Finding your Purpose: A Strength-Based Approach
Hi, my name is Katie Christy and I’m a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. I get serious energy from helping people and organizations discover and utilize their strengths. As military spouses, we often have a hard time figuring out exactly what we do best, especially as...
When a Homecoming is Far from Perfect
So we made it! Through our latest deployment, that is. My husband very recently returned from nine months away. He missed birthdays, holidays, and approximately half our toddler’s life. There was a lot of stress and loneliness, but now he’s back!I’d love to say that...
Why: Tara’s Story
As a young girl growing up, it never crossed my mind to think about what I ate or what I put on my skin. I was an active child who was always outside or playing the sport that was in season. I never worried about my weight or health. Twenty years later, I found myself...
Food + Feelings: The Relationship Between Eating and Emotions | The MilSpo’s Guide to Self-Care
with Abi Ray, M.S., MFT | AbiRay.orgStepping on the scale almost twice daily, it was hard for me to comprehend that dropping 5 to 10 pounds so easily meant it would be just as easy, if not easier, to gain it back. That is, until I began to understand the relationship...
10 Things I Learned from an Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
Ovarian cancer is referred to as a silent killer. Often, women with this particular kind of cancer don’t know they have it until they start having significant symptoms. I know this firsthand, because I was diagnosed last month with Stage Four Ovarian Cancer. I had...
Food + Feelings: The Relationship Between Eating and Emotions | The MilSpo’s Guide to Self-Care
We all know that person. The one obsessively counting calories to look good for their spouse’s return home. Or, the one binge eating pizza pockets out of convenience and loneliness. Confession — I’ve been there. Maybe you have too.So what is the deal with food and...