Is Your Mental Load Heavy? Try These Techniques For Shifting Your Mindset
I grew up as an only child on a farm in Northwest Ohio, lost my mom when I was eleven, and I didn’t really start dating until my late twenties. Then I married my military husband in my early thirties. Suffice it to say, I’ve felt alone for quite a bit of my...
One Tool to Help Heal from Trauma: The Power of Expressive Writing
The thoughts we think to ourselves and the words we write down hold just as much weight as the words we speak out loud. One of the ways writing can help is in coping with trauma. Trauma comes in all different forms, shapes, and sizes, and can affect our lives in...
Make Your Expectations Meet Your Reality: Solving These Questions Will Help!
“You can do anything, but not everything.” -David Allen Expectations are always lurking. They are fleeting, ever changing, and often impossible to meet. There is no checklist, or how-to manual on how to successfully manage expectations from our family, workplace,...
Real Life Spouse Story | Elizabeth Bosse | Our Fertility Journey
The Real Life Spouse Stories Series is part of InDependent’s Wellness Unfiltered™ program. It’s a platform for military spouses to share their struggles with tougher wellness topics in a Facebook Live series. They’re sharing these stories to help with their healing, open up conversations so other military spouses know that they aren’t alone, provide resources to people struggling with something similar, and to help the community know how to better help others who are going through difficult wellness issues.
Military Teen Shares 6 Tips for Parents Guiding Their Teen Through Military Life
This past June, confetti fell to the ground as I graduated from high school. Years of hard work spanning several states and continents all led up to that walk across the stage. Afterward, I quickly exited the auditorium and rushed into the open arms of the ones who...
Two Things Are True: Helping Children Know A Paradox Of Feelings Is Okay
We were preparing for my daughter’s first day of Kindergarten at her new school. She was five years old and we had recently moved across the world to a new country. Our first few months had been spent acclimating ourselves to a different culture, public transit, and a...