Life

When the plan breaks, you find out what actually matters. There are chapters in military life that no one really...

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that military spouses know intimately. It’s the kind where your nervous system becomes...

Recently, a local mum asked me if I miss living in the United States. We’ve been stationed in England for...

Five Ways to Romanticize Your Summer Survival For years, summer felt less like a season and more like a tactical...

Five Ways to Support Your Military Kids Through PCS Season For many military kids, summer doesn’t mean relaxation. It means...

There's a conversation I've had more times than I can count. It usually starts with a sigh. The kind that...

When Hannah, our oldest, was five years old, she started kindergarten without her dad. That sentence sounds small when written...

Just a few short years ago, Megan Brown had never seen a wrestling match. Today, she is the head coach...

For twenty years, I heard some version of the same promise. “One day, it will be your turn.” It came...

There is a hard truth that doesn’t get talked about enough in the military spouse community. Sometimes, the problem isn’t...

How military marriage evolves when plans fall apart and recommitment becomes a choice, not a fantasy. No one really explains...

If you are looking for a new podcast, Note To Herself might be the hour of honesty you didn’t know...

Military life teaches many lessons that don’t appear in any welcome packet. One of the most important is learning that...

When we move to a new duty station, most of us instinctively look inward. We find the base.We find the...

I was sitting with a friend who isn’t part of the military community when she said it: “You know… you...

Growing up doesn’t come with a briefing packet. And neither does becoming a military spouse. No one hands you a...

There was a point when I realized our home felt heavy. Not in a dramatic way. Not in a crisis....

Before military life, I was a little wild. Not reckless—just alive in a way that didn’t ask for permission. I...