Your Military Spouse Origin Story
All military spouses have an origin story. Stop for just a minute and consider yours. If it’s like most military spouses, your stories are deeply intertwined with the journey your servicemember is taking. Those first few years, our footsteps followed theirs. Sometimes halting. Sometimes winding around in a jumble of chaos and confusion. Sometimes deep […]
Two Must-Have Financial Accounts for Military Spouses Before, After, or During Transition
Unlocking Financial Freedom: The Power of HYSA and Roth IRA for Transitioning Military Spouses by Maegan Brown Navigating the transition from military life to civilian life can be overwhelming, but financial wellbeing can be your beacon of hope and a shred of control over your future. Financial wellbeing is defined as managing your money well […]
Cracking the Code to Military Spouse Career Success with Karen Francis
Military spouse employment has been a headline issue for decades—and yet, the struggles remain. PCS after PCS, spouses face resume gaps, lost career momentum, and jobs that don’t match their education or experience. In this episode, we go beyond the stats and talk about what really keeps military spouses from building sustainable, fulfilling careers—and what […]
The Stress of Transition (and What It’s Really Doing to Us)
If there’s one thing military spouses know, it’s transition. New duty stations, new routines, new “normal”—wash, rinse, repeat. We’re often applauded for our resilience (and hey, it’s well-earned), but here’s the part people don’t always see: the physical toll it takes. Beneath the surface of all that flexibility and strength? Stress—real, physical stress—that our bodies […]
Why Military Spouses Need To Be Part of the Transition Conversation.
I was standing in my office when my servicemember walked out the door to pick up his DD214. It was April 1, 2021, and we had just had a good laugh. Picking up your DD214 on April Fool’s Day is ripe for jokes. Wouldn’t it be funny, I said, if he showed up and his […]
Strengths and Military Spouses Go Hand-In-Hand: An Introduction to Strengths Based Wellbeing
When I say military spouse you say… I asked an AI program to generate a photo of a military spouse based on stereotypical words used to describe military spouses. The words it selected were strength, resilience, and adaptability. Want to see the image? It’s almost like the AI bots were sneaking around my last PCS […]