How to Forgive and Extend Grace This Holiday Season

How to Forgive and Extend Grace This Holiday Season

Forgiveness and grace during the holidays “Whether or not you believe that you or the other person deserves forgiveness, your mental and emotional well-being need it.” — Abi Ray Come late November, it’s not uncommon to hear the phrase “It’s the most...
Embrace Old and New Traditions This Holiday Season

Embrace Old and New Traditions This Holiday Season

As a relatively new military spouse, I am constantly learning to embrace everything that military life throws my way. One challenge is being away from family around the holidays. It may be hard to adjust and to recreate those memories and traditions that you grew up...
How to Run When You Are Not a Runner

How to Run When You Are Not a Runner

Running was such an easily totable form of exercise, no matter where the Army took us. I have never been a runner. I have always been one of the people who jokingly say, “I only run when there is a sale.” I grew up dancing ballet from age six onward, progressing...

7 Powerful Ways to Love Through PTSD Pain

“I choose to protect my mental health and show up in the way that my marriage deserves.” As a veteran advocate and spouse, my husband’s PTSD has changed me for the good and the bad. I could talk about the bad, but I choose not to. Not today at least. I don’t...