soler @dollyogawear Military life will rock even the most solid of people, even the people who's profession are all about peace and being calm. Yoga instructor Bernadette experienced the rock in a big way when she became a military spouse and was...

"We're all experiencing similar things. We all have those feelings of doubt, we all have those insecurities, those nights that you stay up and worry... People just don't talk about it as much as we should, or maybe that we could." This week's episode is with a Veteran and Law Enforcement wife Mckell Smith. She shares her experience of watching her husband transition from military life to law enfor...

"The tools are right in front of us, and no one should ever feel like they don't have those tools to engage and flourish with their child." Kara Kriete    Kara shares with us how important and possible it is for all Waiting Warrior families to have not only positive open communication with their children, but also get help with speech therapy, regardless of their physical situation.    https://www...

"I wish I had kind of just been more true to my authentic self. I wish I had held onto that earlier in my life, that yes we can be supportive of our spouses and supportive of our military – and I am – but it doesn't have to take over my own life. There's a place for me to be who I am in the midst of all of that." -Amy Uptgraft   Get tickets for I Will Wait!  https://www.iwillwaitvsp.com/?fbclid=Iw...

This week's episode is the introduction to the theme of the month that will be running on @TheWaitingWarrior social media accounts. Throughout the month I'll be sharing products and tips but today I wanted to share one of the biggest ways I've taken a mental load off of my Waiting Warrior self.  Don't forget I'll be treating random people who write reviews or share about the podcast on social medi...

"I know that if I can focus on having time in my schedule for key habits that set me up for success then I'm going to be able to handle those moments of stress even more effectively." - Becky Hoy @bravecrate Listen to the episode to hear how Becky has turned the biggest stress inducing moments of military life into positive growing experiences!  This episode is sponsored by Brave Crate. A deployme...

"We're thinking that they're not noticing or not seeing or not feeling cause Daddy hasn't left yet. Well guess what, they're already starting to feel tension or they're feeling what we're feeling or they're unsure…They are seeing the suitcases and the extra gear, they're noticing things, but we're so busy and we're caught up in it…but they are noticing, they are seeing, they are recognizing a chan...

"Stuff is going to happen: good stuff, bad stuff, awful stuff …but how we respond to it is where our power is." -Zanna Wolfgang @HonorTheBrave Tragedies happen to our loved ones, but we can't always fix it. Listen on the podcast to Zanna share her touching story of helping her husband, their marriage, and family get through their tragedy and how they turned a dark chapter of life into a bright ser...

This week is the intro to March's theme: Small & Simple Things to Strengthen Family Bonds! Make sure you're following along on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/ )  and Facebook( https://www.facebook.com/thewaitingwarrior/ ) for tips all month long!    Today's episode is all about how we can communicate better with our Warrior so we show how much we cherish them!     

"It's ok to support your spouse, believe in your country, believe in their mission...and it's also ok to say it's hard." Valli Gideons   Seasoned Marine Wife Valli Gideons shares on this week's podcast episode about her experiences as a mother to two children with cochlear ear implants and marine spouse with holding nothing back. Hear how she advocates for her children, and faces military life for...

"I do believe there is a lot of good in every day… we just have to slow down and notice it." @upliftinganchor Hope. It seems to be this thing we know we need and keeps us glued together as Waiting Warriors, but how do we find it? In this weeks episode of the podcast Lindsay talks about her journey with hope and how we can implement things in our lives to keep hope strong and alive. Check out Linds...

"If you reach out and connect with just one resource -on your base, in your community, online –you're going to find a network of people who want to help you and support you. And finding that encouragement can really give you that strength and that confidence that you need to face what you have ahead." @seasonedspouse_military_advice Military life is not always easy, but if there is one thing that...

This week's episode is all about the theme for the month: Finding Ease in the Kitchen!  We've all had those seasons in our life when it just seems like food is just too hard, but while those seasons do happen, we don't have to get STUCK in the season until our loved ones come home.  Listen to this episode AND follow along on Instagram and Facebook  for helpful tips that will make your life easier...