Life
How Do I Shut the Intrusive Thoughts Out to Start Healing?
People think healing starts when the pain disappears. It doesn’t. Healing starts the moment you stop letting every intrusive thought… Read More
Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the Room: PTS
Nobody likes talking about it. We’ll slap inspirational quotes on social media. We’ll post reunion videos at airports. We’ll thank… Read More
The Quiet Identity Crisis of the “Supportive” Spouse
How “supportive” can become erasure if you don’t fill your own cup alongside it. “Supportive” is one of the first… Read More
What We Learned When the Military Almost Let Him Go
When the plan breaks, you find out what actually matters. There are chapters in military life that no one really… Read More
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… Read More
It’s Not the Location – It’s the People You Meet Along the Way
Recently, a local mum asked me if I miss living in the United States. We’ve been stationed in England for… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
Stop Waiting on Orders to Start Living
There's a conversation I've had more times than I can count. It usually starts with a sigh. The kind that… Read More
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… Read More