Somewhere They Know Your Name: The Unexpected Gift of Becoming a Regular
After years of PCS moves, temporary addresses and starting over, there is something almost embarrassingly comforting about walking into a...
You’re Doing the Dang Thing: Why Military Spouses Need to Celebrate All the Small Wins
You’re Doing the Dang Thing: Why Military Spouses Need to Celebrate the Small Wins Military life has given me a...
When Did Exhausted Become Normal? 10 Signs You’re Running on Fumes
The “After Action Report” By Megan B. Brown I once sat in my car in the driveway for an embarrassingly...
You Probably Don’t Need a Bubble Bath: 4 Realistic Self-Care Ideas for Military Spouses
Every September, somewhere on the internet, a woman with an immaculate bathroom will suggest that I solve my exhaustion with...
The Messy Middle: Why Military Spouses Shouldn’t Quit Before They Begin
Personal Growth, Failure & Military Spouse Life I have almost quit several of the things I love most. I almost...
The Freedom We Forgot to Want
The hardest question transition asked me wasn't what I was going to do next. It wasn't about careers, retirement, finances,...
Mississippi Girls Wrestle on History’s Mat in Washington, D.C.
This June, five Mississippi wrestlers stood in the heart of our nation’s capital, training alongside one of the greatest athletes...
Charliemadison Labs: A New Resource for Women Building Businesses in Real Life
For more than a decade, CharlieMadison Originals has been known throughout the military spouse community for creating meaningful jewelry that...
The Summer We Stopped Pretending We Were Fine
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that military spouses know intimately. It’s the kind where your nervous system becomes...
The Military Taught Me How to Survive Summer—Not Enjoy It
Five Ways to Romanticize Your Summer Survival For years, summer felt less like a season and more like a tactical...
Military Kids Don’t Get “Easy” Summers
Five Ways to Support Your Military Kids Through PCS Season For many military kids, summer doesn’t mean relaxation. It means...
The Military Raised You Too
When Hannah, our oldest, was five years old, she started kindergarten without her dad. That sentence sounds small when written...
It’s Your Turn Now: The Myth of Getting Your Life Back After the Military
For twenty years, I heard some version of the same promise. “One day, it will be your turn.” It came...
“You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup” Is Not a Strategy
I was sitting with a friend who isn’t part of the military community when she said it: “You know… you...
The Identity We Postponed: Who Are You When the Mission Ends?
Before military life, I was a little wild. Not reckless—just alive in a way that didn’t ask for permission. I...
Strong Women Still Break
I have always been the one who holds it together. When things go bad, I don’t panic. I don’t fall...
Decision Fatigue: When Your Entire Life Resets Every Three Years
Military families get very good at starting over. New town.New house.New schools.New doctors.New grocery store.New church.New friends. And if you’re...
You’re Not Burned Out. You’re Depleted.
For a long time, I thought I was burned out. That seemed like the most reasonable explanation. Military life is...
